4kq ---> air intakes

[Huw Powell]

Brian Devlin wrote:
>
> None of that sounds quite like my 84, which just had a T shaped tube
> coming out of the airbox (in addition to the hot air inlet). You can
> see it here: http://lah-electra.stanford.edu/quattro.html. There's a
> hole in the fender behind the bumper, but no sign a of a tube going
> there.

that's because the rest of it is missing, basically.

> On my "new" 5ktq I noticed something else. There a piece of plastic
> behind the air dam that has ~2" diameter fitting coming straight back
> from it, but nothing attached. The air box just has this saxaphone
> looking thing coming out, but it doesn't go near any fresh air. Is
> that correct?

I think that might have gone towards the oil cooler in a previous life.
Or even the alternator... I've seen an alt. rear cover with what
appeared to be an air duct fitting...

> -Brian
>
> >  > The 4kq intake path contains a weak spot at the lowest point of the
> >>  flexible air duct that loops down from the intake opening under the fender.
> >>  By now, that old duct has rotted and has holes in it that allow water to
> >>  get sucked into the induction path when that water is only about a foot
> >>  deep.  Mine did it and failed with hydrolock, requiring engine replacement.
> >
> >and the earlier cars (84 and earlier?) had their intake setup lower -
> >inside the front bumper side wing area.
> >

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Huw Powell

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