Stainless Steel Airboxes
01-19-2009, 04:13 PM
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okay I just gotta ask ..... why ?
if your blowing air boxes something else is wrong i would imagine. and putting a stanless air box is only going to cause the next weakest link to blow . I imagine it will be the rubber collars that mate the air box to the runners.
if your blowing air boxes something else is wrong i would imagine. and putting a stanless air box is only going to cause the next weakest link to blow . I imagine it will be the rubber collars that mate the air box to the runners.
01-19-2009, 07:04 PM
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I'm in the process of rebuilding my engine and the engine builder had suggested that I consider looking for a stainless steel airbox if I could find one.
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01-19-2009, 08:47 PM
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He felt that it would be more durable than the standard airbox. This would be my third box, I installed the second one myself with the pop off valve a number of years ago and since it needs to be replace, the Engine Builders suggested the stainless steel box.
01-20-2009, 01:17 AM
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Fair enough I guess. i had the original box inmy car for over 30 years with no pop off valve. The only reason I had to replace it was because i blew it up myself ( see avatar) . My replacement went back in with no pop off valve as I personally think a pop off valve is a band aid for what is really wrong. My own 2 cents of course and just my opinion. But I live in canada where we have big temp swings through the year and if it was gonna pop due to enviromental conditions it would for sure. I think a car in good tune with an air box with the dispersal tubes in it that connect to the cold start injector should be fine.
01-20-2009, 11:07 AM
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I blew my first airbox in 1983, and went ahead and installed a new box. I installed the pop off valve several years later when they were introduce as a prevention from blowing a airbox.
Now I'm hearing there are some negatives about installing a pop off valve. The engine builder has installed several of the SS airboxes on other customers
911's and stated they were alot more durable than the standard box.
Yes, they do look good too;
Now I'm hearing there are some negatives about installing a pop off valve. The engine builder has installed several of the SS airboxes on other customers
911's and stated they were alot more durable than the standard box.
Yes, they do look good too;
Fair enough I guess. i had the original box inmy car for over 30 years with no pop off valve. The only reason I had to replace it was because i blew it up myself ( see avatar) . My replacement went back in with no pop off valve as I personally think a pop off valve is a band aid for what is really wrong. My own 2 cents of course and just my opinion. But I live in canada where we have big temp swings through the year and if it was gonna pop due to enviromental conditions it would for sure. I think a car in good tune with an air box with the dispersal tubes in it that connect to the cold start injector should be fine.
