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carbon fibre airbox fitted!
Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 5:46 pm
by Jeroen
OK.. always been a fan of these CF airboxes because of their sound. Love intake noise much more than exhaust noise... had the same with my Samba Rally that was equipped with two double Weber sidedraft carbs. Most of the time I drove these open as well.
On the other hand... I'm not planning to convert to Alpha-N and somehow for a Q car like the 320iS fourdoor I think that's too much anyway.
But I finally found a trustworthy guy that could offer me a cf airbox that was exactly the shape of the original accumulator so that should be a straight swap. 99% straight swap as the hole for the intake trumpets was slighty too wide so I chose to replace the original o-ring by a thin layer of rubber sealant.
Test driving...
At startup... quiet
During warmup at low revs... just a slight, decent and remote noise
Low revs but stepping on the accelerator a bit more... a nice and still decent noise up to abt 4500 rpm
Above 4500 rpm there's the noise we want. For people watching in the street it's pretty impressive. Inside you hear somewhat of a DTM noise
but still not that loud and definitely not as loud as the more open systems fitted on Alpha-N equipped cars. For me this is all I wanted, just the right amount of noise! No soundfile, maybe later.
But here's some pics...
carbon fibre airbox
Posted: Sun Feb 19, 2006 11:06 pm
by Look-aa
just for sound, so
I like it
would u post an mp3 file?
ciao Jeroen, going to London tomorrow morning!
PS: How can i put an image in my signature like you, Jeroen?
Re: carbon fibre airbox
Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2006 9:05 am
by Jeroen
Look-aa wrote:just for sound, so
I like it
would u post an mp3 file?
Hahaha! Definitely going to do that... but I need a good device to make a decent recording first...
Look-aa wrote:ciao Jeroen, going to London tomorrow morning!
Enjoy!
Look-aa wrote:PS: How can i put an image in my signature like you, Jeroen?
Hahaha that's my big secret... and of a few others
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 2:27 pm
by ItalianM3
Jeroen, looks lovely!! was thinking of going the same route myself, but decided to save up for the CF airbox and Alpha-N.
Do you notice any improvements? Other than the sound, I would not have thought there would be any improvement, apart from maybe not heating up as much as the metal plenum therefore cooler air!?
Anyway looks lovely.
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 2:32 pm
by Jeroen
Nope, didn't notice any improvements in performance but didn't expect any either.. did this just for the sound.. more sporty but still decent as long as you keep the revs done -which is hard in a S14 hahaha-
Additional advantage... weight reduction!
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:34 pm
by Hannes
It does look very good, now doesn't it? I'm just dying to hear the soundeffect at high rpms.
Indeed, I wouldn't expect any improvements performance wise, since the CF intake plenum is a replica of the standard plenum. However, I would think that the featherweight CF plenum reduces the stress on the intake-gaskets, which must be a good thing.
I just wish I had one... oh wait, there is one on my shelf waiting for installation!
Hannes
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 3:55 pm
by Jeroen
Waiting for installation? Better kick the idiot that's supposed to install it then
Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 4:24 pm
by Hannes
I think I will not be doing any kicking unless that idiot decides not to install it...
Re: carbon fibre airbox
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 7:59 pm
by Look-aa
Jeroen wrote:Look-aa wrote:just for sound, so
I like it
would u post an mp3 file?
Hahaha! Definitely going to do that... but I need a good device to make a decent recording first...
So, did you find any device?
Jeroen wrote:Look-aa wrote:ciao Jeroen, going to London tomorrow morning!
Enjoy!
Done!! The lady also greeted you
Do you know that this morning, at 6 o'clock, I exported from the UK this one?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 4593154361
It was funny at the airport, the police woman screaming at the girl at the x-ray pc
CAAAR PAAARTS HEREEEEEEEE
then the girl at the policeman at the metal detector:
CAAAR PAAARTS HEREEEEEEEEEEEE
I think I could export a bomb... nobody looked at it...
And I wasted time in printing the ebay webpage in English and Italian, plus the printing of the ETK diagram
Jeroen wrote:Look-aa wrote:PS: How can i put an image in my signature like you, Jeroen?
Hahaha that's my big secret... and of a few others
hahhahaha and now its not a secret anymore!!!
But, don't worry, I'll never say to anyone
what about the price for that fancy CF airbox? If I wanted one?
Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2006 10:05 pm
by Jeroen
Hahaha well you managed all by yourself
You got a good deal on the airbox BTW!
CF stock airbox is abt EUR 500 plus shipping...
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 12:17 pm
by Peter
You'll definitely need
this option to go with your new airbox
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 12:23 pm
by Jeroen
Hahaha! Well... do you have a link to the eBay advert?
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 12:37 pm
by Peter
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 1:13 pm
by Look-aa
wow, nice! it's a pity it's not in English language, it would be better!
Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2006 2:15 pm
by Jeroen
Big fun!
