My fast, and a questionable cold air intake???

[dswalterwi at gmail.com (Don Walter)]

I wanna see!  The web site doesn't seem to be working.

On 3/25/06, Allyn <amalventano1@tds.net> wrote:
>
> Kind of ramblings, just a couple of things I wanted to get out there:
>
> My version of my Fast:
> http://scirocco.dhs.org/vw/pics/incoming/images/060324-133138-Z10.htm
> http://scirocco.dhs.org/vw/pics/incoming/images/060324-133156-Z10.htm
> "My fast doesn't like to be rubbed backwards"
>
> And, a friend of mine has been having odd car touble.  She came by so I
> could
> verify what type of fuel filter was installed, as to avoid picking up the
> wrong
> one (2 were listed). While speaking about her (soon to be ex-) husbands
> questionable automotive knowledge, she told me tales of how he was blowing
> the
> fuel filter out with an air compressor, expelling "chunks of stuff".
> Shortly
> after that, she mentioned something about a homemade "cold air intake",
> and
> suggested I pop the hood and take a look. I about died:
>
> http://scirocco.dhs.org/vw/pics/incoming/images/060325-183227-Z10.htm
> Yup... That tube is going where you think it's going:
> http://scirocco.dhs.org/vw/pics/incoming/images/060325-183237-Z10.htm
> ...right from the radiator exhaust, and straight to the air box.
>
> This is perhaps the best attempt at a HOT air intake that I have ever
> seen.
>
> She mentioned that he didn't have time to block off the other inlet (which
> actually sucks cold air). Thank goodness he was in a hurry that day! :)
>
> Next week I will be indoing that mod, along with a mild tune-up, including
> replacement of the likely-to-be-performated fuel filter.
>
> Enjoy!
> Al
>
>
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Don Walter - Waukesha, WI
1986 8V Black Scirocco (Daily Driver)
1984 8V Audi 4000s (RIP 2/14/2006)
1986 2.0L 16V TEC 2 Black Scirocco (see progress at
http://www.cardomain.com/memberpage/708939)
1986 2L 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (Ben's Car)
1988 1.8 16V Toronado Red Scirocco (sold on 3/29/04)
1984 1.8 8V Pewter Scirocco (sold years ago)
1971 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Karman Ghia (sold)
1969 Beetle (sold)