an intake mod that works!

[SA E30]

M20 , It looks almost the same, just slightly smaller, but it uses the same filter as the plastic airbox. I wanna see if I can maybe fit an S50 Airbox, does it fit?

[KenC]

since it seems that theres not many people that have the metal airbox, id call up junk yards, and pic up another airbox and give it a try. What does the metal one look like? what engine?

i remember there was a metal one on my 84 318i.

My '84 318 has a plastic one.
(disregard the dirty engine)

[SA E30]

Hmmm, I wonder if they only came out with metal airboxes in SA?, I still need to know if an an Airbox from an E36 M3 will fit

[natorious]

if you filling your airbox full of holes are none of you worried about water getting into the underside of the airbox?

[Jand3rson]

if you filling your airbox full of holes are none of you worried about water getting into the underside of the airbox?

I was actually wondering about that as well.

[randomtask37]

couldnt be any worse than having a cone.

[E30godz]

water injection fool.

[KenC]

if you filling your airbox full of holes are none of you worried about water getting into the underside of the airbox?

Drill a drain hole in the bottom of it.

[LowR3V'in]

if you filling your airbox full of holes are none of you worried about water getting into the underside of the airbox?

I was actually wondering about that as well.

lol, you guys can't be seriouse :oops:

[Jand3rson]

It was something I was wondering about. I was serious.

Piss off.

[natorious]

if you filling your airbox full of holes are none of you worried about water getting into the underside of the airbox?

I was actually wondering about that as well.

lol, you guys can't be seriouse :oops:

actually i was dead serious since in a place like new england thare is alot of standing water this time of year... so going through a 5" deep puddle that crosses over the whole road or driving into the slush filled swimming pool that is your work parking lot is NOT a good thing... i wouldnt even consider running a CAI on something like a honda around here.

if the entire bottom of the box is open it seems like a perfect place for water splash into and saturate the filter with water...

so yes i was a 100% serious... and hydrolock is NOT a good thing and its something shops in this area see quite a bit when some idiot driver gets too agressive in the rain...

[nzer]

Hmm.. mine is metal and uses a way different filter to yours. I attempted drilling it.. Its reletively thick metal.. and then I got bored. Does anyone else have that circle thing.. it has like.. blades in it.. (for lack of a better word)

edit: Mine is a South African 320i - Although all other e30s in NZ are similar.

[RedBaron86325]

You guys can't be serious.

Let me guess, you live in a pineapple under the sea.

[SA E30]

See, i'm not the only nut who has a metal airbox, but I modified mine, it has a 115mm corcle cut out, and it has high heat, high flow foil tubing running from under the airbox, to above the original intake hole in the plastic piece, and my originalone has also been modified, to take the tubing, so now it doesn't suck hot air anymore, but it make a deep growl from 3500rpm, right up to the redline :D

[SA E30]

My airbox looks just like that, but it didn't have that hole in the bottom, what is that?