Air Intakes

[pog]

Someone buy it, and see if it works

[seangti]

What exactly would be required to start the DIY process??

Dummy up a solid intake system say out of clay or styrophone to get a good fit and check for space. Then fibreglass it and keep trial and error fitting until you get a workable model?

Or could we refabricate the standard one - enlargen it?

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You could just buy a K&N Apollo kit and run the feed to the factory location for the same result with a far reduced cost.

[noone]

have a look. open up the hood, see where the connection is, see how small the inlet section is and the strange bend at the start and how far back the inlet is from the grill.

The air will get in, its just not going to get any ram-air type assistance like I think it could / should.

The top of the radiator is partially in the way, but again you really have to look at it for yourself to see, i took a few photos, but its a bit convoluted.

[Spec83]

What exactly would be required to start the DIY process??

Dummy up a solid intake system say out of clay or styrophone to get a good fit and check for space. Then fibreglass it and keep trial and error fitting until you get a workable model?

Or could we refabricate the standard one - enlargen it?

You would have to make a female top and bottom half moulds, then using the cutout where the filter goes, fit your hand inside to lay it up... Let it dry, then take the top and bottom mould off too see if it works... If it doesn't you'll have to modify the mould until it does... Or...

I am trying to draw the engine bay up in solidworks and use that to get the dimensions correct first, then hopefully can make just one mould.. Don't know anyone who could lay it up though as my fibreglassing is not the best

The air will get in, its just not going to get any ram-air type assistance like I think it could / should.

The inlet on the intake above is only small, but you would be surprised at the ammount of air pressure on the front of the car...

[philthy]

You could just buy a K&N Apollo kit and run the feed to the factory location for the same result with a far reduced cost.

Any pics of these in a polo bay?

[DeanB]

The air will get in, its just not going to get any ram-air type assistance like I think it could / should.

Can you really generate a ram air effect travelling around on "normal" roads ?

I was under the impression you needed to be doing a very fast speed - ram air works for jet engines - it is the same with most aero kits ... they look good but you aren't going to get any noticeable benefit driving at 110km/h on a freeway.

Hoping someone who's played with this stuff has some definitive answers and not more speculation as I'm skeptical about any benefit trying to "ram" air into the inlet ... you may get a benefit from colder air (not drawn from engine bay) but I just doubt you have the speed to generate an air mass great enough to create a ram effect.

[noone]

Hoping someone who's played with this stuff has some definitive answers and not more speculation as I'm skeptical about any benefit trying to "ram" air into the inlet ... you may get a benefit from colder air (not drawn from engine bay) but I just doubt you have the speed to generate an air mass great enough to create a ram effect.

To get definative answers, we would have to do it and measure the before and after. If the standard intake system from the front of the engine to the MAF is not restrictive (lets assume with the Seat 160) then whats the point? Well, with a better designed inlet, we may be able to force air into the system, reducing the work on the turbo.

Will it work? Depends on how well designed and engineered the solution is (or some luck!)

If you have not read the Intake restrictions thread, it has some ACTUAL DATA!!! Thanks to Awestonvp for his contributions.

[seangti]

For more research that has been done, check out Autospeed.com, or try this link - http://autospeed.com/cms/search/inde...rds=ram+intake

From some of the DIY's I've read, it is quite possible and cheap for tests to be conducted on our vehicles. It'd be a matter of getting the testing gear and a few cars together. I don't have the time to read it at the moment to give a quick summary.

EDIT - this is what I was thinking, http://autospeed.com/cms/A_1023/article.html

[bn1986]

FML i missed it by 3 days

[macca456]

What a shame

I got one of those SEAT intakes a while back - works like a charm & easy to install...recommend

Shame they are harder to get hold of now...

[noone]

I noted Tim @ Dubbaddiction is getting a batch of the Seat intakes. PM him if you missed out on this to secure one through him.

Link here

[sssstew]

anyone know of how to get hold of the SEAT intake now?

Cheers

[team_v]

anyone know of how to get hold of the SEAT intake now?

Cheers

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[DeanB]

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