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Title: Air intake pipe help
Post by: Pearce69 on 27 August 2010, 15:25
Hey all I'm in the middle of drilling my airbus and I noticed a pipe that goes inthe wing. I seen it had 3 screws on, iv removed them but can't remove the box, does anyone know how I remove it?
Title: Re: Air intake pipe help
Post by: Reasty on 27 August 2010, 16:12
Drilling a hole in the side of an airbus is probably not the best plan mate and neither is taking screws out of the wing  :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Air intake pipe help
Post by: Pearce69 on 27 August 2010, 16:17
LOL sorry spelling mistake. Its ment to say airbox. Dam i phone lol. Its 3 bolts that hold a big bit of plastic pipe inside the wing. Oh and its a 87 8v gti k jet.
Title: Re: Air intake pipe help
Post by: Haribo! on 27 August 2010, 16:22
Quote from: Reasty on 27 August 2010, 16:12
Drilling a hole in the side of an airbus is probably not the best plan mate and neither is taking screws out of the wing  :rolleyes:
:grin: niceeee
Title: Re: Air intake pipe help
Post by: X4MGS on 27 August 2010, 16:31
Quote from: Reasty on 27 August 2010, 16:12
Drilling a hole in the side of an airbus is probably not the best plan mate and neither is taking screws out of the wing  :rolleyes:

 :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: Air intake pipe help
Post by: beechymonza on 27 August 2010, 19:50
On my gti 16v, I found a blanking plate on wing and so removed this, And i tghink i removed a rectangle cap on side of air BUS,,
Title: Re: Air intake pipe help
Post by: Pearce69 on 28 August 2010, 10:07
Well this isn't a blanking plate it's a pipe but it's completely sealed bar about 3 5mm holes inwich to draw air in so surly if I can get it out it should help no end?
Title: Re: Air intake pipe help
Post by: bodga on 28 August 2010, 11:09
Quote from: beechymonza on 27 August 2010, 19:50
On my gti 16v, I found a blanking plate on wing and so removed this, And i tghink i removed a rectangle cap on side of air BUS (box),,
easy mod, loadsa induction noise  :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
Title: Re: Air intake pipe help
Post by: beechymonza on 28 August 2010, 17:30
Quote from: bodga on 28 August 2010, 11:09
Quote from: beechymonza on 27 August 2010, 19:50
On my gti 16v, I found a blanking plate on wing and so removed this, And i tghink i removed a rectangle cap on side of air BUS (box),,
easy mod, loadsa induction noise  :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin: :grin:
Yeah it sounds real nice now i gone back 2 original exhaust, Just got 1 of them straight through pipes instead of last but 1 box aswell,
Yo just up road from me ay ya,,
Title: Re: Air intake pipe help
Post by: bodga on 28 August 2010, 22:05
yup, up the road from compton hospice. im down torquay at the mo thou campin then visitin the in laws  :grin:
Title: Re: Air intake pipe help
Post by: Pearce69 on 30 August 2010, 17:49
This is the bit im on about

(http://i335.photobucket.com/albums/m477/pearce69/minicimg4775mq4.jpg)

(pic taken from someones project build)