Re: Don't swiss cheese your Airbox

["dale witt" <dalewitt@express-news.net>]

Has anyone had experience with the Jamex air filter that replaces the entire
bottom part of the box?  I met a guy that uses this in his 16v Rabbit
(donated from a Scirocco).  It is a simple bolt on and is made of foam.  It
cost around 200 bucks, which I thought was pretty steep.  He claims that it
made a difference and was much better than his previous swiss box.
I am interested, but would like to get some more opinions....he stated heat
was not a problem.  The engine has a lot more room in the bay of that
rabbit.

Dale Witt
86 2.0 16v Scirocco
82 2.1 16v Scirocco (Zender 400 w/NOS)
85 1.8 GTI
----- Original Message -----
From: Casey Webster <tinfool@home.com>
To: scirocco list <scirocco-L@scirocco.org>; Randy B
<scirokn81@email.msn.com>
Sent: Sunday, February 27, 2000 12:31 PM
Subject: Re: Don't swiss cheese your Airbox


> Thanks Randy.......Well I'm glad I did this to my "spare" car and not
ruined
> the airbox from the good car.  But it does sound cool though....and when
> people turn their heads, they see a high riding, rusty old rocco.  *L*
>
> Where is the best place to put the inlet  hose for the air intake?
>
> right now, (on the black roc) the hose is behind the front spoiler and
it's
> such a small hose.  The car sounds like it has an exhaust leak at the
front
> when I revv it, but it's the inlet hose making all the noise.  It just
> doesn't seem to be big enough to take in all the air that the engine
wants.
>
> The PO did a bunch of other engine mods to the car, but nothing to the
> intake.....I have since added a K&N, but I think it just needs more air.
>
> Casey
> 84 Black Roc
> 84 Silver Winter Roc
>
>
> > Casey,
> > I'll have to disagree with you on this one.:)
> > It will sound real cool and turn heads, and when the engine is cold you
> > might find a few ponies. Once the engine is warm you will actually loose
> hp,
> > but it will still sound cool. I know this from experience swiss cheesing
> my
> > own airbox. There was also a dyno test in EC about a year ago where a
> Jetta
> > II was Dyno'd three times, once with the stock setup, once with a
standard
> > P-flo, and once with the P-flow in a box seperated from the engine and
fed
> > air from the front of the car. The boxed P-flo did the best, next was
the
> > stock setup, and lowest hp output was from the exposed P-flo.
> > This is the reasoning. The colder the air, the more oxygen, and the more
> HP.
> > The best way I have found is to keep the airbox sealed except the inlet
> > hole, put a flexible hose on the box and run to the front of the car
> > somewhere. For a while I pulled out my high beam light, attached the
> > flexible tubing to the airbox, attached a HVAC reducer from a plumbing
> store
> > to the end of the flexible tubing, attached the reducer to the back of
the
> > headlight bucket, and used a wire mesh grille inserted into the
headlight
> > retainer ring to keep out debri.
> > This method is not as loud but it actually works. If you live in a rainy
> > area be sure to put drain holes at the lowest point of the flexible
tubing
> > so that you don't end up with water injection and switch to a K&N or
other
> > oil coated foam filter.
> > I have heard of some people opening up the airbox on the inner fender
side
> > and drilling holes in the inner fender to get air from there, and have
> also
> > heard of drilling holes in the bottom to get air coming up from between
> the
> > bumper strut housing and the inner fender. Just try to keep the box
> sucking
> > the coldest air you can.
> > Hope this helps.
> >
> > Randy B.
> > Cosmos 81 Scirocco S - soon to be 2.0L 16V
> > Mars 81 Scirocco S - t t 1847cc
>
>
>
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