TBI Cold Air
TBI Cold Air
I've been looking on these boards for a while now and have seen lots of different ways to add ram air to a TBI car. So I will share what I'm going use in case anyone else is interested. This setup is CHEAP and will look stock to the Ford guys. I am using the airbox from a 2.8 v6 Camaro ( Firebirds use a different setup, which can be used for them )which I think is similar to the TPI unit. I went to the junkyard and got the complete airbox from one car, I got a stock single snorkel base from another, and then walked back to the truck section and got the taller truck air cleaner lid ( these vary in height, I saw one in a 70's Blazer that looked like it held a 5" tall element! ). I then put the aircleaner together and stuck the airbox on with the its rubber hose. I took it to parts counter, said it was one unit, and paid $12 for it! I am going to add the 2nd snorkel to my air cleaner ( with the hot air hole blocked but the flapper valve still funtioning ) and hook it up to the airbox ( which will be gutted ), and add the taller lid and K&N filter. It seems like this will all work together well, and all the tricks for TPI ram air now work for your car too. I haven't actually put the parts in yet ( my cars previous owner cleverly hid some front end damage from me ) so I can't say if the their are any snags to work out ( their are probably a few ), but I will send in a complete tech article when I'm finished. Hope this helps someone out there go a little faster!
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