FRP Air Filter

[TyeBoi]

I keep hearing people mentioning they have a FRP air box or air intake.. can somebody explain to me the difference and how much it benefits the car and does it cost much?

 

[DradusContact]

Its the same box, but the air comes in from the front rather than the side via the wheel arch in a standard puma. There is essentially no difference.

 

[Dal]

No difference apart from the air will flow into the airbox better as it doesn't have to turn a sharp corner like it does coming over the wing.

If you connect the FRP style one to a cold air inlet type arrangement from the front bumper, you can almost "force" air in.

Like this:
http://www.projectpuma.com/viewtopic.php?t=3724" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

 

[TyeBoi]

r nice one... so the air box is the same??? just need to sort out the cold air feed?

 

[Dal]

The airbox is exactly the same. On a nurmal puma, there is a bung in the forward facing entry, in the FRP the bung is in the side.

See this thread:

http://www.projectpuma.com/viewtopic.php?t=4322" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

2nd picture shows the FRP inlet (front) and the 3rd the normal inlet (side)

 

[TyeBoi]

I see I see... Thanks Dal.

 

[sinjon]

there was no bung on my wifes puma airbox i had to cut a hole in the front of the box and used drain pipe to make the tube, there was a guid on how to do it on another puma site <_<

 

[TyeBoi]

have you got that guide??

 

[3Ddunk]

The real FRP box is on the right all Tickford did was make a hole in the front and but a piece of B&Q drain pipe in at about 45 degrees. The one on the left is my home made one.

 

[3Ddunk]

I will post up pictures on a Airbox thread later just back from "That London"

 

[TyeBoi]

i need to make one of these myself i think lol. do they leave the original hole open ?

 

[sinjon]

i need to make one of these myself i think lol. do they leave the original hole open ?

its partialy blocked by the new pipe, but i left it open on my wifes puma.

that original frp airbox looks like a bodge its rather funny realy i bet it was a very cheap mod for them to make and so effective.

 

[TyeBoi]

lol cheap and effective are my favorite words right now lol!

just bought a K&N panel filter to go in my air box so I will have to compliment it with this cold air intake I think.

where does you cold air pipe goto in the standard puma?

 

[andy1978]

hi ya.. i have been playing around with the idea of doing this mod. bought a air box from a grease monkey at the scrappy for a fiver was about to hit the local B&Q and i wasn't sure what diameter i need? so any help would be good. also how long is your pipe (wink wink school boy joke) the FRP air intake?
Andy :lol:

 

[3Ddunk]

185mm long and 68mm diameter pipe.

 

[andy1978]

that's grate ...thanks i will tell every one how it went and how many fingers i lost in the process

 

[spike.]

bet you have to buy 3m of pipe lol

 

[sinjon]

i still have nealy a full drain pipe in my garage from when i made the wife frp box lol

 

[andy1978]

got a feeling your right going to have to buy 3m of the stuff. how did you guys fix it in place.. i am thinking no nails and a well placed self tapper?

 

[martinthrapston]

could try a hot glue gun to seal it up