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Sherv

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  1. Id be more concerned if was half and half like your example Coops, but ive measured the exit hole from the top part of the airbox that connects to the throttle body pipework, and its exactly 65mm diameter..i can run a 65mm wide feed in from the original side of the airbox base which isnt much smaller than the area of the odd shaped original hole thats in the base unit from factory. ...so theoretically there should be more than enough volume of available air inside the airbox once its sealed up available for the car to suck in, also taking into account it has to go through a filter first?
  2. Hi Paul,Yeah i have just looked at that stuff,its a 1 ply stuff from ASH, they do also do a wire wrapped 2 ply kit too though http://www.autosiliconehoses.com/silicone-hose-shop/air-ductings/black-silicone-2-ply-air-ducting.html If we're working on the theory that more,cool air is whats required for a better expansion upon ignition= better power delivery,providing the ECU supplies the correct fuelling,then theoretically i could negate my 'size' issue with my original idea by making a twin intake rather than struggling to fit in a single larger one to the airbox. If you look at air ducting products,they all start at around a 3 inch diameter,like Shaun has,which tells you that under that for a single intake system is probably not enough,especially for FI engines,though being N/A i dont see that having plenty of colder air available can be a disadvantage.I can run a smaller feed from the right hand side into the inner wing easy enough from the right hand side of the airbox,making sure the pipe isnt too long so its say a 1/3rd of the way inside the inner wing box.Its far enough away from the engine bay and nowhere near the bottom of the car. I could then run another smaller feed from the other side of the airbox from my original idea,theory being that theres the same amount of air getting in as you would from a single bigger feed.Slightly over engineering the problem,but at least it means im getting enough cold air in which i cant really do from one feed as im restricted by pipe diameter both sides.But with two intakes i can get the same result . Bwahey! it could work!Or,i could balls it up and be looking for a new airbox next week LOL. I shall use the Sonic way of thinking on this one.(without the setting myself on fire part)
  3. Cheers Shaun,yeah I want to keep it as high as possible,the only thing that the Beams conversion has done is made it awkward to do a feed properly.Im going to have another look at the box to see of i can get a bigger diameter pipe in somewhere
  4. This is the thing,that box may feed right from the bottom.If i go the other route,the feed will be around radiator height.I could also swivel it to avoid any driving rain as well and it would be high enough to avoid that.The car doesnt go out in shit weather having said that,its not a daily.Mind you I wouldnt have to feed the cold air pipe right down inside to the bottom,id have to be driving into a lake like Ady did to risk Hydrolock ?As long as im not getting any heatsoak from engine bay is the main aim,as at peak power the car drops off a bit (on a dyno) and runs rich as its not getting enough air,or enough cold air anyway.Thats why im concerned about the diameter of my original pipe idea.
  5. The actual feed through to the throttle body from the top of the airbox is pretty big,its the diameter of the body itself. In theory i could go the short route maybe from the original hole through to the inner wing of the gen4,it has a resonator box (thats what i call it) ,i dont know where the air would come in,but theres a hole in the inner wing already there;all i could do is feed the cold air pipe from the airbox through there into the depths of the box as far as it would go.I preferred the idea of a feed through to the front of the car as a ram air system though.I've already made a plastic template to cover over the large hole in the airbox that side though,its just waiting for a hole to be drilled into it to incorporate the feed pipe if i decide to go from that otiginal side.Could probably go to a 60mm or so pipe that way though Can see the box that is inside the wing,never really checked it out closely though,but if i go that route,the cold air pipe would be sitting inside that box ,the reason i havent just fed it through there in the first place is the fact i have the gen6 relay box that sits right next to the airbox on the passenger inner wing, which makes it a PITA to get access direct to the feed to that inner wing box.Though it would mean a larger diameter pipe feed to the air box if i can get it in there.Any links to decent quality flexible feed pipe of around 60mm would be handy as well ta
  6. I'm having to reroute my air feed to my airbox,due to the lack of space in my engine compartment on one side ;it means i cant route a pipe that well to the inner wing on the gen4 where the intake box hides. I want to keep the standard airbox,not go the cone route,so im blanking off the original large diameter feed hole on one side of the base of the airbox,and planning on making a new hole on the opposite side and run a a cold air feed pipe through to the front of the car.Question is,the largest diameter hole i can make in the airbox base is about 40-43mm,(I'm restricted due to the design of the box)so will a 40mm diameter cold feed pipe be of adequate size to get enough air in there?Bearing in mind the original 'hole' for the box is twice that size.The air itself will be much cooler with no heatsoak from the engine bay,im just wondering if its a large enough diameter before i start cutting the box.. Original hole Idea of new size hole under the base of box
  7. I have mine as a little nod back to the 80's styleToyota rally decals on my '87 car.Also a mention of the engine that lurks under my bonnet...
  8. Quite a few are for gen7 ,worth trying to get a serial number off it for yours
  9. Prob best to try and get one from the manufacturer if they do it,thats providing the siren is kaput
  10. I would have thought you could get a siren of the correct rating and do a swap,as to wiring the horn Im no sparky but someone with knowledge could easily do it
  11. Possible that theres some sort of fuse under the dash where it was wired in originally,though it could just be the sirens packed up.Need to be able to get a feed direct to it to be sure really.When I had my alarm fitted last year the new siren that came with it was actually faulty,so had it replaced and was fine.Does happen
  12. I was followed into a pub car park and blocked in by a youngish copper one evening,Id taken my mate out for a spin just after the Beams engine was plopped in,I'd gone past a junction on a dual carriageway and he'd obviously heard me accelerating up the road.As we got out of the car you could see he had an 'ah,right' look on his face when he saw me (im 43). He cocked an eyebrow and asked me how loud the exhaust was,I told him ooh about 82db,to which he looked and smiled and said, 'oh yeah and the rest'.He didnt even question the JDM plate he saw on the front,though I still have a UK one on the back.I forgot that I'd had the front plate on in my previous post. Conversation then carried on in the vein of what good condition the car was in,what i'd done to it etc etc.Turned out he hadnt seen a gen4 on the road before,he'd always actually fancied a Gt4,185s he liked in particular,and then went on to say how he had an MX5 at home track prepared and all that.He then wished us a good night and went,saying as he pulled away "That exhaust is still too f****g loud though." Fair play to him. Other than that i havent really had toooo much attention from Plod.(Fingers crossed,im bound to at some point though i know).If I lived in Norfolk I'd have been strung up by now
  13. Font size is UK legal,I havent been stopped yet but I have passed 2 MOT's with it..suppose it depends on the tester and your local nick-nick bobbies But then you would be amazed at the amount of people that don't even know the first thing about my car other than its got CELICA on the front and back.. :rolleyes: I've got a JDM engine officer,is that ok?
  14. Any cover is not the perfect solution,but you get what you pay for;ithe ideal solution is for a car to be in a temperature controlled environment ie ina temp controlled garage with a soft breathable dust cover. Its natural that some moisture will be present due to the physics of temperature with a car thats outside,the point of a proper cover is that it remains waterproof,but allows the environment created moisture to be 'wicked' away from the body of the car once the temperature starts to rise ,a cover that is not genuinely breathable keeps moisture onto the body of the car therefore the risk of of corrosion is present
  15. 2 bottles of Extreme Stance non acidic wheel cleaner from Inspired Automotive,and my reproduction tax discs ...the rubber stamp is is dated -stamped with the date of registration of my car ,13 Nov 1987
  16. I got mine from these guys,higher end of the price bracket but top covers http://www.specialisedcovers.com/ Specified make of car so it fits properly,waterproof and breathable
  17. Well its like we've always banged on about....serious amount of car for a not very serious amount of money
  18. Happy Anniversary Sherv!

  19. Hopefully you can get sorted and get back in a Celica then
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