Guest Phantom_xr6turbo Guests Posted 09/07/03 03:24 AM Share Posted 09/07/03 03:24 AM I removed my airbox today and put a K&N High Flow AirFilter on, it seams to have made the turbo to be less laggy for $120 im very happy will post pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest DEVO Guests Posted 09/07/03 05:36 AM Share Posted 09/07/03 05:36 AM What size is it? Have you made up a heat shield to protect it from toasty engine heat? B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plonky The Bionic Man - half man-half titanium Member 1,766 Member For: 21y 10m 6d Location: Dodge Scat Pack Posted 09/07/03 05:43 AM Share Posted 09/07/03 05:43 AM Hmmm. $120 for the K&N Filter, $200 ticket for having defective noise control equipment, more hot unstable air into the inlet manifold....Hardly seems worth it.A better option would be to keep the standard airbox, replace the paper filter with a K&N flat fllter, run internally smooth piping from the standard airbox out to the area inside the wheel well (so that you are taking cold still air, not hot fast moving air) or plumb the piping down to an area behind the front bar.This gives you colder stable air as opposed to incerase the density of the charge.Removal of the standard airbox to replace it with a rampod style filter is uneconomical, both in financial and performance terms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1axr TEAM BLUEPRINT Member 913 Member For: 22y 11d Location: Perth W.A. Posted 09/07/03 06:48 AM Share Posted 09/07/03 06:48 AM does anyone know if the xr8 air filter box fits and does it flow better than the xr6 filter box Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms700 Moderating Team 10,170 Member For: 22y 15d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 09/07/03 07:06 AM Share Posted 09/07/03 07:06 AM the xr8 and the xr6 have identical filters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harasn Used to work at the Ford Proving Ground! Lifetime Members 306 Member For: 21y 11m 19d Gender: Male Location: Geelong Posted 09/07/03 07:14 AM Share Posted 09/07/03 07:14 AM the xr8 and the xr6 have identical filters. WRONG!The XR8/GT air filter box is completely different to the standard I6 and T one. It can be made to fit by getting another piece of elephant tube from the I6 and an adapter and fitting it to the XR8 airbox diuct and joining it to the standard duct on the T or I6. It fits nice and from all accounts adds about 5rwkw!hope that helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest IMTRBO Guests Posted 09/07/03 09:47 AM Share Posted 09/07/03 09:47 AM Apparently in last months issue in zoom they removed the airbox all together and recived a wopping 20 KW cant remember if at rear wheels I took my airfilter off the other day and I dont think I could notice 20 kw ..... any read about this but I am a fan of stockie lookin engines and a GT airbox I think is the way to go GO PLONKY as well Good info man you are spot on the less turbulant the air is before it hits the turbo will result in better performance ... and those kn's are not to good for stopping dust getting into the motor!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1axr TEAM BLUEPRINT Member 913 Member For: 22y 11d Location: Perth W.A. Posted 09/07/03 09:53 AM Share Posted 09/07/03 09:53 AM thanks heaps harasn.it looks like the xr8 air box might be the way to go.hmmm where can I find one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest PSXR6 Guests Posted 09/07/03 10:10 AM Share Posted 09/07/03 10:10 AM Is the air box on the T, the same size as the one on the AUII? I have a new K&N flat filter which got for the fairmont but never fitted it before trading in the car. If it does fit would it be benificial to fit it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1axr TEAM BLUEPRINT Member 913 Member For: 22y 11d Location: Perth W.A. Posted 09/07/03 10:37 AM Share Posted 09/07/03 10:37 AM au and ba are different Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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