2.8 Intakes & Air Cleaners

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Aug 17, 2005 | 05:42 AM
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My daughter just purchased a 1987 Firebird with the 2.8L 6 banger.

Are there any good/custom air cleaners or intakes for these cars?

Any pictures out there? I would like to see what others have done with their 6 cylinders!

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Aug 17, 2005 | 12:01 PM
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Their is none to buy, you will have to fab something up with pvc tubing, and a 3" "*****" filter.
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Aug 17, 2005 | 04:39 PM
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noooo........change it to an edelbrock intake with a 390 holley topped with a chrome base k/n filter and k/n extreme flow lid.......and breathers in theedelbrock valve covers.
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Mar 27, 2009 | 07:01 AM
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Re: 2.8 Intakes & Air Cleaners
I think you should try to search into google for more information about that air cleaners man....



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Mar 27, 2009 | 11:30 AM
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(Edit) Nevermind, you have a firebird, different intake. But you can cut the bottom of that air box, too. Or go to a junkyard and find this intake from the camaro. Wow, old post, 4 years old now.

You could do this:





Cut the bottoms of the air boxes out to create more air flow, and then use K&N filters.
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Mar 27, 2009 | 12:42 PM
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Thats what mine looks like. Mine is a 3.1 not a 2.8 but its the same set up

I used 3in PVC and a massive K&N filter. Alot of people use the smaller filter but i had this one laying around. You will have to find somewhere to put your sensor. Mine is one of those small intake temp sensors so all i had to do was drill a 5/8 hole near the front of the intake and thread it in there nice. I topped it all off with 4 in flex tubing used for air ducts. Overall it looks amazing in person and I noticed a nice sound of it sucking in as much air as it needs. It helped a lil bit on throttle responce and also gave the exhaust a lil deaper note.
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Mar 27, 2009 | 03:12 PM
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Quote: I think you should try to search into google for more information about that air cleaners man....
I think you should look at the date of the posts first before you resurrect an old thread like this...
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Mar 27, 2009 | 03:14 PM
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There are actually "kits" sold on ebay that come with all the chrome tubing, bends and a K&N knockoff.
And I kinda doubt this guys daughter wants him taking off the manifold and making her car carborated. Fuel injection is the way to go anyway.
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Mar 31, 2009 | 07:58 PM
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Re: 2.8 Intakes & Air Cleaners
Quote: (Edit) Nevermind, you have a firebird, different intake. But you can cut the bottom of that air box, too. Or go to a junkyard and find this intake from the camaro. Wow, old post, 4 years old now.

You could do this:





Cut the bottoms of the air boxes out to create more air flow, and then use K&N filters.
Umm, Camaro intakes don't work on the Bird. Lower hood clearance, you know. Which is why GM used 2 different setups between.
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