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new raw striker airbox modification (massive)
INDY BIRD - 31/5/13 at 09:46 PM

Hi all

Had a new airbox made thanks to neil @ www.kitcardirect.co.uk



hope to see if it helps with induction noise and a few extra bhp with cold air feed once i get it back on the rollers

pic

raw striker airbox
raw striker airbox



will be selling these with neil if anyone interested at any point
cheers
sean

[Edited on 1/6/13 by INDY BIRD]

bi22le - 31/5/13 at 10:04 PM

Looks like the formula renault / ford ones. Will probably look a little more to size once you have the bonnet on.

Regarding bhp, not teaching you how to suck eggs, remember trumpet design and length is a main contribution. What's nice about your air box is it will facilitate a fair size trumpet length.

Can it contain an air filter? Pipercross px600?

INDY BIRD - 1/6/13 at 05:41 AM

Yep understand about trumpet length it will easily accommodate up to 100-150 trumpets,

But current set up has no cold air feed to filter and only 50mm trumpets so can experiment now,

As we all know more air more power and ope to get a little ram air effect at that magic 100mph but we will see,

And of course it reduces induction noise,

Filter options will look into again experimenting on this,

Can run socks or a panel filter
Airbox will be sold as is and upto customer with filter

Sean

perksy - 1/6/13 at 06:53 AM

A mate fitted one of these to his 7 and Northampton motorsport did back to back tests with it fitted and without it fitted.
This was with an XE engine on throttle bodies.
The induction noise was vastly reduced and iirc there was about 3 bhp difference with it fitted.

INDY BIRD - 1/6/13 at 07:18 AM

Cheap extra 3bhp then,

I'll take every extra one I can get

But the induction noise is a big gain as you said,

Cheers
Sean

TheKingofBling - 1/6/13 at 11:56 AM

Looks very similar to the cabbage cannons rswst sells on the bay, I would like to see some live mapping results as a comparison with and without, defo reduce induction noise though.

perksy - 1/6/13 at 12:22 PM

quote:
Originally posted by INDY BIRD
Cheap extra 3bhp then,

I'll take every extra one I can get

But the induction noise is a big gain as you said,

Cheers
Sean





Iirc it was 3 bhp less with the snorkel fitted, but the reduction in induction noise more than made up for it as he did a lot of track days.

perksy - 1/6/13 at 12:23 PM

quote:
Originally posted by TheKingofBling
Looks very similar to the cabbage cannons rswst sells on the bay, I would like to see some live mapping results as a comparison with and without, defo reduce induction noise though.




Good afternoon blingy I trust you are well ?

Get out in that car and enjoy the weather mate

INDY BIRD - 1/6/13 at 12:42 PM

On a rolling road would be difficult to simulate the ram air effect of the snorkel as it will only really work at about 100 mph and most rolling roads don't have fans that produce that wind speed etc, so can't comment,

But I like the look anyway, and yep noise is a big issue as we all know,

Ian Jones - 1/6/13 at 03:34 PM

looking good sean

PAUL FISHER - 1/6/13 at 10:01 PM

Looks superb Sean, but we need pictures now with that stuck out of the bonnet, something that looks that good, I don't care how many extra bhp it puts out