Intake/battery swap plus custom snorkel
Feb 23, 2010 | 09:06 PM
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From: Sedro-Woolley, WA
Indeed Jason!!! I forgot about that! I have ran a temp probe inside the box to verify what temps Im bringing in. So far ambient air is directly drawing into the AFM. Makes sence right? 
Also, with the new inlet hood in place, there doesn't seem to be a restriction or starvation but I feel a little skeptical about it vs the ol' pineapple hood from before. I may still try to find one that's a wee bigger but not TWICE as big.
Also, with the new inlet hood in place, there doesn't seem to be a restriction or starvation but I feel a little skeptical about it vs the ol' pineapple hood from before. I may still try to find one that's a wee bigger but not TWICE as big.
Mar 7, 2010 | 04:23 PM
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From: Sedro-Woolley, WA
Update, 07MAR10
Today I finished up the windshield louver.
Using some thin cardboard I cut out a template and adjusted it as I needed. I then traced the final hole cutout onto the panel.
Skillfully using my grinder I cut out the hole. After the initial hole I had to grind it out only a wee bit more to compensate angling the panel under the hood to let it fall into place.
I filed it down, cleaned up the hole and spray painted it to protect the metal. I dropped it into place and bolted it down using the three screws and two plastic pop rivet plug thingamageggers...
That's it! I put another rubber seal onto it to clean it up and bolted the windshield wipers up and called it good.
Notes:
1) Not convinced that this inlet hood is big enough so I might be on the look out for a slightly bigger one.
2) The snorkel stack isn't as flexible as I'd like so we'll see what happens.
Using some thin cardboard I cut out a template and adjusted it as I needed. I then traced the final hole cutout onto the panel.
Skillfully using my grinder I cut out the hole. After the initial hole I had to grind it out only a wee bit more to compensate angling the panel under the hood to let it fall into place.
I filed it down, cleaned up the hole and spray painted it to protect the metal. I dropped it into place and bolted it down using the three screws and two plastic pop rivet plug thingamageggers...
That's it! I put another rubber seal onto it to clean it up and bolted the windshield wipers up and called it good.
Notes:
1) Not convinced that this inlet hood is big enough so I might be on the look out for a slightly bigger one.
2) The snorkel stack isn't as flexible as I'd like so we'll see what happens.
