A few new small additions to the Monte Today
 

So I kept myself busy yesterday & today with a few new additions to the Monte, First I added this new K&N Intake 57-3045 - K&N 57 Series FIPK, Performance Intake Kit <--Link And All I have to say is, YES! Everything is muchhh better :) Response, HP, Sound, Look, (Not sure about fuel mileage yet, but i'll take anything lol). Fairly quick/easy install.

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Next I added the SS emblem to my grille (Thanks Frank)

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Love the look better than the old chevy symbol

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I also put two Hifonics 12's in a dual slot port box. Sounds pretty good how I have it set up. Pictures are posted Below

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Thanks for looking everyone :thumbsup:

When did you buy the K&N, I thought I talked you out of it???

I hate to rain on your parade, you may wanna take that K&N CAI back. It's more of a "Hot Air Intake". Chibi has a lot of experience with it:
- The box to keep the hot air out is steel with no insulation (metal conducts heat easily, hence why electronics have metal fins on parts to move heat).
- Where the snorkel comes into the box is a HUGE hole to let heat in.
- No lid on the box
- Chibi actually had the plastic snorkel develop damage from heat near the throttle body.

For the money you spent on it, you could get a Wizaird from ZZP (which is much better):
ZZ Performance

In talking with Chibi, he said this was one of his first purchases for his Monte and he wishes he could go back and change that (at this point it's a dead issue, his next plan is turbo charging and the intake takes another change).

If you are intent on keeping the K&N setup, I would look into insulating the box (which would allow you to remove the gap around the snorkel). Home Depot sells for like $10 what appears to be the same bubble style insulation used in the Wizaird.

Again, sorry to rain on your parade.

I got a super good deal on it. And I guess I completely forgot that we had words about the K&N.... Is it really that horrible? :(

It really is just a glorified hot air intake. That's why it's not even called a CAI from K&N. If you noticed they called it a K&N FIPK (fuel injection performance kit).

What happens is that the heat from the engine can get sucked in, and that makes your intake air temperature sensor read high because the air is hot and that forces the PCM to pull timing from your car so you actually LOSE power.

The throttle response that you gained from the no restriction air-flow just feels like more power.

If you got an AMAZING deal (like $100) then it's okay. Try to work on shielding the filter from heat. But if you paid $200 for this thing, I would try to return it and spend that $200 on a wizaired CAI system.

I Paid $115 shipped for it. I couldn't pass it up... Any suggestions of a plan to try and make the situation better?

Well it looks good - you can try and fab a different surround for the filter, possibly a lid for it.

Absolutely! As I mentioned, if you go to Home Depot, look in the insulation isle. If it's like mine, that have a package of insulation that looks like bubble wrap. Pick up a pack of that (looking at what I saw, one pack should be enough for 1-2 layers in the K&N box). Get something to attach the insulation to the metal box (possibly liquid nail). Cut and glue it in. When you get to the panel that has the hole for the snorkel to come in, make the hole in your insulation smaller (and I would probably make large fringes around the the snorkel to "seal" insulation around it).

As for a lid, you might get away with buying a piece of plexiglass and cutting it to fit on top of the box, two screw/bolt holes and put matching holes in the top radiator rail (so you can make it stationary).

Possibly wrap that insulation around the snorkel itself (not sure how well they will hold up, might need to look into a different material).

That's an off the head first thought. Not sure if anyone else has more input. I'm guessing my ideas are about $20-$30....

couldve made a fwi :P lol

Not everyone wants a FWI :P

well.....they need to start wantin em XD

Very nice mods!

looks good keep modding and you can catch up to brittney and frank.

Thanks Britt & Lou! :thumbsup:

wrap insulation with silver tape around the ram. it'll look like alabama chrome too haha

by silver tape i dont mean duct tape. i mean reflective metal tape for home hvac

You could use vinyl and trim adhesive. It is from 3M and comes in an aerosol spray can. I think NAPA sells 3M products. You could also use Dynamat. That is available from Year One, Summit Racing, Jegs, and many more. The Dynamat is a bit more expensive but is made for automotive applications and should be more durable. Nothing bites more than having to do a project twice.

Nice mods! One way you can seal the opening between the heat shield and air duct tube is with a rubber grommet. That's what I used on my Blazer. The ID was a pretty snug fit, but a coat of engine oil on the grommet helped to get the air duct tube to slide in. I found the grommet in the plumbing section of a local hardware store. The top of the heat shield actually mated to the underside of the hood, so I didn't have to concern myself with making a lid for it. I think The_Maniac has the right idea about using the insulation you can get at Home Depot, and mousehousemoparman about using the 3M spray adhesive. :thumbsup:

The new mods look good

Your monte is sweet :thumbsup: nice mods, keep'em coming! :cool: