irab88's battery/intake swap
#25
Registered User
Very good. It would certainly slide left to right without being bolted down. Ask me how I know. LOL.
I assume you didn't want to try to make the OEM one work?
I assume you didn't want to try to make the OEM one work?
#27
Registered User
i had a nice description before the server timed out, so here it is:
i got some electrical tape a while back. only problem was i was trying to color coordinate (another project), and black everything wasn't working. so i went to wally's world and found this. it's clear electrical tape. ul listed and everything. i have used the stuff so much, and it is awesome. i would never dream of using scotch tape for something in the engine compartment
now to go pop the hood and start working this morning
i got some electrical tape a while back. only problem was i was trying to color coordinate (another project), and black everything wasn't working. so i went to wally's world and found this. it's clear electrical tape. ul listed and everything. i have used the stuff so much, and it is awesome. i would never dream of using scotch tape for something in the engine compartment
now to go pop the hood and start working this morning
#32
it is done. almost. 1 more order from silicon-intakes and a 45* bend.
so now, for the final pics
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048794436/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048794436/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048794448/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048794448/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048794458/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048794458/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048794468/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048794468/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048794474/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048794474/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048794494/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048794494/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048183405/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048183405/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048183411/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048183411/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048183423/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048183423/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048183431/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048183431/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048183449/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048183449/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048183457/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048183457/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048833984/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048833984/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048833994/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048833994/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048834000/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048834000/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048834010/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048834010/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048834020/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048834020/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048834036/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048834036/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048229083/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048229083/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048229099/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048229099/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048229171/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048229171/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048229175/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048229175/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048229187/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048229187/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048229199/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048229199/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048861466/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048861466/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048861472/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048861472/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048861474/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048861474/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048861484/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048861484/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048861494/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048861494/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048861500/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048861500/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048893706/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048893706/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048893724/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048893724/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048893756/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048893756/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
and for comparison...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5042608478/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5042608478/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
so now, for the final pics
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048794436/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048794436/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048794448/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048794448/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048794458/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048794458/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048794468/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048794468/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048794474/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048794474/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048794494/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048794494/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048183405/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048183405/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048183411/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048183411/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048183423/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048183423/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048183431/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048183431/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048183449/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048183449/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048183457/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048183457/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048833984/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048833984/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048833994/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048833994/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048834000/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048834000/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048834010/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048834010/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048834020/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048834020/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048834036/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048834036/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048229083/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048229083/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048229099/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048229099/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048229171/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048229171/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048229175/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048229175/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048229187/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048229187/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048229199/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048229199/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048861466/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048861466/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048861472/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048861472/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048861474/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048861474/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048861484/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048861484/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048861494/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048861494/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048861500/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048861500/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048893706/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048893706/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048893724/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048893724/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048893756/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5048893756/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
and for comparison...
http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5042608478/http://www.flickr.com/photos/ianrab/5042608478/ by http://www.flickr.com/people/ianrab/, on Flickr
#33
Registered User
Looks good dude, one thing I'd have done differently is put the negative side of the battery toward the fender just in case something happens the positive side won't hit anything grounded.
#36
just a few local roads, up to 45. it does seem to have better mid-range acceleration. there was an annoying rattle, and i became concerned. after pulling over, i found that i had forgotten to attach most of the wheel-well skirting . i'll let you guys know how it is tomorrow after one of my 100 mile commutes
#37
Registered User
Much more thorough than mine. I wish I'd documented it back when I did it, like many other things I've done to various other cars!
#38
The biggest concern i have here i the placement of the AFM. Those are some sensitive pieces of equipment there and im not convinced that its gonna run right mounted upside down. Keep us informed.
#39
Registered User
iTrader: (1)
now ive been reading about the swaps and the one thing im trying to figure out is where ur getting your cold air from? with the stock setup you have a hose going though the radiator support to the air box providing outside air. they way u have it, it looks like its just sucking air from the warm engine compartment.
#40
the bat-intake swap is meant to get colder air, not cold air. a lot of people use this set-up to run a snorkel. it wouldn't do much good to have a snorkel just to run the air behind the radiator. shaeff is planning an engine swap, so he eventually needs to do the b/i swap anyway. i'm doing it to get the colder air. it would be nice to put some sort of retractable scoop
i'll keep you guys updated this week as best i can. i don't think it'll be an issue, but i do have room if it doesn't work
i'll keep you guys updated this week as best i can. i don't think it'll be an issue, but i do have room if it doesn't work