Originally Posted by Steve Hellums
I looked into trying what you are saying and I'm not saying it can't be done, but it would be a tough job. When I done my SL55 swap I considered drilling a small hole in the top part of the OEM air boxes (in the back where it would not be seen). Then finding something that would gauge the suction like they use on heavy equipment & tractors that tell you when your air filter is getting clogged, (little red button pops up). I had thought of doing this just to find out if using the OEM air boxes would cause the S/C to be starving for air while running a bigger pulley. I still may do this one of these day's after seeing what was in my air filters when I was doing the SL55 swap, bugs like you wouldn't believe.
I would take the covers off of the stock air boxes and find a way to mount them to the engine/engine cover. You would have the stock look without the black boxes underneath.
Again, I haven't had one to work with - but I'm sure I could make it work. Especially if I got the ol' glass and resin out. I really don't dislike the way the Needswings looks, I just prefer to look 'stock' if possible.
SQ