I have the same setup on my L with the stock air box. I ran my hose into the upper grille area tho. It works great but i think i have moded beyond the stock boxes flow(4lb lower, ported s/c and 50 shot of juice).

 

I just thought of something this morning as I was washing the L...What will happen when your driving and it startes raining?? Will the water be forced into the intake and rust out the filter??? Or do you stop and plug the hose in the box? LOL (which should then just make it back into the stock box) Any answers are welcome.

Thanks,

J

 

I dont do anything. I have a small hole poked in the lowest part of the tube. mine does something like this \_/
so the hole is here ^

 

This is the setup I made at work. It uses a 3 inch tube.









I have more pics of the total install, but my wife has the camera. The opening is 12 inches across and 2 inches tall. The tube is insulated aircraft pressurization duct, and I made a contoured plate with a 3 inch nipple that I rivited into the airbox. My next plans are to make a cable operated shutoff valve for times it is raining cats and dogs.

 

The duct I used:

 

Grimace: that rocks. Make me one too.

 

Same here. When can you do it?

I like the set up.

TB

 

What size pulley are you thinking of getting? Make sure to get a safe tune. The reason the scoop is under the bumper is because the rain would not affect it due to the fact that the hose is hanging straight down and further away from the box . If any water was to enter the scoop it would have to travel almost 90 degrees and a good ways to reach the box, which I doubt would happen, as for foreign objects entering the air box I used a piece of window screen to cover the opening of the hose and then insert the hose into the scoop, hope this helps.

 

might want to look at this...
http://webpages.charter.net/roberts1964/airintake

 

That setup only took me about an hour to make. Including welding. Sure I could make you one, but the duct is going to be the hard part. If you could find some 3 inch ducting, I could make the scoops and airbox adapter.

 

Grimace,

Is that aluminum ducting? How well is it holding up?

 

C'mon guys.......it's all in your head.

 

Don't think so, why would most on here ditch the stock air box for an after market open air filter like the Airraid you have? Apart from looking good the quest for more volume of air flow going into the super charger is the main reason, which in turn should give more power, but as Tim said the only true cold air set up is one where the filter is completely enclosed and away from engine heat, which brings us back to the stock air box. The only other cold air after market set up is the Volant air box with a conical Filter because it's completely enclosed. The ram air mod to the stock box will only force more of that cooler denser outside air into the box pressurizing it and thus should account for a little more power on mid to high end. For those who are highly modified, a conical filter with some kind of box or heat shield would be better, but those who are stock or mildly modified this is really an affordable and effective mod.

 

I did a mod like this almost 3.5yrs ago. I think it works. If you go to a wookworking store or online to someone like Delta[they make saws and stuff] you can get a 4" blastgate and mount it to the bottom of the box. This allows you to close it if you get caught in serious weather or shut it down for winter. I have found rocks and a cig butts in the box before, don't know about any water problems cause I live in the desert but I supose water could get up there too. Get a 4" hose for dust collection systems from them also, it will fit, trust me if you look hard enough you will see where it will pass through all the stuff in the way. If I remember you will need to trim the plastic fender liner a little. I like that scoop that guy made, but if you need to buy one go to the Depot and get a 6into4 duct in the A/C stuff dept. It's round, and I mounted it to one of those brackets that you put on either side of a door and drop a 2X4 into. Ask somebody if you don't know what I'm talking about. Then I mounted the bracket to the front frame rail. Paint it black and you will hardly see it. I also used the K&N filter. This set up replaced Sal's system [which was nice] and stayed on the truck till I sold it.

 

I'm just pickin on you guys. I appreciate the fact that you guys took the time and thought to make the ram air kit "work". I guess that I shouldn't say that it doesn't work. It's just that I've tried the "Home Depot Ram Air" numerous times before, actually only twice, and it never worked. I know I did a good job of it too. I used 4" aluminum dryer tubing and a good sized plastic scoop both times. And when the each car was started and I had someone hit the gas, I could feel the air being sucked in like a vaccuum cleaner so I figured, "this will definately work". But never once did it make a difference.......FOR ME. Maybe the tubing I used was too big and never let the incoming air build enough velocity. I don't know. But I'll never try to do it again. If you can make it work, I salute you and keep it up.