New Exhaust Pics, And CAI info/talk Options

[KAMiX]

Hey all. Just got half the exhaust put on and it's great. Its a custom 2.25" mandrel bent (one crush bend) stainless system with a resonator and a straight thru muffler. They didn't have enough time this weekend to do the whole lot, so next weekend I'm going to get a custom header fabricated, downpipe, possibly a new cat (exhaust bloke reckons it's all good) and a full custom stainless CAI.






With the CAI we are going to spend some serious time thinking about where to put the filter / pipe. The two real choices I think are:

1. In the front left fender (we would cut a bigger hole through the engine bay). Really interested in feedback on this cos I haven't ripped off the plastic under guards yet.

2. Or under the powersteering unit / battery. Which I think would probably require relocation of the powersteering unit, the battery, the top hose on the radiator, or all three.

Any thoughts? I don't think I've seen anything other than a short ram intake on a 5S-FE engine before.




Sorry about the flash it was getting dark.

[Mynzeyes]

the problem w/ going under the fuse panel into the fender-well like that is the fact that unless you do some cutting on the metal, you will only be able to use about a 2" diameter pipe. also, it's a pain in the arse to get the pipe through the hole, then bent down and up toward the front mouth of the fascia. i used to have a setup like that on my car, but just looked so dinky. .

-John-