Here are some pictures of the swapped intake and battery. I had a CAI but changed it to this because I was afraid of water damage.

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SICK!!!!!!!!

How did you get the wiring done. I was thinking about doing that to my 22re, but I was to scared to mess with the MAF wiring harness, and battery cables. Howd u do it?

 

Very COOL!!
How did you get the MAF wiring to reach to that side and how was it running the battery wiring to that side???

Ive thought of doing the same thing.Anything for a bit more HP!!

 

To lengthen the MAF cable I... Removed the plastic cable covering from the cable, cut all 7 wires, stuck in about 4 feet of wire, wrapped it all up, and plugged it back in to the MAF. There was no signal degration and no problem with the MAF, the truck started right up, no problems so far. I also covered the cable with a plastic cable cover to try and protect the wires since it runs right across the radiator. I lengthened the battery cable by... purchasing two 4 gauge 60 inch negative battery cables and connecting them to the old ones with some bolts. (Really easy to do, no wire cutting required.) To mount the battery on the other side all I had to do was... remove all stock intake crap first, then place a 1 inch board under where the battery is going to go (the same width and length of the battery, like the stock plastic tray that sits under it.) place the battery in place, and bolt the "battery holster" thing on. Your going to need to drill into the wheel well cover so you can hook the long metal bolt thing on that is part of the "battery holster."

It's really an easy process, you just have to be brave and cut the MAF wires. As long as you dont mix up any of the wires, youll be fine. I made my 4 foot cable first and labled all 7 wires as so to keep track of them all. Then one by one I cut the MAF wires and connected the long cable to it.

If you have anymore qestions, be sure to ask. I'm really tired right now so my directions may be somewhat poor. I'll probably post more detailed instructions later.

 

I might have to try this over the weekend!

 

To lengthen the MAF cable I... Removed the plastic cable covering from the cable, cut all 7 wires, stuck in about 4 feet of wire


what kinda wire did u use for this?

 

I did this many years ago. I used a multi-conductor wire (microphone wire perhaps) and a pair of 9-pin Molex connectors when I did mine:

http://www.4crawler.com/4x4/CheapTri...shtml#Phase-II

I made it so I could eliminate the extra wire and revert to stock if needed. Made a handy way to test the system, too before making the jump.

You may probably find that corrugated flex hose does not hold up with time, mine would last about 1 year then crack and leak air, causing the engine not to run. I finally replaced mine with a much better setup:



The smoother insides of this setup flows air a whole lot better, it made a real seat-of-the-pants improvment in throttle response and acceleration.

 

Is that just a 45 degree ABS Pipe? I've been looking for some rubber couplings like the ones you have but can't find any. How/Where did you make/find them? Thanks.

 

Yes, a 45 PVC elbow, slightly reworked and some rubber hose pieces which I fabricated and can supply if needed.

 

Is that a 2 3/4" 45 degree PVC peice?

 

I think its 2-1/2" PVC, 45 elbow with some trimming to fit. Actual OD is about 2-3/4", same as the TB inlet.

 

Thanks. I'm planning on fabbing my own intake pipe like yours instead of using the stock pipe.

 

yeah the pvc will flow a lot better then the stock elbow will, probably sound better too

 

I'm using the stock pipe right now, and it has to bend to fit. The pipe ends up getting pinched which really restricts the air flow.

 

If you have trouble finding the parts, I can supply the elbow, rubber hose, and/or band clamps as needed to make your own.

 

Thanks. Hopefully I'll be able to find all the stuff at my hardware store. Is this that your 2 1/2" Elbow peice looked like?

 

Looks like it. That and the band clamps are usually easy to find, the rubber hose is the hard item to come across.

 

I was afraid of that. If I can find any 2 1/2" silicone hose, that should work - hopefully.

 

i cut up old bicycle innertubes to use to wrap the ends of mine,
ghetto it may be
but it works fine for me

 

That could probably work for me, but I'm going to go for the rubber hose. Just for its strength.