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Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 8:59 pm 
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I went to fit my xh snorkel i just bought to my ea today and noticed this great big silly plastic thing on my fan shround thats the entrance to the existing cai, should i try to chop it off or should i get a shroud off a eb or ed? if they are any different...i dont know, any help would be appreciated
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Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 9:17 pm 
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I do not think the XH intake fits the EA, I think it only fits that later models

 

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Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 10:41 pm 
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Ive noticed this on my EB as well. Once the original snorkel is removed, theres still a chunk of pipe which the old snorkel goes to. Id just remove it with a blade of some sort.

 

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Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 10:59 pm 
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The EB Shroud is different to the EA one, and makes the job a little easier.

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Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 11:12 pm 
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Yeah just get out a hacksaw...too easy....

 

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Posted: Sun Nov 14, 2004 11:26 pm 
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I just used angle grinder lol .. could not find a hacksaw ...

be careful doing i this way
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Posted: Tue Nov 16, 2004 9:58 pm 
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voxace wrote:
Yeah just get out a hacksaw...too easy....

Yep hack away, peice of piss.
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Posted: Wed Nov 17, 2004 12:28 am 
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all you need is a sharp knife
cut it away to make the snorkel fit, and away you go
sweet as a nut :)

 

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