What was that simple air intake mod ?

[FoxProGT]

sup peeps...

awhile ago i was reading on a thread somewhere that one simple mod that can be done to the air intake is cut a hole on the bottom of the box and seal the hole that's on the side of it.

i lost the page that had that info and did a search for it here but cant find anything about it..

anyone know what mod I'm talking about and a quick procedure of how to do it?

[Deathshead]

if you take out the air box, you will see the teenie tiny air snorkel riveted on., thats the side to cut, just take a whizz-wheel and cut out this side, of the airbox, takes about 10 seconds and does make a big improvement.

[PaulLehr]

I did that to my car shortly after I bought it. I have never really noticed any improvement in performance or gas mileage from it but it sounds alot cooler when you really step on it

[FoxProGT]

hmmm so thats it then huh? is there a particular size the hole should be ?

is it the bigger the better or not to big?

[project b6t]

could just get a cone filter kit online for 9$ hahah

[FoxProGT]

could just get a cone filter kit online for 9$ hahah

ill check it out

[funky technician]

Or you could do whats some have done on here, including myself, and that is cut a hole in the bottom of the air box and attach a dryer tube or some wire cored mandrel bend 3" generator vent hose off a sea king helicopter ( :lol: ) and rout it to the front bumper creating a very attractive (lol), and very poverty stricken cold air intake

[ajb999]

funky technician, did the cold air intake seem to help w/ power or mpg?

[funky technician]

It most certainly did! As a matter of fact if i crank on the throttle cable and put my hand at the end of hose, it sucks like a hover, and since the intake system will draw air from the path of least resistance that indicates that the stock inlet to the air-box was pretty restrictive, also keep in mind that I'm running a b6 head and exhaust so it breaths a little better then the stock b3, so this easy mod made a noticeable difference both in sound and performance. I don't have any mpg's yet because it doesn't go on the road till winter (November 1) so I'll let ya's know :wink:

[bbqsauce]

Intake out the bumper?

I've got my cold air intake running into the wheel well with a dirt guard around it. I want to run it a diff direction and was wondering if you have a pic of your set up. Runs much better w/ the new intake. B6 head on a B3? Is there a noticeble diff? I'm blowing a littel smoke out my pipe and was thinking of getting the rings done(170,+ on orginal motor) and need advice on what I can get done and if possible who can do it around Austin TX.

Any advice is welcome.