early 99 diy intake question..

[jmaroon]

so i looked up the diy intake, ordered my filter, and 4 inch pipe, then after i tried to install it, found that my intake hose wouldn't make the bend.. it seems to be too short.. it looks like the writeup shows a 22.5* bend added to the hose to fit the filter in there.. where do i find that fitting?

[bens99f350]

I got a black ABS fitting from Lowe's that worked for mine.

[jmaroon]

ben.. ya have a pic of what ya got ??? i went to lowes tonight and studied fittings for about an hour.. and actually seriously thought about just using a heavy aluminum dryer vent pipe.. i'm just paranoid about leaks. and the dryer vent wouldn't quite fit over my 4 inch pipe..
and what's this diy exhaust brake??

[bens99f350]

I'll have to get out and take a picture of it tomorrow.
My DIY brake is the backpressure valve in the turbo that gets actuated for quick warm-ups in the winter. I've made it work on a switch so I can activate it anytime manually. I have a manual trans so I didn't have to modify the torque converter. You can do a search to see how it's done.

[Jarrod B]

[bens99f350]

That was quick Jarrod, thanks!

[JJR]

Jarrod's truck doesn't have the early 99 intake tube on it any more. It has the 99.5 up one that has the bend on it. I went and got the newer one from ford for my early 99 too. It just seems to fit better with it and it wasn't expensive ( the piece between airbox and engine bracket).

[Jarrod B]

yep. i found out at a gtg that my early 99 has a late 99 intake with batt box and with an early turbo

[HaysKSFirefighter]

Jarrod that engine bay is clean! Wish mine looked like that...its hard to keep anything clean though with crushed limestone roads...that dust gets everywhere and sticks to everything!

[bens99f350]

I did mine a little different than most... I used 4" ABS pipe and a 4" Fernco coupler and a 4" ABS Sweep Elbow (45 degree I think?).