Airbox Clips Haver Broken On My Airbox

[Madtrang]

I have just found that my stock aribox has slowy broken all the clips off. Except 1.

What I had noticed on full boost the other day I chagned gear and i heard a funnny noise and than a metal sound hitting the pavment. Thought was a hose clamp at first. Anyway lost another clip to my airbox.

Now I have an old air filter that needs to be changed. So thats on the list and well was going 2 get a new airbox at the same time.

I have an R32 gts-t (One in my avatar) Stock BOV, FMIC , and Bosch 040 Fuel pump.

Running aprox 12pound of boost. Before changing intercool from stock, I noticed that my airbox had most of the clamps broken on it.

Now thinking it might have something to do with high boost and stock bov wich is plumped back into the system.

Questions.

1. Is this a normal thing?

2. will this screw my air flow meter

3. What can i do to fix it if it's a problem.

Anyway got anything you want to say just though it in.

Thanx.

[khunjeng]

check ur filter is a tight fit. SHould be around the rubber seal.

Get some of the good tape, gaffa type..u find it at Bunnings and is the material type, wide type...use that to secure it until u get another box 2nd hard on this site.

OR try and fix it...

[Trav33]

Sounds like he wants to replace the airbox, I dont think 12psi of boost would cause the problem - your car is probably 15 years old? I imagine the parts may have perished over that amount of time...

Would you get another air-box, or a pod filter?

[Madtrang]

Yeah she's held together by a cable tie at the moment.

Thank god for cables ties.

Yeah, dont realy want a pod filter. So prob hit the jap wrekers for another one. However I will probably get another 15year old one,

Might get another one and add a bit of arredite to it for extra strength.

[markimak]

thats the problem with old cars..

heat makes plastic britle and so does age.

[limpus]

I think you've found the solution...cable ties are your friend...