Free imaginary horsepower

[jims]

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Gordon;
You've got it right. It snaps off and on pretty easily. Removing it just gets it out of the way of the air entering the airbox.
Dot:
The air cleaaner is unaffected.

[Daktari]

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Hi once again,

Sorry to keep going on here but I'm still a little concerned that when this piece is snapped off, does it leave a hole?

If it does leave a hole, will this in fact interfere with the suction process and like I mentioned earlier, - will foreign objects possibly get in there? ( No offence to foreign objects as I am one myself ), Ha, Ha...

If it leaves a hole maybe it could be sealed in some way.

Gordon.

[jims]

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Gordon:

Of course It leaves a hole, that's the whole point! That's where all the air goes into the air cleaner. Don't worry about matter, foriegn or domestic,getting in because the air filter is hungrily waiting to grab it.

[steelblue5505]

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Jim, Please identify which piece of this whole assembly you have removed.
See photos in my today's post of changed air filter today.
thanks,

[jims]

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Mike:
Read post no. 12. It's the molded plastic thing where the air goes in.

[5bird7]

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The air intake hose in other words.

I'm wondering how the K& N filters utilize that hose? or if it's hooked up at all in that set up?

...and the CAI filter system that do utilize cold air intake for their system.

My spouse is wondering whether hot air would now be getting to the engine as the purpose of that hose is to bring fresher, cooler air into the engine. He's going to look inside that hose tomorrow and see what restrictions are set up inside of it. He also thinks that any baffles in that hose may be there to restrict any water intake from outside from getting into the filter and possibly into the engine.

[Ray]

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With all the COPS problems associated with this engine, I'm afraid to mess with anything under the hood.

[Daktari]

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Good Monday morning to all,

O.K. It took me a while but I am now 100% clear on the part Jim removed and it's not the part that I was thinking it was. I'm glad I didn't remove that part on Saturday.

The piece that Jim removed is the very first part in the chain, the actual intake pipe that connects directly into the air filter box.

The part I was thinking of is further down the chain and is suspended underneath the intake route but just before it connects to the engine.

Dot, I'm pretty sure that both the K&N cold air intake and the True-Rev induction system don't use the stock intake pipe at all. The air is taken directly into the 'open' filter.

Well, I feel a lot better now I know what we've been talking about for the last couple of days.

All the best, Gordon.

[jims]

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Atta boy Gordon!

[Daktari]

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Hi Jim,

I remember reading somewhere that the whole air-flow on this T-Bird starts with the coolest air not being taken from the back of the grill but it is channelled in through vents that are below the grill. That would explain why Ford added the extra piece of intake pipe to the base of the air filter in an attempt to scoop up some of that free flowing, cooler air that is coming in low down and more distance away from the engine.

I know that one of the K&N cold air intake options is to run a pipe somewhere down near the wheel arch I guess to get the same result. I have also learnt that by extending the length of the piping, we may get cooler air to achieve more h.p. but this added h.p. only comes in when the engine is revving a lot higher, (around 6,000 revs which to me is not worth having).

I will still try running it for a while with the intake pipe off like you have done. I just want to hear how it sounds and also see if it changes the 'feel' of the car at all.

At the end of the day, I think I'll be ordering the True Rev induction system that still keeps most of the stock 'air routing' but does away with the intake tube like you have done but also uses an open cone type filter similar to the K&N. For the price of $135.00 I think this sounds worth trying.

This is great, - I'm learning stuff all the time, Gordon.

[Gecko]

I know this is an old thread but I did manage to find a different idea that goes one step further and actually cuts a hole on the bottom of the air box.

see here for details:
http://www.lincolnvscadillac.com/tec...Modify-Airbox/

[Rondor]

Now all you need is an imaginary speedometer and you can do R E A L fast.

[11TH GEN]

When I was in HS my Dad bought a 63 Impala SS 327 AT....When I drove it alone I had an imaginary clutch and four speed.

[Quickdraw]

Another imaginary mod would be to redirect the air conditioner output into the air intake...

[carntz]

When I was in HS my Dad bought a 63 Impala SS 327 AT....When I drove it alone I had an imaginary clutch and four speed.

I would imagine that is very difficult with a powerslide transmission.