was in bed yesterday morning and for some reason was thinking of the best way i could relocate my induction so it was breathing in hot air etc from the bay, i have been thinking for a long time about silicone bends and alu tubing to do a custom induction kit.
have looked into the cost of everything i would need to and to say its extortionate is an understatement!
so was thinking how i could adapt what i already have to relocate the air filter behind the near side headlight so it could recieve cold air straight from the grill under the front bumper in front of the wheel arch etc.
after about bout 20 mins in bed i had a brainstorm.
at the the moment my filter has its solid plastic pipe which fits onto the throttle body and has the air flow sensor and breather pipe connected to it so i wanted to leave that there.
i took the filter off the end of the induction pipe, i then withdrew the caf pipe which i had extended to the grill at the bottom of the bumper.
next i shaped with the aid of a very sharp stanley knife the plastic end of my caf so that it would fit into the induction pipe.
10 mins later i had a REALLY snug fit e.g it took a lot of work to get it wedged in.
next moved a few cables around the back of the headlight, repositioned the earth cable slightly and generally made room for my air filter.
next bit of the process was like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole lol.
after bout 10 mins i managed to make it fit in the space. i utilised the orginal rubber fitment on the air filter. i pushed the caf pipe through the hole in the air dam and into the space provided.
next i wedged the caf into the filter and tightened with the original jubilee clip. alll nice and tight i compressed the caf and made everything fit nicely.
after a quick check of everything, i replaced my battery cover and fuse box cover and made good everything i had moved.
a quick turno of the key and OMG it sounded so nice
took her for a quick blast down the road.
the pitch has changed from a kinda hacking cough noise to a purring beast
basically it pulls harder feels more responsive etc and rather than forking out for all the alu tubing or a k&n gen 2 i have created the perfect cold feed for my air filter even if it is a bit ghetto
didnt realise how much heat was getting in tbh.
fuel consumption is down and just generally feels nicer.
get more looks now too
will get some pics up later.
thanks for reading my essay
have looked into the cost of everything i would need to and to say its extortionate is an understatement!
so was thinking how i could adapt what i already have to relocate the air filter behind the near side headlight so it could recieve cold air straight from the grill under the front bumper in front of the wheel arch etc.
after about bout 20 mins in bed i had a brainstorm.
at the the moment my filter has its solid plastic pipe which fits onto the throttle body and has the air flow sensor and breather pipe connected to it so i wanted to leave that there.
i took the filter off the end of the induction pipe, i then withdrew the caf pipe which i had extended to the grill at the bottom of the bumper.
next i shaped with the aid of a very sharp stanley knife the plastic end of my caf so that it would fit into the induction pipe.
10 mins later i had a REALLY snug fit e.g it took a lot of work to get it wedged in.
next moved a few cables around the back of the headlight, repositioned the earth cable slightly and generally made room for my air filter.
next bit of the process was like trying to fit a square peg into a round hole lol.
after bout 10 mins i managed to make it fit in the space. i utilised the orginal rubber fitment on the air filter. i pushed the caf pipe through the hole in the air dam and into the space provided.
next i wedged the caf into the filter and tightened with the original jubilee clip. alll nice and tight i compressed the caf and made everything fit nicely.
after a quick check of everything, i replaced my battery cover and fuse box cover and made good everything i had moved.
a quick turno of the key and OMG it sounded so nice
took her for a quick blast down the road.
the pitch has changed from a kinda hacking cough noise to a purring beast
basically it pulls harder feels more responsive etc and rather than forking out for all the alu tubing or a k&n gen 2 i have created the perfect cold feed for my air filter even if it is a bit ghetto
didnt realise how much heat was getting in tbh.
fuel consumption is down and just generally feels nicer.
get more looks now too
will get some pics up later.
thanks for reading my essay
