Is there anyway to gut the airbox on a 01 malibu LS??

GMfan1111 · 06-20-2008, 08:54 PM

Hi guys I'm thinking about putting a little more zip to the Bu's 3.1 liter V6. I already plan on getting a K&N air filter to replace the current paper filter when It comes time to discard it. According to K&M (I emailed them) the filter should give me a 1 to 4 horsepower boost. However I have also been thinking about gutting the airbox. Warranty issues aside is it possible to gut the 3.1 liter? I hear the air intake on that engine is very restrictive and it would be nice to have better acceleration for freeway driving. and if it is possible can i get step by step instructions so i can do it properly.

454 · 06-21-2008, 01:09 AM

ill just do it

F14CRAZY · 06-22-2008, 11:51 AM

Take a big drill bit to it and make the side before the filter like swiss cheese. I did it with my Explorer's intake box and it made a little difference. You get that cool induction sound too

06-20-2008, 08:54 PM	#1 (permalink)
GMfan1111 6.0 Liter Vortec V8 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: in a undisclosed location somewhere in the metro detroit area Drives: 2001 Chevy Malibu LS Posts: 1,605	Is there anyway to gut the airbox on a 01 malibu LS?? Hi guys I'm thinking about putting a little more zip to the Bu's 3.1 liter V6. I already plan on getting a K&N air filter to replace the current paper filter when It comes time to discard it. According to K&M (I emailed them) the filter should give me a 1 to 4 horsepower boost. However I have also been thinking about gutting the airbox. Warranty issues aside is it possible to gut the 3.1 liter? I hear the air intake on that engine is very restrictive and it would be nice to have better acceleration for freeway driving. and if it is possible can i get step by step instructions so i can do it properly. __________________ The 100 Mpg Prius is Vaporware “The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair” "A common mistake that people make when trying to design something completely foolproof is to underestimate the ingenuity of complete fools". - Douglas Adams - Current ride: 2001 Chevy Malibu LS (happy 95,000 miles ) Last edited by GMfan1111 : 06-20-2008 at 08:58 PM.

06-21-2008, 01:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
454 3.8 Liter Supercharged V6 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Metro Detroit Drives: 1996 Buick Riviera Posts: 699	Re: Is there anyway to gut the airbox on a 01 malibu LS?? ill just do it __________________ 1996 Buick Riviera

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