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i thinking if you look in a b&q or what ever type of hard wear store you have over there thay mite have some thing
(1 thing you mite want to look out for is on theses pipes ther is i seal that is angled to stop it from coming off)
it will come off but its hard to get off
plus me and a friend at work are going to set a tester to see how much air flow is going to get in ill keep you posted
I did pretty much the same thing with an intake peice of piping I bought from Auto One (love that shop.) It was the perfect size to fit in the standard pipe spot that comes into the air box spot. So perfect infact I was able to wind it in using the ribbed exterior of the pipe as a giant thread Then I just cable tied it so the mouth of it sit behind the opening of the front bar (the lower opening)
I am pretty much the same way as Ben, even the colour, except I made a funnel like adapter that goes in front of the radiator.
Collects a lot of air, and as my front bumper has a large opening it doesnt restrict the air that cools the radiator.
tintin,
Why using metal piping?
Metal conducts engine heat very quickly and constantly, this will warm up the air just sucked in and will reduce the density, where as plastic piping will protect the air from heat
mxysxy wrote:I am pretty much the same way as Ben, even the colour, except I made a funnel like adapter that goes in front of the radiator.
Collects a lot of air, and as my front bumper has a large opening it doesnt restrict the air that cools the radiator.
tintin,
Why using metal piping?
Metal conducts engine heat very quickly and constantly, this will warm up the air just sucked in and will reduce the density, where as plastic piping will protect the air from heat
good point but remember that i live in britain so we have lots of cold days even in the summer plus when metal/ alloy is cold it then becomes colder then the temperature around it
Bennoz wrote:I did pretty much the same thing with an intake peice of piping I bought from Auto One (love that shop.) It was the perfect size to fit in the standard pipe spot that comes into the air box spot. So perfect infact I was able to wind it in using the ribbed exterior of the pipe as a giant thread Then I just cable tied it so the mouth of it sit behind the opening of the front bar (the lower opening)
Bennoz wrote:I did pretty much the same thing with an intake peice of piping I bought from Auto One (love that shop.) It was the perfect size to fit in the standard pipe spot that comes into the air box spot. So perfect infact I was able to wind it in using the ribbed exterior of the pipe as a giant thread Then I just cable tied it so the mouth of it sit behind the opening of the front bar (the lower opening)
have you got a link to this piping on auto one?
Unfortunately not. The only online Auto one shops dont seem to have it listed I spose you could call the shop I bought it for the part number, it was the Willoughby Store on 02 9417 8188
It was just packaged as that one big pipe in a perspex pack with cardboard backing. They had different colours too.
Bennoz wrote:I did pretty much the same thing with an intake peice of piping I bought from Auto One (love that shop.) It was the perfect size to fit in the standard pipe spot that comes into the air box spot. So perfect infact I was able to wind it in using the ribbed exterior of the pipe as a giant thread Then I just cable tied it so the mouth of it sit behind the opening of the front bar (the lower opening)
have you got a link to this piping on auto one?
Mike i've got a similar piping that i bought for my FTO, the colour is red though. I haven't use it before, but the packaging is a bit dirty now. Since your work is like 2mins from my place, and i don't have a FTO anymore, give me a buzz and its yours.
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The piping that Bennoz mentioned is available at autobarn too i'm pretty sure. I think under the "Monza" brand, 25 bucks or so, and different colours. Helped do my mate's CAI in his crx long time ago with this exact same tubing.