Phaedras Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 I just upgraded to a MAF adapter and 3" cone filter. Excellent top-end performance with it, but lost a bit on the low-end. I was wondering if this comes from the increased flow of warm air into the intake. My filter is cradled in the bottom end of the airbox like so: So basically I think it's getting cold air from the vent in the bottom of the box, but pulling in hot air from the top. What I could do to cool the air around the filter apart from cutting a scoop and relocating the filter to the spare tire bay? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJM Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 the design of the airbox and 'snorkle' is what give the car its low end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 Back when I had my Unifilter on, I used some old heater ducting to scoop air from under the front bumper and ran it into the engine compartment through that hole in the fender that the stock intake runs through. This dumped cold air onto the filter at speed, without incurring the problems that come with a true ram-air or cold-air intake (namely, sucking water). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starkiller Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 snowman pics by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suberdave Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 i just put the cone in the fender www.suberdave.com/subaru/wp_intake009.jpg why cant i get the pics to work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markman34 Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 very sweet setup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starkiller Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 hmm, so fender must come off eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phaedras Posted February 4, 2005 Author Share Posted February 4, 2005 Sweetness, now I remember having seen that somewhere before. Dave, how did you cut the hole for the maf in the body? And where can I buy that pipe kit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suberdave Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 i cut the hole with a 3 inch hole saw, and the pipe is a cut up intake from a 2000+ saturn sl2. (hey it was free) works awesome and sounds good to, cant get much colder air than that. and there is enough medal around the filter to keep water out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 That's a nice setup Suberdave. Sorry, I don't have pics of mine as it's no longer on the car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaru_styles Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 on my old engine i had a filter with a headshield on it..it only pulled air from the "top" of the filter so i had a hose from the front of the car to the hole where the stock snorkel was Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4WDFrenzy Posted February 4, 2005 Share Posted February 4, 2005 I have a 3" fenderwell intake on my EA82T in my GL-10 Wagon. It doesn't look as good as Dave's, but hey it's functional. I have never had a problem with the intake trying to take in water either, but that may be a result of me leaving the plastic inner fender liner intact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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