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fiftyone
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 Posted: Sun Jul 16, 2006 7:07 pm Post subject: Airbox mod / Speed holes (Ah La; The simpsons) |
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Quick and very affective mod (not to mention cheap) mod to my EL today. I noticed that cold air was getting to the guard side of the airbox and i couldn't actually run any pipes forward like the Typhoon intakes have. the lines from the compressor run right along side them and has air come through from behind the left headlight.
 as you can see here, moisture can build up in there (this is 12 hours after the car was switched off) so i opened the drain hole at the bottem too.
the idea of it all is that there was a fair bit of suction from the intake mouth before making a vacum in the lower half of the box. this should allow the engine to breath a bit easier. haven't driven it yet but did a quick rev test and it was more responsive. im going to put a hi flow filter in there and a AU tickford snorkel too.
More about it here http://www.fordmods.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=30914 |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:09 am Post subject: |
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| could you shrink those pics a bit ... keep it dialup friendly |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 11:11 am Post subject: |
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nice idea, i'm sure it would work effectively too, but yeh, shrink the pics so we don't have to keep scrolling horizontally  |
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| Happy wrote: | | could you shrink those pics a bit ... keep it dialup friendly |
Dial up? That stilll avaliable? |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:54 pm Post subject: |
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shrink the pic? When u have a 19" monitor on a good res then you dont have to scroll.
What is dial-up. i thought that only got used on cisco routers |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 2:20 pm Post subject: |
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| dial up? never heard of it |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 5:00 pm Post subject: |
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| they probably teach dial-up in history class by now. |
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:32 pm Post subject: |
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STFU all,
good idea, had a chance to test it yet? |
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fiftyone
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| Posted: Mon Jul 17, 2006 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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| not as yet. heaps less suction from the intake mouth so i imagine only good things. i'll give it a bash tomorrow and let you know. |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:20 am Post subject: |
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a good idea for people running panels.
would this defeat the use of the snorkle though?
cant believe you get water in there, youve seen mine and i get no water in there even after highway trip through a monsoon.
i love cable 8.8mbit, and a 19" @ 1600*1200....ahhhh |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 1:54 am Post subject: |
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d...i..a....l...-....u....p? whats that fooo?
and thats kinda a good idea =D.......maybe melt some of that black fly screen onto it. makes it look neater? even though u won't see i but yeah? tell us how it goes =D |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:34 am Post subject: |
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at speed the snorkel is not have all that much air rammed in to it, it does have a bonnet in the way first. this way, all though the range it shouldn't flat spot
| rushed wrote: | | cant believe you get water in there, youve seen mine and i get no water in there even after highway trip through a monsoon. |
well thats what i found in there. i guess the spray from other cars is enough to do it |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 8:28 pm Post subject: |
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f**k!!! Big improvment on induction noise! my dead stock engine, filter and all sounds heaps better over 3000! rev's up heaps quicker to, bucket loads more throttle responce.
Well worth it.
ALL EF EL DRIVERS DO THIS!!! |
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| Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2006 11:16 pm Post subject: |
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Hmm.... very interesting!!
Very nice idea fiftyone.
Can anyone tell me a downside to this mod? |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 2:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Very nice mod... have you had any problems with it so far or is all good? if there are no problems i will try it aswell and throw a K & N panel filter in the box... |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 3:35 pm Post subject: |
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| no problems at all. very happy with it (and the price for it!) loads more noise for nothing. the filter will make a big difference when i get that too. the front hole i may have been a bit over zelous with, but it doesn't matter. and if i dont want it anymore, a bit of race tape and aroldite and tape the hole closed again. and once again, no cost. el1, if you do it let us know how it goes cause i'd be interested to see if it goes better. |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Falcs wrote: | Hmm.... very interesting!!
Very nice idea fiftyone.
Can anyone tell me a downside to this mod? |
ull have holes in ur air box  nah....besides fittyone getting water in there i don't think there is a downside. if ur worried about getting water in tehre im sure u can glue some fly screen on it........that way it could stop some water or moisture coming in. might do this when i can be bothered getting off my a**. |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 9:32 pm Post subject: |
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| well water gets in there with a stock snorkel. i only say that to illistrate the point water does get in there. |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:11 pm Post subject: |
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I think i might try this on my box this weekend. 
Nice work fiftyone! |
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| Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2006 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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| i cut an 80 mm hole in the bottom of my airbox and im running a 90mm silicon pipe bout 75cm long to my front bar which faces incoming air direct. Goes way harder get heaps of air but. got the xr6t snorkle too. |
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