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Old 08-27-2010, 07:18 PM
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Re: Is modifing the stock air box bad?

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Originally Posted by immortal_suby View Post
Tons of people use cones. You won't have a problem other than what effeciency loss would be expected by sticking your air intake in the hotter engine compartment vs. the fender.

Ideally you would want something that would allow you to put that cone in the same spot that the stock airbox inside the fender resides.
Plus, sticking a cone right near the MAF, I would think would cause a bit of turbulence in the tube compared the more restrictive snorkus and box system.
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