V6 airbox - no clips. What to do ?

[EvoPL]

As in title, I have recently bought V6 airbox, which has no retaining clips. There is no chance of getting them seperately, so I am looking for another solution. Anyone came across such issue before ?

Any chance to use screws to retaing to halves of the box, as it is in ph2 172/182 ?

 

[Christopher.]

PH1 boxes are the same design mate. There cheap enough

 

[EvoPL]

I know, but here in Poland V6 boxes as well as PH1 boxes are quite rare, so that's not going to happen.

 

[DaveDreads]

Just zip tie it together, cheap and easy solution.

 

[NorthloopCup]

You could buy some clips that are called 'over centre clips' and attach them to the airbox with rivets?
http://www.protex.com/toggle-latches

Here's how my maxi evo Carbon airbox is held together.

It's a cheap and cost effective solution.

 

[EvoPL]

Thanks, looks like decent solution !. Is there necesseity for additional sealing of rivets, so there would be no airleaks ?

 

[Jekyll]

Like that idea. Smart too, so it doesn't look like a bodge job!

 

[Jekyll]

Yeah, don't drill the holes too big! Lol

 

[NorthloopCup]

Like that idea. Smart too, so it doesn't look like a bodge job!

No point bodging if there's a simple solution to a problem! :wink:

@EvoPL you'll be fine with the rivets sealing. Just put some washers on the inside to spread the load.

 

[DaveDreads]

But bodges are easier, cheaper and do exactly the same job as the more expensive and more difficult solution without poking holes in the airbox.

 

[EvoPL]

For the time being it will be zip ties another quick question - should there by any form of seal between two pieces of airbox ? Or does it seal just by holding them together ? In ph2 box the airfilter was used as seal.

 

[NorthloopCup]

For the time being it will be zip ties :wink: another quick question - should there by any form of seal between two pieces of airbox ? Or does it seal just by holding them together ? In ph2 box the airfilter was used as seal.

It seals internally mate on the air filter element.

 

[mace¬]

Duct tape will give you an air tight seal.

 

[EvoPL]

It seals internally mate on the air filter element.

Thanks !
All fitted now, that's how I did it I have drilled small holes in upper part of the box, in the locations where original clips supposed to be attached. Then I have run zip ties through drilled holes, and the holes for the clips in the lower part. Maybe it is not completely OEM, but I guess it is ok compared to running zip ties across whole box ! with ties being black it is not so apparent in the engine bay. Also the integrity of the box is intact, in case I will come across original clips at some point (which I highly doubt ).

One last question - my airbox came with original CAF from Espace, which has quite strange design. It is 100mm or so at the exit from the airbox, then i narrows down across it's lenght to approx. 50mm diameter at the end, similar to shape of cone. Any specific reason why it look like this, compared to fixed diameter at whole lenght ? Should I fit or rather buy DIY duct ?

Cheers !

 

[DaveDreads]

The simplest solutions are usually the best.

There's a vent in the grill that channels air directly into the space where the V6's opening sits, which is why I don't run a CAF on my V6 box.

 

[EvoPL]

That's what I initially thought, but inlet temp readings are a bit high compared to airbox from ph2/ph3, and I think that CAF could help.