useless Member 259 Member For: 20y 11m 19d Gender: Male Posted 06/06/04 09:56 AM Share Posted 06/06/04 09:56 AM Just wondering ..Ihave just changed inlet tubing from my air box to the throttle body to a wider diameter.I took it for a drive and It didnt give me neck snapping performance.The tubing is air inlet ducting from repco.It does away with all the small bottle necks and restrictions ,except forthe standard air box.It also as a v8 air snorkel .When I took all tubing off and went up the road with exposed throttle body it was fishtailing all the way.Can anyone tell me why.It is normally aspirated.The tubing is ribbed....does this make a difference to atomisation from injectors??Would smooth rampod type tubing material be better..will it flow better???Or do away with standard air box and stick a rampod on??If I do this I would be looking at cold air positioning .Away from standard.It is an AU but I do imagine that the same rules for tubing wouldapply to forced induction air streaming.If you guys an help I d really appreciate it... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/11181-air-intake-mods/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benny Member 1,869 Member For: 21y 9m 16d Gender: Male Location: Newcastle Posted 07/06/04 02:56 AM Share Posted 07/06/04 02:56 AM The smoother the intake duct is the faster the air will flow through it. If your not worried about getting defects then put pod filter on it but supply it with plenty of cold air and partition off the area where the filter is. The other option is to put the GT pod filter system off the BA which would look more legal and work quite well. If you do want some extra KW from intake mods then get the throttle body high flowed, this will make a difference. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/11181-air-intake-mods/#findComment-131403 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms700 Moderating Team 10,170 Member For: 22y 3m 20d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 07/06/04 07:51 AM Share Posted 07/06/04 07:51 AM FYI - The GT and the XR8 have identical pods and filters.Chuck a XR8 pod on. Great bang for bucks. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/11181-air-intake-mods/#findComment-131548 Share on other sites More sharing options...
useless Member 259 Member For: 20y 11m 19d Gender: Male Posted 07/06/04 08:02 AM Author Share Posted 07/06/04 08:02 AM Gee thanks guys ...much obliged.... :lol: Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/11181-air-intake-mods/#findComment-131557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MrXr6 Turbo Guests Posted 07/06/04 12:51 PM Share Posted 07/06/04 12:51 PM (edited) ms700 said: FYI - The GT and the XR8 have identical pods and filters.Chuck a XR8 pod on. Great bang for bucks.I've got a BA XR6 turbo and converting to a Ba XR8 airbox where I can get the tubing from inlet to the xr8 pod airbox.can I use the original one.thanks Edited 07/06/04 12:53 PM by MrXr6 Turbo Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/11181-air-intake-mods/#findComment-131722 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronmihe Upstanding Member Member 759 Member For: 21y 8m 17d Location: Canberra - ACT Posted 08/06/04 03:10 AM Share Posted 08/06/04 03:10 AM take a look at pics of mine..http://aaron.ausmicro.com/xr8intake/IMG_8486.JPGhttp://aaron.ausmicro.com/xr8intake/IMG_8487.JPGhttp://aaron.ausmicro.com/xr8intake/IMG_8488.JPGhttp://aaron.ausmicro.com/xr8intake/IMG_8489.JPG They show how the pieces come together with the BPT adapter as well...A. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/11181-air-intake-mods/#findComment-131853 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixfan Flaccid Member Donating Members 2,503 Member For: 22y Gender: Male Location: NOONAMAH, go figure..... Posted 08/06/04 10:37 AM Share Posted 08/06/04 10:37 AM Don't think atomization is an issue, the injectors should do a pretty good job of that. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/11181-air-intake-mods/#findComment-132007 Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR-71 Blackbird Member 235 Member For: 21y 6m 13d Location: Mount Isa Queensland Go the Maroons Posted 11/06/04 12:23 AM Share Posted 11/06/04 12:23 AM sixfan said: Don't think atomization is an issue, the injectors should do a pretty good job of that.It has to go through the turbo first. So a smooth textured inlet would be best to reduce drag on the inlet air being drawn into the turbo. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/11181-air-intake-mods/#findComment-132991 Share on other sites More sharing options...
turb06 Dark Knight Mafia Member No. - 666 Member 3,667 Member For: 22y 2m 26d Location: Toowoomba Posted 11/06/04 12:07 PM Share Posted 11/06/04 12:07 PM aaronmihe said: take a look at pics of mine..http://aaron.ausmicro.com/xr8intake/IMG_8486.JPGhttp://aaron.ausmicro.com/xr8intake/IMG_8487.JPGhttp://aaron.ausmicro.com/xr8intake/IMG_8488.JPGhttp://aaron.ausmicro.com/xr8intake/IMG_8489.JPG They show how the pieces come together with the BPT adapter as well...A. Did you notice any power gains over the stock xr6t filter system? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/11181-air-intake-mods/#findComment-133229 Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaronmihe Upstanding Member Member 759 Member For: 21y 8m 17d Location: Canberra - ACT Posted 15/06/04 01:02 AM Share Posted 15/06/04 01:02 AM Yup - inline with the comments made by ms700, (who helped source the parts and with nice clear instructions on how it shoudl feel as it goes together) the intake does make a difference.I pulled the filter out a couple of days ago and it's possible to see the 'dirt' on it showing how the air comes in through the BPT piece as well as blows yup through the XR8 under headlight duct. It also gave me a few improvements in consistency between runs on the Dyno.A. Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/11181-air-intake-mods/#findComment-134104 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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