Date: Thu, 22 May 2008 08:10:49 +1000
Reply-To: Dave Yates <transparu@GMAIL.COM>
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From: Dave Yates <transparu@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Air ducting for dusty conditions.
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Thanks Don,
Now I see. Unfortunately all of the places you mention are in the US and
I'm not! I'd also have to say that driving a VW, I rarely frequent RACING
shops, though we do have them in Australia. I have a couple of places not
too far away that I'll have a look at. This seems to me like a good
solution.
Thanks for the reply
Dave
downunder
2008/5/21 Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net>:
> Go here and look. Try any racing supply vendor like Pegasus, Summit
> Racing, heck, even JC whitney might have it. Brake ducting is similar to
> clothes dryer or car heater ducting..Simply a light, large diameter hose
> that has a wire winding to keep it "inflated" or uncolapsed. Brake duct
> hose is made from a heat resistant substance, too,
>
>
> http://www.pegasusautoracing.com/advcat.asp?CategoryID=BRAKEDUCT
>
> Don Hanson
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> *From:* Dave Yates <transparu@gmail.com>
> *To:* Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, May 20, 2008 10:36 PM
> *Subject:* Re: Air ducting for dusty conditions.
>
> DOn,
> sorry to be ignorant, but whit is brake duct hose? Sounds like a good
> idea.
> Dave
>
>
> 2008/5/21 Don Hanson <dhanson@gorge.net>:
>
>> I have an inline four in my van, but it uses the regular Vanagon air
>> filter. To get clean and cool intake air, I ran a brake duct hose up
>> into
>> the right hand corner engine bay vent hole. You can get flexible brake
>> duct from auto supply houses or race supply sites. I simply ran a bit of
>> wire down into the louvers from the outside till it emerged into the
>> engine
>> bay. Then I attached that wire to a length of brake duct hose that was
>> clamped onto the airbox inlet. Pull the hose back up into the corner of
>> the
>> body with the wire and neatly attach it up inside...cut off the excess
>> wire
>> and you have a 'fresh air snorkel' up away from engine heat and most of
>> the
>> dust. Using the same diameter hose as the inlet into the air filter
>> doesn't
>> reduce the volume of air. Getting it from the outside, it's much cooler
>> than taking air out of the enclosed engine compartment..
>>
>> Cool fresh intake air was worth (dyno confirmed) almost 10 additional hp
>> on my other car..about 4% improvement in power..
>>
>> Don Hanson
>>
>
>
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