Air filter

[Mr M]

Possibly getting a Pipercross replacement. The original is disinetgrating around the edges anyway. It looks fairly routine to get off. Presumably so ?. Also trying to work out the Speed Six air intake. There just seems to be a pipe leading to an alloy canister. Not really noticed it before. Could anyone enlighten me ? Have done a search but it just sits there doing nothing so thought I'd post.

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Can anyone recommend anything for getting the ingrained dirt off the top of the alloy block and getting it nice and shiney. I supppose I could use fine sand paper but would rather a liquid cleaner. Ta.

Edited by Mr M on Sunday 3rd April 14:30

[shep1001]

Oil breather pipe

Shep

[Targarama]

Gunk and the wife's toothbrush for the ingrained dirt.

[Basil Brush]

The air intake is via a pipe running vertically down from the base of the air box to an inlet attached to the chassis plate under the motor. As said above, the pipe at the front is the breather from the oil tank.

To get the air filter out you take the airbox top out. There are 2 allen bolts at the top edge through metal brackets into the throttle bodies. There are then 3 clips, 2 you can see and another on the other (engine) side. You need to reach down between the airbox and motor to get to it. Slide the top off the throttles and pull off the small rubber pipes, one at each end, as you remove it.

[Mr M]

> Oil breather pipe

Ah right

> Gunk and the wife's toothbrush for the ingrained dirt.

Ah now I haven't tried Gunk before - on the shopping list. As for your wifes toothbrush Tref it's ok I've got one.

> The air intake is via a pipe running vertically down from the base of the air box to an inlet attached to the chassis plate under the motor.

Ah now that was the bit that was confusing ; thanks for the removal description.

Cheers Chaps.

[nightSpirit]

Always remove the recirc/breather's...allowing gas and oil to feed back into the mix just isn't cricket in my book.

I got a rubber end cap and bought a KN male filter mounted to the left of the oil tank below the vents..you can even use the stock pipe

[Mr M]

Mark,I can see your point I have a recollection that engine designs are not allowed to let these gases escape into the atmostphere (but I'm probably mis guided here - I usually am). Presumably you reverse your change for the MOT ?

[nightSpirit]

Far as I know, it's more about being kind to the environment and removing a potential 'engine smell' from the cabin...not a legal requirement, a bit like the charcoal filter for the fuel tank breather, I'm all for warmer winters

[Mr M]

All done. Cheers chaps. Took a while for me to understand where the last clip was though

PS First time I've seen an air intake from under the car before.

Edited by Mr M on Wednesday 6th April 18:24

[nightSpirit]

One day I will get my arse in gear and change my intake.

After exhausting the carbon airbox manufacturing options, I'm going to get an ACT item, carbon naca duct and some pipework to run the intake vent from the drivers side bumper top...it will be glorious.

[Targarama]

nightSpirit said:

One day I will get my arse in gear and change my intake.

After exhausting the carbon airbox manufacturing options, I'm going to get an ACT item, carbon naca duct and some pipework to run the intake vent from the drivers side bumper top...it will be glorious.

I assume you're doing this for pose value? The standard intake/filter setup seems more than capable of delivering enough volume to power 440+ HP 4.5 Litre versions of this engine.

[nightSpirit]

creating a ram air effect and delivering colder air whilst on the move can't hinder although I doubt it'll achieve much more than looking good no. I just like to fiddle.

[Basil Brush]

There was a guy on here with a similar set up on a Tuscan - Yahoo IIRC.