Cutting stock airbox???
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Cutting stock airbox???
in that past little while I have seen a few FC guys with the tops of their stock air boxes "cut out" leaving the air filter exposed but still held in.
just wondering if there is any point to this and what potential harm this could cause. there has to be a reason k & n stresses that there be a good seal when re-attaching the airbox cover in their filter installation instruction.
any input?
just wondering if there is any point to this and what potential harm this could cause. there has to be a reason k & n stresses that there be a good seal when re-attaching the airbox cover in their filter installation instruction.
any input?
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I have seen this as well, And I personally don't think their is any benifit from doing such. The air intake acutally runs a tube dow threw the front air dam where it get its air from. I had a acutal HKS intake on mine and saw no HP or performance gains, so I ended up putting the stock airbox back on. I think it also looks TACKY and GHETTO if you cut it. I would just leave it stock and put a K&N air filter in it.
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Originally Posted by 88t2romad
...just def get a drop in K&N replacement.
The FC airbox is a not a good one to keep and modify, because the restrictive bits (the inlet and outlet) and virtually impossible to improve. Cutting open the top of the box will improve flow but will also increase intake temps, which is counterproductive. There's also not enough room to swap in a better airbox. If you want to make serious, worthwhile improvements, you need a pod filter with an effective heat shield and a way of getting cold air to it.
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I've seen some people "ventilate" the stock box... they leave the top of the lid intact, but they put holes in the front edge of the lid, leaving the back and engine side of the lid alone. With one of those headlight lid vents, you'd probably get a lot of cool air to the airbox that way
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Originally Posted by frigidmonkey
I've seen some people "ventilate" the stock box... they leave the top of the lid intact, but they put holes in the front edge of the lid, leaving the back and engine side of the lid alone. With one of those headlight lid vents, you'd probably get a lot of cool air to the airbox that way
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