cai: retaining the washer fluid reservoir?
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cai: retaining the washer fluid reservoir?
Is there a way to fab a cold air intake on a s4 turbo with the following conditions?
1) retaining the washer fluid reservoir.
2) retaining the air pump silencer.
3) allowing space for a future fmic.
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1) retaining the washer fluid reservoir.
2) retaining the air pump silencer.
3) allowing space for a future fmic.
Thanks
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just wondering...
cai works by drawing in outside air.
What does a heatshield do to decrease air temps? A source of colder air has to be coming from somewhere...
cai works by drawing in outside air.
What does a heatshield do to decrease air temps? A source of colder air has to be coming from somewhere...
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Originally Posted by Lucky13
screw cai ... make a good heatshield. Take your time and the difference in air temps will be minimal.
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Some models came with a bigger washer reservior on the opposite side of the engine bay. There's a hole there for the filler neck to come up through. You have three options for that location: try to find a genuine left side reservior, adapt the reservior you have, or buy an aftermarket generic reservior/pump. You'd need to swap the piping over and extend the wires.
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Originally Posted by NZConvertible
You seem to totally misunderstand what a proper cold air intake actually does. The idea is to prevent any engine bay air from entering the filter (a heat shield) and provide a big enough path for outside air to be sucked in (a duct). You have to have both or you might as well have neither. A duct without a heat shield does nothing to stop hot engine bay air being sucked in, and a heat shield without a duct will either restrict airflow if it doesn't leak around the edges or do nothing if it does.
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Originally Posted by calrx7
Is there a way to fab a cold air intake on a s4 turbo with the following conditions?
1) retaining the washer fluid reservoir.
2) retaining the air pump silencer.
3) allowing space for a future fmic.
Thanks
1) retaining the washer fluid reservoir.
2) retaining the air pump silencer.
3) allowing space for a future fmic.
Thanks
Anyway, I have made room for a 4" mandrel bent cold air intake. I am feeding my soon to be GT4088 from under the pass headlight. I did this by removing all the wiring, the brake duct, and the washer res and then cutting a pretty good chunk of the body away with a hacksaw and die grinder. I went back and cleaned up the sharp edges too. The wiring and res went back in to factory locations. I can fit a 6" dia x 7" long filter under there and you can see it from the old brake duct used to be.
Justin
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Originally Posted by takahashiRyosukeFC3S
Justin aka pistonsuk,
do you have a few pictures of this setup to show us exactly what you mean?
thank you,
TR
do you have a few pictures of this setup to show us exactly what you mean?
thank you,
TR
Here is a really lame diagram.
Justin
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Originally Posted by NZConvertible
Some models came with a bigger washer reservior on the opposite side of the engine bay. There's a hole there for the filler neck to come up through. You have three options for that location: try to find a genuine left side reservior, adapt the reservior you have, or buy an aftermarket generic reservior/pump. You'd need to swap the piping over and extend the wires.
that is the headlight washer bottle on some models but most FMIC's need this space also for piping unless you go with a SMIC.
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Originally Posted by Karack
that is the headlight washer bottle on some models...
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Originally Posted by calrx7
If the washer fluid cannot be saved... could I modify the sub zero assist fluid tank to be used as my source of washer fluid?
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Originally Posted by NZConvertible
Your intercooler pipe route is not an option for cars with A/C. Just a heads-up for anyone considering it.
I have AC on my car. I did have to bend the high pressure AC line into a new shape, but this wasn't difficult.
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