Polling interest in high-quality cold-air intake

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Felix R. Torres

Polling interest in high-quality cold-air intake

Post by Felix R. Torres »

I have a 90 legacy wagon stick I would be interested in one if
availabble felix Felix.angela@home.com

Dave aka DLC/dackampf wrote:
>
> C'mon guys, i'd really like to get this made!
>
> Is no one interested?
>
> --- In BC-BFLegacyWorks@egroups.com, "Dave aka DLC/dackampf"
> <legacycentral@y...> wrote:
> > In talking with Christian at Modern Garage i told him that i'm
> > looking for a high-quality cold-air intake and that i knew of a
> group
> > of people that would probably be interested in one as well.
> >
> > Since the present solutions are all under-hood, and we all know how
> > hot the Turbo compartments get, i've been looking at various
> > possibilities and the PRM i posted about previously was the closest
> > to a reasonable solution as i'd found.
> >
> > This would be a system that would probably fit both a Turbo and non-
> > Turbo 90-94 with very little change. The resonator would be
> removed
> > and replaced with an aluminum or steel tube and necessary
> fittings.
> > An adapter for the MAF would be crafted and the tube would make a
> > long turn into the fender where the resonator usually resides. In
> > there we'd have the filter, shielded from the elements by the
> fenders
> > and plastic guards but well away from the hot underhood air.
> >
> > The theory is that with the larger tubing, cold-air placement and
> > long tracts, any damage to the MAF is almost impossible because the
> > intake tubes will be so long. At the elbow on the fender we'd
> likely
> > use the existing bolt-hole to mount a rubber gasket for addes
> > stability and to keep the MAF from getting any shock.
> >
> > If i can get enough interest and support, i can take my car in and
> > have Christian and his fabricator take pictures and measurements
> and
> > generally be a guinea pig for the whole thing.
> >
> > Price would likely be at least $200, as it'll be high-quality and
> > cold-air. This is a new but very dedicated shop with a skilled
> staff
> > and excellent fabricator. Pictures of the product in development
> > would be supplied for sure.
> >
> > If i wasn't confident in their abilities i'd never even bother
> > mentioning it.
> >
> > So, what do you think? It'd be nice to have at least a half-dozen
> > people going for it.
>
>
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