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Well I was bored and some people have no idea what the **** to do to take the tiny restrictions out of it.... So here you go guys and gals...
If it looks like this then either its been painted (like mine) or your car has never seen the light of day[&:]
Look at the tiny hole the air has to pass through[&:][&:][&:]
Yet another small hole (see a pattern on these engines yet?)
Pop can showing you how big the hole can be... (this is the small side BTW)
Pop can in the other side... I think ford did something stupid[&:][8D]
Time to grab a drill and a fairly sized drill bit (I think thats 1/4", not that it really matters)
Start a hole
The with the drill at its fatest speed, drag it (put fingers no were near the bit in case it breaks or slipps out)
Then grab the good ol hack saw blade
Here you see the reason you dragged the drill bit... It allows you to now use the hack saw blade to move and twist making the job easier
Now pick you're weapon of choice and go at it. I would use the drill because it works like a hot knife through butter with this plastic
Ones part of the silencer out
Wow, it sure it big in there[&:]
Before starting on the other side (above) I noticed a lip on the side I just did, and it got me wondering if it was just pressed in[&:][&:][&:][>:]
Long and behold it was[&:][&:]
Finding this out it made taking the other sdie out much easier All you need is plyers, and a flat head screw driver, then pry and slip it off.
Looks like a small billy bat almost[&:][&:]
Its big enough in there now to hold my pop can and any other thing I feel like putting in there**HINT HINT**
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1988 Mustang LX
Ex 2.3 N/A car, now 2.3 turbo|160,000 km's (90K miles)| No Hands, my little baby
1991 Mazda MX6 DX
290,000 km's (over 180K miles)| Down and out, on the list to fix
RE: Gutting a 87-90 Air Intake (Might work for 91-93)
Hey its gutted and I don't use it so... What ever
It would work better on a 91-93 because it's a tube and not a rectangle of a box[&:]
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1988 Mustang LX
Ex 2.3 N/A car, now 2.3 turbo|160,000 km's (90K miles)| No Hands, my little baby
1991 Mazda MX6 DX
290,000 km's (over 180K miles)| Down and out, on the list to fix
RE: Gutting a 87-90 Air Intake (Might work for 91-93)
It will work, and it will add a throatier underhood sound, its a good idea, when I pulled mine off my first though was to slip it out, nice cutting job though
RE: Gutting a 87-90 Air Intake (Might work for 91-93)
Have you seen all the articals I have writen[&:][&:][&:]
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1988 Mustang LX
Ex 2.3 N/A car, now 2.3 turbo|160,000 km's (90K miles)| No Hands, my little baby
1991 Mazda MX6 DX
290,000 km's (over 180K miles)| Down and out, on the list to fix
RE: Gutting a 87-90 Air Intake (Might work for 91-93)
Thanks a ton, man. My silencer looks nothing like that, but I think mine may just be slipped in aswell. I will find out Sunday. About the being too big once you take out the silencer, I was just planning on slipping PVC pipe in to make it straight, and so it still has the silencer housing for the correct OD.
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"The battery is discharging, the oil temperature is very high, the oil pressure is very low, the engine temperature is off the end of the scale, I'm running out of petrol, but the clock is correct!"- James May
RE: Gutting a 87-90 Air Intake (Might work for 91-93)
Well what ever works for you guy's. It will make a good object for me to throw at my buddy's
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1988 Mustang LX
Ex 2.3 N/A car, now 2.3 turbo|160,000 km's (90K miles)| No Hands, my little baby
1991 Mazda MX6 DX
290,000 km's (over 180K miles)| Down and out, on the list to fix
RE: Gutting a 87-90 Air Intake (Might work for 91-93)
Just hope it won't die like alboy's.
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"The battery is discharging, the oil temperature is very high, the oil pressure is very low, the engine temperature is off the end of the scale, I'm running out of petrol, but the clock is correct!"- James May
RE: Gutting a 87-90 Air Intake (Might work for 91-93)
Yeah, well I wish both you and him the best of luck, and if anyone needs anything else, I'll be wondering around here and O/T
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1988 Mustang LX
Ex 2.3 N/A car, now 2.3 turbo|160,000 km's (90K miles)| No Hands, my little baby
1991 Mazda MX6 DX
290,000 km's (over 180K miles)| Down and out, on the list to fix
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Gutting a 87-90 Air Intake (Might work for 91-93)
**HINT HINT**
