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  • vonbeck
    S2Forum Fiend
    • Feb 2004
    • 2455
    • Country: England

    #1

    S2 air box mod

    Has
    Anybody got any pictures of the above ie where to drill holes etc I don't want to butcher it any advice and tips would be great, as I'm not paying silly money for an RS 2 one




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  • Acidburn
    S2Forum Obsessed
    • Jun 2007
    • 13459
    • Country: United Kingdom

    #2
    cut the front out underneath the filter line (rusty did this before so might have pics, i'm not sure I took any of mine)
    then drill the drivers wing side of the box with a big drill big under the filter line and away from the engine side to keep heat soak to a minimum. Just get a good filter in it after that and it will sound good.

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    • vonbeck
      S2Forum Fiend
      • Feb 2004
      • 2455
      • Country: England

      #3
      good filter do you mean in good condition or k/n ITG or standard filter ? cheers and when you say big drill what sort of size do you mean 1" 2" etc or just enough to be under the filter line to bottom of box?
      Last edited by vonbeck; 11 December 2012, 19:11.
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      • UrS4boy
        S2Forum Obsessed
        • Feb 2006
        • 11859
        • Country: Canada

        #4
        Originally posted by vonbeck
        Has anybody got any pictures of the above ie where to drill holes etc I don't want to butcher it any advice and tips would be great, as I'm not paying silly money for an RS 2 one
        Any holes you drill in the airbox will deliver warmer/hotter air than the stock airbox inlet. That will potentially degrade your performance if the intercooler can't keep up.
        RS2'd 93 UrS4 5 spd sedan
        94 UrS4 V8 6 spd manual avant

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        • Rusty
          Super Moderator
          • Jun 2004
          • 18953
          • Country: United Kingdom

          #5
          Rip out all the plastic crap behind the headlight and fit a 3-4" cold air feed if you can, makes it many times better than stock and addresses some of the above downsides compared to bone stock. Holes are for sound and it'll both sound and function better than an open cone filter. There's a thread I did on all of this, more than likely a sticky.
          Cheers'en, AndyC
          1994 ABY Coupe - Projekt Alpinweiss

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          • andy10v
            S2Forum Zealot
            • Mar 2009
            • 5996
            • Country: Scotland

            #6
            I got a 3" bass port from ebay for about £5, removed the original trumpet, enlarged the hole and fitted the larger trumpet, modified the behind the headlight trim to suit.

            Current-2004 Impreza PPP wagon

            Sold-92 3B coupe-RS2+, 996s, konis, rear torsen, forged rods........
            Sold ABY-stock

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            • vonbeck
              S2Forum Fiend
              • Feb 2004
              • 2455
              • Country: England

              #7
              Originally posted by andy10v
              I got a 3" bass port from ebay for about £5, removed the original trumpet, enlarged the hole and fitted the larger trumpet, modified the behind the headlight trim to suit.

              mm good idea
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              THE ONLY TROUBLE WITH DOING NOTHING IS KNOWING WHEN YOUR FINISHED!!!

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              • andy10v
                S2Forum Zealot
                • Mar 2009
                • 5996
                • Country: Scotland

                #8
                It may have been a 4" port, I really cant remember.

                ADU v ABY for reference

                (pictures stolen from mcandmar http://www.s2forum.com/forum/showthr...+airbox&page=2)





                I would chamfer the pipe so the air can flow up to the filter more easily, like the adu trumptet is, I cut it right back to where it enters the box.

                Not really much you can do about the volume above the filter though.
                Current-2004 Impreza PPP wagon

                Sold-92 3B coupe-RS2+, 996s, konis, rear torsen, forged rods........
                Sold ABY-stock

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                • montez
                  S2Forum Addict
                  • May 2010
                  • 396
                  • Country: England

                  #9
                  Yeah done this, removed the original port and holder and replaced with aluminum bass port held in place by large juberly clip from inside. I then formed a new aluminum shield to fit behind headlight and modified the under light trim to provide a cold air feed
                  1991 Audi S2 Coupe

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