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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 03:54 AM
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what do i need to change intake?

i want to change my crappy intake to a dual snorkle. i noticed one of the plugs is different. i heard the dual is for MAF and the crappy single one is a MAP??? is there anything i need to do to make this work?? thanks in advance


i borrowed some pics i found on google that apparently are from members. so i dont mean to get any1 mad, they are just pics to show what i am talking about. if there is a problem pm me and i will remove them. thanks.
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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 05:16 AM
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Re: what do i need to change intake?

I have one for sale. And on mine I needed to make a hole for the sensor that is connected to the stock intake canister. I never did it and just drove it but for best mpgs I would switch it. Get me?
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Old Jun 11, 2012 | 04:20 PM
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Re: what do i need to change intake?

Were the maf would normally go u just put on a piece of 3 inch tubing
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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 10:30 AM
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Re: what do i need to change intake?

On the air filter canister is a flexible snorkel that narrows done to 1 inch which really restricts air intake. The snorkel is attached to the canister by 4 rivets. I drilled out the rivets and removed the snorkel. More air can get to the filter and engine. It may be a subjective assessment, but I felt a noticeable increase in power by just doing that simple modification.

It took only 10 minutes to do the job from removing the air filter canister, drilling out the rivets, and re-installing the canister. There is a temperature sensor that is connected to the canister to tell the ECM the temperature of the air entering the filter which is easy to unplug when removing the canister. If you do the dual snorkel mod, you probably should relocate the sensor. Please post some pics of your progress if you do the dual mod.

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Old Jun 12, 2012 | 02:34 PM
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Re: what do i need to change intake?

will do, thanks for the help guys. now just gotta go back to the scrap yard and get it! i kinda hid it from every1 else to make sure it could be done in the first place, hope no1 found it!!!
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Old Jul 13, 2012 | 05:15 PM
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ok so mod is complete, will post pics later. i extended the temp sensor and everything went smooth, until i turned me car on. no lights or anything but it sounds like my rpm's are very very high for a minute or 2. im hoping it will get better when the comp adjustsdidnt have time to run it last night so hopefully i will be able to do it tonight. ill keep you guys posted
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Old Jul 15, 2012 | 06:12 PM
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Looking forward to the pics.
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