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Originally Posted by BoxsterLS376
Those Cobra head elbows are pretty cool and **I thought at first it would work - but it won't**.
A few problems - Fitment and how/what you are attaching - these are rubber hoses which means you are intending to just mount the throttle body in the factory position. On my current mounting setup with the Renegade kit, I have right at 7" inches from the intake manifold to the absolute back of the car. Once you add the throttle body onto the manifold you lose an additional 2" inches of clearance leaving 5" inches between the furthest point a hose will fit onto the throttle body and the rear firewall... Looking at their measurements figure "C" is the most critical and as you can see it is 6.44" inches long which just won't work.
Ok so I thought just make some flanges to attach to the intake and remote hang the throttle body like I did (although it would be hanging by rubber and not a metal pipe so you would need to make a support bracket). So you would still need to make flanges and weld them to at least a short section of pipe in order to attach it to the intake plenum and the throttle body with hose clamps. I think that may work... but again now you have a different problem - the intake to throttle body pipe is 3.5" inches and it does not look like they make a 3.5" cobra elbow  Perhaps a different option?
Plus I'm not sure how much those cost, but in all reality the way I did it is fairly inexpensive... I bough extra of some things as it work out cheaper in the long run - but here is a quick breakdown of my costs off the top of my head:
$30 - Custom flanges cut by local fabricator (had 4 made for $60 - have 2 extra ;D )
$49 - 3.5" 120 degree mandrel bent stainless steel pipe
$52 - 4" silicon coupler kit with clamps (5 couplers and 10 clamps, should only need 3)
$22 - 1 foot of 4" straight stainless steel pipe
$44 - 4" Aluminum 90 degree mandrel bent pipe
So I've got about $197 plus time, cutting and welding materials/tools~
Hope this info helps and good luck with your project!!!!
J |
Hey everyone,
So apparently my head was up my butt this morning when I looked at these Cobra intake hoses but this could very well be a viable option for this swap!! Vlad was kind enough to correct me without making me feel too bad
But this is good info so wanted to make sure I wasn't spreading bad info out there.
I stand corrected and here is some good info
Thanks Vlad!
John
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Originally Posted by martsink
Hey,
Thanks so much for getting back regarding my intake comment. I did't want to highjack your thread, so I figured its more appropriate to PM you. On the cobra inake hose, you mentioned the "C" measurement, but what if you mount it the other way and look at "G"? The total width is 4.94 inches, which would be a pretty tight fit, but it should work. I drew a little diagram here. Let me know if I am missing something in this logic.
Heres a link to the cobra hose
Thanks,
Vlad |
Hey Vlad,
Wow I dunno what I was looking at this morning - my only excuse is that I'm at work and too much multitasking got my eyes confused
You are totally correct - for some reason I was thinking the "C" measurement was the "G" measurement. DOH!!
Ok so taking that into consideration it may work but will be VERY tight. In looking at mine I think it will clear the fuel line which mounts on that back wall but you could always relocate that if needed. Also you may want to check on the measurement for the throttle body you are going to be using. You may also be able to shorten the "B" spout to get a bit more clearance.
I just noticed the price on the site too... for that price I don't think you can afford to not try it!
I'm going to repost this into my thread anyway as it could be useful to someone else!!
Thanks!
J