GROUP BUY: CAI Kit and Air Box

hnm738 · Post by **hnm738** » Fri Feb 13, 2004 1:33 am

i have got an itg pod will that box contain the pod??

TimmyD · Post by **TimmyD** » Fri Feb 13, 2004 4:04 am

will make final decisions when pics are up

G1 · Post by G1 » Fri Feb 13, 2004 2:00 pm

will the airbox fit over this?

Post by **smorison** » Fri Feb 13, 2004 3:15 pm

may have to lower that mounting bracket a little bit

mrdj1234 · Post by **mrdj1234** » Sat Feb 14, 2004 1:35 am

after consultation with the styling department (the missus) I'd like to request that my kit come in BLUE... it'll contrast with the car nicely

Post by **smorison** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 10:59 am

mrdj1234 wrote:after consultation with the styling department (the missus) I'd like to request that my kit come in BLUE... it'll contrast with the car nicely

the airbox you can paint blue

the piping no worries

oh and i can probably even arrange for a blue POD

mrdj1234 · Post by **mrdj1234** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 11:19 am

smorison wrote:the airbox you can paint blue the piping no worries

oh and i can probably even arrange for a blue POD

LOL... i'll probably leave the airbox black... the missus nods rather enthusiastically at a blue pod.... apparently it'll "accessorise" well.

rxboy · Post by **rxboy** » Mon Feb 16, 2004 9:58 pm

How much louder are these mods going to make the car? I was already surprised by the UAS exhaust mod, that I hope I'm not gonna be in trouble with the EPA once the pod and CAI are installed.

Post by **smorison** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 11:28 am

rxboy wrote:How much louder are these mods going to make the car? I was already surprised by the UAS exhaust mod, that I hope I'm not gonna be in trouble with the EPA once the pod and CAI are installed.

my car's still pretty "legal" with full exhaust work done...

it will make your car louder as it will help it breath better.

Post by **smorison** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 11:36 am

Finally i've got pictures

this is the airbox side wall

this is hte airbox lid

this is where the intake goes through the sidewall of the airbox

this is the adapter

this is the airbox almost completed.

DONE!!!! there is a small gap on the side but it has no real effect on the air temperature

notice the nice big hole for the snork??? i used 60mm piping here + redid my stock intake piping with 70 or 80mm (need to check this)... i now run airbox temperatures at ambient or within 1 Degree of it. In heavy traffic intake temperatures are hotter however they are around 25-30 degrees lower than engine bay temperatures (depending on ambient temp).

With the snorkles i was seeing airbox temperatures reduce to almost ambient after 1 minute. without the snorkle and redone intake piping it would take 5-10 minutes.

rxboy · Post by **rxboy** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 11:49 am

Lookin good!

Can't wait to get mine

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 11:53 am

A picture certainly is worth a 1,000 words!

So it's not so much an airbox, as in a complete sealed enclosure, as it is a heat shield with a top cover.

This makes more sense now, and has the added advantage that it does not limit the size of the air filter you use, as an enclosed air box would. So you could use an even bigger air filter with a greater surface area and let the car breathe even easier.

TheSentry · Post by **TheSentry** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 3:14 pm

These pictures have really helped make my decision. I'll take 2!

Actually I'll just take one...for now

FUZION · Post by **FUZION** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 3:27 pm

I'm up for the airbox and snorkle

already got the unifilter pod

So how do we order?

lal · Post by **lal** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 4:05 pm

with this airbox installed, if i get pulled over by the cops, will they regard this as 'legal', or a defect??

since the pod is enclosed by the airbox or as Ruchi pointed out, they can argue that its just a heat shield with a top cover on (as there's no bottom nd not completely sealed, please. correct me if there is a bottom piece etc). anyways, i just want to confirm if this will be regarded by police as an airbox and therefore 'road legal' or is there still a chance that this can be defected by the police.

thanks

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 4:25 pm

It will depends upon the policeman and how picky they want to be. No different to now really, as some will defect you for not having an airbox while others won't.

If all they do is glance at it, then they'll probably let you go. But if it catches their eye, because it looks a little unusual, and decide to inspect it, then it will come down to whether they've met their ticket quota or not.

If they decided to defect you, I think you'd have little comeback, and a hard time arguing that it is an airbox, as it is not a sealed enclosure.

So I guess the answer is that you will be no worse off than no air box at all, unless it attracts their attention, but ultimately it will be at the police officers discretion, so talk nicely to them and don't rub them up the wrong way

FTO338 · Post by **FTO338** » Tue Feb 17, 2004 9:50 pm

smorison wrote:notice the nice big hole for the snork??? i used 60mm piping here

Yeah thats the first thing i did when i got mine FTO,& it does help in moving traffic.

rxboy · Post by **rxboy** » Wed Feb 18, 2004 11:46 am

My main concern is whether or not the insurance company will see it as an illegal mod rather than the police. They will look for any excuse not to pay out.

ruchi · Post by **ruchi** » Thu Feb 19, 2004 3:22 pm

Is the snorkle something you are selling or just something you are mentioning?

It sounds like you're just using flexible piping, sort of like ag-pipe, but without the drainage holes.

If your are selling it, how much?

If not, where did you get it from, what sort of $, and what did you use to attach it to the car? cable ties?

rxboy · Post by **rxboy** » Fri Feb 20, 2004 12:53 pm

The snorkle is part of the second option:

smorison wrote: The second option is to add a heat shield and snorkle:
Air Box and Snorkle

Air box - ABS plastic

Snorkle Flex Piping