Any thoughts on the best air feed on our track 172?

[kevo66]

Its running the an Espace box (I think, two air inlets) and we have moved the battery so its nearly straight but at the min its got no feed.

Two main ideas, we have no fogs so we could get some duct to there? Or remove the passenger side light to get a load into the bay that way?

 

[kev182cup]

Passanger side light sounds best to me. Could maybe try butchering an old light to see if you could get a pipe through 1? Then use fog light holes for brake ducts.

 

[Fred@BTM]

don't waste your time

 

[kevo66]

don't waste your time

Be alright where it is then mate? Even with the heat in the bay?

 

[Fred@BTM]

heat in the bay isn't really an issue with a track car moving at 80+mph (on average)

the "best" pick up area for air is where the ABS pump sits from what i've found

 

[kevo66]

heat in the bay isn't really an issue with a track car moving at 80+mph (on average)

the "best" pick up area for air is where the ABS pump sits from what i've found

Fair one mate. If its negligable I will prob leave it. Taking it down to TDF for a map soon as its not mapped for the inlets or exhaust so i think time and money invested in that will prove more useful

 

[nevsrevs]

as above tried lots of back to back testing on the rollers with air ducts none of it made any difference

 

[john lloyd]

last time you had a query like this you cut a hole in the bonnet mate, you have gone soft

 

[BrianB]

as above tried lots of back to back testing on the rollers with air ducts none of it made any difference

I suspect that would be different during a live map or when on the move

 

[Fred@BTM]

yeah rolling road testing stuf like that is a bit "unrealistic"

no fan is going to replicated real world conditions, dyno in a wind tunnel would be cool!

 

[kevo66]

last time you had a query like this you cut a hole in the bonnet mate, you have gone soft

Ha ha, hiya buddy! I have indeed..

 

[Wests Renault]

i never noticed any difference with CAF's on my old 172 and 182

the airbox with 2 inlets is a standard ph1 box - the espace v6 box has one large inlet

 

[kevo66]

i never noticed any difference with CAF's on my old 172 and 182

the airbox with 2 inlets is a standard ph1 box - the espace v6 box has one large inlet

Ah right. I'm guessing no real difference between the two performance wise?

 

[chrispy.clio]

If you really wanted a CAF for the track then butcher a light and hav it running to the air box.

 

[kevo66]

If you really wanted a CAF for the track then butcher a light and hav it running to the air box.

Yeah, could do mate. Will prob leave it if its not going to make any difference

 

[ForceIndia]

The V6 airbox is said to be 'better', but I doubt it's significant.