Cold Air Intake

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Foster48x

Cold Air Intake

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Check out my new Bad A** cold air intake. From what the guy at PepBoys told me I'm getting at least an additional 20+ hp with this baby :roll: . Slap some #'s on the hood (#48 of course) and I'm ready for the track! :D

We'll maybe that's a little (allot) exaggerated.... but it looks cool 8)

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Rick
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So Cal Mark

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Post by So Cal Mark »

was it Manny, Moe or Jack that quoted 20hp? You might find it makes less hp since the stock air box pulls air from in front of the radiator
Foster48x

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lol. Yeah I know... but it still looks better than that ridiculous looking stock air box.

Rick
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20 HP extra ? I'd hate to listen to their fishing stories :roll:
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So Cal Mark

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it does look very good
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kmead
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Like the plywood. Now you not only have to worry about the tin worm, but also termites and carpenter ants.

Watch for little tunnels coming up the tires and along suspension parts leading to the base mount.
Karl

1969 Fiat 850 Sports Coupe
1970 Fiat 124 Sports Coupe
1985 Bertone X1/9
Foster48x

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kmead wrote:Like the plywood. Now you not only have to worry about the tin worm, but also termites and carpenter ants.

Watch for little tunnels coming up the tires and along suspension parts leading to the base mount.

Plywood? Did I miss something?
So Cal Mark

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I hope you remember to plug the AFM electrical connector back in, or you won't be going anywhere
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So Cal Mark wrote:I hope you remember to plug the AFM electrical connector back in, or you won't be going anywhere
I have done that before (more than once actually) :oops:
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kmead
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Foster48x wrote:
kmead wrote:Like the plywood. Now you not only have to worry about the tin worm, but also termites and carpenter ants.

Watch for little tunnels coming up the tires and along suspension parts leading to the base mount.

Plywood? Did I miss something?
The flat light blue object the AFM and the filter are attached to look like plywood in the pics. It was a joke that clearly fell flat. :oops:
Karl

1969 Fiat 850 Sports Coupe
1970 Fiat 124 Sports Coupe
1985 Bertone X1/9
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Sorry Karl that went right over my head. :oops:
Funny how the flash made the metal look blue like that.

Rick
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Hi,
Have the IAP version. Where did you get the heat shield? Looks good. Hows it working out? George
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Post by ga.spyder »

Hey George,I made a heat shield for mine,using a piece of sheet aluminum.I used the existing mounting hdwre to mount it.I painted it with some VHT paint and it looks pretty good.I got asked about it several times at Italian Car Day.A 0 dollar fix...the best kind!!
Craig
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1982 Spider 2000...pride and joy
1981 Fiat X1/9..gone but not forgotten
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George,
Like Craig I just made mine out of a piece of sheet metal from the hardware store and painted it with high heat paint. Works great. Here's a pic of it out of the car.
Rick
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Off I go to the hardware store! Thanks guys. George
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