Watch those airboxes people

[spitfire4v8]

eeeek !

[brownspeed]

Go on! I give in? what am I looking at? is it an owl? (reminds me of the rorschach test)
please someone knowledgable explain

[lancelin]

Oh yes, piece of plastic on the left valve stopping it seating!

What’s the prize?

[O mage]

It's definitely something, i didn't see it at first. Is the car ok?

[spitfire4v8]

Not an Owl though I can totally see that now!

It's an engine delivered to me for rebuild .. with bits of airbox wedged inside the intake port ... luckily too big to get completely past the corner so the valve is not bent .. but could have been nasty. With the throttles closed you would probably never have known it was there until eventually it moves a bit further and kaboom!

[glow worm]

Is that a std. TVR plastic airbox ?
Most I've seen have broken inlets

[spitfire4v8]

Yes the std airbox .. many are pretty ropey these days