Maybe what u could do is custom make an intake far from the engine bay with PVC...its really easy and cheap...yes cheap.....and maybe ghetto...but anyways i think its a whole lot better than that hot metal right in dead center of the engine bay by my personal opinion...

PVC releases a toxic gas when it gets hot. Better to go with ABS.

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yum toxic gases lol no i think im going to see what its like with the intake on and if it does get really hot. Will rapping it in like a heat protection layer help?

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Help, yes. But not totally eliminate the problem or at least the possibility of it occurring. Is ABS that hard to come by?

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ABS??? only abs i know of is a braking system

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It's a type of plastic.

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Um, no. If your engine bay is getting hot enough to make PVC pipe release toxic gas and melt then you have much bigger problems to worry about. PVC is perfectly fine to use as an intake.

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Depending on the manufacturer and what (if any) stabilizers were used, PVC can start to emit HCl gas (hydrogen chloride) at temperatures as low as 180-200*F. Regular operating temps for an engine bay.

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gut the original air box .. ?? ..

i dont want poison coming from my engine. OO good story... not about intake but good story. my friend i havent talked to in a while bought a 98 grand am ok the regular base 4 banger model. he said what u ridding in now? i used to have a red box bronco 2 and he saw a car that was grayish... lol anyways he is like OOOOOOOOO that is badass!!! he saw my GTP badge i popped the hood and he was stunned lol. i was like in my head "DAMN RIGHT SON" lol he didnt know wtf a GTP was. HE DOES NOW =]. Abut the intake......... im waiting for it still for CALI but when i get it imma install it and see if i like it if not i may mod it.

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