Fatman

I've just fitted a K&N induction kit to my Scoob. How do I remove all the original air ducting? It's entirely redundant now, so if I can remove a couple of kilos of plastic - I will do (unless it's too fiddly!). Any suggestions?

Mike555

Remove the front bumper and you will see!

Mike

harvey

iTrader: (48)

If you are talking about the resonator box in the inner wing then jack the drivers front wheel and remove. Remove the plastic inner wing valence and you will see the inner wing air box. You need to cut it with hack saw or stanley knife where it goes through to the engine bay. From memory you have a couple of screws to undo and the whole thing will lift out.
However you are ambitious to think the saving will be as much as 2kg.
Anything you can do to encourage cold air onto the filter will help. Removing the bonnet vent above the filter will have an adverse effect unless the filter has been boxed in and isolated from the engine bay.
If you look up my site you will see what I have done to get cold air to my filter. www.geocities.com/harveysmith3000.

Fatman

Cheers, Harvey. Yes, it's the resonator assembly I was thinking of. I'm not thinking of removing the bonnet vent, and the K&N has no boxing or other special ducting.

From my understanding the only air inlet was via the scoop that sits above the drivers side headlamp unit. Is there some way that the original ducting could be used to further feed the K&N?

Perhaps I missed an obvious link, but I couldn't see much detail about the boxed air ducting on your car. I read a brief reference to the fact that one is used, but there's no pictures or further detail. Can you elaborate?

On an entirely separate track - has anyone ever considered adapting the resonator assembly (or its mount point, anyway) for use as a reservoir for a water spray?

harvey

iTrader: (48)

Will try and get the photos I was referring to and mail a couple to you direct.

Nick200

Harvey you posing barstewerd.

Very nice

althought how much power would you need to be a 10 SECOND CAR

MorayMackenzie

I think you can get away with removing the resonator without needing to damage it in the process. IIRC, its secured to the body with two bolts, one at the top, visible inside the bonnet, the other in the wing.

harvey

iTrader: (48)

Fatman : YHM

The car has already done 12.28 and should get down to the very low 12`s but we will find out on 13th July at Elvington. Around 600bhp might take it into the 10`s but from the next 2 litre engine which is a 2.2 sleeved down I am aiming for a reliable 500bhp. To get more from a Subaru flat 4 will involve increased capacity and I may consider this once I have seen what the second engine is capable of.

Abbylad

iTrader: (4)

yep, you don`t need to cut the resonator at all on a Uk turbo for definate, Harvey has an STi......might be different, might not, dunno....

Fatman

Thanks Harvey.

I don't think that the original air ducting needs sawing either. I've removed the top section already - that's the air scoop which is attached (by one screw) to the top of the drivers side headlamp. Both that part and the airbox joined the snorkus assembly at the wall between the wing and engine bay.