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Just fitted a BMC - what about CAF?



  Nimbus Grey 197
Hey guys, have just fitted a BMC induction kit and it came without the CAF,

as im not too sharp on the running of motors do i need one of these, from doing searches on the forum im pretty sure i do but i dont know where to buy one. Can i simply buy some hosing from halfords or the like?

I just want to connect it to the BMC and run it where the caf is at the moment which i think runs to just infront of the front left wheel (i have a 182 by the way)

any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

Woza.
 
  Mk4 .:R32
http://www.venairsport.co.uk/product_info.php?cPath=49_78&products_id=127

you need one of these mate. Highly recommend you get a cold air feed, otherwise the BMC CDA will have an adverse effect other than a nice noise! You'll need to remove to acoustic valve which is 30 min job for a novice!

taken from http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=179814&highlight=removing+acoustic+valve


* Remove (entirely) the air box, disconnecting both air feeds (one to the right and one directly under). Air box is held in place by two screws and jublie clips
* Jack the car up under front left, ensure you use a axle stand or similar
* Remove wheel, place neatly elsewhere
* Remove the underside arch-liner, fastened by a few torque screws and some fat looking plastic plugs (these just pull out with a tug)
* Watch for the small ribbed cable (battery acid overflow pipe) as its connected to the arch liner. Let this dangle somewhere.
* You will now have exposed the underside of your front bumper, note the bracket holding both your horn and the acoustic valve.
* Try to unclip as many of the wiring looms to both the horn and the valve, let these looms dangle somewhere
* Undo the bolt holding the bracket in place
* Tuck the horn assembly somewhere out of the way
* Remove the small air feed, no 1, simply turn it to unclip
* Remove accoustic valve by pulling it downwards and out of the wheel arch, if you meet resistance check looms are disconnected and path is clear
* You should be left with a large gap / hole
* Accoustic valve will be connected to a thin black tube, remove as much of the connecting bits, leaving just the tube.
This must be blocked off (or you will idle above 1000rpm) with a screw / bung similar
Tape the screw in place
* Remount the horn, reconnect horn wiring loom to horn, screw bracket back into place
* Tape up all looms and cover ends with tape
* Tape blocked pipe somewhere
* Once the valve is removed make any modifications you wish, i.e place your airfeeds etc
* Reconnect the battery overflow pipe to the grilled bottom of the arch liner
* Replace arch liner, fix with plugs and screws
* Put wheel back on, ensure wheel is flush to brake when placing nuts or you will mark your wheels
* Lower car
* Connect new air feeds to air box, replace air box, ensure jubile clips are tight
* Job done, admire your work.
 
  Nimbus Grey 197
i was hoping i could buy a new cold air feed and attach it to the already existing pipe that runs down to infront of the front left wheel.

is this not possible, im totally un mechanically minded and dont want to start messing with the car.

is this possible? it does make the car sound nice as it is but i dont really want to be sucking warm air in! kind of defeats the purpose!
 


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