Whoo Hoo 1st mod done. Cheapy Cold Air Part 1

[Vortech347]

I ordered the filter and plate on ebay for 27$ total with shipping. :lol:

Since the car is under bumper to bumper and I may need to take it back for something I opted to leave the lower part of the box installed. This sits the filter right in the box.

Note. You'll need to get some little nuts/bolts because the stock screws are just very corse screws for the plastic top of the air box. The size of the opening is about 1/2" smaller than the opening of the MAF, however the maf tapers back down and they're close to the same size. The plate is VERY VERY thick so when I work on part 2 I'm gona hit it with the airtools and enlarge it a little bit. Or I can use this plate as a templet to weld/make a new one easy. Installation time was about 10 minutes including me going through my "nut/bolt bucket" to find matching ones that are the right size.

Overall impression for the drive around the block. Slightly throatier sound at part throttle. WFO at about 5000rpm Wow she gets a growlin/howlin! I still have the stock elbo and little air muffler on. They will be removed in Part 2: of "Cheapy Cold Air" I will use a 4.5 to 4" reduction 45* Elbo, a 4" section of pipe then a 4/3.5 straight reducer to the MAF. I'll post pics tomorrow. My camera is charging at the moment.

[BruteForce]

Two things that should never be in the same post:

1. Marauder
2. Cheapy

That said... where are the pics? ;)

[SergntMac]

I think I'm following you on your first mod, but pics will help me understand more. Meanwhile...Congrats on your first "turn of a screw".

Well now mate, now you've gone and done it. Gone too far. One simple step is all it takes, and you have taken that step. You turned a screw you should not have turned, and that was all it took.

This is usually where the MM mod addiction gets a foothold. It's one thing to do casual and expected maintenence, i.e. checking tire PSI, changing engine oil, replacing wiper blades, refilling the washer bottle, maybe even service the tranny if you keep the car long enough, and so on...All mundane owner stuff. yawn...and s t r e t c h, dayum that felt good. But, when you start being "inventive", you're jabbing the mod needle into your arm.

Welcome to our "Hotel Marauder".
"Mirrors on the ceiling...

Pink champagne on ice. She said,
"we are all just prisoners here, of this Marauder device."
And in the master's chambers, they gather for the feast,
stab it with their steely feet but they just can't kill this beast.
Last thing I remember, I was running four-teens...
I wanted out, find my way back to the car I owned before.
"Relax," said N H R A Tech, "we are programmed to receive...
You can Tech-in any time you like...
But you will never leave".

Did it to yourself, dude...But, we're all right there with ya...

[Blackened300a]

Well consider yourself infected!
It all starts with the one little mod and then it spreads, Soon you'll be reading posts of what other members have done and the improvments in power.
Far be it from me to tell you that U/D Pullies made a big difference off the line, or that a SCT tune makes the car feel completely different, and can add up to almost 30hp to the wheels.
Gee I better not tell you that some members took 7 tenths of a second off their 1/4 mile times with the install of a Torque Converter.
I also better leave out that 4.10 gears make a big overall improvment through the entire powerband.

Sorry if I made your infection even worse! It was just going to be a matter of time anyways lol

[Vortech347]

Already hooked. My friends project stang he bought has 4.10's and he wants 3.55's. So...we're gona swap them out. And I have an SCT 9100 Tuner with all the cables and software to play with. When I first bought my stang in 99 I was 19 and thought "flowmaster catback would be cool". Now its an 11 second crazy car. The only thing to keep me from going over board with this car is that its my business car. But even that said I can do a "few" things.:banana: Overall goal with this baby is 300rwhp.

No pictures. Its freaking RAINING outside when it should be snowing....grrr

I'm also keeping my ears open localy for some cobra shorties.