My friend just put a hood intake on his Sportage. Works well and looks good. It doesn't look like a red-neck fab job. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/notooth.gif" alt="" /> The way his dad designed it, it has screens to keep out bugs, etc., and a few other things that allow the engine to continue to get air if the intake gets clogged with mud. I'm about to do the same.

Any chance of some pictures for "copying" it?

I'll try to take a bunch of different pictures in steps and then do a writeup on it. How 'bout that? <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />

That would be great!!!

Thanks for your honesty - it does help.

And for history purposes that is the 90% final pictures




Anybody wants more info-photos e-mail me/ pm-me whatever

That's pretty much what my current one looks like, as well.

When I get the time and install the hood scoop I'll be sure to take some pictures and instructions. (Just wanted to let you know that I haven't forgotten, just merely haven't the time.)

My 2 cents: The stock intake before the airfilter is 2 inches.
The problem of opening it wider and having the aluminum tube is that you increase the chance to flood the engine in case you decide to "submerge" and also the air intake will be too low. The stock setup is amazingly good with regards to avoiding the water to get to the pistons. I crossed rivers with water above the hood (praying, of course) and nothing happens; as matter of fact I got spilled spark plugs that disturbed the engine function, but after a couple of miles it got back to normal again.
About the snorkel, if you rely on the stock diameter, as you increase the lenght of the intake you strangle the engine air intake. I tryed that setup myself some months ago. Provided I didn't want to drill a hole in my fender (and also because the NG pressure regulator is in the drivers' side right behind the air filter box), and because of the wipers assemble, I tryed the longest way thru the passagers side. I raised the hood about 2 inches. Outside the visual was nice, but inside the hood... Anyways, I decided to quit for 2 main reasons:
1 - the air intake was strangled
2 - there was to much hot air coming into the car.
Here are some pictures of my weird experience...

Ok, here's my custom intake. Let me know if anyone would like info. Also, this has added quite a good throttle response, higher rev, and not to mention the "woooohhhh" sound of air being sucked in.

That '01 model sure looks different on the inside from mine (it's got all that fancy plastic stuff on it). Of course, that one's not covered in mud and dirt and junk like mine always is.

Of course we'd like some info! Post it up. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/kewl.gif" alt="" /> That's a nice looking intake.

I think I'm still going to go with the hood scoop. I've already thought of the problem with water going up and over the hood. I've designed a way around that. I'll have to see how it turns out. My design's not meant to be blingerific, though. I'm going for a sort of "post-apocalyptic" look (very utilitarian, desert camo, no chrome anything, only black hardware, and lots of lights... and an RPG on top <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />). In other words, it's supposed to be very obvious that an intake is there.