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Jordo! · 08-21-2012, 02:41 PM

Uhhh... anyway.

Sorry for anyone trying to PM me -- box is now open.

Guys, this is different from existing SRI's because the plan is:

1. Elliptical bellmouth velocity stack -- that should make a big difference in airflow.

2. The plan is to COMPLETELY SEAL to the OEM airducts -- that means NO underhood heat will be drawn in.

Every other SRI either fails to fully use the OEM ducting or fails to completely seal out underhood heat, with the exception of the OEM airbox, which doesn't have the flow advantage of a big CNC machined velocity stack.

3. Potential advantage over G3's = ease of installation and cleaning, and hopefully equal (or greater?) power. No way to know without building and testing.

Regarding the hydrolock issue, although I'd say the G3's have the best and safest design of any "filter outside the bumper" CAI, if the filter is outside the bumper, the risk is always there.

If the argument doesn't apply to the G#'s, it absolutely applies to the other CAI's for this car.

In either case, that is less of a merit to me than the ease of installation and cleaning if the filters are kept underhood and temps are kept cool.

Whether or not this works out is again something to be empirically tested. I'm just trying to get the project going. No harm in trying, and you guys know i like to evaluate the value of something based on clear dynos.

If someone doesn't want it or prefers the G3's or whatever, that's fine. This is just potentially another option, and based on fluid dynamics theory and basic tuning principles, it should work very well.

Again, I have no prior relationship with Swift -- just saw what they were building for the FR-S, and thought why not see if they'll make one for us.

08-21-2012, 02:41 PM	#40 (permalink)
Jordo! A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2010 Location: nirvana Posts: 6,394 Drives: 2023 NATM Rep Power: 418	Uhhh... anyway. Sorry for anyone trying to PM me -- box is now open. Guys, this is different from existing SRI's because the plan is: 1. Elliptical bellmouth velocity stack -- that should make a big difference in airflow. 2. The plan is to COMPLETELY SEAL to the OEM airducts -- that means NO underhood heat will be drawn in. Every other SRI either fails to fully use the OEM ducting or fails to completely seal out underhood heat, with the exception of the OEM airbox, which doesn't have the flow advantage of a big CNC machined velocity stack. 3. Potential advantage over G3's = ease of installation and cleaning, and hopefully equal (or greater?) power. No way to know without building and testing. Regarding the hydrolock issue, although I'd say the G3's have the best and safest design of any "filter outside the bumper" CAI, if the filter is outside the bumper, the risk is always there. If the argument doesn't apply to the G#'s, it absolutely applies to the other CAI's for this car. In either case, that is less of a merit to me than the ease of installation and cleaning if the filters are kept underhood and temps are kept cool. Whether or not this works out is again something to be empirically tested. I'm just trying to get the project going. No harm in trying, and you guys know i like to evaluate the value of something based on clear dynos. If someone doesn't want it or prefers the G3's or whatever, that's fine. This is just potentially another option, and based on fluid dynamics theory and basic tuning principles, it should work very well. Again, I have no prior relationship with Swift -- just saw what they were building for the FR-S, and thought why not see if they'll make one for us. __________________ Enjoy it. Destroy it. Last edited by Jordo!; 08-21-2012 at 02:48 PM.