Re: K&N & '91 200q

[Linus Toy <linust@mindspring.com>]

At 08:48 PM 3/11/97 -0500, STEADIRIC@aol.com wrote:
>Careful there Linus your breathing alot of hot air down there and that 
>little snorkel actually does help a bit.

the snorkel on the '91 200q is strictly for sound control, as it does not
move the air intake point into the box anywhere from the front of the
box--it can't, 'cause it goes INTO the INSIDE of the box, not out, down &
forward like on the CIS cars.  IOW, removing the front cover/snorkel of the
airbox did not change the air intake point into the box, just made it a lot
larger.

i was a bit concerned about more heat here, too, but figured that any heat
that made its way to this area got into the original intake point anyway--if
Audi had been concerned about this, they would have done the original airbox
in a different way.  i've increased the airbox intake area from about 6
square inches (properly noise attenuated) to about 30+ square inches (nicely
roaring).  my other concern was water ingestion, but after some study, i
realize the area is well shielded from splashes.  

so the question remains--how do i get colder air to that airbox?  Eric has
suggested a cone filter on the end of a snorkel tube ducted down near the
oil cooler--that seems to add a water ingestion risk.  also, i've never
heard of anyone selling these for the 20v turbo cars (at least the '91
200q)--anyone know differently?

--linus
----------------------------------------------------------------------
* linus toy                       email:  linust@mindspring.com      *
* mercer island, wa                                                  *
*                                                                    *
*             The obscure we eventually see,                         *
*             the completely obvious, it seems, takes longer.        *
*                               - Edward R. Murrow                   *
----------------------------------------------------------------------