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Originally Posted by Number 3
Thumper, just in case you haven't thought about this to the nth detail.
If you simply open up the slot and don't seal it to the intake, you will need to be able to shut it off if you drive in the rain or snow. If you don't you will get all kinds of salt and crap (pultice - ha! look it up, I had to also) in your engine compartment.
I'm not sure of any performance gains relative to just simply doing a CAI.
Of course this is all measurable if you want to go to the trouble for us (me LOL) 
However, that being said, it would be pretty cool to just to know i was functional and depending on how you finish it off, look very slick too.
Looking forward to your project details. |
I have thought about that. When I built my amateur rally Escort GT I did a inlet the same way. Using a dip trap in the intake path with a couple drilled holes at the bottom. It used on Infinitis with the front air intakes. The look will basically be changed that the slot will be opened further down the nose and the duct will have a round edge that will turn in and down at the top. The ducting will go from there and lead into the factory air spout location. Its gonna take a bit of work but definitely with some function and power gains. Not a million HP but definitely will optimize any CAI. I will do some proper measurments tomorrow to estimate the openings new square in area.