So I’ve finally gotten the trifecta of basic car mods accomplished, exhaust, chip, and finally this weekend, intake. It’s amazing how much space in the engine bay is taken up by the factory air box. Replaced it with a 2.5″ dia tube that puts a cone filter in the bumper, right infront of the passenger wheel well. Had to trim a bit of the backend of the bracket that holds the passenger corner of the bumper to the frame, just enough to be able to get the cone filter to match up with the intake tube.
So what this means is that I’ve basically done all of the inexpensive performance upgrades, anything further and it’ll be a big chunk of change, whether its cams, intake manifold, or something more drastic like a turbo, which would necessitate drive train work as well. So now its just a matter of suspension and wheels as far as big things go, and I think I’ll be happy.