Cold (clean) air intake

[Ictinike]

Hey guys, got board waiting on my steering servos to come in....


started playing around with the air filter, I noticed that it sucks air from right were the front tires through dirt.....


so I moved it. would have looked better if I did not kill the body, hahaha





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you can see a small shield I added below the filter, it will help keep the direct dirt off the filter as well. it is hard to see it is a think walled metal drink can( cut and bent ) then I drilled a hold in the shock mount and bolted it on.


The pipe is 1 1/4 pvc pipe that I heated in the oven and bent


I used rattle can black paint on every thing to make it look better





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[chevy1]

Cool idea!! Haha if u run offroad I would put a outerwears pre-filter on it , looks like it will get good airflow good idea..

 

[bensonly]

Time to make a hood scoop.

 

[Ictinike]

Yeah. I was thinking that...HAHA.. I mostly run on road... I do have a few pairs of panty-hose that I install if I beet around the gravel pit.


This was a 10 min build so the look is not that good. I wish some one made a polished alum. piece


but as far as function goes, It should pull fresh clean air..key word being CLEAN.. I mean the front tires just through dirt straight at the filter..... at least with it up front I am not trying filter a dust storm


ANY IDEAS ON HOW TO BUILD A HOOD SCOOP?

 

[KrashKrieg]

I'd start with a sheet of lexan...


http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXSUG6&P=ML


cut up/ form/ create a 'jig' that is the shape of the hood scoop.


Form the lexan over the jig with a heat gun.


Then bend a small lip to attach with tiny pop rivits or tiny 2mm screws with nuts.


http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXRVA4&P=7


You could probably find smaller screw/ nuts...I know helis can have some real tiny ones.