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 Post subject: Re: air intake on a ef
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 3:31 pm 
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yes should be ok, see how you go

 

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Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 3:48 pm 
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hey guys can sucking in unfiltered air do any harm i let it idle for a few seconds with the air intake taken off
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Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 3:55 pm 
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will be fine, unless it sucked in a leaf or something lol

 

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 Post subject: Re: air intake on a ef
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 3:59 pm 
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ef_falcon_95 wrote:
will be fine, unless it sucked in a leaf or something lol


lol dont think it did
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 Post subject: Re: air intake on a ef
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 4:10 pm 
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fordnut1988 wrote:
ef_falcon_95 wrote:
will be fine, unless it sucked in a leaf or something lol


lol dont think it did


even a single leaf wont to any harm...
sand, rocks ect will not be so good though...
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 Post subject: Re: air intake on a ef
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 4:20 pm 
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hey guys just scored a el intake setup with a bigmouth ss intake snorkel and k&n panel filter should be all good when setup
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Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:21 pm 
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fordnut1988 wrote:
ah k sweet i just painted the part on the top of the rocker cover on the ef with plastic primer and normal black spray paint will this hurt at all?


Why did you paint it with Plastic Primer? The rocker cover is Cast Aluminium. Strip it and paint the b**ch with etch primer then use Engine Enamel.
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 Post subject: Re: air intake on a ef
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:23 pm 
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SWC wrote:
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ah k sweet i just painted the part on the top of the rocker cover on the ef with plastic primer and normal black spray paint will this hurt at all?


Why did you paint it with Plastic Primer? The rocker cover is Cast Aluminium. Strip it and paint the b**ch with etch primer then use Engine Enamel.


i didnt paint the rocker cover i painted the plastic air intake on top
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Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:24 pm 
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Ok, understand.
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 Post subject: Re: air intake on a ef
Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2011 5:27 pm 
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ok the pod filter part of this thread has come to an end for those of you who dont follow my build thread i have purchased a el intake setup with a ss bigmouth intake snorkel and k&n panel filter here is a pic

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 Post subject: Re: air intake on a ef
Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 7:42 am 
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Good stuff the ss snorkel will help with air flow and maybe over time look at another intake pipe?

 

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Good stuff the ss snorkel will help with air flow and maybe over time look at another intake pipe?


what type of intake pipe should i use and will it make much diffrence?
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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:20 am 
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fordnut1988 wrote:
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Good stuff the ss snorkel will help with air flow and maybe over time look at another intake pipe?


what type of intake pipe should i use and will it make much diffrence?



I have the BA intake which is the same as what ef_falcon_95 posted up before. It seems to be the best factory option and easy enough to fit on. The difference won't be huge it's more trial for what you run I think it was bout 50 bucks from ferntree gully wreckers.

 

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Posted: Fri Dec 30, 2011 1:37 pm 
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Back on the "pod" topic for those of you who have done it.
Looking at the photo posted of the airbox with the pod inside the pod filter does not seem to have any extra surface area than a standard panel filter. Makes all that effort kinda pointless in my opinion when you can just slap in a panel filter.
Easiest way to size up your intake is to work backwards starting at the valves calculate the required airflow and work back from there. But in this case were not changing any component of the actual engine work back from the throttle body as that is the last component.
Captain Obvious here is not to restrict this opening but lots of people go overkill on this.
Whatever the size of the throttlebody is dont have any part of the intake flow less than that component. Bends, flanges / joins, intake sound deadning piping can all restrict to an extent.
Larger bends & flanges / joins ad removal of sound muffling ( that pipe in the top of the airbox most of you have cut off already) can all help flow.
A high flow filter has larger holes in its body as such resemble an opening closer to the size of the throttlebody.
Snorkels are great in so many ways and I think Ford have done a pretty close job at size matching this you can always take a stanley to the opening if your keen you may pickup .001 Kw.
Just DONT put a pod below the airbox & behind your bar as it will turn into a straw!! and suck up water.... You may think its obvious but I have seen it a few times..

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Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2012 3:46 pm 
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fordnut1988 wrote:
ok the pod filter part of this thread has come to an end for those of you who dont follow my build thread i have purchased a el intake setup with a ss bigmouth intake snorkel and k&n panel filter here is a pic

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what did it set you back and where did you get it?

 

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