rx7spunk

ok im movin up north a lil for work. and well i have to drive my fd up there or i can pay the 900 some bux to have it shipped.. anyways my car runs and all but i dont have an intake system on it.. thats the reason i dont drive it.. do you think id be alright driving just to atlanta from stuart florida without an intake filter system?? i bought one but its backordered, so once i get there the car will sit till it comes in.. but i dont want to do something dumb and kill my motor cause of this..

what you all think?? should i do it and save the money rather than shipping it?

AHarada

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When are you leaving? I wouldn't drive that far without one.

rx7spunk

im planning on leavin the first of december, and driving straight there.. once there it will sit until the intake comes in. i just dont want to spend 900 bones on shipping it if i dont have too..

if all else i could prob wrap some gauze or something to the intake openings and tape it up so it doesnt get sucked in, and it will filter big things out... its a temp fix but it might work for what im doing.. what you guys think??

RXtacy

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I wouldnt use tape, especially if you are going to be boosting at all. At least use tie wraps.

AHarada

iTrader: (25)

If you have the time, just order a temporary setup and use it to drive the car. I can even send you my stock pipes and apexi filters tomorrow if you are interested in buying them.

Sgtblue

iTrader: (16)

You can pick up an old stock box for not much more than shipping. Paper Filter another $5.

GARCO MOTORWORKS

I can lend you an HKS set up with K&N filters so you can drive it .If you still have the rubber tubes from the turbos to the stock air box ,you can but the HKS pipes in with the K&N filters and be safe from dirt sucked into the motor . When you are finished with the setup ,clean it and send it back or I will sell it to you .

jeff p

get a stock box in the for sale section for cheep.

Jeff

rx7spunk

wow, thanks everyone for the help.. i may take you guys up on the offer.. but id much rather wait for my stuff to come in. since its backordered.. i just need to drive it roughly 5-6 hours and there she will stay parked till i get everything finished correctly.. this kinda sucks for me big time!! id buy a stock airbox but its going to be useless to me once my real intake comes in..

i dont have the rubber lines for the turbos, thats why i bought the whole kit from hks..

Hitokiri_Gensai

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yeah id be careful with that... contaminates and particulate matter can wreck an engine. i really wouldnt drive it without an intake. but thats just me.

BigWillieStyles

get some pantie hoes

Matt Hey

Sounds like a good idea but really a bad idea. Way to easy for part or all of some pantyhose to get sucked into the intake. Not worth it.

BigWillieStyles

it was a very dry attempt at humour. But im sure you could make something using an a cheap pod filter and some pipe.

RX7LINK

iTrader: (3)

were u told how much longer will the backorder take?

i definitly will not drive for 5-6 hrs w/out an air filter. especially when the car is turbo charged. you'll get more debris and dirt in your engine than a NA car. ofcourse towing the car would be a waste of $ too when the car is driveable. Maybe you can borrow someone's intake from the florida forum?

ebay also sells cheap aluminum intake pipes. for like $25, + 2 smallest cylinderical K&N for $35 each that you can find in most auto parts or aftermarket parts shop. so roughly about $95 and you can get/receive them within this week. then sell those or save it for emergency after u get ur HKS. just a thought....

pantihose would work... but... 5-6 hrs.... idk man... might get sucked into ur turbo...

rx7spunk

yeah see my point, the back order was told to be here about a week after i need the car moved. perhaps it will be a lil quicker but i have my doubts. ill try and see if i cant borrow an intake and then ship it back when i get my car to atlanta.. heck even a stock intake system would work

4CN A1R

iTrader: (6)

if a big bug gets sucked up in there, you could say goodbye to one of your turbos. i would not recommend driving it with no filters...

rx7spunk

yeah, i think im going to see if i can source a stock intake system for cheap or borrow one from someone so i can drive it there.. then ill take it off put it in my closet or send it back as soon as my intake system gets in.. it will be best i think.. even if i had to buy a stocker and drive it, id still save 600+ dollars from having to ship my car!

KFC3S

expanding on the pantyhose idea, why dont you cover the intake in tight-weave metal gauze mesh, then layer pantyhose over that, and then layer larger weave mesh over that. it would make a very crude panel filter.

Zokus

Definitely don't drive it without a filter, the things I've found in my PFS airbox after only just one month of driving are shocking. Namely: chocolate bar wrappers, cigarette buts, cigar buts, rocks, all sorts of large bugs, and a pop sickle stick. None of those things would be good for your turbos.

rx7spunk

and a popsicke stick wow!! good enough reason there... ill def be running some sort of filter hmm i think ill just get some rubber flexable radiator hose and attach it to a cone filter, crude but works.. and its cheap!