Well there are many many neat intake systems out there... but almost all of them still use the stock rubber tubing. Any thoughts of a mandral bent SS piece connected with those rubber bushings? Giampiero?

thanks,
-Shing

 

Why?

 

there must be a reason why the rubber tubing is retained for almost all the instances

 

Trust me you do not want mandrel bent steel... it may look really cool, but that stuff gets hot! i have an injen intake which has a polished tube, and after a long drive i notice that its almost as hot as the top of the radiator! hence an extremly hot air intake... (HAI) lol...

Mike

 

Properly coated or wrapped metal piping would work just fine. And in fact, stainless steel is a poor conductor compared to mild steel or aluminum, so it wouldn't be a bad choice from a metal standpoint. Another choice would be to use a molded thermoplastic, but that requires a larger up front investment.

That stock rubber tube is not totally smooth inside, and it is in fact the source of the intake resonance you hear with the airbox cover off (try squeezing the tube and listen to the resonance change). A properly designed tube, perhaps with a slightly larger diameter, would be nice.

UL

 

Metal, of any kind, is not good for this application. Wrapping it is a bandage or whatever defeats the whole purpose (which is primarily aesthetic).

The obvious solution is...... drum roll....... Carbon Fibre.

Looks good, good thermo characteristics, light..... need I say more?

 

I have a friend in Cali that does a lot of CF work on racecars. I asked him about making a CF tube to replace the rubber one. He said $1200 for the first one and about $400 for the ones after that. So do you really really wanna replace that rubber tube?
And like is said above, I don't want a metal tube.

 

yes: how much. =P

$400 for a tube? nah, too much.

-Shing

 

How 'bout $195?