SteveW Posted February 15, 2011 Posted February 15, 2011 Cold Air Feed: Cost - £10 for the hose from Halfords about 1 hour of my time. Using the right hand deflector plate in the front bumper (as you look at the front of the car) I used a hole saw to cut a hole slightly smaller than the feed pipe. Then pulled the feed pipe through folding back the edges to secure it. I then fed the pipe up to just in front of the plastic pipe by the filter its cable tied in place to make it nice and secure. No idea if it does anything but when I stop the end of the filter is stone cold and hopefully helps a wee bit. I just need an anodized trumpet thing to make it look a bit more bling Quote
Chris`I Posted February 15, 2011 Posted February 15, 2011 Did this as a proof of concept on my old 350z. Does make a difference, but only on how long it takes to lower the temps from stationary. I found it dropped the temp by maybe 1 or 2 deg in normal driving. From a pull away it dropped the temps significantly quicker than not having it, but that was with a popcharger which was prone to heat soak Quote
Sam Mcgoo Posted February 15, 2011 Posted February 15, 2011 Was it a bumper off job? I'm thinking of doing something with mine as I feel it would be of benefit with the FI. I don't really want to cut a nostril in the bonnet if I can help it, so something like what you've done may suit. Another option maybe to extend the intake pipe and fit the filter behind the bumper somewhere. Quote
SteveW Posted February 15, 2011 Author Posted February 15, 2011 Was it a bumper off job? I'm thinking of doing something with mine as I feel it would be of benefit with the FI. I don't really want to cut a nostril in the bonnet if I can help it, so something like what you've done may suit. Another option maybe to extend the intake pipe and fit the filter behind the bumper somewhere. No mate I managed to do it by just taking the undertray off, then removing the deflector. They are only held on by clips. I was then able to feed it all back in from the bottom and route it to where I wanted from the top Quote
SteveW Posted February 15, 2011 Author Posted February 15, 2011 Did this as a proof of concept on my old 350z. Does make a difference, but only on how long it takes to lower the temps from stationary. I found it dropped the temp by maybe 1 or 2 deg in normal driving. From a pull away it dropped the temps significantly quicker than not having it, but that was with a popcharger which was prone to heat soak Cheers man, that is good to know. Quote
Chris`I Posted February 15, 2011 Posted February 15, 2011 Was it a bumper off job? I'm thinking of doing something with mine as I feel it would be of benefit with the FI. I don't really want to cut a nostril in the bonnet if I can help it, so something like what you've done may suit. Another option maybe to extend the intake pipe and fit the filter behind the bumper somewhere. No mate I managed to do it by just taking the undertray off, then removing the deflector. They are only held on by clips. I was then able to feed it all back in from the bottom and route it to where I wanted from the top If you have skinny wrists then you can just do it through the slats in the front and fishing it out through the gap where the bonnet latch is Quote
SteveW Posted February 16, 2011 Author Posted February 16, 2011 Was it a bumper off job? I'm thinking of doing something with mine as I feel it would be of benefit with the FI. I don't really want to cut a nostril in the bonnet if I can help it, so something like what you've done may suit. Another option maybe to extend the intake pipe and fit the filter behind the bumper somewhere. No mate I managed to do it by just taking the undertray off, then removing the deflector. They are only held on by clips. I was then able to feed it all back in from the bottom and route it to where I wanted from the top If you have skinny wrists then you can just do it through the slats in the front and fishing it out through the gap where the bonnet latch is I can't even get two fingers through the slats had to use a long screwdriver to get to the clips. Quote
Chris`I Posted February 16, 2011 Posted February 16, 2011 Yeah cant get wrists through the slats, I meant if they are skinny you can get them around the bonnet latch. If you have children then they would be perfect for fetching the wind deflector once loose Quote
SteveW Posted February 16, 2011 Author Posted February 16, 2011 Yeah cant get wrists through the slats, I meant if they are skinny you can get them around the bonnet latch. If you have children then they would be perfect for fetching the wind deflector once loose i must have been having a blonde moment Quote
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