Track project 180

[BrummieZS]

So I had some spare time today so I decided to look at installing an induction kit.

Looking at the cramped engine bay on the ZS I decided there was little room for a filter and I don't want to cause heat soak by putting a cone filter directly behind the rad.

So I thought I would construct my own cold air induction kit by using the original airbox and a pipercross induction kit I had lying around.

Here are the pics of my creation:

Firstly I removed the original airbox and then cut out part of the top section so it could house the cone filter.







Then I cleaned out the oil and muck out of the out airbox and re-installed in back in the car.



This is the induction kit I'm fitting.





I played with the connections and trial fitted a couple of times before tightening everything up and finally fitting an oil breather.





I then took it out in the pouring rain for a test drive and I must say I am very impressed so far with the results and it's making some lovely sounds

[Dave MGT]

Not seen it done that way before.
TBH your better of just rooting the filter through to the passengers side of the bumper. Its very easy to do with plenty of room. You wont get any heatsoak that way.
Filter looks a tad small for a 2.5 litre...? should flow enough air if its clean though

Not sure you will be getting any any cool airflow that way because the std intake just roots to the inner bumper.

[MG ZS STE]

I like that, a good use of the old panel filter housing. Have you considered a cold air feed using the old resonator link pipe at the bottom fed into the inner wing?

[BrummieZS]

Originally Posted by Dave MGT

Not seen it done that way before.
TBH your better of just rooting the filter through to the passengers side of the bumper. Its very easy to do with plenty of room. You wont get any heatsoak that way.
Filter looks a tad small for a 2.5 litre...? should flow enough air if its clean though

Not sure you will be getting any any cool airflow that way because the std intake just roots to the inner bumper.

I was worried about water so didn't want the filter to be any lower

I originally had the induction kit on my 3.2 crossfire so it should be fine I think

[BrummieZS]

Originally Posted by MG ZS STE

I like that, a good use of the old panel filter housing. Have you considered a cold air feed using the old resonator link pipe at the bottom fed into the inner wing?

I used to have an Integra TypeR as a track car, the standard airbox on those uses a cone filter inside so that's where I got my inspiration from

[Jay-ZS+]

Originally Posted by BrummieZS

I was worried about water so didn't want the filter to be any lower

If its a track project water shouldn't be much of an issue.

[Maxxed_Ross]

that's certainly different!

[stamford]

Where is the cold air coming from? Bottom of standard airbox via a pipe to inner wing or from the resonator box?

[BrummieZS]

Originally Posted by stamford

Where is the cold air coming from? Bottom of standard airbox via a pipe to inner wing or from the resonator box?

Standard airbox via the pipe to the the inner wing, I have removed the resonator box

[Maxfly]

Different, like it because of that should work not too bad at all and very ingenious