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Old Sep 13, 2002 | 11:00 PM
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custom intake....

okay i have a plan...

i'm surrently taking a ceramics class at my high school (grrr ghetto fine arts requirement)...and i was thinking of making a ceramic intake. why?

1. cheap...hehehe
2. it can withstand lots of heat
3. bored in class

the thing is...will i need to make a bypss valve for it (btw i live in northern cali, near san jo) ? and how long should it be (too lazy to go out and measure) ... thnx

ps..tell me if this is a good idea or if im being stupid...hehe thnx
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Old Sep 13, 2002 | 11:02 PM
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oh and how thick should it be?? is 1/2 - 3/4" too thick?
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Old Sep 13, 2002 | 11:07 PM
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and wat should i use to absorb the virbrations?
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Old Sep 14, 2002 | 12:22 AM
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hey you dumb asian.......stop wasting your time.........ceramic........no!
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Old Sep 14, 2002 | 08:33 AM
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ummm ceramic gets hot!!! and you probably will get max airflow!!! and how are you planning on attaching it... DO NOT DO IT!!!!
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Old Sep 14, 2002 | 04:46 PM
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Just buy a generic CAI on ebay for less than $50.
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Old Sep 16, 2002 | 07:22 AM
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Ceramic will shatter when you hit a bump and all those nice hard chips of stone will be sucked into your engine....
Need I say more?
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Old Sep 16, 2002 | 09:16 AM
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be pretty fawked up getting ceramic particals in your intake manifold!!!!
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Old Sep 16, 2002 | 09:23 AM
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Originally posted by NOMAD
Ceramic will shatter when you hit a bump and all those nice hard chips of stone will be sucked into your engine....
Need I say more?
I agree.......1st pothole, it's gonna break or come off.
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Old Sep 16, 2002 | 10:18 AM
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Do it and see what happens
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Old Sep 16, 2002 | 02:22 PM
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Do it and see what happens
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