foglight air duct. who has one?
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IJ. said:Did mine the way it is so it can't get a gulp of water in the rain
I was WORRIED about that the other day when we had those KILLER RAINS here in Ohio! I FINALLY got to test out my BS Potenza RE960AS Pole Position rubber in the RAIN!!! WOOOOT!
...ahem...
So midway through my ASS-HAULING highway drive home in HEAVY rain and STANDING WATER... I was running 10 and even 12lbs (with GENTLE to FIRM deployment, even in the 80-90 range... beyond that I suspect "TRAILING THROTTLE" could be an issue if it DID get a squirrel... so I held it under the ton.
) and STILL GETTING TRACTION without planing!!! It was fantastic!...er...
And I started thinking about the SCOOP and new HKS filter element I just put in!:icon_surp
...fortunately... I picked up NO water into the filter itself.
(Now, if I tried to run some CREEKS with it... particularly at HIGH SPEED... now THAT might be a problem...:icon_surp )
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To who ever wants to do this but doesnt want to spent too much money, I did it with some home depot parts. What's good about this is that you dont HAVE to spend alot of money and it should function better than stock. Our Filter canisters come stock with a scoop on them right behind the headlight. Here's what I did, I got some 4" diameter dryer flexible aluminum ducting, Used about 1ft 1/2. Took out the fog light ( you can go after market, I did, an still use the duct and the functions of fog lights) shaped the ducting into a S kinda, and simply fitted it over the stock scoop and the other end put it near the hole of the light. You can get creative on how to mount it mine was simply held on with the shape of the scoop and some duct tape :biglaugh: . There are other materials out there and other methods of making this, but I chose to this route because A. I had extra time on my hands and B. I had ducting laying around. It does give a smoother feel under acceleration and the car felt lighter at highway speeds.
^ I may have to try this for shits and giggles. Ian, where'd you get your canister that holds the K&N?
I'll search around some and see what I come up with... It almost looks like a stock air box out of a vehicle... Is it a cone style filter that's flat on the bottom so it seals properly? Just curious
The can has spun ends with a piece of 4" tube welded in that the K&N Clamps onto inside.
As delivered it had a restrictive bellmouth spun on the inside end of the inlet piece of 4", I trimmed this off and it made a huge increase in flow/power.
The Can has 3 toggle releases so you can unclip the front section so it's actually well thought out and as open elements are illegal here it serves a purpose.
As delivered it had a restrictive bellmouth spun on the inside end of the inlet piece of 4", I trimmed this off and it made a huge increase in flow/power.
The Can has 3 toggle releases so you can unclip the front section so it's actually well thought out and as open elements are illegal here it serves a purpose.
Ok, I understand it now. It wouldn't be too difficult to make actually... About a 6-7" can, hole saw, cut 4" hole in the bottom. weld a short (aprox 6" piece of 4" pipe in, half in, half out, then think of a way to fix the other half so it comes in half easily, with a 4" pipe on the outside part of that one to clamp tubing to.
rgr yep would be easy to make it's just my time is worth a lot to me so it was easier to buy it ready made and mod it to suit
people have but not many people road race so not many people need brake ducts. Same idea but then route the hose to a hub mounted duct (hole through the dust pan).
http://www.timskelton.com/lightning/race_prep/brakes/cooling_ducts.htm
http://www.timskelton.com/lightning/race_prep/brakes/cooling_ducts.htm
We've already got built in pieces on our brake systems that catch quite a bit of air and push it right onto the rotor, pretty much like what's in that link. Have you guys not seen them? Look at back side of wheels when you have a chance...
i have the fog light cold air intake mod and its awesome for performance. more power and acceleration. its a must for some one that loves picking up. the faster u a going the more positive effect it has, say around 40mph in 2nd gear or 50mph in 3. thats not even high rpm and the accel is great. if u haver the air duct directly attach to the opening on the top of the air filter, it would suck in outside air a little when idle but the main idea is forced air in while in motion, u will probably lose 20-30 mpg on every full tank of gas.
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Well i've mentioned this a couple times and i will post a link to the thread i'm gonna create with pics, but you can make a good Pep Boyz cai for about $40. Just like BlackMKIII has, but mine is a turbo and i built one. It doesn't sit right in the fog hole(thats too low), so you dont get a gulp of air. But it does sit behind and up a little where it gets a great amount of cold air being rushed at it while keeping itself isolated from the hot engine bay and staying safe from water.
and BTW Imperfect, i want those flush headlights on my car!
and BTW Imperfect, i want those flush headlights on my car!
