Diesel Cold Air Intake
 

Anyone done any inventive cold air intakes on a diesel?

Would love to see some pictures...

Mines already had the air intake mk2 thing (i.e. cut the bellows out) but I think it's a really bad idea.

I'd love a direct feed to the bumper vents, but I'm far too worried about hydrolock

Any other suggestions?

Fit up a BLOWER FAN ?????????????????????????

No response !!!
Guess the idea is too difficult to grasp. Lol.

shannon tube
 

In the how to section one member fitted a shannon type tube to the air filter box and ran it down to the air intake at the bottom passenger side of the bumper. Bad idea in flood water however.

when you cut the corrugated part out did it make a difference for you? i am about to do it

I bought the car with the intake mod already done, so i can't comment.

I did see this mentioned on the other side... can anyone confirm?

my 5 pee's worth . :}:}

I noticed a significant improvement in pull , when I removed my OEM fan.

It had been duff for a while and I took it off for 2 months or so to fit a VX bosch motor.

So without it obstructing 50% or so of the intercooler!! . a bit more whoosh was definately there to help the synergy /egr bpass etc ..

lost it when I put the fan back !! :(..

maybe we should all fit giant intercoolers :D:D :getmecoat:


Chris

Yes I believe that's right Jack. The guys in the V8 forum go to great lengths to get the right spot for their bonnet vents to either fill or evacuate air in the engine bay.
The area in front of the windscreen being the lowest I think.

Regards. Steve.

I took the front part of my air intake off for a week, I detected no diff, so I put it back on.. :shrug: :}
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I think the only way to solve this mystery once and for all is to put a car on the dyno and take a reading. Do the air intake mod and do another reading. Do the mod with the tube feeding from the bumper and take another reading. Members can make their own mind up from the three readings instead of uninformed guesses.

Even with an external cooling fan on, would that simulate air being forced in to the air intake from the front. I have opened the air in take up a lot, and moved the cables away from the inlet. Just the openeing not being aligned must make some difference. Also bending the deflectoe plate out the way to allow more air in.

Taking the tube off completely will only allow warm ait into the inlet from the engine bay, especially if the tray is fitted.
Remembering that with all this there is a spinny thing behind the engine to force air into it.:D