Hang in there. Don't let these snobs get you down. They've forgotten that the important point of modding is to improve performance. All they seem to care about anymore are 'start buttons' (326 pages and counting) and 'HIDs'. JUST KIDDING, LOL!
BTW, there is no such thing as "expensive parts" when you're dealing with PVC plumbing.

My retired potato cannon begs to differ hahaha :p

Back on topic. Look were not talking bad about what you made bro. Its an awesome feeling making something like that and having it work. Were just trying to show how you could better improve your design.

You've taken 2 things that I love and combined them to make something even more fun.

Hahaha ah good times good times

No, you just got the wrong parts. An intake is the easiest mod when done correctly, and it can be done very inexpensively.
You just happen to get the wrong coupler, wrong PVC tube and the wrong filter., and you installed the filter in a way that is also incorrect. The filter goes on the outside of the PVC tube, not on the inside.

So just because the car runs and it "works" its fine?

We are just trying to help out, it just got negative quick.
Just been countless threads and pics of intakes.
Geez, I am on my 5-6th intake setup myself.
We just think you can do much better for the same money on your intake, for better performance as well as looks!

Oh and this ^, well that thread has info on it that helps people out. It is basically the rough draft to a DIY link. There are questions being asked and answers given, with great illustrations.
Now if you want to complain about 326 worthless pages, I say go check out some of Palsut's threads, (no offense Palsut, but those get dragged on out)

20gtp02 .. i'm sure mine COULD perform better, and look better, pretty much "all of the above" lol .. but again this IS my first mod that i've done by myself .. never worked on a car outside shop class in grade 10 lol .. so i mean , in my eyes it looks good, which is what I care about .. again I do thank people for the constructive critisism and i'll probably improve this in the future!

My first intake, lol:

Hahahaha yea I mean you didn't do everything wrong...

oh wait nvm


:p jk good humor but yea bro don't get emo over nothing haha

not sure if this was mentioned, but the reason the filter needs to go on the outside is so the clamp can hold the filter to the elbow.

clamping the pvc to hold the filter is like trying to pick up a wet slice of bread with a toothpick, it just won't work.

the way you have it now, the filter could come out, and you'd have no idea it fell out, and then you may suck dirt into the engine (not so good!).

it would suck to ruin your motor do to a simple mod gone wrong....

Jaybur .. i've moved the filter to the outside of the PVC piping already .. i DO believe it was mentioned earlier but thanks again

And i'm not getting emo lol.

Rofl I honestly thought that would have slipped right by you hahaha.

Cool glad to see you got that part fixed

lmao :p

Nice try Chris ! I can't tell if your being sarcastic or a dick .. or both? lmao.

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