Alternative Stock Air Box Mod (SABM) - cheap

I’ve got a fair amount of scrap stainless and chem hose at work that I could use for this, or just hit up Ace.

 

Doing this today...

 

For those wondering how/if this helps. I did some datalogging before and after a SABM this past weekend, using these exact parts. My truck is SC with a Harrop, so flowing more, but these baseline runs were all on the 85mm stage 1 pulley. IMO, it's worth it.

https://www.tundras.com/threads/general-supercharger-thread.85513/page-476#post-3528702

 

I just ordered the parts from Amazon. What the heck. I have a DirtyDeeds exhaust and I've done the throttle body coolant bypass. Might as well do this too.

The only thing I'm uncertain about is the proper way to relocate that cluster of ground wires.

 

I just moved the one in the way and stacked it on the other one. I think the right wire moved to left one.

 

Same here, stacked onto one bolt. Very simple.

 

Oh, excellent!! I thought BOTH of them would have to be moved.

 

Well, hell. Sometimes I hate having been right. Something is different about my truck. I DO have to move both grounding points, as I suspected I would.

For now I'm putting the mod on hold until I find out how to create a new grounding point. It's probably not hard, but I want to get it right the first time. I now have a 3" hole in my air box, carefully sealed with Gorilla Tape. LOL

 

May be a '07 vs '16 location issue.

I'd just drill a 1/4 or 6mm SS bolt into the fender liner just past the new 3" hole and grind off the paint, coat with dielectric grease, and bolt the ground bundles to that. There should be enough slack.

 

@mbgls63amg

 

So after a few months of having the SABM, I've decided to remove it. Although it sounds fantastic, since i upgraded to 5.29's which pretty much restored my power, I am returning a lot of the mods I did to increase power to OEM; if there's a chance any of the "power" mods are detrimental to longevity of the truck, I'd rather err on the side of caution, because I want to be buried in this truck. Besides, not sure how much power is really gained on a NA 5.7; only really saw evidence of it benefitting FI engines.

So, if anyone wants my used SABM kit that I made, I'll be happy to send it to you for $50 delivered to CONUS, PayPal only please. Will include (2) clamps for the short intake tube, the short intake tube (already cut for the distance between the air box bottom and the inner fender well), the air box bottom with the hole drilled out and the intake tube plate already mounted to it (what's cool about me offering this included is that you can keep your OEM air box bottom if you don't like the SABM, and all you have to do is reinstall your original box, and plug the hole in the inner fender well), and I'm even throwing in the hole saw, which I only used once to drill the holes. Only thing you would need to do is clean up the old caulk, reapply new caulk when installing (to eliminate any whistling that has occurred on some installations of the SABM, right @RainMan_PNW ?), drill the hole in the inner fender well, and provide four fine thread stainless steel sheet metal screws for the intake tube plate that mounts to the inner fender well.

Here is a link to the listing; please communicate with me on that thread. Thanks in advance for any interest!
https://www.tundras.com/threads/fs-...delivered-to-conus-paypal-only-please.157496/