BA XR8 Air box dilema..

[Mont5.0]

howdy all,
In the middle of fitting a BA XR8 pod style air box.(to fill the gap) Do i-
(a)- have a flanged plate to bolt upto old fixings, use small peice of hose and clamp off at each end or..
(b)- grind down sides of Mass Air Flow Sensor body and slip a 90mm silicon sleeve over it??

Opinions please. (also keep in mind i will not be going back to the original setup so returning to stock is not an option)

[DW260]

I would personally go with a flange adaptor, silicone pipe and jubilee clamps.

[Mont5.0]

any reason why, over grinding down the housing??

[JC]

Why do you need to grind anything? You only need one Pod filter adapter for an AU (around $25 from Autobarn, supercheap etc) and a 3" silicon joiner with 2 clamps - about $10 or $15. The BA Pod entry is 3.5", but the 3" joiner will stretch over it for a nice tight fit. You can also use a small section of bent 3" pipe and another silicon joiner like this:

[private9]

Or if you're feeling tight, instead of using a pod adapter, do what I did, and grab an EF Falcon airbox tube (sits inside the lid of an EF), cut it down, and bolt that to the MAF and use it as an adapter.

[Mont5.0]

Thanks for the input folks. Nah i am not feeling tight- money has nothing to do with it. Was looking for a smoother look as all the joins and square bits really dont do it for me.
But thanks for all your suggestions.

[Mont5.0]

JC did you notice any benifits from this style to the standard air box??

[JC]

Originally Posted by Mont5.0

JC did you notice any benifits from this style to the standard air box??

Well on mine, I had blown up 2 air boxes from LPG backfires - I had 3 backfires with the XR8 Pod without blowing the airbox to bits. Apart from that; nah, it filters the air.

[HLC]

Originally Posted by JC

Apart from that; nah, it filters the air.

and looks cool!

[XH5LWEPN]

I wouldnt bother grinding down the flange back to round, I'd just cut straight through it behind the flange then grind that little gusset down.
Then yeah one silicone/rubber joiner, small 3" manrel bent piece of stainless/aluminium pipe then another 3" joiner onto airbox and shes all done.

Will be looking into doing exactly that on the missus car soon.

[Mont5.0]

take a look inside the MAF housing, there is not much to cut. thats why i thought grinding it back is a better idea, then with the slightly raised edge it measures externally 90mm- same as top of BA airbox lid.

[XH5LWEPN]

Yeah thats why you use a 1mm cutting disc, it will do it no worries.

[Cam]

Will be interested how this pans out. I am looking for options for when I run a 90mm maf. Seems that this or a 03/04 cobra intake is the other option..

[Mont5.0]

sorry guys forgot to post pics.....

[philstoj]

Originally Posted by Cam

Will be interested how this pans out. I am looking for options for when I run a 90mm maf. Seems that this or a 03/04 cobra intake is the other option..

This is what im doing soon and i have all the bits i need, but the bloody BA pod lid is only 3.5" and the silicon hose i got for the 90mm maf is 4".

What i need is one of those 4" power pipe pod lids as they are 4" diameter hole and it will all bolt up nice.

[Mont5.0]

why not just run a shortened, 90mm joiner over the airbox lid (same length as the lid flange) and clamp the lot together? a thick joiner will take up at leats 5-7mm??

[philstoj]

Yeah i might have to do something like that but no point yet till its in for a retune to suit the bigger maf, will keep you posted.