With the standard feed being awful and without relocating the battery is there anything people have done? thanks
I ran a length of air duct from the bumper underneath the battery tray and tie wrapped it to my cone filter. Although it has now torn where it was catching on the gear selector . . . Next I'm going to try the standard air box modded with a panel filter (cos the induction noise is starting to irritate me) and run an air feed along the outside of the battery. Just shift the battery inwards and squash the largest diameter ducting I can find in there . . . I'll be sure to get it dyno'd at some point to see if there is a gain or loss.
Ok cheers. And a cheeky sales plug. I have a modded Airbox with near new itg panel filter for sale. If that's any good (save you cutting yours) let me know And what size pipe did you buy?
Got a panel filter already but my airbox is uncut so possibly . . . Not bought the pipe yet got rear brakes and o/s driveshaft to sort first /-:
I can get something like this to try out tomo when im off. Its 60 or 63 mm http://pikindia.in/duct_hose
Am i right/wrong, in thinking intercooler provides cooler air to turbo,petrol cools intake,and length of inlet,temperature,( within limits) won't make a lot of difference?. I certainly don't know,but would like to hear from those that do.
Oh this is what I used before but as I say it kept catching on the gear selector underneath the battery . . . http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FORD-COLD...IPE-UN2101B-/151101695068?hash=item232e5ce45c I plan to run a larger diameter duct along the outside of the battery next . . .
Before I moved battery I used a trumpet in the grill and ran some of that flexi ducting under tray to it.. ive still got it on grill even though it's not used as it looks better than a hole
Cheers for the replies chaps, appreciate it. Unlikely I'm going to be adventurous by feeding it through the arch. Now I have extendable half metre ducting and was wondering if I just remove the oem feed and try and locate this the best I can close to the filter? If so how close to the cone should I go? I can't remember how easy it looks to do this with the lack of space.
So now it's all fitted I wanted to experiment a bit. I've got a silicone inlet hose on order so will fit that next week. This is probably of no use but surely better than the standard feed. I also removed the engine cover, I swear it's a bit louder, sounds nice.
Where are you attaching the front of the ducting? I had mine tie wrapped to the lower bumper grille . . . Also tie wrapped it onto the filter.
Yep as its defiantly louder for a start. Wether it picks up better no idea as it seems to go ok as it was
Also it only took ten mins ish to do and the tubing was a fiver . To get any benefit I will need to get it mapped.
just on that pikindia website what did you buy ie size etc? do you have enough eft over and I'll buy it off you?
Do you know where Jim barrows on the durley estate by total fatness? Guessing ecp sell it too. Can get the name Tomo but it's extendable 60mm ducting. Basically comes in a small box (gigady) and extends upto half a metre.
How much of a difference will this really make? After all, the air is going to get compressed through a red hot turbo anyway
Probably not a lot. But it was a cheap mod, fits well and I was off work killing time. It's definatly louder lower down, wether that's placebo, no engine cover etc but It sounds good enough.
