Fresh air intake tract behind front grille that leads into air box

[Chef jpd]

Did you take off the bumper to do that? Also any noticeable difference?

no bumper removal, just drilled straight through the front.
1/8" pilots, then 1/2" hole saw. the little pixels on the grill make perfect spacing a breeze.

can't tell a difference yet, been driving in bumper to bumper traffic today.
I monitor IAT and charge temps religiously, so will update.

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[TheLion]

Did you take off the bumper to do that? Also any noticeable difference?

Did you not see my post above? lol. I addressed your question. I have the BIG MOUTH and GT grille, I also cut out by hand with an exacto knive EVERY blanked honeycomb...took me 6 hours but it looks like factory and I only had to do it once ;)

Just to reiterate, IAT's are actually lower than ambient in the cooler weather, for example it was 64F ambient and IAT's were around 62~63 due to the cooling effect of high volume of flow. Also even on hotter days it's only a few degrees above ambient at lower speeds / lighter loads and at higher speeds usually right at ambient. Can't get much better than that unless you put an ice box in front of it...

 

[Witj85]

I just did the same thing Chef did and also put in a k&n filter at the same time.. So far my iat's are noticeably lower at idle and in stop and go traffic.

 

[Cobra Jet]

The "Big Mouth" looks like an awesome functional addition!!

Question for the manufacturer:
Is there a way to offer an additional mesh or screen to prevent the air box from being populated by collected road debris & bugs?

 

[VelossaTech]

The "Big Mouth" looks like an awesome functional addition!!

Question for the manufacturer:
Is there a way to offer an additional mesh or screen to prevent the air box from being populated by collected road debris & bugs?

I 'could' add some type of mesh addition, although I usually leave that up to people to add since some people like to go fully open and some like to keep the grill. Filter should take care of the rest

 

[Kevin]

Does removal of that plastic intake tract have negative impact? Asking for a friend..

 

[Deleted member]

Does removal of that plastic intake tract have negative impact? Asking for a friend..

Why take away something that helps get fresh air from outside the car into the intake?

 

[JohnDoe]

• Maintenance
• Dust
• Rocks
• Water
• Snow
• Bugs
• Gravel

Would hate to have to remove the intake just to empty a bunch of rocks that have collected in there every time.
Could probably get by just drilling a bunch of tiny holes on those 2.5 honey combs

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