Inlet Pipe - Any replacements for the K&N one?

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Inlet Pipe - Any replacements for the K&N one?

Postby zetec_si on Tue Nov 25, 2003 11:57 am

Just wondering if there are any other ones available? The black rubber K&N one is really ugly and changes yellowy in the engine bay :x
Don't want to have to go back to standard really.

Also can you get ones that go at an angle so they dont go across the rocker cover as besides from covering up my powder coated rocker cover it does get rather warm on top of the engine.

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Postby Sports Injection 16v on Tue Nov 25, 2003 12:42 pm

is there a metal one like those ones on a turbo fez that you could attach a k&n to?
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Postby zetec_si on Tue Nov 25, 2003 2:07 pm

Anything other than the standard K&N is better.

Is it possible to make my own. I'd rather just buy some aftermarket one but any info on making my own would be useful :)
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Postby Sports Injection 16v on Tue Nov 25, 2003 3:41 pm

i dont think anybody knows :-?
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Postby nosworth on Tue Nov 25, 2003 9:11 pm

you could use a fiesta turbo one...that always makes ppl look twice!gives you a nice port to fill up with a nitrous install too!
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Postby DaveZetec on Tue Nov 25, 2003 9:20 pm

you can buy thin wall aly tubing of about 60mm bore like the throttle body, bit of blue samco hose off the TB to the aly then you might be able to route it 90degrees to right as soon as it comes out the TB, or maybe run the pipe over the rocker cover and angle it off after it, pipe would probly need flattening to fit in tho
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Postby zetec_si on Tue Nov 25, 2003 10:14 pm

Thats an idea mate :) Where abouts would I get something like that? You think some company like mirage could make one up?

Are focus ones any different? Would they fit?
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Postby DaveZetec on Tue Nov 25, 2003 10:23 pm

i cant remember the place that sold the pipe, I remember RS components sold it (http://www.rswww.com) but they only sold big lengths of it, 1mm wll diameter iirc
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Postby Mark Si on Wed Nov 26, 2003 12:31 am

Fusion might be able to knock something up
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Postby Bridger on Wed Nov 26, 2003 11:24 am

At a local cruise the other night i saw someone had used an old turbo crossover pipe to replace the rubbish K&N plastic one, looked mint all polished up :wink:
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Postby zetec_si on Wed Nov 26, 2003 11:49 am

Is the bore of the turbo inlet the same? Style is important but even more so is performance. There would be no point in me having got my stage 2 cylinder head and manifold if i was going to suffocate the engine by use of a small inlet pipe.

I will have to have a look at one and see. Anyone know about the focus one?
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Postby Johnny_16v on Sun Nov 30, 2003 8:09 pm

i was looking into something like this along the lines of a samco hose (or something similar connected to a bit of ally! reckon it may help the engine breate better!
let you know how i get on ok mate!
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