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sorens2

posted on 23/8/10 at 02:34 PM Reply With Quote
Another DIY upgrade - Cold air feed - PIX

Now that I closed the gap around til radiator the temp i the enginebay is quite high.
My copilot had his leg burned just from the air flowing into the passengerside from the enginebay.

Something had to be done to keep BHP up.

Bought this airbox from Pipercross.


As it was from MNR:


Had to make a new backplate:


Filter is inside the box:


Air is sucked in in front of the radiator:


I don´t think there will be much "Ram effect"


I fits....but close.


Strait through


Soren S2

[Edited on 23/8/10 by sorens2]


[Edited on 23/8/10 by sorens2]

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andrew-theasby

posted on 23/8/10 at 03:09 PM Reply With Quote
How tall does it sit off the flange?
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loggyboy

posted on 23/8/10 at 03:09 PM Reply With Quote
Should help nicely, some 'ram air' induction going on their too.

quote:
Originally posted by sorens2
My copilot had his leg burned just from the air flowing into the passengerside from the enginebay.



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loggyboy

posted on 23/8/10 at 03:11 PM Reply With Quote

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sorens2

posted on 23/8/10 at 03:33 PM Reply With Quote
What do you mean "Off the flange"
From where to where ?

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dan__wright

posted on 23/8/10 at 03:42 PM Reply With Quote
i think he means the backplate.

have you considered adding vents at the back of the engine bay? should give the hot air somewhere to escape





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sorens2

posted on 23/8/10 at 04:13 PM Reply With Quote
So far its going under the car.

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Lightning

posted on 23/8/10 at 04:20 PM Reply With Quote
Hi,
Have you tried it yet. When I did similar on mine the difference was considerble.





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sorens2

posted on 23/8/10 at 04:25 PM Reply With Quote
Its raining like in Pakistan at the moment.
But Ill try it at the Nordschleife i 10 days

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andrew-theasby

posted on 23/8/10 at 05:59 PM Reply With Quote
Ye sorry i meant how tall off the backplate? Does it have a filter anywhere? Looks like just what i was considering making soon
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sorens2

posted on 23/8/10 at 06:18 PM Reply With Quote
In pic 4 from the top you can just see the filter inside.
It is a 100 mm filter that sits in the intake of the box.
Not like the oldstyle panel filter.
They reccomend 100 mm if you go above 200 bhp.

Can´t wait to try it.

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bi22le

posted on 23/8/10 at 08:44 PM Reply With Quote
Looks tidy.

You will have to post back and tell us if it makes a difference.





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Dusty

posted on 23/8/10 at 09:22 PM Reply With Quote
You still need to do more to get hot air out from under the bonnet IMO.
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sorens2

posted on 7/9/10 at 05:38 AM Reply With Quote
Tried it at the Ring this weekend.
Normally I don´t hit the rev limiter as the engine goes a bit dull over 11000 rpm so it gomes natural when to change up.

BUT NOW !!!

Hit the limiter at least 15 times this weekend because it just keeps on racing up the scale.

Much more high rpm power and it feels much better.
Huge difference.
Noise is the same.

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posted on 6/10/10 at 09:48 PM Reply With Quote
Do you have a PowerCommander to get the engine re-mapped?

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sorens2

posted on 7/10/10 at 04:39 AM Reply With Quote
Yes.

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elf83

posted on 11/4/11 at 09:56 PM Reply With Quote
Where did you get this airbox? i cant find it anywhere? do they do it for a k2 gsxr 1000?
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mistergrumpy

posted on 11/4/11 at 10:12 PM Reply With Quote
See here for example. It's a Pipercross 600 series.
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austin man

posted on 11/4/11 at 10:39 PM Reply With Quote
vent your side panels see photo in my archive this will reduce water temperature by around 10 degrees





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wilkingj

posted on 12/4/11 at 07:26 AM Reply With Quote
Have you heat wrapped the parts of the exhaust piep that are still inside the engine compartment. That will reduce your under bonnet temperature quite a lot, for not a lot of work / money.







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sorens2

posted on 12/4/11 at 03:09 PM Reply With Quote
This mod sorted all my problems.
The engine runs like never before now.

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