something new

[torinodan]

I said I made something new and here it is. I like it and in compliments my phenolic spacers. Only side effect is that the sound is quieter than the old JLT style I had. Looks good and works great. SOTP that is! More pics in the gallery.

[Rider90]

Very cool, time to make $$$ :coolman:

[BK_GrandMarquis]

I said I made something new and here it is. I like it and in compliments my phenolic spacers. Only side effect is that the sound is quieter than the old JLT style I had. Looks good and works great. SOTP that is! More pics in the gallery.

Looks pretty clean. Not too shabby. What is the tube made of? Rubber or some sort of plastic? :up:

[MarauderMark]

Looks pretty clean. Not too shabby. What is the tube made of? Rubber or some sort of plastic? :up:

Yeah it does look good , i like it:up:How did you fabricate it and with what material , time and cost?.
http://www.mercurymarauder.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=68 72

[torinodan]

No, not plastic and please don't flame me over this because I tried something different. Time spent was 3 hours including figuring everything out and cost was about $120. The material I used was 3" stainless tube that was mandrel bent and the inside polished. The top section was flared at the end to match up with the throttle body then welded onto the tube. The tube for the PCV is also stainless and welded on. The rubber fittings are parts from an 05 Mustang GT intake. The paint used was the crinkle finish kind to hide any imperfections.

NOW, don't go nuts because I used steel, the way I configured it runs just as cool as the JLT type I had. I went with this because the bend is so smooth and with my 1 1/2" spacers I have "zero" hood liner rubbing now. I have no problem with heat transfer as it stays cool except for the normal soak when not running. Add speed and it's happy again. I'm glad you all liked it. Thanks.

[kingsford]

That turned out well

[BK_GrandMarquis]

NOW, don't go nuts because I used steel, the way I configured it runs just as cool as the JLT type I had. I went with this because the bend is so smooth and with my 1 1/2" spacers I have "zero" hood liner rubbing now. I have no problem with heat transfer as it stays cool except for the normal soak when not running. Add speed and it's happy again. I'm glad you all liked it. Thanks.

Very interesting. I wouldn't have gone with steel but I just recently read about a product online somewhere that did say the same thing you did. It's true that when you are moving, temps will drop.

If people didn't try new things, we'd all still be walking. :burnout:

[rayjay]

Dan, what material did you use for the spacers? Are they painted or thats the color of the material? Nice work :up:

[torinodan]

Dan, what material did you use for the spacers? Are they painted or thats the color of the material? Nice work :up:
The spacers were either cotton or nylon resin phenolic material (not wood) and that is the natural color. I decided not to paint them for some reason or another. Very heat resistant compared to plastic or metal.

[rocknrod]

I Love It !
In fact I was thinking of the same design, but I never thought it through as you did. Only I want one for the stock air box. As I'm not convinced hot air from the engine compartment constitutes cold air intake. But thats another story (so don't flame me either:)
It looks GREAT!
You might think of selling em.

[torinodan]

I Love It !
In fact I was thinking of the same design, but I never thought it through as you did. Only I want one for the stock air box. As I'm not convinced hot air from the engine compartment constitutes cold air intake. But thats another story (so don't flame me either:)
It looks GREAT!
You might think of selling em.If anyone wants to copy it thats fine, but it not going to be sold by me due to lack of time.