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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Thomas_W" data-source="post: 1445466" data-attributes="member: 9106">Small change in plans on how im going to do the CAI tube.  Instead of molding the printed elbow to make up a CF elbow and bonding it to some CF tube i already have, i have changed the shape of the entire CAI tubing to eliminate the CF tube i have.    What im decided to do is 3D print the entire cold air intake and then just skin it in CF.   The more i thought of it, the more i didnt want to invest the time and $$$ into a mold for a single part.  I also was second guessing on how well a CF cold side plumbing would last to boost.  At low boost levels, it would likely be fine at a 3/32-1/8” wall thickness, but at higher levels if i ever build the bottom end... who knows.  So i’ll likely go to a conventional steel/aluminum cold side when the time comes. So i drew up a oval TB to 3 1/2” round adapter that also takes into account the 2” offset from the centerline if the car and the centerline of the throttle body.  It then goes into the 95* elbow, straight down the car, then the maf sensor and filter goes directly under the header panel.    Unfortunately i dropped my maf sensor, so now is the time to decide if im going to just go with a stock replacement or convert over to a slot style.  The original design of the CAI.  I didnt like how the elbow and TB tube were angled.<img src="https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190123/747a823d300505009e208a39952a9560.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190123/e733962b3e9e83d4f22f0b3f224cbfc0.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Version 2 with a Oval to round adapter with the offset taken into account:<img src="https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190123/1befee94e2f4a85d68ee68c2f1413494.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190123/395f8734644666cdace47d6078d4ee42.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190123/eaacb42a0fd4c2ca6f5f2bbd0b1adfa7.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190123/27a466e81d518aef8b211d64d56cc8c0.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Air filter location:<img src="https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190123/e807c0318aa37655f8e151736c323978.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk</blockquote>