Would this flow okay?

[Balley]

Hi all, just browsing the net and came across this..

http://www.mickey-garage.pl/uploads/images/000/000/thumbs/800-600/8146af345d44688bf6d7df63c708c40a.jpg

My question is, would this type of induction system flow okay?

Dan.

[Stuart]

It'll flow lots of lovely HOT badly filtered air into the engine..... Do you hate your engine?

[Balley]

Yeah I understand it will draw in warm air but is there any advantage to routing the inlet pipe work like this rather than a y shape intake hose?

Is there an advantage having lots of metered air like that stores up? Throttle response etc? Like a SFI box on a 20xe.

[jimbob-mcgrew]

looks to me like it was done that way due to limited bay-space ?

the standard designs probably better.

[Balley]

Yeah it was by the looks of things but mantzel do a similar mod for the omega using the original air box. There must be some power to gain or they wouldn't sell it surely?

[Rob H]

That has to he hands down the worst intake setup ive ever seen. First of all the filter is resting on a rad hose lol. God knows what he was thinking with that intake pipe! Most of the air will initially flow straight past the 2 pipes leading to the inlet mani and fit the wall at the far end and bounce back creating turbulent air. Depending on engine spec I'd estimate a loss of 4 to 7bhp.

[Balley]

I did wonder, so a smooth curve would be better?

[craig green]

Just looks like an attempt to 'fit a cone filter at any cost' to me.

[jimbob-mcgrew]

would probably be pretty good if the 2 intake pipes dropped straight down through the plastic arch cover. (less bends and cold air)

short pipes like that usually develop a few more horse, but at the cost of loosing torque, so not always a good thing

[Balley]

Cheers Jim :)