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| Mr Baldylocks Member Since: 15 Jul 2010 Location: Nearer my home than yours. Posts: 487   
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Afternoon Peeps
I've been sat here feeling sorry for myself because I've hurt my back  Still every cloud has a silver lining so I've been swatting up on the TD5 section and read what I could on tuning  my question for the technically minded is, I have a MOD style snorkel but have read that these restrict airflow dramatically so if I attached 80mm flexi pipe from the base of the snorkel and got rid of the restriction that is attached to the inner part of the wing and connected it directly to the air box would that eliminate the vehicle gasping for air  in my basic little mind I think that it'll work but I'm sure that someone here has already done it, I would also be taking in air away from the engine so should be cooler as well.
Thanks for your help and I look forward to hearing your views on it  Life is one big adventure, that's why we have the vehicle for the journey. |
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23rd Jul 2013 3:57pm |
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| Mr Baldylocks Member Since: 15 Jul 2010 Location: Nearer my home than yours. Posts: 487
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That's my thoughts diesel_jim, I don't go off road and I figure it should work
 Life is one big adventure, that's why we have the vehicle for the journey. |
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23rd Jul 2013 4:21pm |
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| bob neville Member Since: 30 Apr 2009 Location: Marbella Posts: 3248  
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If you have not already done so, get rid of the water separator/cyclone up by the air box - it makes a lot of difference
Not the easiest of tasks and probably best to wait until your back has healed. Bob 2015 Jaguar XE240 R Sport - goes like ....... !! 2013 Defender 90 CSW - sold 2009 Defender 110 Double Cab - sold 2001 TD5 90 CSW - offroad project - sold to a forum member 2011 Porsche Boxster - for the sunny days ! |
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23rd Jul 2013 5:54pm |
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| Mr Baldylocks Member Since: 15 Jul 2010 Location: Nearer my home than yours. Posts: 487
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That's the next job Bob, I think that I'll do that when I try the pipe mod. Who remapped your TD5 and which stage
Life is one big adventure, that's why we have the vehicle for the journey. |
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23rd Jul 2013 5:57pm |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6098 
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I did the same... seemed to make the same difference as removing the snorkel, so it shows that it lets the engine breathe better. |
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23rd Jul 2013 6:12pm |
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| bob neville Member Since: 30 Apr 2009 Location: Marbella Posts: 3248
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Not had mine mapped - yet
When it gets done I will get West Somerset LR to put an Alive stage one on. It is in next week for a new clutch and DMF - DMF is on its way out and I think it is best to be done before it expires off road 
Bob 2015 Jaguar XE240 R Sport - goes like ....... !! 2013 Defender 90 CSW - sold 2009 Defender 110 Double Cab - sold 2001 TD5 90 CSW - offroad project - sold to a forum member 2011 Porsche Boxster - for the sunny days ! |
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23rd Jul 2013 6:42pm |
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| Norm4n Member Since: 31 Aug 2012 Location: Surrey Posts: 329
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Isn't that little propeller there for a reason?
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23rd Jul 2013 9:06pm |
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| bob neville Member Since: 30 Apr 2009 Location: Marbella Posts: 3248
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It is supposed to remove moisture/water from the input air stream. If you have a snorkel fitted it is not really doing anything.
Bob 2015 Jaguar XE240 R Sport - goes like ....... !! 2013 Defender 90 CSW - sold 2009 Defender 110 Double Cab - sold 2001 TD5 90 CSW - offroad project - sold to a forum member 2011 Porsche Boxster - for the sunny days ! |
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24th Jul 2013 7:12am |
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| Caterham Member Since: 06 Nov 2008 Location: Birmingham Posts: 6300  
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I've was lead to believe the cyclone thingy is to help provide air flow across the filter and hence spreading the muck across it (ie to try and avoid a build up of muck in air area)?
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24th Jul 2013 11:32am |
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| diesel_jim Member Since: 13 Oct 2008 Location: hiding Posts: 6098
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If so, for the sake of a bit more BHP i'd happily change the filter more often. It's not like they're expensive.
Could always just rotate the filter mid way between services if it bothered you that much, to spread the "wear" around. |
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24th Jul 2013 6:58pm |
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