custom intakes?

[88d50]

i got a briggs 6hp and its missing the whole air filter assembly. rather then buying a new one i was thinking of makeing one. but i dont know what type of air filter i could use. has anyone ever made an intake? or maybe got an idea of what kind of filter i could run? i wanted it to sorta look like a cold air intake off a car.

 

[modelengineer]

UNI filter directly on the carb gets my vote.

 

[EagleTalons]

They make billet adapters for those carbs too. Use an uni air filter or pay the price...

 

[jr dragster T]

Billet is not always needed and most of the time anything billet is very pricey. A intake manifold can be made like this for less then $8 in materials.

 

[88d50]

ya i was gona make the adapter out of aluminum. where do you get one of those filters? and whats the outlet size?

 

[EagleTalons]

I can find billet adapters for less than $8.

 

[anderkart]

ya i was gona make the adapter out of aluminum. where do you get one of those filters? and whats the outlet size?

Here ya go:
http://www.affordablegokarts.com/mm..._Code=A&Product_Code=4152ST&Category_Code=SI7

 

[jr dragster T]

The snout on my Mikuni 22 is 1 1/2".

 

[lemegacool]

you can make an intake out of anything lol... on the turbo shopping cart v.1 i made it out of galvanized plumbing fittings... lol it was horrible but it worked LOL

hey tyler i just bought a uni air filter to replace the crappy ebay mesh one... cant believe i paid the smae price for it D'OH!!!

 

[EagleTalons]

Make sure to use some air filter oil on it too!

 

[lemegacool]

Make sure to use some air filter oil on it too!

yeah i have to stock up on that as i need some too for my car ...

 

[frederic]

you can make an intake out of anything lol... on the turbo shopping cart v.1 i made it out of galvanized plumbing fittings... lol it was horrible but it worked LOL

I've actually made turbocharger exhaust manifolds for V8 engines out of cast steel plumbing fittings as well as black pipe.

I attached some pics of the monstrosity. Not bad for a first attempt!

 

[lemegacool]

how was welding on black pipe steel? because on galvanized ones it was a real pain in the a$$ LOL

nice turbo headers btw!!

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

how was welding on black pipe steel? because on galvanized ones it was a real pain in the a$$ LOL

nice turbo headers btw!!

It welds just fine, i used some of that stuff on my kart. I also used galvanized conduit for the exhaust im making and that is not so fun to weld, especially with SS wire.

As for the intakes, like everyone else said, you can use nearly anything, as long as its airtight your good to go.