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zetec - 28/2/03 at 01:03 PM

I was looking to fit normal K+N filters with a hole for them to stick out of the bonnet, but now fancy trying to fit a air box and remote filter.

Has anyone else done this with either twin carbs or throttle bodies? I have seen some on the market but don't fancy paying £350+ for a carbon fibre one. Looks like the choice is source one off a bike or knock one up in ali (or get PTM to make one for me?).


kingr - 28/2/03 at 01:45 PM

What are your reasons for doing this? If you want possibly less disturbed air going to the carbs, then this may help. If you want to avoid cutting a hole in the side of your bonnet, then it's not going to help, because you're going to need trumpets in their anyway, there's a minimum distance that you can have a surface from the trumpets, and you can get K+Ns that are as narrow as feasably possible anyway, so your airbox would stick out just as much as filters would.

Kingr


zetec - 28/2/03 at 02:11 PM

I have the required space from the trumpet to the inside of the bonnet. Yes one reason is that I don't want a hole in the bonnet, the other is to get a cool air feed. The other problem with the K+N is that they have a solid plate opposite the throttle body throat that will reflect the induction pulse back. A curved air box would reduce this.


kingr - 28/2/03 at 03:31 PM

I know I'm still not answering your question directly, but could you not leave the bonnet intacked (or 4 subtle holes if you particulary want), and use ducting. If you don't like the K+N solid plate, how about a curved filter?

Kingr