Those With A BBK Cold Air Intake

[KillNThrill24]

i dont know about you guys but i got really tired of having to remove the tire and inner fenderwell so i decided to take a brass dowel rod and a brass hammer and opened the hole up a little bit to fit the filter in and out of the hole rather than having to jack the car up. looks a little something like this...

you can always smooth it out more and and do a little touch up paint if your engine bay is flawless but the chrome plate covers it up anyways.

i just thought id share this in case your like me and tired of having to jack the car up everytime you want to clean your air filter

 

[NXcoupe]

If the chrome plate covers it, then I'd do it in a heart beat. I probably would have gotten a cut off wheel or a sawsall and just cut the metal out, but that's just me. Like you said, no one will ever see it. makes it much easier.

 

[ttocs]

no chance of that werkin with my power pipe...

 

[clark98gt]

I hope my bbk intake will be gone soon and replaced with a jlt, but a good idea anyways.

 

[KillNThrill24]

If the chrome plate covers it, then I'd do it in a heart beat. I probably would have gotten a cut off wheel or a sawsall and just cut the metal out, but that's just me. Like you said, no one will ever see it. makes it much easier.

i considered the sawzall, its one of my best friends as well as the cut off wheel but since the metal already has a bent lip on it i figured id keep it as close to stock looking as possible should i for whatever reason decide to sell the car and want to put the stock intake back on. but yupp i definitely considered both of those tools.

no chance of that werkin with my power pipe...

i just googled that because i had no idea what it was GEEZ that thing is massive... with enough opening you can pull it off tho i only hammered out the bottom edge, theres still the sides and top to bring out a little. im sure with a little creativity you could pull it off!

I hope my bbk intake will be gone soon and replaced with a jlt, but a good idea anyways.

yeah my filter is starting to rust... im thinking of replacing it eventually myself. but because i have no idea when that will be, this makes it easier.

 

[ttocs]

you forget that the power pipe also moves the MAF into the fender. Even with out the maf you have to twist it down there.....

 

[KillNThrill24]

that would explain why i didnt see one in any pix of it... i was unaware of that. in that case yeah you might be screwed on that. whats the point in the MAF being in the fender too tho? for a cleaner look or does it have a functional purpose? sorry iv never even heard of a power pipe till you mentioned it and i know nothing about it other than the fact that its freakin huge

 

[ttocs]

its really made for a forced induction application which I hope to put it to use on eventually. I found i tused on here and jumped on it. The maf in the fender does clean it up alot as well as keeps it in the cooler air in the fender. I don't think it adds any hp but I would think it would be better for it no not go through such extreme heat cycles.

 

[Shifty Powers]

I have a BBK intake.. It is the most pointless ****ing thing on the goddamn market and I hate it.. its not CAI.. Its a HAI..

But what do you need to jack the car up for? What am I missing?

 

[KillNThrill24]

really youve never had to jack it up? lol i could never get the damned thing on or off without jacking the car up. now tho all i have to do is unplug the MAF, and remove that boot on it and pull it out. maybe your hole is bigger than mine haha...

but on a side note it came with the car as well as the stocker so i figured id use it. i may take the same route as scott and maybe get that power pipe its rather intriguing.. but what intake would you recommend?

 

[Shifty Powers]

Why have you taken it off? Maybe ive just never needed to?

I would say the power pipe or stocker plus a K&N... since JLT doesnt have one to fit the STB on my year.


I use it since it is on the car.. Otherwise.. Put ur hand on it after running the car. It will burn your skin off..nice COLD air right?

 

[KillNThrill24]

LOL your right about that its usually hot as hell! and JLT makes one for mine

but i took it off because the filter is supposed to be blue and it was.... brown.....

 

[Shifty Powers]

hmm.. Maybe i am mistaken.. they might have made one recently for my car that fit the STB.. If so.. Ill be ordering the JLT and selling this shit...

 

[KillNThrill24]

haha ive never seen somebody hate the bbk as much as you do thats pretty damn funny. if i keep my 2v ill get a JLT but i might wanna dump a 4v into it someday soo... if thats the case ill deal with it lol

 

[Shifty Powers]

Just thankfully i am not the one who paid the money for it.. So it can stay for now.. Otherwise it will come off when I have more money lol