The Cheep And Effective Way To Relocate Your Air Filter

[micky boy]

Hello guys i have had an idear that i have been wanting to try for some time now but just havent got round to giveing it ago.So today me and jeppo had some spare time so we thought we would relocate his air filter to the front bumper, whilst useing original bits from the EFI pipe.

The only thing that we didnt use that had nothing to do with the EFI pipe was the 90degree pipe that come's off the turbo.. we used the 90degree pipe that come's off the stock TMIC (inlet side)... that i had spare in my garage.

Now here's the best bit.. not many people like the sound of a "dump valve" some people think its chavy also it can get quite annoying at times i.e long journeys.So this is where my idear comes in..its prity simple when you think of it but i have never seen anyone do it befor.

Basically we chopped the recirt off the the stock EFI pipe so then we could keep the stock recirt which would save money on buying a aftermarket one whilst also Recirculating air back into the compressor housing (Turbine) giveing you faster response and less lag though gear changes "BOUNS"

Anyway heres some pics it was abit of a mess on to get everything to fit but its been well worth the effort...It sounds unreal also there seems to be less lag between gears!!

I also tryed a mad way to recirt my HKS SSQV on my old glanza lol

[Stulet-GTT]

That is some tidy work there...

Any body wanting to relocate there air filter will do well reading this thread, an save some money...

[micky boy]

..........untill you want to fit a FMIC

Thats when a civic rad comes in handy

[DavidAshton]

What does a recirc sound like on a front mounted air filter?

Can you hear it dumping into the intake pipe through the filter?

Like on the stock set up if you replace the airbox with an open filter you hear the stock recirc dump?

[micky boy]

@ Dave...Yeah mate.. it just sounds the same as it would with an open air filter on a stock EFI pipe but with it been that bit more closer to the air filter/Turbine you do get a better response...Well i think so anyway lol give it ago mate what have you got to lose.. abit of EFI pipe lol

[DavidAshton]

ok dude, ill stick with chatter I think, seems to be the quietest thing apart from stock airbox set up.

If it did make it silent id buy an aftermarket recirc valve and sort it properly. Hate making noise on gear changes, wish there was a solution to have a silent front mounted filter set up.

[micky boy]

^Yeah i think that would be your best bet, unless you front mount the stock airbox lol

[Steve GT]

serious bodge there but im amazed by the finished product. poeple can save a lot of money doing it your way good bodging dude

[micky boy]

Lol yeah its not a bad bodge up job like lol..to be honest it works better than my relocate kit that i paid a bomb for.. so bodgeing is the way forward

[Vince#74-EP82]

Ahh cheeky idea, you did good working it in! Keep it up lad

[jeppo]

must add the results seem prity good seems alot more responsive and rips up alot more im happy hav also been looking into making a alloy pipe for the bov so it looks abit better but we will see