Change to air intake Ok???

[PIN 37]

I have made a necessary mod to the Vans supplied air intake system to fit the Performance Airflow throttle body. I cut the flange off and fibreglassed on a sleeve to go on the intake of the PAF. I then cut a section out of the snorkle and simply glassed them back together blending the curves as best as possible. Can any body see any problems with doing this, or the way I have gone about it, or have a better idea. this is on an RV7 and I dont want to have anything protruding from the front of the cowl just from a looks point of view.

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[David_Nelson]

Nice work

I can't tell from the picture, but do you have enough clearance to put a belt on and adjust the alternator?

 

[ronschreck]

Nice Job!

I did the same sort of mod to attach the snorkle to my AFP fuel injection. I cut two slots in the part that goes around the front of the FI controller to give just enough flex to allow a band clamp to hold the snorkle tightly onto the controller. I also cut a hole in the back of the snorkle and fashioned a spring loaded door for alternate air, in case the filter freezes up. I would suggest you also put a small hole at the lowest point in the snorkle to drain any rain water that may get past the filter while tied down outside.

 

[DanH]

Phil,
Send those photos to Don at Airflow Performance. He recently bench checked a similar snorkel.