How much hose should i buy for fabricating my own ram air off of a JLP box? Should I use both outlets and run two hoses? or just one? I'm goin to the 'depot as soon as I get the info, so what do you guys think? (HOw many feet do i need) I plan on having the hoses terminate right behind the lower grille next to the IC

 

i would say 4 ft. at least but you could do another ft. if the price is cheap. you only need one hose. 2 could get in the way of things. be expecting to clean your filter more often with the cool air setup. good luck and post pics when you are done

 

thanks for the prompt reply. i just finished cutting out parts of the stock grille.. going to get tubing now, and will have an update after that!

 

Why did you cut your grill???

 

i'm running the hose from the airbox to right next to the IC on the driverside... the honeycomb grille part is filled in riht there.. so i gotta have some way to get to it

 

runnin into problems.. can't find the right tubes!! what should i use?!?!? 3" pvc flexible stuff isn't flexible enough!!! but the hole in the bottom of the JLP box is 3".. what do i do?!... doh! should have waited to get the pipe before cuttin grill

 

3 inch Id is hard to find at your local home depot.. ordered mine from flex exhaust a little more money than the plastic pipe but as good as a product you can buy. some one had a place to buy the plastic pipe on here try doing a search..


Dale

 

got the plastic pipe from GI Joes.. had it listed under carburator intake tube or something like that. last 3" diameter available. Pics up tomorrow. Test drive... now!

 

Ah, YA

I've had a few diff home made set ups now, one I used a
full 4" flexible tubing with but the amount of dirt, sand, rocks,
and small farm animals I kept finding in the filter box, made
me decide to go to a smaller, BUT SMOOTHER alternative.
I also wanted minimum bends, so I did it in 3" stainless.

You can go back to Home Depot and buy 3" Galvanized Flu
Pipe, (Smoke Pipe, the stuff you vent a Gas Hot Water Heater with) It's very Cheap, the pipe is usually in 2 ft length's and
can be cut easy, and the 90 degree Ell's can be made into
ANY ANGLE TURN, (they swival at 4 points creating any
possible degree of turn desired) and it's smooooooooooooth
for a better cleaner flow of air.

 

Simular to what you see here, except the Stainless I use I get for free and it comes in any desired length, so my set up is a simple
45 degree off the bottom of box, a straight 18" or 22" piece (I forget), then a 60 -80 degree bend off that.
THATS IT, short, minumum turns, and smoooooooooooooth.
You'd be amazed of the crap that makes it up there, including pretty good size rocks, so it obviously works well.........





I've been running it like this @ 2yrs now, AND NO it's never ever hit the wheel.