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General Category => Fabrication => Topic started by: speedjunky01 on July 14, 2009, 09:39:30 PM

Title: headlight intake for my fo' do'
Post by: speedjunky01 on July 14, 2009, 09:39:30 PM
got bored waiting for parts today so i fabed this up from a v-stack i found from waaaaay back in the day and a scrap piece of stainless

(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi5.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy155%2Fspeedjunky01%2F100_2484.jpg&hash=ae233ebf5b97c642fae740cb6dd56ebf35a6b72c)

bow chika wow wow

(https://realhomemadeturbo.com/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi5.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fy155%2Fspeedjunky01%2F100_2485.jpg&hash=2804202d9ab7e43c93ca240fa187903952b7d10c)

as you can see pleanty of room to plumb it to the throttle body, or if you are a man into the turbo with PVC pipe  O0

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i plan on throwing some window mesh over it for track days, ill get a sound clip up as soon as parts for the rear suspension arrive
Title: Re: headlight intake for my fo' do'
Post by: Urban Indian on July 14, 2009, 11:21:46 PM
baller


I need one actually
Title: Re: headlight intake for my fo' do'
Post by: Towdogg on July 15, 2009, 12:35:34 AM
When you going to the track?
Title: Re: headlight intake for my fo' do'
Post by: speedjunky01 on July 15, 2009, 12:39:01 AM
Quote from: Towdogg on July 15, 2009, 12:35:34 AM
When you going to the track?
as soon as I can get an alignment done :-P

car is waiting on bushings for the rear LCA since one of the bolts snaped off in the middle of the stock one.

and yes compelx teh vt3ch is he4rd muuuch better wiht it

im gonna do some more trimming tomorrow and plum it all up, ill post pics when its done.

not sure, but i might retune it at the track with this setup, only issue is keeping the laptop charged when at the track :-P
Title: Re: headlight intake for my fo' do'
Post by: 97Econobox on July 15, 2009, 11:09:09 AM
Go buy a power inverter at Wally world.  like 40 bucks plug it into teh Cig lighter and whippity bam.
Title: Re: headlight intake for my fo' do'
Post by: speedjunky01 on July 15, 2009, 04:48:47 PM
Quote from: 97Econobox on July 15, 2009, 11:09:09 AM
Go buy a power inverter at Wally world.  like 40 bucks plug it into teh Cig lighter and whippity bam.

hmmm not a bad idea at all. . . now to get 40 bucks lol
Title: Re: headlight intake for my fo' do'
Post by: biscuit on July 15, 2009, 08:40:46 PM
Belkin makes one with a built in surge protector.  I'd go that route if you car about your laptop...Not sure on cost.
Title: Re: headlight intake for my fo' do'
Post by: 1991civicsi on July 15, 2009, 10:10:41 PM
pretty good idea, I might try this on my EF
Title: Re: headlight intake for my fo' do'
Post by: speedjunky01 on July 15, 2009, 11:17:55 PM
Quote from: 1991civicsi on July 15, 2009, 10:10:41 PM
pretty good idea, I might try this on my EF

do it and post pics man might be even easier on an EF, all you need is a rectangle.

if i find a busted up EG headlight i think it would be even easier and turn out even better