Air Ducting

[DubSteve]

Hey Guys,

I want to fabricate a air duct for the vr6 at current the air is coming through the front right wheel arch (factory standard one).

What I want to do is fabricate one so that it comes from the front where cool air can come through. Just for abit of a better responce. I have already bought 3" flexible tubing and I was wondering if anyone has done this before and how hard is it to do?

Tried to do it last night and Couldn't find a way to do it (maybe I was just tired lol)

ANy help would be appreciated hoping to do it before the picnic on the 3rd December.

[Golfer]

Hey Steve,

I did the same thing and bought some flexible ducting, tried to get it to poke through into the front, but there didn't seem to be any way to do it. You do have one option though...

If the VR6 setup is the same as mine, then directly below the air box is the charcoal canister. To remove it you need to take the wheel off and remove the abs well guard. It's a big sucker of a thing. I didn't have the guts to do it, but it can be removed and moved to another part of the engine bay (best not to delete it completely).

Once removed, you could, with some creative jigsaw work and a $6 plastic collar, fit the ducting and run it directly to beside the horn (with the plastic euro vent cover removed of course), giving you instant fresh air... If you're brave...

With regards to re-fitting the charcoal canister, just make sure that it can breathe, and use clear tubing in case anything blocks up. If you can't place the canister in an ideal open-air pozzie, perhaps you should at least attach a tube to it's little breather-dongle on the underside and run it out of the engine bay (not sure if that is sound advice? Somebody help me out here!)

Sorry my solution is so damn hard! I hope someone else's is easier...

Cheers, John

[golfvr6]

[QUOTE=Mk3vr6]Hey Guys,

I want to fabricate a air duct for the vr6 at current the air is coming through the front right wheel arch (factory standard one).

What I want to do is fabricate one so that it comes from the front where cool air can come through. Just for abit of a better responce. I have already bought 3" flexible tubing and I was wondering if anyone has done this before and how hard is it to do?

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I've taken my right front indicator out, attached the top third of a fruit juice bottle to the end like a funnel, (also got a kamei intake in front of it) and run the hose up from there, next to the engine (just in the front left corner when looking from the front) and up to a cone filter

[KI11Z]

No help possibly but i'm looking at ways too myself! although I've scored myself a set of Hella Dual light housings where I'm going to (hopefully) remove the inside (outside would be preferable) light and run ducting straight from there! Would work a charm . . . Got the idea from that German Red Devil VR6 . . .

Good luck and keep us posted with what you do!

[DVR68U]

hey guys you can put your charcoal cansiter on the other side of the car in the same spot, there are a few rightups about it on the vortex etc, it can be made to look completely stock. which is handy for rego
cheers brenton

[SOHC]

Sorry got no idea how it works out for a VR6, as GL engine bays pretty spacy
just went Bunnings bought one of those and just stick it to the front, I'd feel a bit better response on the freeway

[KI11Z]

How'd you go Steve?! I've done a few things wid my ducting if your interested in having a look? I'll post pics up if you are . . .

[DubSteve]

How'd you go Steve?! I've done a few things wid my ducting if your interested in having a look? I'll post pics up if you are . . .

Yeha post some pics please I havent done it yet I have had no chance to do it yet. Just got the car back yesterday from getting new springs and a new clutch SNAP lol

[BL33SU]

Yeha post some pics please I havent done it yet I have had no chance to do it yet. Just got the car back yesterday from getting new springs and a new clutch SNAP lol

so easy to do uleh! get your hands in der and start, looking at it doesnt get it done

[DubSteve]

so easy to do uleh! get your hands in der and start, looking at it doesnt get it done

You do it for me then Ray.

[BL33SU]

ok just tell me when your free

[KI11Z]

kk, sorry, havn't been on for a couple of days! heres some pics . . . I've re-located that "carbon box" thing by lengthening the tubing and like you can see, there are almost identical holes on the other side!




Had to cut some of the 'cardboard like' support soz it didnt rub on the belt.


From undernieth, the circles are where the carbon thing was . . .


Now on the other side . . .


Ran the tubeing round the back up inside the wire loom compartment . . .

[KI11Z]

almost identical, It's just missing the third bottom hole; I just shaved that knob of the box; It seems to hold just fine . . .


Have cut out a section of that bottom vent. . .


Just painted the inside black, otherwise it looked more like it was missing something . . .


Not that noticable . . .


Vwalaa . . .

[Golf Loon]

Nice work. What about a nice piece of black mesh over the aperture?

[Golf Loon]

Was taking apart a VR6 today and thought I`d add a pic, so people know what we are talking about.



This pic is taken with no headlight and no bumper on the car. Bottom right of the shot is the black grille in the bottom of the bumper and top left is the airbox which we are aiming for.

I reckon I`d relocate the horn, move the charcoal cannister over to where the horn was and put the piping from the bottom of the car up to the box.

The previous owner has already modified up the black grille on this car and cut a hole in it and attached a piece of pipe. And relocated the temp sensor. Here are a couple of pics of the modded grille, bit muddy, but cleaned up ok.





Sweet Job. It`d take you all day to make that. First one of you VR6 nutters to make a cash offer can have this one