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Old 05-01-2015, 09:14 PM
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What you guys think?
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You are taking air from the radiator and you live in Kansas. I don't think this is a good idea, especially during those very very hot summer days.
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It looks bigger on the pic.

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Nice ingenuity. Someone's sand castle bucket was repurposed.

*Haters gonna hate.

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Well done! I made a similar one a few months ago out of sheet metal. Not sure if mine has done anything except channel water into my airbox when I go through the carwash although I think it added to the intake sound.

Have you noticed any immediate gains in sound/performance?
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Old 05-05-2015, 04:53 AM
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I feel gain on high way on 3rd gear.
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this is how I did mine https://5series.net/forums/e60-parts...am-air-125550/
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