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Air Intake Support

What are you guys using to support your air intake setups (non-stock). I'm trying to figure out the best way to support a 4" pipe/k&n setup. I got a nifty spectre kit that was advertised as fitting a 4" pipe but the loop it used to hold the pipe was only 4" (exact same diameter as my intake pipe) so it didnt work.

Thanks

Re: Air Intake Support

I used a piece of the intake pipe and built a cradle to support the tube...hose clamp around it holds it solid...the cradle bracket bolts to the core support....

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Originally Posted by mongocanfly (Post 8299312)

I used a piece of the intake pipe and built a cradle to support the tube...hose clamp around it holds it solid...the cradle bracket bolts to the core support....

I'd appreciate a pic of that if you have one and have time.

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I made it from aluminum and painted it black....i put a piece of blue tape on it so you can see it better....and of course the pics are upside down

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I riveted a little hook on the end of intake pipe and hooked it into my core support (my core has a hole in it for the intake to fit through.

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I made an aluminum support that bolts to the core support and to a small tab I welded to the intake tube. I just picked it up from powder coating today so Ill get it installed and take a pic tomorrow.

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My intake is on the passenger side . Picture is a little dark but if you study on it you will see one mount point on the head and another forward of it on the belt tensioner bolt . Both points come to a Y then to the intake . I had a small flat thin piece I hammered into the size of the intake tube and welded a couple tabs to put a bolt in . Doubles as a MAF harness holder . The rods were a couple fender support rods I cut up . Just stuff I had laying around .

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I used a kit from Spectreperformance.com that allowed me to bolt it to the radiator support.

https://www.spectreperformance.com/s...aspx?prod=9702

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Originally Posted by Nodnarb76 (Post 8300405)

I used a kit from Spectreperformance.com that allowed me to bolt it to the radiator support.

https://www.spectreperformance.com/s...aspx?prod=9702

Thats the one I bought and hoped would work but it wouldn't fit my 4" aluminum intake pipe.

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Originally Posted by mongocanfly (Post 8299322)

I made it from aluminum and painted it black....i put a piece of blue tape on it so you can see it better....and of course the pics are upside down

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Originally Posted by BR3W CITY (Post 8299373)

I riveted a little hook on the end of intake pipe and hooked it into my core support (my core has a hole in it for the intake to fit through.

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Originally Posted by Bird dog (Post 8300111)

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Originally Posted by homemade87 (Post 8300151)

Dang. Looks like nearly everybody is having to fabricate something. I'll do some more digging and see what I can figure out. My ability to fab something that I will be HAPPY with is pretty limited. Got some stuff at work I can mess with but it'd probably look more at home on a tractor than on my hot rod....

thanks guys- I really appreciate the input