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Old 08-01-2009, 06:26 PM   #1
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Hey guys/ girls

Today bored at work i was searching through google images and i came across these two pics from what looks like a ford fiesta in europe !!!

Do you guys recon this would be healthy for the enigine ? (i dont think it is a good idea) as the air filter is located at the back were the mainifold is im sure the air would be extreamly hotter at the back then the front i no there is a heat shield and a pipe connected from the stock air flow hole to the filter but seriously what do you guys recon?

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Old 08-01-2009, 06:40 PM   #2
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No
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No!
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Old 08-01-2009, 07:04 PM   #3
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No
No.
No!
What he said but it deserves another NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

At least its not a panty hose over the TB.
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Old 08-01-2009, 07:46 PM   #4
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dont worry guys im with you
a big noooooooooooooo
i actually thought it was quite funny when i first saw it
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Old 08-01-2009, 10:17 PM   #5
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What he said but it deserves another NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

At least its not a panty hose over the TB.
God, my housemate did that with his WRX once :togo:
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Old 08-01-2009, 11:50 PM   #6
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The only thing I can think of is that it has quite a large bonnet scoop to force feed it cold air, otherwise why would you bother? The fundimental pricipal is wrong, and it doesn't look cheap. Still, WTF?
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Old 09-01-2009, 12:14 PM   #7
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more like creating an oven when it's in that "heat shield" over the engine like that.
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Old 09-01-2009, 09:46 PM   #8
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It looks like the work of an old friend, Tinex, bet there's a WRX scoop above it....
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Old 09-01-2009, 11:26 PM   #9
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may as well wire hair-dryer and set it to full blowing on the filter... you'd get cooler air that way

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Old 10-01-2009, 04:13 PM   #10
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thats my k&n set up on my fiesta. just got installed last week after waiting 4 weeks to come from overseas.
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Old 10-01-2009, 05:25 PM   #11
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wouldn't it be better to twist the whole intake clockwise to the empty space on the bottom right hand corner? that way, the air filter isn't hot over the engine and the air coming to it doesn't have to travel as far. i think MR-XR4 should have a good picture of his set up.
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Old 10-01-2009, 06:21 PM   #12
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This is my intake setup (I got the idea from Mista Fiesta/MR XR4):

I'm using a Drift urethane pod filter with a heat shield.

I have a custom cold air feed pipe as well leading to the filter.

The intake hole is in the lower left of the front bumper.
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Old 10-01-2009, 08:53 PM   #13
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Lookin awesome as usual there Fled. Good to see you followed in my foot steps. I want your cold air feed pipe btw..
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Old 11-01-2009, 02:53 PM   #14
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i am now going to change my set up of the cai and do it how Fled74 has it but i am not going to have the pipe throught the fog light cover..should i drop it to under the car?
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Old 11-01-2009, 05:40 PM   #15
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watch out for water on rainy days!

An advantage of having it where Fled has it is you get the air coming through the top grill (like standard) as well as the air from the cold air feed pipe...
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Old 11-01-2009, 11:53 PM   #16
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yeah it is a good spot where fled has his pipe however i have foglights and i dont want to take them out
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Old 12-01-2009, 12:02 AM   #17
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run the pipe to the middle lower grille. maybe even cut out a stealthy hole =P
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Old 12-01-2009, 12:11 AM   #18
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isnt that where the radiator sits?
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Old 12-01-2009, 10:47 AM   #19
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yea i couldnt find anywhere on the wq zetecs to run an air feed. I had it under the bumber for awhile, but it got wrecked. Car is too low.

Fled74:- The pipe that connects your pod to the engine, where did you get it from? Because i'd like to take out my airbox and run my pod straight to the engine, rather than thru the old airbox. If you could give me some more information that would be great.
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Old 12-01-2009, 11:40 AM   #20
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Ben, Fled has just rotated the factory pipe around.
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Old 12-01-2009, 03:42 PM   #21
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Yea i figured that after i'd sent the post, i had a good look at the picture. lol. I feel like a bit of a dick. Thanx for humoring my dumb questions
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Old 12-01-2009, 06:40 PM   #22
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o.k. so after being bored today and being inspired by this thread, i thought i'd choose the hottest and possibly worst day to venture into the wonderful(sounding) world of pod-fiters too... For now the setup is just practice plus the filter is just a cheapie i got at rico-barn. They free up the exhaust note no-end, especially with the s.s. hi-tech muffler at the back : ...

here is the setup, basically a FLed rip-off!!! (nothing new, its pretty much sucking in hot air now, plus it doesn't help sitting so close to the radiator hose which gets really hot.):

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Next is to direct a cold air feed and make a heat-shield of some sort... I was thinking surrounding it with a garage-job custom (plastic) box plus buy a wrap for the stock pipe and a silicon hose adaptor to raise it above the bonnet latch and exhaust mani.........

or wait for winter... :
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yeah thats exactly how i done mine today..all im worried about is the hose melting on the manifolds. i might buy some heat shield to put around.
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Old 12-01-2009, 11:31 PM   #24
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Yeah its probably best to shroud it in something.

The manifolds don't actually get as hot as some components as it already has the black covers on them. (next time you've been for a drive just check them... you can usually touch them without burns no probs.)

I'd worry more about getting bad heat-soak, as i'm pretty sure the way it is now is drawing in a fair amount of heat, need something similar to Fleds setup. Or a K&N Apollo if you wanna spend the big bucks.
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Old 13-01-2009, 07:29 AM   #25
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The stock intake pipe on mine isn't directly connected to the throttle body. I used a short length of silicone intercooler hose adaptor to help the intake pipe clear the manifold. It works pretty well; the silicone hose doesn't soften or melt. Like Zetec Jim, I am also planning to fabricate some kind of box to surround the pod filter, and get some sort of wrap (like on the fuel lines) to cover the intake pipe wth.
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Old 13-01-2009, 07:20 PM   #26
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Hey guys

Does anyone know the size of the hole on the throttle body ?
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Old 13-01-2009, 07:31 PM   #27
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A friend has a BMC CDA that he said i could get off him, but its for a larger engine size, (above 1.6L)...

I'm thinking of putting this on instead of the pod filter... I don't see it causing any issues being a larger capacity... just means more air right???
I emailed BMC, they said should be ok, but after install to get an ecu remap...I think thats them covering their ***** though...

thoughts?

(EDIT: Fled probably has the best idea on throttle body dimension.)

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Old 13-01-2009, 08:41 PM   #28
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Looks good guys, might give this a try when I stop being stingy with the money!
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I thought i'd mess around with mine a bit. This is what i came up with. Tell me wat you think guys.





And this is my new head unit. I reckon it looks pretty awesome.
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Old 14-01-2009, 12:54 PM   #30
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Hey Guys,

This weekend im geting a custom intake pipe done at a exhaust shop now i need to know what size the silicon hose adaptor you guys use to connect the stock pipe to the throttle body? does anyone have a idea on the size?
is it 3inch 4inch?
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