FAQ- Cold air/short ram intakes

[_bORdO_]

me and a friend did this not long ago and thought it was a good idea.

we've kept the stock piping,
added 3A racing pod (with the inner depth @ the center),
then cable tied an adjustable pipe to run from inbetween the side of the radiator and drivers headlight and into the inner center of the pod...
heres sum pics to explain a little better!

[betty792]

I think maybe we need to do some dyno testing to get some real results...there is a lot of technical talk about all this and i think the biggest result is going to be noise related thinking your car goes faster....i would think on a dyno you would be lucky to get an extra 2kw atw and at that rate you may aw well have just pulled your spare tyre out for the day...anyway good luck guys

[clutch]

I think maybe we need to do some dyno testing to get some real results...there is a lot of technical talk about all this and i think the biggest result is going to be noise related thinking your car goes faster....i would think on a dyno you would be lucky to get an extra 2kw atw and at that rate you may aw well have just pulled your spare tyre out for the day...anyway good luck guys

i think from having a pod to having a "cold pod" is bugger all difference, but from the stock box to a pod theres a bigger difference, maybe 5-10 kw? correct me if im wrong

[nabb]

yeah man great post, explains a lot..

[redefine]

me and a friend did this not long ago and thought it was a good idea.

we've kept the stock piping,
added 3A racing pod (with the inner depth @ the center),
then cable tied an adjustable pipe to run from inbetween the side of the radiator and drivers headlight and into the inner center of the pod...
heres sum pics to explain a little better!

no offence, but i doubt that flexi pipe would do anything...

[_bORdO_]

ahahah im pretty sure your right when you say that... although it seems logical - kinda? dont you think?

so im driving yeah, and whilst im driving cold air is constantly gushing into the pipe and straight up into my pod which is sucking in air...
i mean it wouldnt be just cold air running throughout the whole diametre of the pod but it has to add at least 10% more cold air than usual .... errm that is to say i havent actually tested this ahaha!

It's the illusion of it that makes me feel better

[redefine]

given that hot air is easier to suck, your likely to get like 5% more cold air, if that. even less if your not running a ram setup in the bumper.

but if you like it, whatever :P

[Chriskoss]

IMO I think its a good idea.. the fuel economy of short ram with a little, and I say little not massive gain (for the arguers) to get the cold air gains.. good work dude.. May I ask where you got that flexi piping from, and how did you get it to stay in the pod? Also what is your pod shield made out of?
cheers

[_bORdO_]

Thanks Chriskoss,
It's a Monza heat shield and i think it's aluminised steel sheets, which i think is ment to cool heaps quicker than normal steel sheets.
The flexi pipe i got from a friend who works at autotechnica, so im not sure about the avaliablity of them. But i have seen these pipes in airconditioning places believe it or not ahhaa. Try your luck there.

To keep it in place I
- wedged the bottom tip of it under the overflow bottle which hold really firm for starters.
- used a cable tie to hold the center of it (shown in picture 3)
- the top end just sits inside the center of the pod (so i didn't need to secure the top part)

Note: The cable tie needs to be changed every so often only bc after a while of constant heat from the engine it hardens and snaps easily.

[Chriskoss]

Thanks for that dude! Very helpful info I'm sure alot of us can use

cheers

[ajbm]

hi all,
I just installed an alloy heatshield over a SRI with a K&N filter, then ill be making a cold air feed from underneath. I mainly did this to prevent any defects... I like to be able to drive without having to worry about getting a defect notice for a petty thing such as having a open pod filter in ur engine bay!
here's some pics:

[Chriskoss]

Damn,looks good, im trying to make one atm,hard to make it fit, how did you go about doing it

P.S doesnt it make an annoying rattling sound during idle/driving?