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MikeDundee

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WHOS IS THIS THEN?
« on: 03 June 2007, 21:38:41 »
WHOS IS THIS THEN?

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« Reply #1 on: 03 June 2007, 21:52:12 »
 :)Is that one of them cold air intake things that your'e supposed to run with a duccie kit? :-?
         P.S Same colour as mine. :P
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« Reply #2 on: 03 June 2007, 21:57:37 »
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:)Is that one of them cold air intake things that your'e supposed to run with a duccie kit? :-?
         P.S Same colour as mine. :P

I think so ::)......not yours though?
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« Reply #3 on: 03 June 2007, 23:46:37 »
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:)Is that one of them cold air intake things that your'e supposed to run with a duccie kit? :-?
         P.S Same colour as mine. :P

I think so ::)......not yours though?

Can anything like this be done with a DTI, if so, does it give any benefits, (not the Vicky Pollard type benefits).  ;D ;D

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« Reply #4 on: 03 June 2007, 23:48:32 »
looks like a pipe to suck in small furry animals and cook them on the V6 plenum....
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« Reply #5 on: 03 June 2007, 23:53:16 »
Cooler air is always better, petrol or diesel. However, I would be surprised if a significant improvement over the standard induction setup is possible and, with the intake that low to the ground, I'd be worried about ingesting water. Ingesting water with a diesel is very bad news!

OK for a track car perhaps but I wouldn't bother for road use.

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« Reply #6 on: 03 June 2007, 23:59:06 »
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Cooler air is always better, petrol or diesel. However, I would be surprised if a significant improvement over the standard induction setup is possible and, with the intake that low to the ground, I'd be worried about ingesting water. Ingesting water with a diesel is very bad news!

OK for a track car perhaps but I wouldn't bother for road use.

Kevin

I could never understand on my Miggy the air intake is behind the grill, curved upwards, like a trumpet, each time I wash the car I put a plastic bag over it to stop the water collecting in it, surly rain water would get in there also.

 :o
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« Reply #7 on: 04 June 2007, 00:25:25 »
 
Looks a bit Heath Robinson to me, hardly pleasing to the eye :-?.
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« Reply #8 on: 04 June 2007, 05:39:39 »
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Cooler air is always better, petrol or diesel. However, I would be surprised if a significant improvement over the standard induction setup is possible and, with the intake that low to the ground, I'd be worried about ingesting water. Ingesting water with a diesel is very bad news!

OK for a track car perhaps but I wouldn't bother for road use.

Kevin

I could never understand on my Miggy the air intake is behind the grill, curved upwards, like a trumpet, each time I wash the car I put a plastic bag over it to stop the water collecting in it, surly rain water would get in there also.

 :o

Top Tip......Dont drive about with the bonnet open  :y ;D
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« Reply #9 on: 04 June 2007, 07:37:32 »
If it was taken at PVS yesterday then there is a chance it could belong to  Big Steve??? Saw his car on VXSCC stand, but didnt see anyone with it to chat to
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« Reply #10 on: 04 June 2007, 09:43:50 »
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I could never understand on my Miggy the air intake is behind the grill, curved upwards, like a trumpet, each time I wash the car I put a plastic bag over it to stop the water collecting in it, surly rain water would get in there also.

It is a curious piece of design. I assume there's probably a drain hole at the bottom of the curve to let out any water but quite why it ended up that shape I'd love to know. I guess they tried to raise the end as high as possible to avoid sucking water and it's ideally placed to avoid hot air, as it will catch the cold air that's being drawn in by the cooling fans, or rammed in by the forward motion of the car, before it gets heated up by the radiator. I would imagine it probably picks up a bit of heat soak from the rad when not moving so it's probably not ideal for drag racing where you need to make maximum power after waiting in a queue for ages.

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« Reply #11 on: 04 June 2007, 15:21:54 »
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Cooler air is always better, petrol or diesel. However, I would be surprised if a significant improvement over the standard induction setup is possible and, with the intake that low to the ground, I'd be worried about ingesting water. Ingesting water with a diesel is very bad news!

OK for a track car perhaps but I wouldn't bother for road use.

Kevin

I could never understand on my Miggy the air intake is behind the grill, curved upwards, like a trumpet, each time I wash the car I put a plastic bag over it to stop the water collecting in it, surly rain water would get in there also.

 :o

Top Tip......Dont drive about with the bonnet open  :y ;D

 ;D ;D ;D ;D :y
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« Reply #12 on: 04 June 2007, 18:07:51 »
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If it was taken at PVS yesterday then there is a chance it could belong to  Big Steve??? Saw his car on VXSCC stand, but didnt see anyone with it to chat to

Correct it is Big Steves and he was'nt at the stand when I was there either at about 1 o'clock p.m.
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« Reply #13 on: 04 June 2007, 20:41:29 »
if that is connected to a standard airbox then it will not do much for the performance of the car, however it does look loike the trunking you would get on a pipercross Viper kit, these are dear but the do what they are supposed to do......

I agree about the position of it as well, it does look too low, i would have tried to mount the fee a little higher to avoid picking up water of little bits of foreign objects.

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Re: WHOS IS THIS THEN?
« Reply #14 on: 04 June 2007, 21:10:32 »
Heres the pic of the engine;

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