Homemade Intake

[MR 325]

Yeah mine is aluminium too...mainly because it is easy to work with - but doesn't act as a heat soak - aways cool to the touch

Yours is easily the nicest heat shield I have ever seen!

I have a Lukas shield I need to install on my 85i.

[BeirBrennerE30]

Yours is easily the nicest heat shield I have ever seen!

I have a Lukas shield I need to install on my 85i.

When did you buythat from him... i cant seem to get a return email from him... im not sure what to order for an '86 with a swap...

[Jscotty]

Drywall makes a good heat shield. I cut out 3 pieces to fit the corner, cut out a perfect circle for the intake and wrapped it in chicken wire.

[MR 325]

When did you buythat from him... i cant seem to get a return email from him... im not sure what to order for an '86 with a swap...

I usually get ahold of him via PM here or BFC.

[vic_325]

i just used the stock air box and cut a square hole on the fender side of the airbox, it gives it a nice throaty sound.

[dinanm3atl]

wow I love that one intake!!!

[8atman]

Drywall makes a good heat shield. I cut out 3 pieces to fit the corner, cut out a perfect circle for the intake and wrapped it in chicken wire.

HAHAHA hell yeah bet that shit sounds tuff post pics of it lol. Did you get the racing dynamics chicken wire with the IE Drywall? I heard its the shit.:D

[BeirBrennerE30]

I usually get ahold of him via PM here or BFC.

whats his name here???.... i didnt even know he was still around...

[gjuu]

i just used the stock air box and cut a square hole on the fender side of the airbox, it gives it a nice throaty sound.

And really that is the main reason for doing the mode - the intake roar at WOT.

[ddavidv]

All you've done is make the car louder.
Where is the cold air coming from?? With the plastic shield behind the headlamps still in place, you've effectively removed the cold air source instead of improved it. The stock system has a direct path for the air right into the airbox.
Nice job, just a step in the wrong direction I'm afraid.

[fwappy]

All you've done is make the car louder.
Where is the cold air coming from?? With the plastic shield behind the headlamps still in place, you've effectively removed the cold air source instead of improved it. The stock system has a direct path for the air right into the airbox.
Nice job, just a step in the wrong direction I'm afraid.

..which leads back to my original post:
"I'm using the stock airbox and I think it's pretty well designed actually. When I bought mine, the little horn piece on the front was just lying unconnected behind the headlight assembly. I can't figure out how to affix it correctly, it just doesn't seem to want to snap on there right. Does the horn thing really help that much?"

Thoughts?

[CarsSuck]

that horn is THE cold air source of the stock airbox. You should be able to rotate it until it fits.

[8atman]

^^yeah its all apart of the design of the stock intake which works great. Your in Oceanside, I live 10 min from there hit me up sometime :) e30 socal club whoot whoot.

[lukasbmw]

whats his name here???.... i didnt even know he was still around...

I am alive. Just super busy.

Not sure I can help you though. I don't have any e30 twin cam shields in stock and don't plan on getting any made for awhile. This is one of the few shields I still do by hand as the design is not popular enough to take to production.

One guy cut up my 318is shield and made it work on a twin cam swap. It came out well.

[BeirBrennerE30]

you have a PM