That intake is sooooo restrictive. lol.

How is the AEM exposed man? It's behind the bumper, and completely concealed by the inner fender guard + fog light.

 

Im not gonna keep arguing the point with my intake. Put it this way, other hyundai enthusiasts in Australia have previously ran a pod filter setup. After changing to this cf one with a drop in panel filter they have concluded that the cf with a panel worked much better for them because they weren't sucking in warm air. Im telling you know the intake isn't restrictive. And if it is, then it still shits on the stock system 100 times over.

When i refer to the AEM being an exposed system im not saying its infront of the bumper or exposed to the elements. In Australia you are required to box up a pod filter. So in my case i would need to have a pod filter sitting in my existing stock airbox or i would need to have a custom enclosure fabricated to keep my car legal. As mad-machine mentioned the cops in Australia are very strict on this. So in my eyes im trying to modify my car legally to save me trouble, and from speaking to other enthusiasts in the australian community the PSC air intake is the way to go. It would be interesting to see two cars go head to head one with the AEM and one with the PSC intake as a comparison though. I mean has anyone here actually experienced driving a tiburon with the cf intake??

Anyhow should have a full exhaust system soon - hopefully in the next 3 weeks or so. 4-2-1 extractors and a 2.25" manderel bent system with high-flow cat. So should be updating in this thread. Anyone got any gripes with that modification before i go ahead with it? lol.gif

 

I hang out with the Aussies all the time on a Fiat forum.. I know all about the BS you guys go through down there in regards to trying to modify AND keep your cars legal. Friend of mine had to paint ALL the exposed aluminum and chrome pieces in the interior and the windsheild frame when he brought his spider over from the states... he also had to remove the sunvisors as they were "not safe" according to the safety nannies over there. I understand some of the regs.. like getting your car certified safe after being turboed or even an engine swap.. but being forced to paint the silver wiperarms black because the sun might reflect off of them and blind you is a little over the top.

I forgot you had an RD2.. on the RD1, there is a thick rubber seal that runs the entire front of the bonnet along the radiator crossmember.. it effectivly seals the bonnet to the car and keeps out the cooler air and elements.. when I was running the stock airbox with a K&N filter.. I had to trim it so the stock "Scoop" would see cooler air and not the backside of this seal.

 

Dan0s, we understand you are trying to add performance parts to your car, we all are smile.gif


BUT

How much did you pay for that 'bigger' scoop? Is it real CF or an overlay?

You are not changing the velocity of the air are you? No. It's just "cooler". How much cooler? Not much.
You are also not pulling more air then you might think. The stock set up is still resrictive no matter if the whole is twice as big as stock it still goes through the rest of the plastic, which IS stock. Do you get what I'm saying?

If you visit AEM's website they have a bunch of Dyno's to show you. Also they do have a filter cover which might be more legal. How would they see your filter that is in your fender? Will they sit there and start removing your fender?

 

I hope you didn't pay too much for that thing. Could've been better spent elsewhere, like a camshaft, if they are that picky down there.

Either way, why not have just cut a hole in the bottom of the airbox and ran PVC down into the fender well? Your still running the stock airbox, just drawing air from another location.

 

The intake is real carbon fibre, not just overlay.

These fellas are pretty much the only Hyundai specialists i know of in Australia. I basically made my decision based on the info provided on this page;

Cold Air Basics

- They addressed the issue of collected air for the wheel arch which doesnt have as much air pressure. And air intake closer to the ground being warmer than engine, especially on hot summer day.

- For modifcations im doing the setup will flow more than what i need.

At the end of the day im happy with my purchase. May have been pricey because of the CF but i don't like doing backyard jobs on the car. Ok im tired of defending myself now crazy.gif

 

Sorry, but there is no way that any hot summer day's air is going to be as hot as the air coming from your engine. LOL. ANY air outside the car is going to be cooler than the air under your hood.

So the Aussi cops FORCE you to have the stock airbox? I think the guys here could help you rig something to be better than what you have..

 

http://www.sportcompactonly.com/tech-artic...old+Air+Intakes


A stock setup is resrictive no matter how much more air you pull in, it still has to go through all those bends and little openings with a crap box that reduces velocity. Have you seen the resonator on your stock intake? How much air do you think goes through that box? Not a lot...why, because it's meant not to so that your engine is quiter.

We are just trying to help you out. That is not the best setup for your laws. You can make a CF scoop as long as the bumper and all in all will be the same thing if it's still going into your stock setup.

Thats my final word.

Anyone have any new mods smile.gif

 

HE IS limited to what he can do.. leave it at that, guys. Best thing he can do is to open up his airbox and try and smooth any and all obstructions to the airflow. He also has the choice of a K&N drop in filter or a pod filter enclosed in the stock box.

BTW.. what is the deal with not being able to run an open filter? Did you ever hear the reasoning behind it?
I have read some silly laws they have down there now.. like you cannot have your arm out the window.. worth three points on your license. One of the guys on the fiat forum postulated that if he had his arm out the window, "Accelerated agressivly" across the median, and made "excessive noise" he could do enough damage to his license in that one manuever to lose it.


And I do agree with what that company says about air being hot down low. The box truck I used to drive had a temp probe behind the airdam on the front bumper. It was about a foot and a half off of the ground. On a hot day around 90 degrees.. I would see temp spikes of 105 coming up off of the highway at 70+ mph.

 

Yeah, I know you guys have limited choices down there Dan0, I wish I could get some of the stuff they do have.