Cheap/Easy Mod for Air Inlet

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P-Funk!

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Lancer Ralliart Sportback

• Jul 8, 2002

• #1

As I looked at the stock air inlet - there is no easy way for air to get to it... The grill is 'solid' in front of it!

By taking a drill and opening the grill I gained a modest boost.

Tip- Take the grill off first and drill from the backside to avoid the drill marring the paint on the fascia (D'oh!).

 

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cjstringer

Member

• Jul 8, 2002

• #2

Do you have pics of what and how you did this? Not 100% sure I know what you are talking about. (Is the P5 same as the MP3?)

 

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2002VividYellow

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• Jul 8, 2002

• #3

If you're using the stock airbox one would think switching to a K&N type filter even a drop in design would increase your airflow more then drilling some small holes.

 

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P-Funk!

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Lancer Ralliart Sportback

• Jul 8, 2002

• #4

I don't know if it applies to P3...

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I couldn't 'see' my air inlet until i drilled out the holes in the stock grill.

As soon as the stock filter is dirty i plan to drop in the k&n.

 

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Traveler

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• Jul 9, 2002

• #5

My advice is to quit playing with the factory airbox. Nothing We could do to it made any difference on the dyno. It's just not designed well. I had a post on protegeclub.com about this same type of mod back in January. It works to a small extent in cool weather. Basically I removed a small area of grill support directly under the intake snorkel. It did make a difference, but only when I was rolling. It's like a poor mans ram air. Still not near as good as a short ram.

 

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MP3

• Jul 9, 2002

• #6

Eek. Drilling sounds scary. If you're really concerned with intake, buy one.