On Fri, 23 Jan 2004 JordanVw@AOL.COM wrote: > all '86-'91 vanagons have a "snorkel" "cold air intake" in the right rear air > scoop, leading down thru a hose to the factory airbox. (i bet half of you > didnt even know this) has anyone ever tried to retrofit one of these setups to > a 80-85 van? would it improve performance? (colder, denser air entering the > TB = more HP) or would the improvement be so minimal it wouldnt be worth the > trouble? Performance improvement will probably not be noticable, but you may notice less noise. Refitting the missing snorkel made a *huge* difference in interior noise on my diesel. (Diesels have a similar snorkel setup, but in the left rear pillar instead of the right one.) Now, a gas engine has a much less open intake tract than a diesel does, but it may still make a noticable difference.
David Brodbeck, N8SRE '82 Volkswagen Diesel Westfalia '86 Volvo 240DL wagon |
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