air boxes instead of air filters

barls · 2005-05-09T12:12:50+00:00

hey guys who uses an air box instead of twin air cleaners on twin carbs. cause im looking at making my own cause the intake noise at 110km/ h is terrible. i had one based around a excel air box but its kinda rough and needs more work to refine it to a more pleasant to the eye version. so any pics of what anyone on here uses would be helpful in the design process. this is for my 2L t4 in chaos

Jeza Officially Full-On Dubber

353 posts · joined Jan 2003 · 27 Jun 2006, 12:04 pm

#505447

Looks good Barls

You should try a manometer (the pressure difference meter using tube and water) to see if there is any major pressure drops through your intake system.

Have a look at the Autospeed article
http://www.autospeed.com/cms/article.html?&A=0637

Cheers
Jeremy

[ Edited on 27-6-2006 by Jeza ]

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aussiebaja Insano Dub Head

738 posts · joined Jun 2006 · 28 Jun 2006, 6:20 pm

#505985

i read in fast fours that they tested some air boxs and the best one was the honda civic ,if you try one of these it may be the best bet

aussiebaja Insano Dub Head

738 posts · joined Jun 2006 · 28 Jun 2006, 6:27 pm

#505991

the worst part about the pod systems is that if there enclosed in the engine bay they suck in hot air ,an engine will run a lot better if sucking cold air [tunnel rams ]and[ cold induction].admitadly they probably run better with pods than they do with the standard setup ,the pods look a lot better though

VWCOOL 23 Windows of Awesome

5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 28 Jun 2006, 7:21 pm

#506014

Put Hoodjax on it

If you use an airbox/panel filter from a car with much higher power (eg 150kW Commodore), usually there is negligible restriction

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malcolm Insano Dub Head

812 posts · joined Nov 2004 · 28 Jun 2006, 7:24 pm

#506017

depend on engine bay temps pvc can go soft .

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,476 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 1 Jul 2006, 7:01 pm

#506973

here are some better pics of the system

malcom ill certainly keep an eye on it deforming but im sure it will be fine.
stacy this one isnt built for performance but to reduce the intake noise at 110km/h so i can hear the stereo on long drives. vwcool there is very little restiction as i have run this filter before in this cars previous incarnation.
Jeremy i might give that a go later when i get a chance

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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,476 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 15 Aug 2006, 7:29 pm

#522863

i drove this to valla and man was it quiet on the high way. so im guessing the comination of the airbox and the sound deadening worked

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