Intake Pics

Post by **Bennoz** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 1:49 pm

Thats looks sweet!

Pomwa · Post by **Pomwa** » Mon Oct 06, 2008 5:27 pm

Thanks for the positive feedback everyone

and like i said theres a few other bits and pieces ill be doing over the next few weeks so ill keep you posted........

Might even pull my thumb out of my a$$ and start a gallery in 'Members Rides'

nicholas · Post by **nicholas** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 10:34 am

Pomwa, looks really good.

As far as I could see on the website though the K&N system only includes the sealed filter and the pipe from the bumper. Does it also include the pipe from filter to TB, or is that a separate piece of gear?

Pomwa · Post by **Pomwa** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 1:59 pm

Seperate gear. Picked up the rest from Supacheap:

- 1 Monza 90 degree elbow 76mm to 76mm but to be honest i would have been better off getting the 76mm to 70mm as i had to use a reducer at the TB
- 1 chrome elbow fit perfect into the 76mm end
- 1 Monza reducer to filter 76mm to 70mm
- 1 meter of 10mm tubing cut down in length to appropriate size for the crank case vent

I found using the chrome elbow with a slight bend in it rather than using a 90 degree bend gave it a smoother flow towards the original intake hole. My original thought was to have it come straight through the front bar to the left of the pasenger headlight but i didnt want to go cutting holes in it just yet .......... and no doubt f**k it up

Im pretty happy with what ive done and have noticed that acceleration is a lot quicker and smoother ....... however a lot quieter too...

nicholas · Post by **nicholas** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:21 pm

Thanks for the info dude.

Considering something very similar for mine

zuihoujueding · Post by **zuihoujueding** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 5:54 pm

Pomwa wrote:Seperate gear. Picked up the rest from Supacheap:

- 1 Monza 90 degree elbow 76mm to 76mm but to be honest i would have been better off getting the 76mm to 70mm as i had to use a reducer at the TB
- 1 chrome elbow fit perfect into the 76mm end
- 1 Monza reducer to filter 76mm to 70mm
- 1 meter of 10mm tubing cut down in length to appropriate size for the crank case vent

I found using the chrome elbow with a slight bend in it rather than using a 90 degree bend gave it a smoother flow towards the original intake hole. My original thought was to have it come straight through the front bar to the left of the pasenger headlight but i didnt want to go cutting holes in it just yet .......... and no doubt f**k it up

Im pretty happy with what ive done and have noticed that acceleration is a lot quicker and smoother ....... however a lot quieter too...

whats the damage mate? that configuration is exactly what i want! just havent thought of which part to get. thanks a lot for the info.

Pomwa · Post by **Pomwa** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:32 pm

zuihoujueding wrote:
Pomwa wrote:Seperate gear. Picked up the rest from Supacheap:

- 1 Monza 90 degree elbow 76mm to 76mm but to be honest i would have been better off getting the 76mm to 70mm as i had to use a reducer at the TB
- 1 chrome elbow fit perfect into the 76mm end
- 1 Monza reducer to filter 76mm to 70mm
- 1 meter of 10mm tubing cut down in length to appropriate size for the crank case vent

I found using the chrome elbow with a slight bend in it rather than using a 90 degree bend gave it a smoother flow towards the original intake hole. My original thought was to have it come straight through the front bar to the left of the pasenger headlight but i didnt want to go cutting holes in it just yet .......... and no doubt f**k it up

Im pretty happy with what ive done and have noticed that acceleration is a lot quicker and smoother ....... however a lot quieter too...
whats the damage mate? that configuration is exactly what i want! just havent thought of which part to get. thanks a lot for the info.

Not including the Apollo filter it was around $70-$80 for the other fittings from supacheap

koolio1234 · Post by **koolio1234** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 1:40 am

Heres mine.....she breathes easy through 4"......

Post by **dstocks** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:35 am

The K&N setup looks good.

For those that were looking for mine:

zuihoujueding · Post by **zuihoujueding** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:41 am

koolio1234 wrote:Heres mine.....she breathes easy through 4"......

and cost around $400 mark?

nicholas · Post by **nicholas** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:42 am

koolio, that looks good too.

The only reason why I prefer pomwa's setup is because yours seems not to be fully enclosed, whereas the K&N setup is. Just means that no hot air can possibly get into it, know what I mean?

RallyMad · Post by **RallyMad** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 1:51 pm

zuihoujueding wrote:
koolio1234 wrote:Heres mine.....she breathes easy through 4"......

and cost around $400 mark?

Isn't that a UAS kit mate. Or have you made changes to it?

zuihoujueding · Post by **zuihoujueding** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 1:58 pm

it is from UAS. no mistake about it. can tell from its "riveted" box. But he piping is neat.

koolio1234 · Post by **koolio1234** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 8:07 pm

Cost was about $300 for the set. The only reason i put those shields there because they blocked out most of the radiated heat from the engine. Its also so i dont get defected

I agree that a fully enclosed one is better but i guess those heat shields are better than nothing, right? Although, im thinking that when the diy goes ahead, i'll remove the shields and install a decent box. Although even the way it is now i feel an amazing difference with more lower end power. The piping was insane when i first saw it, 4 - 5 inches

nicholas · Post by **nicholas** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:19 pm

koolio1234 wrote:Cost was about $300 for the set. The only reason i put those shields there because they blocked out most of the radiated heat from the engine. Its also so i dont get defected I agree that a fully enclosed one is better but i guess those heat shields are better than nothing, right? Although, im thinking that when the diy goes ahead, i'll remove the shields and install a decent box. Although even the way it is now i feel an amazing difference with more lower end power. The piping was insane when i first saw it, 4 - 5 inches

Yeah buddy, agree on the defect front; have the very same shield on at the moment for that reason.

As far as being better than nothing, it's probably only marginally better; the engine sucks air from the place of least resistance, which is basically the engine bay unless one of two conditions are met - a) the whole intake to the front bumber is enclosed (ie. vacuum tight, like Pomwa's) or b) the car is moving at a reasonable speed, so that cold air is being forced into the shielded area where the pod is sitting.

So basically, Pomwa's system is only really superior to yours when the car isn't moving, otherwise it won't matter that much provided your piping from bumper to airbox works as intended.

koolio1234 · Post by **koolio1234** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 12:15 am

yeah i know what you mean, as i said, its only temporary and keeps me from getting a defect notice. When we have the DIY day i'll bring a proper enclosed box and get some help and advice on how to fit it to maximise intake efficiency. when i said that it blocks out most of the heat, it really would only block out some becuase the heat radiated would bounce off the shield becuase of the thermal mass of the shields while the rest would infiltrate the obvious gaps as you said. Will be taken care of soon, maybe even be4 the diy day.

RallyMad · Post by **RallyMad** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:47 am

Thats pretty much exactly what I'll be looking at doing after I get the UAS kit.

Post by **Bennoz** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:11 am

All ya gotta do is line the UAS box with a $5 sunvisor sheet & she's good as gold!

zuihoujueding · Post by **zuihoujueding** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:25 am

isnt the sunvisor supposed to be covering the outside of the box? to reflect heat radiation. Placing them on the inside would trap heat in between the box and sunvisor. But i guess it does not matter much. And putting it internally certainly looks neater.

But its a good idea to secure (doubleside taped) the sunvisor thou.

Post by **Bennoz** » Thu Oct 09, 2008 11:30 am

Well, Im about to have an uncovered filter sucking into 2 turbo's, so I really dont care if I loose half a kilowatt to hot air