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Making a pod setup behind headlight like these 400-600 $ kits cuz I dont want to pay an arm and a leg..what type of plastics do I need to buy and wheres the best place to get my hands on some..bunnings ect; thx
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| tearlejc |
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just a suggestion, but I reckon if it was me I'd be thinking about sheet aluminium... the way I'd approach it would be to start with a sheet of cardboard , scissors and tape and basically make it out of cardboard so you know its going to fit, seal, clear everything etc. Once you are happy with it carefully remove it, lay it out flat, mark it up in ally , cut it out, bend to shape. You could then either spray it black or if you want polish the crap out of it ....if you get the kind of ally sheet that has a plastic film to protect it, leave it on while cutting, drilling, bending etc and peel it off right at the very end and you don't even need to really polish it....
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| tearlejc |
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oh, and you can get sheet ally for around 20 bux at Bunnings , or cheaper if you hit scrap dealers or metal places..
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| kwaussiekid |
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AussieXR6Grunt as a matter of interest, I fitted the big mouth snorkel and air box from -I believe the GT. I purchased it from FTG and I think I paid about $250.The box has the intake from behind the headlight also. A benefit is that it still looks original, so if the law decides to inspect, then nothing has changed.
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| AussieXR6Grunt |
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tearlejc wrote: just a suggestion, but I reckon if it was me I'd be thinking about sheet aluminium... the way I'd approach it would be to start with a sheet of cardboard , scissors and tape and basically make it out of cardboard so you know its going to fit, seal, clear everything etc. Once you are happy with it carefully remove it, lay it out flat, mark it up in ally , cut it out, bend to shape. You could then either spray it black or if you want polish the crap out of it ....if you get the kind of ally sheet that has a plastic film to protect it, leave it on while cutting, drilling, bending etc and peel it off right at the very end and you don't even need to really polish it.... Wouldnt aluminium attract heat due to absorbing engine bay heat causing the pod to start sucking hot air due to humidity build up in the box even tho itll be exposed behind the heatlight like a mace setup.. |
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| 96ELGli |
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Hi,
Aluminium is used for radiators and intercoolers. Some moisture will help the engine, remember water injection ? It wont get any more than the normal intake if they both have the same intake point. Plastic is cheap to make, many of the better parts are made from Alloy.
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| AussieXR6Grunt |
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96ELGli wrote: Hi, Aluminium is used for radiators and intercoolers. Some moisture will help the engine, remember water injection ? It wont get any more than the normal intake if they both have the same intake point. Plastic is cheap to make, many of the better parts are made from Alloy. Mm noqhere had to materiala ended up juwt putting a 45 silicone hose from the airbox hose into the airbox and attqchee the kn podfilter inside..has more down low then my flat panel filter which is what I was after |
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| bry40l |
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i bought a xr8 snorkel and the f6 headlight intake snorkel and just cut my airbox out to fit the headlight intake, didnt even cost me $200 and it all still looks factory unless you look inside the box
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| AussieXR6Grunt |
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bry40l wrote: i bought a xr8 snorkel and the f6 headlight intake snorkel and just cut my airbox out to fit the headlight intake, didnt even cost me $200 and it all still looks factory unless you look inside the box What is bigger xr8 or turbo snorkel |
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| bry40l |
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The xr8 and turbo snorkel are same I think. The f6 extra snorkel is probably the best being that your fitting an extra hole into the box
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| AussieXR6Grunt |
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bry40l wrote: The xr8 and turbo snorkel are same I think. The f6 extra snorkel is probably the best being that your fitting an extra hole into the box Yeah ive got same setup as u with a territory intake pipe then a k&n pod inside |
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