Anyone remove there Passenger Flash to pass lense to aid in airflow to cone filter intake? Does this help any, or is it a waste?

 

dont expect 50hp, but it wouldnt hurt.

 

I see alot of 7's driving around without them

 

It's a waste of time, and it's not hard to prove why. Pop the lights up and remove the headlight trim. Then you can reach in to remove the lense, and have a look through the hole. Have a good look around the whole area (lights up and down), then look at the area where the air filter sits. It doesn't take long to figure out there's no way any measureable amount of fresh air is going to make its way through the hole in the nosecone all the way to the filter. There's simply to much metal in the way, not to mention a headlight!

 

Just remove both. While the incoming air would have a hard time actually getting to the air filter with any speed, any cool air entering the engine bay is a plus.

 

You go have a look too. There is no path into the engine bay, except through the radiator!

IMO pulling them out just makes it look like some bits have fallen off your car...

 

I am going to have to go with NZConvertible on this one.
If you do In fact remove the FTP Lense(s) you are:

1. Buying In to the false hope of believing that you are getting a surging amount of cold air In the Engine Bay.

2. Are to cheap to replace your cracked or faded FTP Lense(s).

3. Trying to modify the appearance of an already beautiful looking car!

 

totaly agree i had to cut a hole on my last 7 to ge flow and it's only when you have the lights up that you get any

 

I am in the process of cutting a hole in my radiator support and moving my air filter closer to the FTP lens area.

I have already removed my headlight. I don't plan on driving at night, and if I do, I can put my headlight back in, in about 5 minutes.

After I get my air filter in the right spot, I will build an enclosure around it to keep the heat out.

This should lower my intake temps. and thus give me a little more HP.

Without cutting a hole and simply removing your FTP lens, does nothing.

 

My right one fell the hell off just because......so I took the other one out, so as not to look like a tard......Looking at it with the headlights closed, there is no free path for the air to go directly into the engine....but it would seem that if I turn the switch on and headlights up, I think ,IMO, that you would get better flow......my new ones are on order.....I don't like the car without them.