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carbon fibre airbox
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Sun Mar 11, 2012 4:17 pmby gen mk 1rs2000
i just did this airbox on a mk 2 zetec with jenvey throttle bodies
it worked realy well , simple & very effective
uses a large cone shaped K&N filter
Re: carbon fibre airbox
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Sun Mar 11, 2012 4:23 pmby PaulMK1
bought or fabricated?
It certainly looks the part!
Re: carbon fibre airbox
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Sun Mar 11, 2012 4:24 pmby bmw02rally
Steve made it Paul.....Looks the danglies doesn't it!
Re: carbon fibre airbox
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Sun Mar 11, 2012 4:27 pmby gen mk 1rs2000
gotta buy the filter & get me to make the airbox
ps
i designed it for a pinto hence the patern in top to match the rocker cover
Re: carbon fibre airbox
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Sun Mar 11, 2012 5:31 pmby SportsSedanSteve
Can you do one for a YB Cosworth NA. I've been looking at Piper airbox's and yours looks the duck's. Carbies though, not throttle bodies?
Re: carbon fibre airbox
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Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:11 pmby gen mk 1rs2000
no probs sportssedansteve , most important thing is i need to know
the measurement between the inner gaurd & the face of the carbs
as you know there is not a lot of clearance & a lot depends on how the eng
is mounted & what inlet manifold in use
ie yb,s & zetecs have a bit more clearance due to being angled slightly up
compared to a pinto on sidedraughts (bugger all clearance with trumpets)
bottom line is you can get a slightly bigger airbox for yb zetec etc
so i make them to suit , yb , zetec , pinto all slightly different
& maybe just
turn em upside down for a bda or kent eng??
Re: carbon fibre airbox
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Sun Mar 11, 2012 7:24 pmby gen mk 1rs2000
ps
my next project is to put a clear "lexan" window in the top
so you can see the carbon fibre "trumpets" ram tubes
Re: carbon fibre airbox
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Sun Mar 11, 2012 8:05 pmby maxrs
Great, Something else to get in trouble for buying.
Re: carbon fibre airbox
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Sun Mar 11, 2012 10:42 pmby SportsSedanSteve
Main reason I have held back from getting the Piper setup is i need to see the engine and carbs back in the car as Piper offer quite a few options for the actual air inlet, ie it can be forwards, rearwards, angled up or down, inwards outwards etc. Not prepared to risk ordering the wrong unit and not having it fit the space available properly.
Re: carbon fibre airbox
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Mon Mar 12, 2012 1:02 amby PaulMK1
If you go into production you can certainly sign me up for one!
Re: carbon fibre airbox
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Mon Mar 12, 2012 12:11 pmby Stu
how much for a Pinto? Lynx manifold, 45's
Re: carbon fibre airbox
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Mon Mar 12, 2012 4:59 pmby gen mk 1rs2000
Re: carbon fibre airbox
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Wed Mar 14, 2012 2:56 pmby SaggaRS
This looks fantastic! I'm going back to my 45mm Dellorto's off a Lynx manifold, with 48mm trumpets. (Pinto RS)
I am thinking I would like to run a port into the box for pollution hoses.
I've been looking at the typical K&N paper type cleaners, but definitely love the look of this.
Any idea of cost?