bigfoot4616
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| posted on 3/8/08 at 02:51 PM |
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airbox setup
got the car on a rolling road on friday to get it set up properly for a pipercross airbox. it was previously using an open sausage filter.
first run it was way to rich so we changed from 132's to 128 mains. still way to rich.
he then tried with no airbox or filter and it was slightly lean, then with the box fitted but no filter in the end of it which got pretty similar
results.
his view was that he would have to jet down so far to get it right i would be losing a lot of power.
the filter seems to be very restrictive, it is very small.
unsure what way to go now, either go for a different airbox altogether or get an enclosed filter like
this
and pipe it into the pipercross box.
the second option would be easiest and cheapest but not sure how well it would work both on noise reduction and performance.
cheers
[Edited on 3/8/08 by bigfoot4616]
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mad-butcher
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| posted on 3/8/08 at 03:57 PM |
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can you post a pic of your present setup
tony
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bigfoot4616
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| posted on 3/8/08 at 04:47 PM |
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no. i've gone back to the open filter now.
it was just the airbox with the pipe running from the airbox inlet to the front of the car
just like this but the other way round with the inlet pipe over the top of the rad
 
PX600 Airbox Installed
it has a small filter in the box where the flexy hose meets it
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Guinness
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| posted on 3/8/08 at 05:25 PM |
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Oi! I resemble that car 
Cheers
Mike
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bigfoot4616
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| posted on 3/8/08 at 06:57 PM |
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cheers for the use of the pic, i need to remember to use the camera more often
did you not have any problems with it running very rich when you first fitted the airbox?
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Guinness
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| posted on 3/8/08 at 07:03 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bigfoot4616
cheers for the use of the pic, i need to remember to use the camera more often
No problem!
quote:
Originally posted by bigfoot4616
did you not have any problems with it running very rich when you first fitted the airbox?
I re-jetted it from 155 to 205 when I passed my SVA. Haven't changed it since, even when I fitted the air box.
Mind you, I haven't had it on a rolling road in three years!
Ooops!
Mike
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bigfoot4616
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| posted on 3/8/08 at 07:30 PM |
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i didn't actually need the rolling road to know it wasn't right, on the way there it didn't quite feel right.
it was back to being spot on again yesterday with the sausage filter
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bigfoot4616
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| posted on 5/8/08 at 10:02 PM |
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think i'm going to try one of these fitted before the airbox
slightly smaller intake but much bigger filter
scrap that idea, will struggle to get it to fit.
just spoken to andy at ab's and am tempted by his airbox
[Edited on 6/8/08 by bigfoot4616]
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simoto
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| posted on 6/8/08 at 04:50 PM |
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It sounds spot on doesnt it? I went for socks but i know ill succumb to the black gold eventually.
I never asked about noise levels when i rang, did he offer any figures or educated guesses to you?
striker/blade now complete, thanks to all on this site.
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MK9R
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| posted on 7/8/08 at 07:03 AM |
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i need to get the noise down on my zx9, was 99.7DB on driveby at doni. Currently got a TTS sausage filter, and its like putting a trumpet up an
elephants arse!! LOL!!
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
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MK9R
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| posted on 7/8/08 at 07:04 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by bigfoot4616
just spoken to andy at ab's and am tempted by his airbox
[Edited on 6/8/08 by bigfoot4616]
whats this then, and where can i see it?
Cheers Austen
RGB car number 9
www.austengreenway.co.uk
www.automatedtechnologygroup.co.uk
www.trackace.co.uk
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bigfoot4616
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| posted on 7/8/08 at 12:32 PM |
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http://www.abperformance.co.uk/default.htm
its a lot more than the pipercross box but at least it will work properly.
quote:
Originally posted by simoto
It sounds spot on doesnt it? I went for socks but i know ill succumb to the black gold eventually.
I never asked about noise levels when i rang, did he offer any figures or educated guesses to you?
didn't discuss actual levels. looking at the pics he sent me i would think it would be as quite as the standard blade airbox
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