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#1 ·
Well since I knew that I wouldn't have the cash for a BWOODY when they come out for the 4.7, I decided to make my closest imitation of one. Total parts cost was about 60 bucks, and a couple hours of labor. I know it looks kind of rough right now, but once i take it all apart and paint it, i think it will look pretty decent. Seat of the pants tells me it makes a difference.

At first i was a little worried that i was hurting performance, you see I bought the parts from home depot, but didn't want to shell out the 30 bucks for a cone filter until i knew i could make it work, so i had to duct tape a piece of foam on the end of the pipe for the 3 mile drive to advance autoparts. It ran like straight dog shit, I thought damn this sucks. Well i was tooling along when i heard a little pop from the engine and it came to life like a bat out of hell. When i got home , the foam had ripped in half, thankgod the thing didn't get sucked all the way up the tube! The duct tape was holding on to it for dear life. Anyways, here's some pics.




 
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#2 ·
It's the Mwoody!!

You better patent that chit... looks good do you notice a difference in sound/power/mpg?
 
#4 ·
Thanks guys, HUGE difference in sound. Seems to pull harder, although that maybe a by product of a more performance note coming from under the hood. It's only been on for about 1 hour so far, so i don't know about mpg's. I'll do some more testing in days to come.



I can't paint it right now, it's about to T-storm, and i don't own a garage. Plus my brain hurts from getting all the angles and pieces to fit right.
 
#5 ·
What kind of tubing is that?
 
#6 · (Edited)
3 inch pvc, i probably could have gone with 4 inch, but the way the angle of the hood sloped downwards, i was afraid it wouldn't fit.

I didn't want it to scream home made, so i cut the ends off the elbows to make the tube the same diameter on the outside.
 
#10 ·
Thanks Bubba, I know it's lookin pretty getto, especially if you look on the under side of the pipe and see all the specs for charlotte pipe 3" pvc and what not. Next weekend I'll strip it back down sand it and paint it, make it look better. I need to get one or two brackets on it just to be safe.

I just took a quick spin around the block with my superchips hooked up.

Outdoor temp was 87 degrees. As soon as i started the engine my IAT was 132, now i'm sure that's because i just got back from the store about an hour ago and it was sitting in the sun. By the time i got to the end of my neighborhood my IAT dropped to 102.

Now here's the thing, when i would sit at a stop light the IAT would creep up to about 105 degrees. But, from a dead stand still, if i would mash the gas, the temp would drop almost instantly down to 94 degrees. Now that's before I even get to 20 mph. The lowest the temp dropped was to 91 degrees, that was WOT at 55 mph.

I'd say it was money and an afternoon well spent.
 
#14 · (Edited)
That is the best looking DIY Intake i have ever seen NO JOKE. GO you that is awesome.

If you want/need i have 2 black silicone 3" or 3.5" (not sure i can measure them) couplers with the bump in the middle so they can flex. They are extras i got from AFE. Free if you want/need them just need the clamps. I also have a K&N filter from a WJ FIPK kit, but it has a 3.5" ID i think(i can check again) . Free if you want it too.


Great job, i like it!
 
#17 ·
looks good.

the long K&N and maybe others have a support about midway. you should see about rigging something up for support, but do it from the engine. this way as the engine moves so does the intake. if you rigid mount it to the frame and the other end the TB, eventually something has to give.
 
#18 · (Edited)
looks good.

the long K&N and maybe others have a support about midway. you should see about rigging something up for support, but do it from the engine. this way as the engine moves so does the intake. if you rigid mount it to the frame and the other end the TB, eventually something has to give.

ahh, good point rob, I was actually going to mount a bracket to one of the stock locations on the frame, I didn't even think about the slight movement of the motor. Over time, i'm sure it would make something come lose.

^Kyle, thanks but I'm pretty much set in my setup. I appreciate the offer though, use the kn to make yours! Honestly it wasn't really too hard, just a little patience to get everything to fit right.



Did my best 0-60 time tonight, 7.40 flat! woohoo, don't worry the speed limit was 55mph. That would be about .4 second faster than my previous time, which was ran at 66 degree outdoor temp, rather than tonight's 84 degrees. Superchips also reported that I did 0-50 in 5.65 seconds. The increase in pull feels about equal to that of the superchips with 91 tune.
 
#34 ·
That's a good idea.. it will set it off from all those wires and bolts under the hood.
 
#20 ·
What type of paint would you guys recommend for it? Engine enamel? I guess something heat resistant would be the obvious choice, any pointers? scott?
 
#26 ·
What color are you gonna paint it? color match?

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I dot think it needs a heat shield, the Bwoody does fine with out one. Usually only the filter needs the heat shield and your filter is way low where ti should be. i would not worry about it.
 
#27 ·
I was in the process of doing it, but it started raining and I got tired of waiting. I replaced them already with the stock that I colored match. I used the intake for about 4 months....


but enough about me man, lets talk about your fab. you color matching it?
 
#28 ·
I'm kind of undecided right now on the color, color match would be my first choice, but i don't know if i could get a spray can of steele blue metallic.
 
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