Air intake....

[200KGPGTP]

.... Is huge on this car. Seriously, the whole air intake system on this car is about half the size of the whole dang engine. It bugs me. A lot.

Is there any way to bypass this whole thing and just throw a cone or something on top of the engine?

Where's that vaf adapter thing I saw somewhere?

[wybnrml]

You can get an adaptor for a cone air filter to get rid of the air box. Some people have used Aspire intake tubing. Look at post #7.http://www.fordfestiva.com/forums/sh...=aspire+intake

[Safety Guy]

Here's a VAF adapter I'm thinking of buying:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140522648879&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Has anyone used this design? I bought the one from Advance Auto Parts and it suffers from being too large all around to allow the four screw studs to be fitted into the adapter.

I have a plastic adapter I used on Luxstiva (now on AquaMutt) but I don't recall which ebay store I bought it from.

I'd prefer aluminum like the one I linked to. I just want to know I can bolt it up with enough nut clearance. The holes may be right, but if the nuts won't go on due to the large intake tube, it's useless.

Thanks,

Karl

[perucho]

^ The one from Advance Auto works with minimal mods. You need to redrill the holes to match the VAF. The new holes will be very close to the adapter's tube, but you can use hex/allen socket head screws/bolts. Since you already have the adapter, just get the screws!

[skeeters_keeper]

Karl I have one very similar to the one you listed, it was sold as for an "rx7" but it *should* be the same.

[Safety Guy]

Thanks guys. I think I'll order the one I linked to, since it's aluminum, which I would prefer. If I ever need to mod the one I have, I can probably do it.

The little one I have from a BMW is really nice and fits well, but I'd prefer to keep all my AEM filters the same size to allow complete interchangeability with minimal fuss.

Karl

[200KGPGTP]

I'm not sure how that would work, I guess I'm just not seeing it in my head. Does anyone have a pic of an adapter in action to see if it will work for what I want?

[FFW]

[200KGPGTP]

OOOOHHHHHHHHHkkkayyyyyy

I get it now. I didn't realize the actual inlet was on the side of the VAF. I am diggin your setup in that pic, mine should look similar.

Thanks for the pic!

[Crankworm]

FFW does the air flow meter thingy work ok turned on its side like that? I haven't been into my festiva enough to know but I assume its the same as what came on the miata wear the little flap works a rheostat. wondering if orientation would affect its performance

[FFW]

You will need to buy a cap or plug to get rid of that extra stuff on the left side of that pic. Also you will need to cut some of that own hose but enough to slide that blue adapter to cling on. Good luck!

[FFW]

FFW does the air flow meter thingy work ok turned on its side like that? I haven't been into my festiva enough to know but I assume its the same as what came on the miata wear the little flap works a rheostat. wondering if orientation would affect its performance

It hasn't gave any problems that I know of. Maybe 1hp? LOL don't know for sure but it does sound lot better than factory and maybe lil bit more torque?

[thered56]

What about a shortened air intake? Perhaps just long enough to clear the head and exhaust manifold. Then again, seeing as that benefits the higher rpm range it may not be the best match for the stock B3. Just a thought.

[200KGPGTP]

What about a shortened air intake? Perhaps just long enough to clear the head and exhaust manifold. Then again, seeing as that benefits the higher rpm range it may not be the best match for the stock B3. Just a thought.

Kinda what I was wondering.