renix throttle body, cold air intake

[GrimmJeeper]

does anyone know if an adapter is available to mate a later model cold air intake type setup to a renix throttle body?

the intake elbow on the renix bolts to the throttle body with a flat plate, and the later model HO throttle body has a riser on the top that the elbow attaches to with a simple clamp.

what im looking for is an adapter that would bolt to the renix throttle body and have a piece of tube welded to the top to accept a later model intake elbow.

before i make one, does anyone know if such a product exists?

 

[Slip Kid]

I don't know of anything as you described. When I made an airtube for the Renix engine I used to have, I cut the rubber hose after the bend, and used a hoseclamp to attach the rubber tube to the airtube. I believe I used 3" PVC, which was almost too big for the rubber tube to get around. I don't have any of this stuff anymore so I can't look how it was made exactly. If you make an adapter as you described, just be careful as I think the rubber tube that bolts to the TB has some sort of notch in it to match with some hole in the top of the TB (IAC probably).

 

[DansGreyMj]

Try Pep Boys, they usaully have a lot of misc things and I think they sell an adapter so you can run a tube for the flat plate.

 

[GrimmJeeper]

I don't know of anything as you described. When I made an airtube for the Renix engine I used to have, I cut the rubber hose after the bend, and used a hoseclamp to attach the rubber tube to the airtube. I believe I used 3" PVC, which was almost too big for the rubber tube to get around. I don't have any of this stuff anymore so I can't look how it was made exactly. If you make an adapter as you described, just be careful as I think the rubber tube that bolts to the TB has some sort of notch in it to match with some hole in the top of the TB (IAC probably).

i was thinking of doing that, but if i can make an adapter easily and not have to cut the stock elbow i'd rather do that. thanks for the input.

:cheers:

 

[joe_peters]

The only thing I have found is just the tube that attaches to the stock rubber, Rusty's and Turbo City both have them.

 

[GrimmJeeper]

you are talking about on the filter end of the tube right?

 

[33jeep]

Hesco makes one but you would have to call them and get a price. You can see the adaptor in this kit picture.
http://www.hescosc.com/shop.asp?action=details&inventoryID=42974&catId=7970

 

[Kejtar]

Turbo City has the CARB number on theirs that makes you pass smog easily

 

[GrimmJeeper]

thanks for the info guys :cheers:

 

[joe_peters]

you are talking about on the filter end of the tube right?

Yes.

 

[GrimmJeeper]

it looks like that hesco adapter is what i was looking for. i'll check with turbo city too, carb legal saves me having to put the stock airbox back in come smog time