Here ya go man! Enjoy.

https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...onversion.html

 

thanx i have that link. as you can see the center piece just doesnt fit the boxes. its ok but you know its an addon. i need my looks as well as performance. and becuase ill never go to the 181 or 185 crank pullies i know ill never be the fastest so i kept the oem boxes to keep the looks.

 

BLKFIN, did you powder coat the SL55 tubes?

 

Oh i guess you meant color wise!!!! Hmm I dunno I kind of like the color scheme like that, but to each there own.

BUT. I do have a sl55 cover sitting in my Dorm if you want me to take a pic of it next week... It would deff have to be refitted though.

 

i like #4 the best

 

without a doubt the needswings dual cai is the top dog.
kolme if you look at the boxes and the cover you will see the size difference. thats were i kept mine looking oem
i had a sl55 full setup with the cover. it wont fit our engines due to the diff. placement of the filter and oil cap. to much cover not enough engine!

 

Nope, just a coat of high temp engine paint.

 

Would have to see a back to back dyno vs Scott's SL55 setup to believe that.

 

of course thats just my opinion. i see mike r hit max boost with his dual cai and it appears to be the freest flowing , of course ill never know it wont fit my 32!!
i know scotts is a very good setup its what i copied for mine!

 

I hit max boost with the SL55 last year at the track....that was before the 240 intake mani mod though...that mod dropped my boost down to 18psi....until I added the NW Dual CAI...

Both setups work very well.... I would have to say that the NW dual does flow better just from the smooter path the air has to take...

The reason I went witht the SL55 intake in the first place was that I did not like the looks of the single CAI in the engine bay. I figured the dual SL55 setup was at least as good as the single CAI and looked balanced. I would still be using it except for some fortuitous circumstances. I love the NW Dual CAI. It works great and looks great.... just my view...


I guess I could take both setups to the track and test them back to back.....

 

if someone want to send over a sl55 setup we can bolt it onto the flow bench to put that to rest

 

Has anyone tried an SL55 intake BUT removing the filters from the boxes, adding 3 " piping and have dual pods behind the grill? I'm thinking of trying that.

My theory....the SL55 box or even the stock boxes can fit more air in them (without there block filters) in the same length as the 3" NW pipe can, SO if you just add 3" piping to the box it and pair it with dual pods it should technicaly be able to carry more air then the dual 3" pipe set up.

 

Without the filters installed in the box - you might be right for the stock airboxes. The stock filters sit less then an 2/16th of an inch from the bottom of the box, requiring most of the air to pass thru the side of the filter.

Stock SRT6 airbox and filter





SRT6 airbox with a credit card betwen the filter and the box




SL55 Intake with a K&N filter



SL55 Intake box w/ K&N filter and credit card




The filter in the SL55 airbox sits about 1/2 inch from the bottom - providing freer, more even airflow around the entire filter.

I've seen some N/A guys use a similar setup to your idea with the factory airbox - but never seen it done with a stock SRT6 intake.

The radiator support openings are squeezed down in size with the factory plastic feeds. I remember someone dynoed with the Stock SRT6 intake but removed the plastic intake hoses and gained considerable HP (with the hood open)

I say the best test is to dyno a dual NW and a SL55 (w/K&N filters) back to back with clean filters and the OEM grill mounted in place. A bench flow doesn't test both intakes under the normal operating conditions of the engine. IMO they both come out ptretty close. Then take a sawsall and enlarge the driver side passs thru to a full 3" and run em agian.


That would be a fair test.

 

Thanks for those pictures Brian it really does show just how much bigger the SL55 intake is.

So no one has tried my idea? I'm suprised seems good in theory, my problem is if I'm going to do it I'll have to cut one of my pipes in 2 so I can build it properly but I'm worried if it doesn't perform as good as I'm hoping I'll be left with a single CAI lol, I think I'm going to go for it though all my indicators lead to it being able to hold a larger volume of air then just a straight 3" pipe can. Guess we'll all find out soon.

 

I'm partial to #7.

 

how bout #8. cheaper and ligher, and works. It may have the look of an AutoZone project but i like it.

 

Thats nice man, I like it when people do nice custom jobs, only thing I'd paint it a different colour from what I know chrome holds in head much more then matte colours.

 

Scott,

That looks great. This is the set up I want to go to soon. I like the tubes and the horns. In my opinion, it looks like the best choice.

 

I doubt ANY stock airbox is better flowing than a well-made aftermarket CAI. I don't understand the draw of the SL55 box other than it's sleeper looks????

 

Cool man- it's got that Super Mario Brother's look to it....