Jeff, If you look inside the flexible conduit, the thickness and wire mesh inner diameter indicates construction to muffle sound. I can report that it makes a noticeable difference at highway speeds to have this intake muffling on a Diesel. As an alternative, even a straight rubber radiator hose with a 90 degree elbow at top, running up to the vent helps. I also prefer to run with the sheet metal undercover with foam sound blocks to reduce engine noise. Regards, Brent '83 Westy, 1.9TD
> > Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 07:32:25 -0700 > From: Jeff Kennedy <kennedy@THERIVER.COM> > Subject: > > Hola, > at the junkyard last week I came across a diesel vanagon. It had a plastic > air intake located behind the vents in the upper left rear pillar, and a > flexible conduit down to the air filter canister. Did the wasserboxer have a > similar setup? When I removed mine and replaced it with a tiico, the only > intake apparatus was an "elbow" tube that went from the air filter box to > the fiber cutout that blocks off the cavity behind the R-side taillight. > Should I add the air intake inside the rear pillar? Seems like this might > cut down on noise some. > > FWIW, the Tiico is running great, has lots of power. Overall, I'm pretty > happy with it. > > Gracias, > Jeff > |
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