Short Version:
I just threw it all together, cut it up, cursed at it, and used lots of hose clamps, and it all somehow worked in the end.
Long Version:
I used the intake tube (the black rubber part) from some mid 90s Chrysler V6 car in the junkyard that’s supposed to go from the airbox to the throttle body. To make it fit while still having the stock battery in the same position, I had to cut the intake tube in half. I used about a 6" long 2.5" diameter piece of exhaust pipe in-between the two halves of the intake tube, held together with hose clamps.
Now here's the "fun" part... you can do two things with the battery tray.. #1 take the easy and not very creative approach by buying an Iceman intake battery tray, which will move the battery to a good spot, and you wont have to bring out the hacksaw. #2 Remove the entire top half of the battery try assembly (I doesn't really do anything), and then take out the hacksaw and cut away like mad and cut almost everything IN FRONT of the battery off the tray, except for the metal part that actually does the holding down of the battery and the temp probe. NOTE: Do this while the battery tray is OFF the car.
On the bottom of the tube with the ridges, I put a 2.5" diameter piece of exhaust pipe about 6-7" long, again, attached with hose clamps. On the bottom of that last exhaust pipe comes the intake filter! I used a K&N RD-0720, it's 6" long 3.5" filter diameter 2.5" flange diameter. I paid $30 for the filter at Gi-Joes, or can be ordered through most automotive stores.
Filter Options:
K&N RU-3130
K&N RX-4140
K&N RD-0720
Ractive SF200RD (red)
Also you will need a small breather filter for the PCV valve on top of the valve cover, I just used a small K&N filter on there, part number 62-1320. Cost for the breather filter was $20.
The project took me a whole day, but it was well worth it. The main portion of the time was spent taking out the battery tray, cutting some off of it, reinstalling it, test fitting the intake with the battery in place, marking what needed to come off for the intake to fit, removing the battery, cutting what needed to be cut, and the process started over again and again until if fit just right. Total cost for this setup was $55 for me. May be different for you, depending on if you can get a good deal on the intake tube, exhaust pipe, and filters.
Did I notice a difference over stock? Oh hell yah :) It pulls quite a bit more above 3k rpms and makes the car sound a bit louder, and much more powerful. I love it!
