DIY: Ghetto dodgy custom airbox for SRI (Accord Euro). Temperature on page 5!

[aaronng]

can anyone in sydney do this on my eh9?

DIY it! It's fun.

[kazam]

im not good at these things

[aaronng]

First time for everything. Just don't cut your fingers off with the tin snips.

[Bludger]

a lil bit off topic.....

whats wrong with using regular rivets with aluminum?

why are the aluminium rivets necessary?

[aaronng]

a lil bit off topic.....

whats wrong with using regular rivets with aluminum?

why are the aluminium rivets necessary?

Because aluminium is more reactive than the steel used in normal rivets. So if you used steel rivets, the steel would cause the aluminium to undergo accelerated corrosion. Similarly, if you used tin coated rivets (tin is less reactive than steel) on a steel airbox, the steel would rust.

[Bludger]

Because aluminium is more reactive than the steel used in normal rivets. So if you used steel rivets, the steel would cause the aluminium to undergo accelerated corrosion. Similarly, if you used tin coated rivets (tin is less reactive than steel) on a steel airbox, the steel would rust.

thanks

[lo0se3r]

Just out of curiousity, has anyone passed their pinkslip with the custom airbox?

Thanks

[aaronng]

Just out of curiousity, has anyone passed their pinkslip with the custom airbox?

Thanks

I passed blueslip! That's more stringent than pinkslip.

[xenonkuraz]

Nice job aaronng. I just did this for my car, only took a couple hours

[curtis265]

wow good job! Ghettoness at it's best.

[denot]

hey aarong, have you got the temperature comparison yet?

[aznalex]

you are 1 crafty soab
+rep