Look what I made

[Paul16V]

Knocked this up for my car.

Has 2 cold air feeds to it. Will be makin another soon. Just developing it a bit. Works quite well though. http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/file.php?image=1053977787__filter2.jpg

 

[Rajk]

if you make that box outta stainless it will look mad polished, what ik you got inside?

 

[Paul16V]

Its aluminium. It will be gettin polished, just not got round to it yet. Got a ramair filter inside it.

 

[Paul16V]

http://erc.qmuc.ac.uk/cliosport/file.php?image=1053979255__filter4.jpg

 

[damo16v]

its abit keith robinson but if it works ok well done

 

[Paul16V]

Its a bit sh*tty hehe. Function over aesthetics hehe. Will make a better one in a few weeks. will post pics and prices for people who want em hehe.

 

[BozVanDam]

It works and thats the main thing.

 

[PaulRobo]

w.t.f is keith robinson??

 

[Elliot]

Think tha tshould he Heath Robinson.

Looks like a robot out of Dr Who to me.

What is it fixed to?

 

[PaulRobo]

Still, W.T.F is Heath Robinson??

 

[Paul16V]

fixes onto the throttle body itself. has like three bolts on it so you can fasten it to that.

 

[Gary Brown]

Heath Robinson = a way of describing something which looks home made but functions well enough. I dont know who he/she was. Its often a term associated with inventions and prototypes.

 

[BenR]

oh

 

[BozVanDam]

Heath Robinson was a comic artist (not comic books, stuff that was funny) from the turn of the last century who had a reputation as, frankly, a bit of a nutter. Take a look here for some examples of his work -

http://www.btinternet.com/~a.ghinn/heath.htmhttp://www.btinternet.com/~a.ghinn/heath.htm

 

[Paul16V]

Great im a nutter! lol

 

[BozVanDam]

 

[Batesyboy]

Ha ha, you learn something everyday; I always thought Heath Robinson meant homemade but functional... well I never!

Like some of the cartoons though, maybe we should have our own competition to design some Heath Robinson mods...?!

 

[damo16v]

i just heard some old man say it at work!lol

thought he said keith lol

 

[weight]

Well done Dude!

was thinking about something similar a couple of weeks ago, but having an opening in the top ducted to my bonnet vent.

Went back to the airbox in the end thou

 

[Paul16V]

yeah, would work well mate. I need a vent but dont wanna cut the smooth bonnet hehe

 

[Elliot]

How do you test whether it is working as good as or better then a normal air box?

How easy is it to fit your replacement filter when it gets dirty?

Wish I could think up things like that.

 

[Paul16V]

well i had a digital thermostat in the airbox i made and tested it against that and a K and N. the air was like 20 degrees cooler or somethin. For every 2 degrees temp drop the power gain should be like 1%. So therefore about 8bhp in theory. Little rough but I think it makes sense.

 

[badley]

Has anyone seen the induction kit used by Ferrari in the LaMans.

It has a similar design to Paul16v but it keeps the air flow into the engine constant, even when the car has stopped. It uses a chamber design that keeps the pressure equal negligable of the air input pressure.

It works like this:

When travelling at high speed the air forced into the chamber would more than necessary, so it stores it. This stored air is then used at slow speeds to compensate the pressure. Therefore the pressure into the engine stays equal. Unfortunately I dont know the engineering concept. But it works

 

[Paul16V]

yeah mine does that too hehe.

Pah Ferrari aint got a clue lol.

 

[Paul16V]

Gotta show this off at uni today hehe. Hope they are impressed.