Custom Airbox

[fat-lad]

wanting to build a custom airbox to house a pod in my series 1 but ive hit a problem before even starting - the coolant overflow bottle,

can this be relocated somewhere out of the way to make room for the airbox??

any help would be awesome!

luke

[QWK32]

do you really need to move it. can you just make the airbox fit around the overflow bottle aswel?

[kidafa]

search my thread dude its all covered!

[fat-lad]

yeah i thought of that but not sure, just want other peoples input and ideas, im loving the arc, had one of these on my track civic a couple of years ago

arc item

Edited February 3, 2009 by fat-lad

[QWK32]

yeah those arc boxes look good. but if you already have a pod, just make a heat shield around it, and get some cold air induction in there.

Edited February 3, 2009 by QWK32

[fat-lad]

yeah man, thats what im thinking, i havent got the pod yet, i wish i never thought of the arc box lol,

have you done any air mods to yours???

[QWK32]

i've got a pod ready to go on when i get around to it. i'll be making my own heatshield at the same time.

[fat-lad]

well im gonna start mocking up a box/sheild outta cardboard and see what i can do, keep us posted on your sheild man,

[wolverine]

this is my R33, i moved the charcoal cannister to make room for the catch can. certainly there are neater jobs out there but it gets the job done. there is a cold feed from underneath plus it picks up that bit from in front.

all made from 0.6mm aluminium, lined with some sound deadening and made with hand tools in the garage in case it doesn't show.

Edited February 3, 2009 by wolverine

[fat-lad]

looks good man, esspecially the raised section behind the headlight

[kidafa]

wp;verine cna i ask what that carbon canister acutally does?

[wolverine]

there is small piece of rubber under the bonnet that needs to be removed to get airfeed in there btw.

carbon cannister is an emissions device that removes unburnt vapours from the intake i believe.

Edited February 3, 2009 by wolverine

[fat-lad]

wp;verine cna i ask what that carbon canister acutally does?

absorbs the fumes from the fuel tank i believe, may be wrong.

thanks for the heads up wolverine

[QWK32]

well im gonna start mocking up a box/sheild outta cardboard and see what i can do, keep us posted on your sheild man,

this is what i'm going to do. start with a piece of cardboard, see how it looks, then cut and fold up a piece of stainless.

[QWK32]

absorbs the fumes from the fuel tank i believe, may be wrong.

yep, correct. it does something to the fumes, then when you hit a certain boost/vacuum (not sure which it is) it releases it into the intake.

[BensDR30]

Car is sitting in the sun, engine is turned off, fuel in tank heats up, fuel in tank expands, carbon canister absorbs vapours into activated charcoal, engine is started, engine is run & develops high vacuum, 'purge' line is opened to the activated charcoal, fresh air is drawn through canister into the engine, engine burns fumes, fuel tank doesn't burst open making a big mess.