Mugen Airbox

^^ You don't have to use curved shapes. Just use sharp angles of around 45º.

this is the new design from Mugen
not sure what is the different but that's what the shop said

$1K for that? Goodness I wish I have the big bucks in my account :D
Anyway congrats on your purchase, it's definitely worth it. Looks hot too! Now let's bring on the sound clip when it idles and when the vtec kicks in :D

Gasper... like always.. jealous =.=

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Originally Posted by BusterSonic12

Gasper... like always.. jealous =.=

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seems like u are the one i should jealous..... all my mod add up is only the price of your car... when i am in high school, i dunno what is car mod :(

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Originally Posted by TypeG

this is the new design from Mugen
not sure what is the different but that's what the shop said

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From the pics it looks like the usual Mugen kit. I'm not sure what's new about it too.

If you break it or scratch it... I'll CRY!

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Originally Posted by aaronng

^^ You don't have to use curved shapes. Just use sharp angles of around 45º.

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I sense the "ghetto" spirit there haha. :)

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Originally Posted by sodaz

I sense the "ghetto" spirit there haha. :)

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You're just directing the air, it's not "flowing" yet. When it is in an enclosed space and flowing, you'll need smooth curves for sure. Ghetto doesn't mean dodgy. :p

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Originally Posted by aaronng

You're just directing the air, it's not "flowing" yet. When it is in an enclosed space and flowing, you'll need smooth curves for sure. Ghetto doesn't mean dodgy. :p

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The scoop is a duct and any air that passes through is "flowing" through it. Having any hard edges means that the air will not flow through smoothly. A boxy shape will increase drag and form dead spots which will limit the amount of air flowing through. It's the exact same reason why the airbox is rounded and not a square box shape.

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Originally Posted by sodaz

The scoop is a duct and any air that passes through is "flowing" through it. Having any hard edges means that the air will not flow through smoothly. A boxy shape will increase drag and form dead spots which will limit the amount of air flowing through. It's the exact same reason why the airbox is rounded and not a square box shape.

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You missed my point. The inside of the airbox is enclosed and hence it NEEDS that smooth shape. The scoop is before the airbox and is not enclosed. It is only directing the air, not flowing it. Therefore you can use sharp angles of up to 135º (180º - 45º) or even 120º to direct the air. It doesn't matter if the air is super turbulent as long as it is not turbulent in the enclosed region.

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Originally Posted by aaronng

You missed my point. The inside of the airbox is enclosed and hence it NEEDS that smooth shape. The scoop is before the airbox and is not enclosed. It is only directing the air, not flowing it. Therefore you can use sharp angles of up to 135º (180º - 45º) or even 120º to direct the air. It doesn't matter if the air is super turbulent as long as it is not turbulent in the enclosed region.

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I don't think that true at all. It doesn't matter if it's enclosed or not. The sharp angle will create turbulence at the spot and that translates to less air traveling to the wheel well area. Ask anybody who studies CFD and they'll tell you the same thing. Think of air as water. Will you get more water in the wheel well shooting it at a 45 degree panel or a smooth curved scoop?