pictures of my new intake...

[kcpaz]

Here are a few pictures of the intake adapter I made...

[NikFu S.]

Ok, but does it fit between the firewall and the TB?

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Oh wait, isn't this going into a Porsche?

Can't remember what you drive...

[kcpaz]

oh.... I don't know, I don't own an SVX to test it on.

If you want, you can give me a measurement and I can tell you.

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Yeah, it's going in my 911. Sorry, I should have said that

[Ricochet]

Isn't that part supposed to be bigger

[svxfiles]

Nice job.

[NikFu S.]

If it were bigger there's no way it'd fit in an SVX, the coupling makes assure of that. It would have to come up and out from the TB at and angle. With my TB spacer the intake duct actually rubs on some electrical connecor on the firewall.

[kcpaz]

Which part? The two tubes going to the throttle bodies are 2.75" and they feed from a 3" tube. From there, I going to the MAF sensor which is also 3"

[TomsSVX]

I sure hope thats gonna be under boost. Otherwise it will prove more of a restriction and a benefit

Tom

[NikFu S.]

Originally Posted by kcpaz

Which part? The two tubes going to the throttle bodies are 2.75" and they feed from a 3" tube. From there, I going to the MAF sensor which is also 3"

On the stock tube there are no tubes going to the throttle body. The tube just has a couple holes with lips that allow it to be clamped on. With a metal tube like you have made, you can't just clamp it on so you need the extra tubes and couplers.
Anyway, the stock tube is closer to 4inches at that particular end to allow it to fit over the TB inlets. Maybe bigger. I haven't measured it.

See attachment:

[kcpaz]

Originally Posted by TomsSVX

I sure hope thats gonna be under boost. Otherwise it will prove more of a restriction and a benefit

Tom

how do you figure? It will be no less of a restriction than the stock MAF sensor. Please explain.

[Crazy_pilot]

Nice welds!!

[TomsSVX]

Originally Posted by kcpaz

how do you figure? It will be no less of a restriction than the stock MAF sensor. Please explain.

Flow is your friend, the sharp angles of the air being sucked into the engine hits a wall before it enters the throttle body. Using a smooth transfer helps a lot. I made one against my own judgement for a customer and it was good for an increase of close to 20 wheel horsepower

Tom

[Myxalplyx]

Originally Posted by kcpaz

Here are a few pictures of the intake adapter I made...

Nice! It is an innovative piece. I think what Tom is saying that you may want to have a smoother bend/flow of piping to keep the air flowing into the intake. Like SVXtasy's intake--->



Regardless! You may enjoy the positives that the intake may bring. At least one person has a similar design (Searching) Ah yes..the copper intake created by Silverspear-->


Silver says he noticed some seat-of-the-pants gains from the intake and he enjoys it. The welds appear to look nicely done. Good luck with your results.

[kcpaz]

Originally Posted by TomsSVX

Flow is your friend, the sharp angles of the air being sucked into the engine hits a wall before it enters the throttle body. Using a smooth transfer helps a lot. I made one against my own judgement for a customer and it was good for an increase of close to 20 wheel horsepower

Tom

I understand that perfect flow may be a concern, but I don't think I am going to lose any horsepower compared to stock. It looks like the stock part is guilty of the same flaws. I know that idealy you would want to to use soft sweeping bents, or better yet, some nice venturies, but with the space constraints, I don't see that happening. I didn't make this part because I was hoping for huge power gains (and I don't think that you can expect 20 wheel hp from something like a simple intake mod). I made this because I didn't have a factory part, and I needed something that would exit on the right side of the engine, and have a 3 inch outlet to match the MAF sensor. And it was FREE!!!

[TomsSVX]

good luck, the welds do looks like top notch quality, takes some craftsmanship for that! Hope she screams

Tom