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Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 6:15 pm 
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just finished a new mould for the xh snorkle, basicly same as the plastic ones but i filled in the tubes in the back of it to open up the hole inside to as large as it can go.Also made it to match the airbox lid i make so that the finish is the same.i'll be making a full set shortly and having them painted the same color as the wagon (le`man red ).should look ok i think.

 

 

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Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 8:15 pm 
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awesome dude

 

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Posted: Sat Dec 30, 2006 8:30 pm 
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thanks for that, i make fibreglass parts for a living but i make these litle things at home for fun and to see if they turn out ok!!
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 2:41 pm 
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Hey could you sell me one ? I live one gold coast ?
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Posted: Sun Dec 31, 2006 3:12 pm 
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 1:44 pm 
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will you be doing something for the EF-AU series?
maybe something like the SS induction
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 2:11 pm 
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nah probably not, cause you can already buy them.i only made the xh snorkle cause i wanted to modify it to open it up a bit.what advantages would there be in making either of the above intakes in glass over plastic?
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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 2:37 pm 
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Strength. Fibreglass is stronger than plastic....And would probably withstand heat better than plastic.

 

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Posted: Mon Jan 01, 2007 7:14 pm 
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yeah your right the glass is stronger and would withstand heat better but the cost of moulds would make the whole project unviable verses the very small gains that would be made.
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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:32 am 
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what is the benifit of this snorkel?? i would have thought that the original XH design was good??

 

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Posted: Tue Jan 02, 2007 10:50 am 
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fordzatmyplace wrote:
what is the benifit of this snorkel?? i would have thought that the original XH design was good??
no real benifit but when i brought the snorkle and had a look at it i would of thought that it would be open right threw it instead of have the two tubes running inside it.so i made the mould with the tubes taken out so it is wide open with no restrictions in side.will it make a deference to performance "NO" but i can make these things so i thought why not.Also i wanted it to match the finish of the airbox lids i make as the fibreglass lid with the plastic snorkle next to it didn't look right.
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