The kd4crs/Power Hungry/Gotts Mod (revisited - and with pictures)

[AgentOrange]

Got them from Lowes. I'll try to get the sizes for you tomorrow. I have not noticed a difference in sound, but I'm still using the stock air filter. There might be a difference with a K&N replacement filter...but not sure.

[Jim Allen]

Agent Orang: Did you ever make a parts list of the pices used in your adaptation? If so, could you refer me to the post If not, could you list them. If you do, I will flow bench your mod too. Thanks.

[AgentOrange]

Originally Posted by Jim Allen

Agent Orang: Did you ever make a parts list of the pices used in your adaptation? If so, could you refer me to the post If not, could you list them. If you do, I will flow bench your mod too. Thanks.

Here ya go...
Parts List for the cold/ram air mod (everything was purchased from Lowe's):
Item # Description Price
184176 3"x8' Flex Aluminum Duct $9.57
22735 3" Wht PVC S&D 90D Elbow $2.43
23463 3" No-Hub Coupling Flexible $3.77
22917 3" Flexible Tee w/ Clamps $12.93

Thanks Jim!
BTW, I am currently using the stock Motorcraft filter, I'm interested to see the difference a high flow fliter would make to this mod...

Parts List for the baffle elimination mod for 92 5.0 (again, everything was purchased from Lowe's):
23406 2" PVC Test Cap 131 0800 $0.57
1-1/2" Lasko SCH 40 Cap , 1-1/4" SCH 40 Cap- item #'s and prices are unknown because the pieces did not have a price tag on it and the guy at the register did not want to bother with it, so he gave them to me.

Forgot to add Black RTV Silicone used to adhere the caps to the tube and flat black spray paint.

[schwinn1weld]

Originally Posted by AgentOrange

Hi guys & gals, brand new to this forum. I stumbled across it while checking out other homemade CAIs after tinkering with one of my own and this was the first one I've seen that had an excellent one for the 2004 +. I like the caron fiber idea.
Here is a pic of what I came up with (hopefully the pic works):

Looks Great, but what did you use to cap the holes on your main intake tube? Looks awesome how you did that...

[Longshot270]

First I want to say WOW! this thread has exploded since the first time I skimmed over it. I did the gotts with my 08 4.6L and here are some of the pics.

The first one is the section of PVC that goes into the fender and the second shows how it fits. The big section taken from the 'bottom' of the pipe lets it fit in the flat area of the fender hole snug. The little cuts on the 'top' help hold the pipe in place. I cut it like that because I didn't have any large grit sand paper and I think they work pretty well because they bend to hold the pipe in place. I also used a 3 in flexible coupling to attatch it to the intake. Pretty soon I may work on a ram air type of intake but I'm still working on the idea. Making stuff fit in the 4.6's is difficult. :nerd:

[Jackpine]

Nice pics, Longshot. I think what you've designed will work just fine. I clamped the bellows on my snorkel tube so that the bellows are nearly fully compressed. That way, if the engine moves, and it will under high acceleration, it won't pull the snorkel out of the fender.

- Jack

[Longshot270]

Thanks, I'm thinking about making some kind of ram but there isn't much space so I'll keep looking at it. I believe that if something didn't have those "stop and scratch head" moments then it's not finished.
Well one thing that is kind of good about the 4.6s is that part of their box is attatched underneath so they dont move at all. But the tube afterwards has enough play to handle any movement the engine makes.

[88Racing]

I'm really surprised this hasn't made it to the resource library?

[Jackpine]

David! Glad to see your version here too!

This has become a dynamite thread, hasn't it? I'll be looking forward to what you send in to Bill.

Bottom line, it DOES seem to be possible to have a CAI that doesn't break the bank and that DOES provide increased performance.

Bill - interesting that you think these might be water drain holes. But, in operation, the low pressure effect of the air flowing down the tube would prevent any draining. At rest, of course, water could drain.

Respectfully, sir, I'm not buying it. I think them holes is in there for some other friggin reason. And, it appears to be a Ford, "burn before reading". secret!

- Jack

[kd4crs]

Thanks Jack, I went ahead and put together a write up with pictures and emailed it to Bill for him to proof read and post. I concur with Bill regarding the purpose of the holes in the bottom of the stock intake tube being there for water elimination. The nice thing about the DWV intake mod and its variations is that it preserves the noise canceling abilities of the factory intake which is a CAI even in stock form. It just needs the restriction removed.

EDIT to add: See post #71 in this thread for instructions to make the DWV intake mod.