Custom intake lid

[crazytrain65]

Has anybody every MIG welded up theyr own intake lid? is it possible to make one that flows as well as a whisper lid?

Also could somebody post up pics of a whisper lid. inside and out and different angles?

Thanks!!

[venom3300]

Re: Custom intake lid

wouldnt that be heavy, being made from steel?

[cam98aro]

Re: Custom intake lid

wouldnt that be heavy, being made from steel?

it could probably be made out of very thin aluminum which would probably be lighter than the thick plastic stock piece

[crazytrain65]

Re: Custom intake lid

it could probably be made out of very thin aluminum which would probably be lighter than the thick plastic stock piece

yea i was thinking aluminum. But i need to get an idea of what the whisper looks like on the inside.

[venom3300]

Re: Custom intake lid

i can prolly get u some pic up but it will be sunday before i have time


but basically its smooth, and is like 1/2"? taller than the stock lid that goes into a round pipe and then into the rubber

[cam98aro]

Re: Custom intake lid

yea i was thinking aluminum. But i need to get an idea of what the whisper looks like on the inside.

all a whisper lid is, is basically a stock lid that has no fins on the inside, and is a little bit higher

[Fondle]

Re: Custom intake lid

i made one out of fiber glass

[crazytrain65]

Re: Custom intake lid

i made one out of fiber glass

how did you make it out of fiberglass??

i can prolly get u some pic up but it will be sunday before i have time

just wenever man

[fbodyrs96]

Re: Custom intake lid

http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/appear...m-boxes-3.html

[fbodyrs96]

Re: Custom intake lid






http://www.ls1tech.com/forums/appear...m-boxes-3.html

[zpwn06]

Re: Custom intake lid

dont know that much about welding but I'm pretty sure you cant MIG weld aluminum. TIG welding? Like I said I don't know too much I just remember something like that

[bigbrian442]

Re: Custom intake lid

dont know that much about welding but I'm pretty sure you cant MIG weld aluminum. TIG welding? Like I said I don't know too much I just remember something like that

Yes, you can MIG weld aluminum..... Thin aluminum sheet, most people will just blow holes in it with a MIG or TIG. TIG would be the one to use If you know how and have lots of time to practice.

[cam98aro]

Re: Custom intake lid

dont know that much about welding but I'm pretty sure you cant MIG weld aluminum. TIG welding? Like I said I don't know too much I just remember something like that

you can mig aluminum

[heavychevy383]

Re: Custom intake lid

well guys, on the whisper lid, i contacted eckler & got a direct line to whisper & they said "due to the high cost of plastic & the low demand for the v6 lids, we are no longer going to make that product anymore because no one would want to pay the higher cost, because plastic has gone up we would have to charge over double to make it worth our while" ...straight from the horses mouth folks-so maybe some of you guys with the talent & the ability could figure out how to make some & sell 'em out here to us who are wanting them, like i know fondle told me he has made some of his own lids before, cause i have a 98 with the angled intake & havent even been able to find a used one anywhere-just a thought (btw-why cant we just stick one of those cone styles on there like ya see on the imports? will it screw something up on the computer &/or sensors?)

[venom3300]

Re: Custom intake lid

(btw-why cant we just stick one of those cone styles on there like ya see on the imports? will it screw something up on the computer &/or sensors?)[/I]

you cant, pvc pipe to a cone filter. just make sure u make a spot for the maf sensor. thats basically what K&N makes for our cars, just a different shape