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quote:midnight03 Posted - 06/29/2004 : 8:19:50 PM
I dunno it sounds weird I'll try to get a video of it, also I haven't got a breather yet for that little tube that comes from the valve cover could that cause any problems?
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That little tube is really just to release the normal pressure built up in an internal combustion engine. The factory vents it to the bottom of the airbox before the air filter. You are now venting to atmosphere, which is a no-no as far as the EPA is concerned. You will also be blowing oil vapor into your engine bay, which will condense into a bit of a mess if you don't do something about it!
Now you've got me thinking....a dangerous thing at times. Just where is this cone filter sitting? Just at the end of the stock intake pipe that normally attaches to the stock airbox? If so, you've got to be sucking a ton of really hot air into the turbo. Not the best way to gain horsepower. Most aftermarket cold air intakes at least make an attempt at placing the cone filter close to the wheel well where cold(er) air is actually available.
While I appreciate you're desire to gain some power without having to spend a ton of cash, I think you'd be better served by going with one of two options:
1. Pick up Jim's "brand X" turbo intake pipe and a K&N drop in filter for you stock air box, then remove the white donut silencer and maybe the snorkle silencer as well. You'll be drawing cool air from where the engineers intended, but you'll increase airflow into the turbo because of the freer flowing K&N and Jim's very cool smooth walled 3" intake pipe. You can also keep that hose connected in front of your stock air filter. About $100 for the pipe, $30 for the filter
2. Pick up Adam's V.A.K. intake/uppercharge pipe. This will get you a nice rigid pipe for the intercooler to turbo pipe, plus an intake that will give you the option of using either your stock air box or a cone filter that tucks well into the "cool" air opening by the wheel well. Using the full kit will have you hooking up that pressure relief hose so that it dumps straight into the intake. Some hate this idea as it allows that oil vapor directly into the turbo, others say there isn't enough oil to do any damage. You can splice a catch can into this line to catch the oil vapor and still vent back into the intake so the EPA is happy. About $350 for the intake, $80 for a catch can.
Now I gotcha thinking, huh???? Sorry you ever brought this up, aren't you?????
