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Old 01-27-05, 01:41 AM
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Is there anyway to route it to the opening where a second oil cooler would sit WITH pop up headlights?! I'd go look myself but I dont have my car with me right now.

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Old 01-27-05, 01:43 AM
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Sorry, the IC is out of the car in that picture. The one tube goes through the middle of the duct over to the driver side headlight for a second cold air filter. As Alex mentioned that other tube is going to the intake of the second turbo.
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Originally Posted by 7apex7
l;ooks like it sucks hot air directly off the engine block. bad engineering
what picture are you looking at ?
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Originally Posted by t-von
He is still going to be sucking in hot air because the radiant heat off the asphalt is hotter the further down you go especially in the summer. This is good for a ram-air type of effect. Nice job though!
What are you smoking man!?! Hell will freeze over before you could convince me engine bay temps are lower than air 12" from the ground on any given summer's day.
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Originally Posted by RX7WEEE
that deans car?
yes
Old 01-27-05, 05:34 AM
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Originally Posted by scotty305
Pretty sweet.

I've got a comment also, not completely directed at you, mostly I'm thinking 'out loud' so to speak:
I've never seen a factory setup with metal intake pipes. I wonder if it's because of the manufacturing (making plastic molds vs hiring welders), or if they are doing it because of something else like weight differences, various heat transfer properties, longevity, etc...
I'm going to bet that stock intakes are plastic due to cost. Since metal/composite/etc are more expensive in high volume and don't offer performance advantages, the moldings make a lot of sense.
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Nice, tidy job. Looks to be effective.
Old 01-27-05, 12:52 PM
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Almost the same thing I did for my TO4R. I wedged a filter in the cooler duct though. Very nice craftsmanship.
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Great fab job, but, um, what happens when the compressor ingests a pigeon?
Old 01-27-05, 01:19 PM
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Originally Posted by broken93
Great fab job, but, um, what happens when the compressor ingests a pigeon?
PIGEON BURGERS!!

Looks awesome, and gives me an idea.
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Nice job.
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Originally Posted by 7apex7
l;ooks like it sucks hot air directly off the engine block. bad engineering
Are you looking at the same pics as everyone else?!?....Please explain?!
Old 01-27-05, 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by RX7WEEE
that deans car?
HELL YES !!!! Sweet job John Just as I pictured it !!......But don't forget who's idea it was
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What about the piping for the IC? Where will that go?
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Originally Posted by RX7-2JOCK
HELL YES !!!! Sweet job John Just as I pictured it !!......But don't forget who's idea it was
You bitch!!
Old 01-27-05, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by LT1-7
You bitch!!
LOL, but it was YOUR vision
Old 01-27-05, 03:01 PM
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Originally Posted by c00lduke
What about the piping for the IC? Where will that go?
To the Turbo, heres a pic of when John was doing some test fitting w/ the air duct piping, you can see the the IC pipes......

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what turbo is that? GT35R?

edit: just saw sig, nvm

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Old 01-27-05, 03:45 PM
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Originally Posted by RX&-2JOCK
HELL YES !!!! Sweet job John Just as I pictured it !!......But don't forget who's idea it was
Originally Posted by LT1-7
You bitch!!
Hey John, if I remember right we had thought of doing that to my car last summer
Old 01-27-05, 05:57 PM
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nice job......keep away from puddles
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This car has run the Veilside front w/ two K&N cylindrical cleaners for several years in all weather with no problems at all. The bench racers can't know it, but your setup will work great.



Old 01-27-05, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by papsmagu
nice job......keep away from puddles
Yeah, i asked John to drill a little hole at the bottom of the duct to avoid water build up, like some exhaust tips have.
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Originally Posted by TT_Rex_7
I'd have to disagree, thats like saying "radiant heat off the asphalt" is flowing hot air through a front mount and/or oil coolers. If your driving, the little heat thats coming off the asphalt isnt going to do a damn thing because your going to have fresh cool air going through it.

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What are you disagreeing with? So your telling me that there wont be any hot air comming in with an intake that low on a hot summer day? Go out side an feel how hot the asfault gets when it's 100+ degrees outside. The air just above the asfault is as hot as the asphalt itself. Temps can reach 120-130 degrees down there. Ever heard of the term track temps? By the way FMIC's get the same hot air too. I'm not saying this shouldn't be done but it really depends where you live. Where I'm from most of the asfault on our streets as black. So I personally would never do a mod like this. Plus some of our areas flood pretty easily.
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Originally Posted by LT1-7
What are you smoking man!?! Hell will freeze over before you could convince me engine bay temps are lower than air 12" from the ground on any given summer's day.


I'm not smoking anything I understand the concept. Yes the temps will be lower than compared to inside the engine bay. My point is that you picked the lowest place to pull in cold air which is not the best place. However it's the most convient spot to do so. If you could have gone higher it would have been better especially if he gets caught in a rain storm.

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Old 01-27-05, 10:35 PM
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Originally Posted by t-von
What are you disagreeing with? So your telling me that there wont be any hot air comming in with an intake that low on a hot summer day? Go out side an feel how hot the asfault gets when it's 100+ degrees outside. The air just above the asfault is as hot as the asphalt itself. Temps can reach 120-130 degrees down there. Ever heard of the term track temps? By the way FMIC's get the same hot air too. I'm not saying this shouldn't be done but it really depends where you live. Where I'm from most of the asfault on our streets as black. So I personally would never do a mod like this. Plus some of our areas flood pretty easily.
Yeah I hear what your saying....But The Pacific Northwest doesn't get as nearly as hot as Texas does, even during summer.....I'm in Oklahoma now and the summers hear are muthafuckin hot, triple digits, and its in no way comparison to Washington's summer......Now flooding rains may possibly be an issue, but If push comes to shove I can just remove the piping off of the compressor housing.

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