New toy arrived :)

[Lowe]

The fun starts on Sunday.. dunno how or where I'll find the space to fit it, but we will..

[[GSV]Trig]

MMmmm

[Butuz]

What actually is it?!!

Butuz

[Lowe]

A BMC CDA - Carbon Dynamic Airbox.

It's a induction kit sealed in a carbon tube. No heatsoak from the hot engine bay, and the intake is directed by that tubing straight to the front of the car. Really brings down your charge temps, seeing a nice increase in power. F1 cars use them.

[[GSV]Trig]

Air filter with cold air feed and carbon heat sheild so it doesnt get heatsoak from the engine...


At a guess....


/edit

Bast, posted while I was typin

[Butuz]

Ah i see - so it does actually actually have an air filter too? Dont want to see what happens if a small stone, or a wasp get into the turbo blades at 100,000rpm

Looks good, how much was it? Oh and i suppose its not a really worthwhile mod if your not running a FMIC is it as the air will just heat back up thu the turbo?

Butuz

[Lowe]

It's just as important if you're running a FMIC. The air coming out of the turbo isn't heated up to a "specific temperature" as such. The colder the air going in, the colder the air comes out. It's also benificial since it'll be able to get air more freely from the front of the car. It's not as important to get cool on a turbo car agreed, but every little helps, especially when my intercooler isn't in the best of places.

[[GSV]Trig]

How do u think I feel, my cars in the carpark and my IC's in bloody plymouth

[Butuz]

So, that above, coupled with a decent FMIC would lower the air temps considerably? That can only help

How much was it lowe?

Butuz

[Lowe]

RRP is close to £160. Bigger ones (1.6l and above) cost a little more.

[[GSV]Trig]

I mite get an inlet temp sensor for mine as a bit of a toy and also too see how much difference my FBFMIC will make...

[Lowe]

I wouldn't bother - they're next to useless unless they sample at more than a few times a second since charge temps fluctuate a lot. The cheap ones (from Maplin etc) are shocking.

They're ok to compare "before and after", but the results they produce aren't accurate.

[Russ]

How do u think I feel, my cars in the carpark and my IC's in bloody plymouth

i'm guessing your car park isnt in Plymouth trig?

[CocoPops]

Lowe,

I'm surprised you got the one for 1.6 or smaller.......

Surely a 1.4 turbo sucks in more air than a 1.6+ size engine?!?

[[GSV]Trig]

i'm guessing your car park isnt in Plymouth trig?

Nope carparks in loughborough, next time I goto PLym I'm getting my 440cc injectors fitted as well as my FMIC n a few other toys...

[Lowe]

Lowe,

I'm surprised you got the one for 1.6 or smaller.......

Surely a 1.4 turbo sucks in more air than a 1.6+ size engine?!?

Yeah, but think about the size of the CDA itself. Believe me, as you'll see (about to post up another thread) you need the smaller one. It's actual kit for the R5 GTT.