Spectre Cold Air Intake

[JEFFTATE]

I've always wanted a dual snorkel air intake on my '69 Camaro.
So , recently I installed one of Spectre Performance's kits (pn-900272) .

Here's a pic of my engine bay before the install.
My engine bay is a bit cluttered , but functional.
Note that I had to relocate the battery to the trunk.
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Here's the Spectre kit , laid out on the ground.
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The kit came with instructions, but I had to figure out how to fit the pieces at the air filters together. Note how they are arranged.
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I had to cut the air cleaner stud to make the Spectre plenum fit.
It's a simple process of a mark with a magic marker and cutting with a cut-off tool. (I did that on a workbench in a vice , not on the car . You don't want metal shavings in the carb )
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Also , the only other wierd pieces that I had to find a place for was these big rubber grommets.
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They fit in the block-off panels up front and the air intake tubes go through them.
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Another little modification I had to do was , I cut a notch out of the block-off panels in the areas where they laid on top of the wiring harnesses on each side.
Some cars won't need to do this because they have a much cleaner engine bay with less wiring in the way..
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I like a fully functional PCV system , so I also added a hole to the plenum to plumb the PCV "closure" hose or fresh-air hose to the plenum , just like the factory does it. I just think it works better this way ..
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Last but not least , my car has a coolant overflow container mounted on the firewall. The overflow hose coming off of the radiator ran right into the block-off panel on the passenger side.
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So , I drilled a hole through the panel and put a rubber grommet in it to run the hose through.
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I marked the hole using a straight pin (a nail)
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and drilled it with a hole saw.
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Here's a photo of the finished product.
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Overall , the Spectre Dual Snorkel Air Intake was easy to install.
It was very straight forward. It fit together like a puzzle.

My car runs a lot better with the cold air coming in !!

And the engine bay looks a lot better !!

[youngdeezy]

so far so good, Spectre is nice!

[Pro Stock]

Good job, it looks great. You don't have to apologize for your engine bay, the main thing is that the car is running and useable, I also like your small block. Who did you purchase the kit from?

Dale

[JEFFTATE]

I would buy the kit from Lane Automotive / MotorState Distributing.
They distribute Spectre products .
They also support this website and sponsor the Motor State Challenge.
So , buy from Lane Automotive or look on their website and find one of their local distributors.( They have distributors all over the country )

[ssx]

Damn...that looks good!

[BossaNova]

Looks good, Jeff!

[TBART70]

nice! how much hood clearance did you gain?

[Mr.VENGEANCE]

nice jeff!

i wonder if their 50 hp claim is remotely close.. let us know!

[LowBuckX]

not a fan of the tube type intake systems but with those nice closeouts it looks good.

[1qwikss]

looks pretty good, i like the looks of it.
it would be interesting to see test results before/after.

[NOT A TA]

Looks good Jeff! AND it got 1quickss to post after almost 5 years as a member! ^^^^^Thanks for taking the time to post a tutoral.

[JEFFTATE]

looks pretty good, i like the looks of it.
it would be interesting to see test results before/after.

If I only had a chassis dyno !

[sunkistcamaro]

Looks great Jeff!

[JEFFTATE]

I will have to say , after driving the car for a few weeks with the cold air intake :
The engine used to quit winding at around 5700 to 5800 rpms .
NOW , it winds to 6200 rpms..

This may not sound like much , but I have a stock GM 350 Universal Replacement engine that has been balanced with flat-top pistons , larger cam , and mildly ported heads ..
(The heads are the low compression 9:1 , 76cc smog head design held over from the mid 70's )
They don't exactly breath at higher rpms.
So , the extra breathing from the cold air intake is welcome ...

[69bigblock]

Do you think that the are going to sell the heat sheilds seperate. Its a good idea for some people running LS engines..

[Z06vet]

I saw in one of the magazines they offer a single tube setup for LS style engines. Anyone see or have that setup?
Scott

[DPG3]

Very nice pics.

[GregD]

I wonder if these would work with a DSE closeout panel.

[64LS1Nova]

Looks killer! Great job.
So where did you find those grommets at? I could use something like that for my build.

Thanks
Frank

[JEFFTATE]

Looks killer! Great job.
So where did you find those grommets at? I could use something like that for my build.

Thanks
Frank

The grommets came in the kit.
You might contact Spectre and see if they sell them separate.

The only thing I did was notch a couple of places out of the block-off panels to clear my factory wiring , and I drilled a hole for my overflow hose , and I bought an elbow at Home Depot to hook up the PCV closure hose.

[Kybosh]

Clean install.
I've been researching on doing something similar to this with their sheet metal air cleaner. Your pictures definitely helped me wrap my mind around it a bit more.

[CharlieC]

Spectre sells a bunch of their parts separately. I bought the large grommets for the intake setup I'm making for my '57 project.

Charlie

[ZYAL8R]

Looks good. Had mine on since later part of June.

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[Procharmo]

Looks good. Had mine on since later part of June.

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Nailed it!!!

[JEFFTATE]

Wow!
Your car looks good !
That install is so clean.

[Tony_SS]

That looks great Jeff.. I like that setup.

[lnirenberg]

On a 409

[JEFFTATE]

409's rule !

[John Wright]

Nice write up with pics...WTG Jeff.

[FredFirebird]

Spectre no longer sells this cold air intake set-up. I have a 1969 Firebird race car and I want to switch to a cold air intake. Any thoughts on where I could source or piece together such a set-up? 218960218961

[Mr Nick]

https://www.summitracing.com/parts/spe-771

https://www.spectreperformance.com/cat/air-boxes-14-low-profile

These will get you started, then finish it off ala carte.

[Bthomas]

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From my 67 camaro. Will need some polishing done for minor scratches, but a complete setup.

$150?