Recent content by satz

underbonnet heat.. question is...does the aftermarket TMIC (eg ETS 3.25in) stay cool after the car's been parked for a while? IMHO, any TMIC is going to be cool if the car is driven at speed as there's enough cool air coming in to cool it down. Problems are when the car is stationary, then...

hi batou mine is the turbo AWD model. When you removed the snorkel, did you cover the hole? cheers Satz

lower airbox resonator removal...worth it? sorry to post on an old thread... ...but I tried the airbox resonator removal on my CX7 and found that the car actually seemed to lose torque/response at the lower end, and perhaps gained a little at the top end... However I didn't block off the...

I think the fact that it doesn't drop to 2, is a significant cause of the dangerous 'lag/delay' I find when taking off from near-but-not-quite-standstill. Eg when crawling to merge into a junction. You suddenly need the power and the thing takes that crucial second or so to drop from 3rd to...

on the 7, the plastic guards appear to be solid, but there are still gaps that will let some water splash through. After all, when I opened them up I saw small traces of mud dried on the 'hidden' parts! cheers Satz

any way to modify stock BOV to reduce leakage? hi all was wondering if there is any modification that can be done to the stock BOV to reduce/prevent the leak? Perhaps stronger spring or something like that? cheers S

Is the difference in throttle response only felt at high boost conditions? I guess if the stock valve leaks at high boost then that would be the case, right? Or does it really help at lower boost as well? cheers Satz

hi awmustang funny enough, I just thought about this yesterday, and though we don't get much rain here, I opened the airbox and put back the baffle plate. I hope that should 'deflect' any raindrops from directly hitting the air filter The baffle plate seemed to hide the 'sucking' noise and I...

how do we 'know' that the stock BOV leaks? i've read that the Cx7's stock BOV leaks. Was wondering how we know that for sure, and also whether or not the leak is designed to protect the engine/transmission from too much instantaneous power? What are people's long term experiences with the...

One relatively easy mod is to remove the resonator from the intake airbox. This provides a 'free' 2inch diameter air intake hole from behind the front bumper. This allows the engine to breathe a little better than just through the rather restrictive snorkel. Adds a little sucking noise at low...

I wonder if anyone has tried some other material with slightly wider mesh to allow better air flow, but still stop stones/leaves/insects. Would need to cut it to size...

hi dman thanks for the instructions.... I'm thinking of running the AC without any cabin filter, to try to improve the air flow. Do you think that would be okay, or could it damage the AC motor somehow? I saw another site where a leaf had made its way to the filter. Wouldn't want that going...

I've removed mine using a blunt knife (perhaps a butter knife). You work that up on the right hand side of the light unit (when looking from back), and feel for a metal clip. Push that in with the knife and the unit slides out a bit, enough for you to then pull it out Reinstalling is easy...

I'm a bit confused...the original poster talked about his air not smelling nice, presumably the air from the vents inside the car? If so, could someone tell me where the cabin air filter is located on the CX7? cheers Satz

skyhawk have you tried driving without your 'startup procedure'? Did it make any difference? :-) S