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Old Jan 6, 2003 | 01:39 PM
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How To Run Piping

well i decided that im tired of the hot air, and took a look at the z32 my uncle has, it has the filter in the front, right behind the front bumper, so i figure, maybe ill run piping from the afm to the bottom of the front bumper, then put the cone filter there and get more air, sound like a good idea? well, what material should the piping be made of? and most important, will this work, and will it do any good?
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Old Jan 6, 2003 | 03:35 PM
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It will be easiest to make the piping out of ABS or PVC. You can find bends, pipe and glue at your local hardware store.

Will it be worth the effort? Maybe. You'll definitly get cooler air, and might notice a performance increase. It will, however, go a long way toward curing flooding.
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Old Jan 6, 2003 | 06:20 PM
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It will, however, go a long way toward curing flooding.
why is this?
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Old Jan 6, 2003 | 06:55 PM
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yea, why would there be any effect on flooding if the AFM is in the same place....
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Old Jan 6, 2003 | 08:06 PM
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curing flooding? maybe he means water getting into the engine b/c of where the filter would be placed...
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Old Jan 6, 2003 | 08:27 PM
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curing flooding? maybe he means water getting into the engine b/c of where the filter would be placed...
but water getting in the engine would not help flooding???? ????????????

now I'm really confused????
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Old Jan 6, 2003 | 08:49 PM
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For an engine to hydrolock the entire intake needs to be submerged in water. Unless you drive thru 1.5ft deep puddles, who cares?
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Old Jan 7, 2003 | 12:52 PM
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yesterday I ran piping from the afm to the front of the grill, but i did it with some u-bend exhaust pipes that were 3", but now i accelerate and it gets to about 7 and the car loses power,m i mean, it won't go farther, and before it was virtually limitles,s what can this be? maybe a leak in the piping?
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Old Jan 7, 2003 | 01:00 PM
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anyone ((bump)
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Old Jan 7, 2003 | 01:01 PM
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Rotaries by design cant get hydrolocked.... can they?
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Old Jan 7, 2003 | 01:06 PM
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Sure it can, water doesn't compress..
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Old Jan 7, 2003 | 02:13 PM
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yeah, cant you just turn the motor backwards and un lock that bitotch?
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Old Jan 7, 2003 | 04:56 PM
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i put the filter back in its place and decided to run it with a cold air box, it wasn't getting enough air.
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