He was referring to the ghettomike/gaetanno airbox mod.
This statement got the juices flowing and a project was in the midst (and of course I wanted a mod named after me)
So heres what I did to get rid of the stock intake tube.
I went to auto zone and bought a 90 degree intake elbow and a piece that had a slight bend in it...not sure of the angle, that is made by spectre. Grabbed a couple connectors (I wanted black but they only had one so I had to get a blue one also) and also purchased some RTV silicone and a PCV elbow. went home started mocking it up, but things were too long to fit, so I cut about 3/4" off both the 90 and the other tube, fits good now I have to put the hole in the tube for the PCV elbow. Get the hole done and I silicone it in with the RTV.
Heres some pics...
Now I let it sit over night to get it nice and solid and just put it in the car and test drove it.
Pics installed...
The result....
It made a big difference than the stock tube and looks wayyyy better, throttle response picked up and it idles better than it did before. Now I do have the ghettomike/gaetanno airbox mod as well and feel this is probably as close to a volant that you can get without actually buying a volant for $250. In all I paid $73.
The end of the 90 that I cut is the one that connects to the throttle body, I did have to trim the connector too, cuz with it not cut it was too long and hit the radiator. Let me know what you guys think, and I call this the ride_002000 intake tube...lol
Oh and I sliced my finger with a knife while working on this and got 5 stitches...heres a pic for proof (graphic).
OUCH ! Sorry about the digit. Maybe apply some alcohol,from the inside, LOL.
It looks good,nice job.
What dia. is everything, also is that black connector the same dia. at both ends ?
It looks larger at the airbox end.
The diameter of the tube is 3"...all the connectors are 3" also...the one that looks bigger on one end is stretched up on the MAF tube which measured 3.25" but I got the 3" connector to fit on it fairly easily.
this is why i need to start putting "should only be attempted by trained professionals or those who love blood and pain" in all my threads.
LMAO
nicely done, ive been thinking of doing this with my 3.2 for a while but the problem is its soo crammed in there and i havent got around to measuring the piping.
im also going to be cutting the front off the box where i originally just drilled a lot of holes.
yea, the caddy always gets blood and sweat put into it. But it really didnt hurt when I did it and doesnt hurt now either which is weird. But oh well got the intake tube on and I like it.
When I had my 04' CTS a few years back I added a cone and cut the whole side off like your wanting to do ghettomike, seemed to work just as good.
thinking about investing in my own stitch kit for this very reason. can't tell you how many times I've ripped a nuckle open. 4hr wait in the ER just doesn't cut it.
Using super glue on these kind of cuts will keep you out of the doctor's offices as well. This is a permanent fix for cuts that are less than an inch deep and an inch wide. It would save you a lot of time and money, of course that all depends on how deep the cut is.
The Mod looks great, but the sutures look like they were done by Dr. Frankenstein.
FYI, If you're anal (like me), you can spray paint the [blue] coupler to match the rest of the set-up. Either flat black or semi gloss would look good.
i'm with ct on the mod and on painting the blue. and i have used superglue combined w/ butterfly bandages & it works great. bought a suture kit but haven't had to use it yet (still got all my digits, glad you still do too!) :2thumbs:
So I was reading another thread titled "CAI" and a post in the thread by BlackCadillac91 that says:
He was referring to the ghettomike/gaetanno airbox mod.
This statement got the juices flowing and a project was in the midst (and of course I wanted a mod named after me)
Oh and I sliced my finger with a knife while working on this and got 5 stitches...heres a pic for proof (graphic).
So I was reading another thread titled "CAI" and a post in the thread by BlackCadillac91 that says:
He was referring to the ghettomike/gaetanno airbox mod.
This statement got the juices flowing and a project was in the midst (and of course I wanted a mod named after me)
So heres what I did to get rid of the stock intake tube.
My only concern with this set up is the oil catch. The stock one had an oil catch. With this removed are you looking at more of oil potentially ending up in the plenum and junking up the valve stems ?
This shouldnt be any different than the volant or any other aftermarket intake I have ever come across. I will keep an eye on it and inspect it every once in awhile.
And where is the oil catch located? I dont see anything in the stock tube.
you cant make that exact setup with the 03, but you can create something somewhat similar...i started a project like what cad4life did, but something a little different. i will say, for the 03, you will need a second MAF sensor unless you go from a dual system to a single then back to a dual and put the one MAF sensor where the single tubing is...
yea basically what tx said. To do two mafs you'd need the wiring harness for it, and then theres also how the pcm system would react to it. maybe no prob at all. who knows.
But I have learned having a MAF CLOSER to the TB gives a more accurate reading, and thus Improves throttle response.
so the Y in and Y out wouldnt be bad at all :thumbsup:
Anyone brave enough, I and Im sure Txbest will be glad to make this possible with your guys 3.2's.
you cant make that exact setup with the 03, but you can create something somewhat similar...i started a project like what cad4life did, but something a little different. i will say, for the 03, you will need a second MAF sensor unless you go from a dual system to a single then back to a dual and put the one MAF sensor where the single tubing is...
Just out of curiosity, why just change the tube? I couldnt imagine for all that work that it would make that big of a difference. Why would you change the tube and use the stock air box? Doesnt make a whole lot of sense to me.
i would definitely help out any of the 3.2 guys who wanted to try this...as a few know, i tried and was somewhat successful with this mod, if i kept that 3.2 i know for certain that i would have completed it
Before the PCM would make the changes you could tell there were two intake's just by the sound. No I never had it dynoed as i was gonna do a tune as well. But now Im have a version that I would like to (someday) build, that will use one cone, but a ram air setup.
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