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So taking a page out of Xtra's book on this thread - http://www.fordedgeforum.com/topic/22798-g2-edge-sport-cold-air-intake-hack/?hl=snorkel

 

I decided to check this out and see what the hype is all about.

 

So I took a look at what the current view is for fresh air to go into the air box -

 

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So the first thing you notice is the hood latch mechanism in the way.... nice Ford.

 

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So I tried moving it completely out of the way but couldn't get a good spot, but low and behold there is a lip that sinks down between the inlet and the latch mechanism. So two holes later and it was moved out of the way -

 

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Now that it was out of the way lets see how it looks -

 

 

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MUCH better, now that the piece is out of the way, so is the cord (right hand side).

 

But there still is an improvement for the one piece hanging down right in the middle.

 

Take that out and PRESTO -

 

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Now air can get into the car with no obstacles.

 

Now the real question... so what are the gains?

 

Well, nothing great overall... nothing you will most likely notice seat of the pants, maybe a bit less laggy but I did notice a smidge more timing up top. I notice that the intake temp in the box was down 4* F overall based on 5 average runs previously and just one run with the improved flow.

 

Is it worth it? Well it is a free mod and does remove anything in the way of the intake, so I say it is worth it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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I don't think this will work the same for the ST. 

I tried looking but the air intake is covered and not visible at all from the front or top of the vehicle, there's a black plastic piece covering the top and I think the air is taken from the grille below and then up to the air box.

 

I'll try and post some pics next time I look.

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This is very early and I am letting the cat out of the bag and most of the time that is not a good thing ... I have started to make a mold for a new Sight Shield to increase  air flow to the snorkel .  I have not yet decided as to vacuum form or compost lay up. As this will take some effort to properly design and fabricate I will give updates from time to time as progress is made. At this point it is just an experiment. 

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Although I posted the finished project in another thread I thought I would follow up with what I started here . 

This is the clay after shaping. I made sure the hood would close and used small worms of clay to check hood clearance. You can see where the closed hood smashed the worms and how much space I have left. I did this every inch across the entire form. 

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The idea of this is to allow more volume under the sight shield for better air flow. After I covered the clay with aluminum foil and extended the edges with foam core, clear packing tape covered the entire thing as the release agent. Several layers of fiberglass cloth and mat were then applied. 

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Trimmed to shape and covered with bondo it is ready to sand, paint and install.  Although the finish is not perfect it fits well and works with the grill mods I already have. Been using it for a couple months now and it is better than stock according to my butt Dyno .. LOL , and will continue to use it . Now all I need is a " SS  intake "  Thats the snmjim & Special_K intake recently developed and I will have a complete system. 

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On 2/18/2018 at 5:00 PM, GT500R said:

So taking a page out of Xtra's book on this thread - http://www.fordedgeforum.com/topic/22798-g2-edge-sport-cold-air-intake-hack/?hl=snorkel

 

I decided to check this out and see what the hype is all about.

 

So I took a look at what the current view is for fresh air to go into the air box -

 

f298TDm.jpg

 

 

So the first thing you notice is the hood latch mechanism in the way.... nice Ford.

 

eqPXUQ5.jpg

 

So I tried moving it completely out of the way but couldn't get a good spot, but low and behold there is a lip that sinks down between the inlet and the latch mechanism. So two holes later and it was moved out of the way -

 

Gttb5w9.jpg

 

Now that it was out of the way lets see how it looks -

 

 

DJl8Sfz.jpg

 

 

MUCH better, now that the piece is out of the way, so is the cord (right hand side).

 

But there still is an improvement for the one piece hanging down right in the middle.

 

Take that out and PRESTO -

 

Z8CmBGW.jpg

 

 

Now air can get into the car with no obstacles.

 

Now the real question... so what are the gains?

 

Well, nothing great overall... nothing you will most likely notice seat of the pants, maybe a bit less laggy but I did notice a smidge more timing up top. I notice that the intake temp in the box was down 4* F overall based on 5 average runs previously and just one run with the improved flow.

 

Is it worth it? Well it is a free mod and does remove anything in the way of the intake, so I say it is worth it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What piece was that in the middle and how did you remove it?

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I have been working on molds to make a buck for the intake I designed,  and have completed a couple of attempts without success. Bubbles and uneven mixing of chemicals are a few of the problems I have encountered. I am not deterred and the third time is the charm. I learned so much on the first couple tries I have confidence in this next attempt. 

 

 

Mold ready to release

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Top of mold 

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The molded buck has many flaws in it and it will be easier to make a new mold and recast the Buck than to try and fix this mess. 

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Progress is being made, I rebuilt the mold and started casting the vacuum form buck. I believe that I have it figured out now and should have the buck out of the mold by this weekend. It is expensive, dirty work, so this will be my last attempt. 

 

Empty mold ready to go.

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The first critical layer is done.

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I finished casting  the buck today.. I added  hollow places    So I can drill through and have vacuum to help pull in  the ABS . I floated the last coat  to have a flat even foot that I can finish with a little sanding. Tomorrow I will remove it from the mold. I hope that it is good enough to work with this time. If so, then I will  get a good mask for all the sanding that will have to be done.  ?

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I pulled the buck from the mold today and did a little rough finish work on it. Sanding makes a huge mess, I had to stop several times to get the dust off of me ☠️. Thank goodness for N95 masks :) Also, had to leave my clothes outside when I stopped sanding and went inside to clean up. I think this buck is going to work fine. 

 

The bottom sanded flat.

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A bit rough but, the top of the buck is ready for Bondo and finish work to smooth out any imperfections and define the lines.. 

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In all my past turbo car airboxes.... I just took my hole saw and swiss cheesed them. I removed weight--- maybe a couple ounces but absolutely did NOT ADD any... I will also be moving the cable as shown here to increase what little ram air effect that little slit could possibly have... 

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