DIY: Fang Vents: Forced fresh air to your airbox

TreeSemdyZee · 05-26-2010, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Modshack

Paranoid people should not mod......

(or at least avoid driving through deep water)

Oh. NOW you tell me not to drive through deep water.

J. Dub · 09-30-2010, 03:57 PM

Guys what about these ducts for those of us w/ stock or SRI's?

Modshack · 09-30-2010, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by J. Dub

Guys what about these ducts for those of us w/ stock or SRI's?

What about it? Forced outside ambient air is good for either.

ZPirate · 09-30-2010, 04:32 PM

Modshack, you made it home?

Modshack · 09-30-2010, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ZPirate

Modshack, you made it home?

Tuesday nite! Turbo installed, 800 miles, 23 MPG....

J. Dub · 09-30-2010, 04:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Modshack

What about it? Forced outside ambient air is good for either.

Well I wasn't sure if you'd recommend a filter behind these ducts in that pic I posted if say we had dual SRI. I know these being much more expensive then your DIY but I figured for the paranoid these might help them sleep better?.?.

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Originally Posted by Modshack

Tuesday nite! Turbo installed, 800 miles, 23 MPG....

Congrats!

simota1 · 09-30-2010, 05:30 PM

you sold your z?!? i never knew that!!!

Modshack · 10-01-2010, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by simota1

you sold your z?!? i never knew that!!!

3-4 of us here have made the change...

fuct · 10-01-2010, 08:59 AM

Kingbaby · 03-06-2012, 04:42 AM

^^^

+1

I did this mod long ago on my 350 before the longtubes...good good on the write up OP!

sucks you got a mustang...

Vbp6US · 04-29-2012, 01:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Kingbaby

^^^

+1

I did this mod long ago on my 350 before the longtubes...good good on the write up OP!

sucks you got a mustang...

Vbp6US · 06-10-2012, 04:17 AM

Anyone do this and can report actual gains? I don't want to buy $75 worth of RC flanges for a no gain mod.

sixpax · 06-10-2012, 05:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Vbp6US

Anyone do this and can report actual gains? I don't want to buy $75 worth of RC flanges for a no gain mod.

I recall reading the OP did some ambient temp testing before and after ... and concluded it did indeed lower temps in the engine bay. I have Typhoon's, so getting cooler air up into the engine bay was important to me.

Did it net power gains worthy of $75 ? Who knows. It would cost roughly three times (75 dyno run, 75 do install, 75 after dyno run) as much to do a before and after dyno.

50 plus · 08-17-2012, 08:41 AM

Great write up Modshack...Implemented it when I installed my Z1 oil cooler...Works great for my K&N short rams...Just wondering what did you use to fasten the flangesd to the inside of the bumper??? pop rivets??? I just drilled a hole in the flange ear and used one of the fasteners that was used to hold the blanking plate in plate...and notched the upper plastic tab ...might still have to rivet it..still alittle loose. Any how thanks for the great ideas...sorry to hear you sold your Z...Miss living in North Carolina...

Modshack · 08-17-2012, 09:27 AM

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Originally Posted by 50 plus

Great write up Modshack...Implemented it when I installed my Z1 oil cooler...Works great for my K&N short rams...Just wondering what did you use to fasten the flangesd to the inside of the bumper??? pop rivets??? I just drilled a hole in the flange ear and used one of the fasteners that was used to hold the blanking plate in plate...and notched the upper plastic tab ...might still have to rivet it..still alittle loose. Any how thanks for the great ideas...sorry to hear you sold your Z...Miss living in North Carolina...

Thanks!
I just used some sheet metal screws, and did have to trim as you noted.

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09-30-2010, 04:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
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08-17-2012, 08:41 AM	#14 (permalink)
50 plus Base Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Wesley Chapel, Florida Posts: 83 Drives: 09 370Z TRG SP AT Rep Power: 16	Great write up Modshack...Implemented it when I installed my Z1 oil cooler...Works great for my K&N short rams...Just wondering what did you use to fasten the flangesd to the inside of the bumper??? pop rivets??? I just drilled a hole in the flange ear and used one of the fasteners that was used to hold the blanking plate in plate...and notched the upper plastic tab ...might still have to rivet it..still alittle loose. Any how thanks for the great ideas...sorry to hear you sold your Z...Miss living in North Carolina... __________________ 09 Nissan 370Z Sport/Touring 7AT- K&N short ram intake/Top speed CBE/Eibach .320 sway bars/Fuse 48 steering interlock Delete/Intake duct Mod/Z1 25 row cooler__08 Sentra SER specV-K&N intake/Tanabe CBE/M2 downpipe/Precat delete Header...Commuter...

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