Does Anyone Make A Wide/large Airbox Inlet Or Scoop For R33 Gtst?

[sl33py]

I want to keep my stock airbox and I'm keen to replace the top half of my R33 GTST's airbox and the scoop / funnel / snorkel type thing that feeds it from the front of the engine bay with something made of the same material but larger. I'm getting a side fed (Blitz LM or similar) FMIC, so space/placement isn't a problem. I've seen direct replacements for other cars which literally just widen/open up the mouth that feeds the top of the airbox so you get more air.

If I can't find an off the shelf product (haven't seen one yet), I might have to buy someone's spare and try changing it into the shape I want (although I dunno how I'd do that, and I'd need spare plastic to do it cos the end result would be larger than stock). I'll have a solid metal pipe from AFM > turbo, so no worries about that sucking closed.

I've seen the Blitz airbox cover replacement thing and it's not what I'm after, it takes air from inside the engine, unless you create some kind of extra air guide which would have to mate up with the underside of the bonnet. The ARC induction kit is also not what I'm after for a similar reason. I also don't mean the ones which replace you're airbox-side headlight, or sit in the gap between your headlights. BTW, I have a stock bonnet and don't intend to cut into it.

I'm not really worried about appearance, mostly concerned about only taking air from the same region the stock box does, and increasing that area.

Thanks in advance for any suggestions. I'd also welcome recommendations of fabrication places that can (better yet, already HAVE) manufactured the kind of thing I'm talking about, and can be sure it would fit etc.

Edited February 13, 2008 by sl33py

[DECIM8]

Was just at powerplay and blitz make a air box cover make from mesh which goes over the stock filter, you could then extend a CAi system to it or cut a hole in the bottom of the box and run a feed directly from the front.

Edit: just reread it sorry.

Try getting your stock box.. drill a hole into it with a hole saw and then run a pipe (pvc or flexi pipe) to the outside, decorate with the turbo intake alloy thigmo-bob and you got a cai..

You can also use a NACA duct but you wont trim your bonnet.. so rules it out but thats a good idea if you want it.

Edited February 13, 2008 by DECIM8

[sl33py]

hehe @ edit: yeah I've read on the subject, so ruled out those options...

"pvc or flexi pipe) to the outside"

flexi pipe won't be as solid as I'm after, seeing as I'm replacing my AFM > turbo pipe with metal to prevent it sucking closed...

not sure what you mean by 'the outside'.. what I want to do would all be in the area the current airbox/snorkel-feed is.