Riven02

I received my CDC Shaker Hood and C&L Intake today. They will be me and Mrs. Labor day weekend project. Ill post pics as I go. Espicially will be sure to get one of the 1st cut on my hood [:@]

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Riven02

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mlcrycc

Riven,
So, what did you decide upon for that infamous....."first cut"......[]

Riven02

I am going to use a jig saw with an extremly fine tooth blade. This was based on 2 things. 1. I am good with a jig saw but have very limited experience with a die grinder, and 2. professor wizard said so

mlcrycc

Best of Luck, may the force be with you....If my hood scoop gets here by this weekend, that's on my list. Hell, I'm nervous about just drilling holes for God's sake.....

Intrcepter

You will love it!!!! Very easy install if you take your time. Can't wait to see how you make the shaker work with the intake... here's mine-

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chrisc

wow....i dont think i have the ***** to cut my hood...lol

btw, it looks like the air reverses direction after it comes it...kinda odd...now i undserstand why people say its almost only mod for looks

Redleg

That look is beautiful.

Total newb question...do the Shaker and CAI actually work together? From all the posts on the forum, people seem to agree the Shaker is more or less for looks alone (doesn't provide more than single digit HP boost). So do "2 air inputs" actually have some sort of positive affect on performance? Did you have to reflash your system?

chrisc

take a look at this, the flow of air totally changes directions





granted, it will push some extra air into the intake, but i dont think the "ram" of the air would be very powerful

PullMeOverRed05

Riven, Just a couple of suggestions with the jigsaw from when I did mine (PW may have told you this already)

1. Put a cardboard box or something under the front of the hood to keep it slightly elevated. This will keep you from cutting into the intake.
2. Put something under the hood, about center of the piece that is going to be cut out. Its going to start to sag after you start cutting
and will place a lot of strain on the blade. I had a blade break and it shot the saw in the air. The only thing that saved my hood from a massive
scratch was the protective tape I ran per the instructions. Even still, I did get a little scratch, so be careful with that
3. Measure about 3 times for the center alignment. This is the most crucial step. The shaker leaves a bit to be desired in the adjustment dept
as it is and if you are off on your measurements it will make it that much harder to appear centered.
4. You might want to trim the shroud for the shaker where it goes over the throttlebody bolts. It is extremely hard to get the
bolt and socket under there as it comes from CDC. I actually cut mine with a dremmel tool to give me more access to the bolts.
To make it look a little cleaner, I then just covered the opening with black door trim moulding.

You'll love this thing, especially the first time you jump on the gas and you watch it torque with the motor!

Good luck