"Air" Holes in air filter box.

[Suffolk]

I'd be interested if I could get more air into the air box by drilling holes
or ducting "ram" air into the air box intake area.
The idea of holes seems to help, I beleive (and hope) that this is before
(in the airstream) the (paper) or air filter element.  I don't think he has
referred to removing his filter, but only Dave can clarify that.
Removing the filter or having holes after the filter reinforces Ameer's
claim, but I think ( Dave  ) is referring to holes in the bottom or the
filter canister (box).
IMHO
-Scott BOSTON

Subject: Re:  Holes in airbox

I don't understand why you would do this to your daily driver. Basically
you're eliminating restriction of the air filter. This is just like what
racers do in vintage racing when they put air horns on the carbs. There's
no filter to decrease the airflow, making it easier for more air to get
into the cylinders. That's fine if you're racing in known conditions and
you rebuild the engine after a season anyway. But my car is a daily driver
and it gets into all sorts of situations. Look at an old air filter and
you'll the tons of fine dirt and dust it picks up. Why not just get a K&N
or some other solution. A screened hole is still going to let in dust and
sand, which is always around here in New England. Why not just take the
filter out and leave off the cover? That'll give you better response, but
how long will it last? Those not so little particles can get caught between
cylinder rings and who knows what can happen. I just think there's a reason
manuf.'s put use filters and don't put holes in air boxes...


At 12:29 AM 9/21/00, you wrote:
>I put a couple of holes in the airbox on my stock 4000Q.
>It seems to run a bit better and definitely sounds nice.
>I am going to do some before and after stopwatch tests on
>the 90Q 20V and see if it really makes a difference.  A
>bit of screen siliconed to the inside of the box should
>cut down on the leaves, bugs and small animals.
>Dave