camar0corey

Whew! I haven't been over here in a while! It was suggested to start a thread here and see if anyone has any input.

I picked up a 95 Z28 convertible with a Golen 383/D1SC in it. Plan is to swap the setup into my 94 Z28 hardtop with T56.

As the 95 is running, but has been sitting awhile, I've been trying to sort it out before I remove the parts, hoping this will result in a smoother transition.

One issue that sticks right out is the the original inlet piping, from 2003... Looking at brutespeed's page, that area received an upgrade, but at the cost of $180. ATI 3GAAI-003 LT1 Inlet Air Tube Assembly

So the question is, is there a more cost effective option? This needs addressing before I even want to fire the car up again.

gaedbo

Don't know if this helps, but I will give it a try even though it is a different application. I made a quick sketch that might help as to what I did. I used White PVC - DWV Sch 40 from Home Depot when I fabricated my Cold Air Intake. ABS is not recommended because it can crack easier. I didn't like the white, so I just painted it after I was done.

I sanded the pipes for a slip fit so I could push them all the way together and still get them apart. After I marked their final positions with markers, I drilled and tapped with one screw per pipe to insure their positions.

There are probably a lot of other suggestions out there also. Hope you find a good solution.

David94TA

I went to a local building supply place and found some 4 inch tubing similar to (but much more durable than) the original "dryer vent" tubing that comes with the SC. Still flexible enough to make the bend right off the SC but the reinforcement wire is much more stout. The outer covering seems to be tougher also. Only thing is that it being 4", it tends to hang down under the car some, but it works fine for me. I don't know what it is called--I just took the original tubing down there and ask if they had something like that. I think it was about $10/ft.