Under-header panel pics
05-14-2007, 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by xsboost90
im not saying it wont work, but most the air coming in will be from underneath by the front of the radiator/bumper- as opposed to coming directly into the nose panel.
05-14-2007, 03:35 PM
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xboost is completely correct. The front of the car is a low pressure area right there above the bumper, whereas the spot in the wheel well is a high pressure area. Remember: this isn't a Honda, there were some good engineers designing this car.
05-14-2007, 03:42 PM
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Then, theoretically, wouldn't it make more sense to route piping over to the factory hole in the driverside inner fender-well and have a cone filter sticking through the hole??? Of course enlargement of the hole is necessary...
Has anyone done that??? pics?
Just thinking out loud.
Has anyone done that??? pics?
Just thinking out loud.
05-14-2007, 05:31 PM
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The S2 intake is routed under the header panel designed by the factory, as is the 968's, so I figure it's sufficient and even better with a vented panel?
JG - For some reason it didn't look like the angle was that bad, maybe it's because I have lindsey ultra mounts with both spacers removed? Lowers the motor 10mm (I needed this so the huge intake manifold would clear my brake booster)
I was doing a little math and measuring today, and I figured that I could run a 3" pipe from the MAF, which would turn into a 4¾"x1½" oval/rectangle duct leading into the aluminum airbox... to accommodate the fact that my '83 only has 1¾" of height for the intake to pass through.
I think the transition from oval/rectangle to round won't make that big of a deal, especially since they flow the same volume?
Maybe I'm just over engineering this, and I should just keep the filter behind the headlight like most of the other 968 swaps... I guess we'll see
JG - For some reason it didn't look like the angle was that bad, maybe it's because I have lindsey ultra mounts with both spacers removed? Lowers the motor 10mm (I needed this so the huge intake manifold would clear my brake booster)
I was doing a little math and measuring today, and I figured that I could run a 3" pipe from the MAF, which would turn into a 4¾"x1½" oval/rectangle duct leading into the aluminum airbox... to accommodate the fact that my '83 only has 1¾" of height for the intake to pass through.
I think the transition from oval/rectangle to round won't make that big of a deal, especially since they flow the same volume?
Maybe I'm just over engineering this, and I should just keep the filter behind the headlight like most of the other 968 swaps... I guess we'll see
