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220TC 21-08-2004 04:10 PM

swapping cone filter for airbox ??
 
Hi,

tommorow I'm swapping my K&N cone filter for a standard airbox & K&N element but want to know the best way to do it.

I will route a cold air feed into the box from the front of the car but is it wise to drill holes in the 'cold side' of the airbox, I've seen pitures of people that have done it but I'm a bit sceptical, surely this will just take in hot air like the cone filter :?

what do people reccomend and more importantly what have people done to there's ??

cheers, Duncan

Alan s1 21-08-2004 10:39 PM

i got a standard air box on my s1 i've drilled 4 holes about 1 1/2inces big in the side nearished the inner ring as i have got my bonnet raisted up it drawers in cold air but could do with more cold air coming in from the front but there but a lot of room :?

vroooom ptssssh 22-08-2004 01:30 AM

dont drill holes, cut the front off the lid.....opening the circular hole right up :)

Thrush 22-08-2004 10:42 AM

Yeah I want to swap my Pipercross cone for a std airbox and panel filter too.... Jsut need to get a std airbox :cry: :wall:

kevsrs 23-08-2004 12:17 AM


Originally Posted by vroooom ptssssh
dont drill holes, cut the front off the lid.....opening the circular hole right up :)

Exactly what i did :top: :top: :top:

MadMac 23-08-2004 12:52 AM


Originally Posted by Thrush
Yeah I want to swap my Pipercross cone for a std airbox and panel filter too.... Jsut need to get a std airbox :cry: :wall:

I have a couple of XR3i ones, will they fit? dunno if they are the same as the S1 Turbos. :?

vroooom ptssssh 23-08-2004 01:43 AM

no mac they wont, as the Xr one comes off the airflow direct to plenum, like so:

http://www.escort-xr3i.com/mk4_galle...2%20(web)5.jpg

paulp 23-08-2004 07:56 PM


Originally Posted by Thrush
Yeah I want to swap my Pipercross cone for a std airbox and panel filter too.... Jsut need to get a std airbox :cry: :wall:

bishthefish has got one for sale in the parts section if the s2 airbox is the same as s1

WutangRS 25-08-2004 07:57 AM

is everyone going over to the original airboxes then.

KSA-Cossie 25-08-2004 09:52 AM

Nope! :banana:

vroooom ptssssh 25-08-2004 10:16 AM

only the sensible ones :blabla:

RS_JAY 25-08-2004 10:33 AM

Ive got pipercross foam cone. Seems to work well, until it rains & gets a bit wet where it runs from one of the vents. :?

KSA-Cossie 25-08-2004 03:47 PM

Each to their own! :cry: :blabla:

Thrush 25-08-2004 06:44 PM

I need to get hold of a couple of std air boxes really..... 1 so I can jsut bung it on and get rid of this pipercross filter :banana: and the other is for development ;)

Gonna do some testing and developing with it see if I can better the intake air by ammount and temp, then once finished gonna get a proper one made up from carbon fibre - might even be able to keep the design/moulds and then others can buy em :top::top::top:

davie0146 26-08-2004 12:14 PM

show us yer pics of the modified airboxes then!! :top:

have got a standard one and a kn which is best then??

Thrush 26-08-2004 08:26 PM

I ain't modified one yet cos I ain't got one to modify :cry:

Daviet 26-08-2004 08:42 PM

i bid for 2 on Ebay the other day and got the of them :cry: :cry:
got one for bargain 99p and another for a £5..gonna just leave one standard and cut the other one up i think :cool: :cool:


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