My airbox mod

[CupraSteve]

Got round to modding my air box.

After searching everywhere found some suitable 3.5" hose, its quite flexible and really smooth on the inside.

Here it is coming fo mthe airbox

It goes down behind the bumper, I cut a piece out of the splitter and this is where the hose appears, you can see it behind the piece iv cut out.

a few bits and pieces need tidying up but its pretty much sorted maf readings have gone up from 163g/s to over 170

 

[flashbsd]

nice one, i've gone back to a green panel filter in the stock box/feed due to higher intake temps with an open filter, and poor airflow. MAF readings are the same as people with dynatwist etc.

 

[CupraSteve]

thats what iv got in there, green panel filter, pipe matchs it lol

 

[Feel]

Where's the hose from?

 

[CupraSteve]

forget the name of the place, evendine or evenside or something. They supply water hoses

 

[STOKOE]

did you smooth out the inside of the airbox or leave it standard?

 

[gazjones]

looks good and will be far lest restrictive than the standard route through bumper that gives no clean path

 

[CupraSteve]

did you smooth out the inside of the airbox or leave it standard?

didnt have time to do that yet, but plan on doing that, maybe tomorrow

 

[bigjode]

Steve, any chance you can remember where the place is (eg street name or business park or whatever).

I've been wanting some good hoes for a while - and it looks like you have found it m8!

 

[CupraSteve]

If your after hoes may i suggest you try a garden centre, or a brothel

sorry culdnt resist, il find out for ya

 

[bigjode]

If your after hoes may i suggest you try a garden centre, or a brothel

Tried both, one was really alot of fun, the other one was full of bush

 

[flashbsd]

http://forums.vwvortex.com/zerothread?id=666711&page=1

Dont know how i found this, but it looks handy

 

[CupraSteve]

yep, just finished smoothing my airbox

 

[CupraSteve]

for those people that like their proof

Iv tried to keep everything as similar as possible to ensure accurate results. The car was as close to the same running temps as possible on both runs, and both runs were done in similar atmospheric conditions, on the same stretch of road

Heres the Air Mass before the modifications

 /min	 g/s
1880	22.47
2120	48.08
2440	68.75
2840	96.47
3200	108.81
3600	114.22
4000	124.11
4320	137.25
4720	144.25
5040	153.81
5360	159.06
5600	160.47
5720	161.56
6010	163.23

After the modifications

 /min	 g/s
2120	11.11
2160	35.47
2320	57.06
2520	72.83
2800	95.89
3080	122.28
3360	113.25
3600	122.33
3880	124.97
4160	138.03
4440	143.5
4680	151.53
4880	154.42
5120	161.42
5320	164.69
5520	167.28
5680	167.56
5840	168.61
6000	170.14

And Air Intake temps

Before the Modifcations

 /min	°C
2080	36
2320	36
2560	36
2800	37
3040	39
3320	39
3520	42
3800	44
4040	45
4280	48
4520	49
4760	51
5000	53
5200	54
5360	56
5560	57
5720	59
5880	61
6000	62

And after the mods

 /min	°C
2120	18
2200	18
2400	19
2640	20
2920	21
3240	23
3520	24
3760	26
4040	27
4320	30
4560	32
4760	33
5000	36
5200	37
5440	39
5600	40
5760	43
5920	45
6080	46

the car without a doubt feels sharper, more responsive

 

[bigjode]

Well done steve, you've just raised the game now!

Don't forget to find out where that place is - want me some hoes

 

[bushybeaver]

Modding mine tomorrow, got myself a mini drill sander, should take me no time.

I hope

 

[CupraSteve]

iv got a dremel sander, it takes longer than you think

 

[Fidge]

Are you not gonna mesh the end of the intake or anything??? Could get some nasty foreign objects in there!

 

[CupraSteve]

yep gonna get some black mesh, or normal mesh and paint it black

 

[bushybeaver]

Anyone done this on the lcr?
Got a nice mesh already there, just behind the fog light.
Do you lead the new pipe to the back of this?
Might nip the garden centre tomorrow a get some pipe just wanted to know how/where to fit it