Well, Home Depot has entered the race to supply aftermarket parts for BBSC owners! MB has said that in
recent tests, engine compartment temperatures in the NSX can reach 270 degrees or more at the air filter box
location. For you BBSC owners, that means that you are ingesting air as high as 270 degrees or more and then
you are compressing it. Now we all learned in physics 101 that compressing a gas can really generate a lot of
additional heat. We also learned that the hotter air is, the less you can get in any given volume. Finally, we
know that heat will cause you to be more susceptible to pinging.
OK, I suppose it was these factors and others that caused Home Depot to begin stocking parts to our cars
(BBSC owners).
You'll need the following parts. (They keep these near the "waste water" fittings section just to fool
everyone.)
1. Get 2 90-degree 3" rubber connectors
2. Get 1 3" SS band connector with two straps
3. Get 1 white 3" thin-walled connector
(See Part 2 - Next)
Jack up your car and use a jack stand. For any of you who haven't gone out to buy the $169 all aluminum
low-height floor jack at Harbor Freight, now would be a good time. Here's a pic
Aluminum Jack
Remove your left rear wheel and then take out your fender liner. Unlike many other fenderliners, this one is
REAL easy to remove. Take out the srews at the leading and traing edge and then depress the center of each
of the black clips about 1/8" and they can be pulled right out. Next, remove the factory air filter silencer
tubes.
(See Part 3)
Take one of the 90 deg elbows, remove the clamp from one end. Fold this end in on itself reducing the overall
diameter and shove it through the factory hole in the fender. (You shouldn't have removed the plastic liner for
this hole since it will help your new tube not to be cut.) Once through, work in the wheel well and attach your
BBSC-supplied air filter and clamp it in place on the elbow using the strap that comes on the elbow. Position
the filter and elbow such that you make as much room as possible for the liner to go back in. Use a large wire
tie to secure the filter to the vent tube from the gas filler and make sure the filter can't rattle against the
inside of the fender.
Now, working on the top side, put the BBSC-supplied 30-deg elbow piece on the Paxton. Getting your second
90-deg elbow, hold it directly above but "squared" against the 90-deg elbow you just put through the fender.
(See Part 4)
Mark this second elbow with a Sharpie or similar where you want it to butt square with the 30-degree BBSC
piece. Essentially, this last piece butts up with the piece through the fender and also with the 30-degree BBSC
piece. Once you've confirmed your mark, cut it using a razor or knife. Use the thin-wall plastic connector to
connect the two 90-degree elbows together and use the BBSC supplied metal connector to join the end you
just cut with the BBSC 30-degree piece. Finally, use the SS band connector at this last joint. Put the fender
liner back in and you are done.
Here are some pics to help you visualize what I've written:
Here's a pic of the only cut elbow and a "whole", uncut elbow. Hoses
Here's a pic of the Air Filter
Finally, here's the pic of the Engine Bay
Sorry everyone for the piecemeal posting. There's a problem that Lud seems to be aware of with longer posts
that just don't work unless you break them up.
Anyway, to all the BBSC owners, this is a mod that you will REALLY feel. Basically, this mod will allow your
engine to ingest air some 150 degree cooler than engine compartment air. It is very worthwhile - but feel free
to do it your own way, but you'll be glad you did!!
Edit: No problems at all, Win ME, Netscraper 4.79 and two cans w/ string - errr, I mean, dial-up.
Well, Home Depot has entered the race to supply aftermarket parts for BBSC owners! MB has said that in
recent tests, engine compartment temperatures in the NSX can reach 270 degrees or more at the air filter box
location. For you BBSC owners, that means that you are ingesting air as high as 270 degrees or more and then
you are compressing it. Now we all learned in physics 101 that compressing a gas can really generate a lot of
additional heat. We also learned that the hotter air is, the less you can get in any given volume. Finally, we
know that heat will cause you to be more susceptible to pinging.
OK, I suppose it was these factors and others that caused Home Depot to begin stocking parts to our cars
(BBSC owners).
You'll need the following parts. (They keep these near the "waste water" fittings section just to fool
everyone.)
1. Get 2 90-degree 3" rubber connectors
2. Get 1 3" SS band connector with two straps
3. Get 1 white 3" thin-walled connector
(See Part 2 - Next)
Jack up your car and use a jack stand. For any of you who haven't gone out to buy the $169 all aluminum
low-height floor jack at Harbor Freight, now would be a good time. Here's a pic
Aluminum Jack
Remove your left rear wheel and then take out your fender liner. Unlike many other fenderliners, this one is
REAL easy to remove. Take out the srews at the leading and traing edge and then depress the center of each
of the black clips about 1/8" and they can be pulled right out. Next, remove the factory air filter silencer
tubes.
(See Part 3)
Take one of the 90 deg elbows, remove the clamp from one end. Fold this end in on itself reducing the overall
diameter and shove it through the factory hole in the fender. (You shouldn't have removed the plastic liner for
this hole since it will help your new tube not to be cut.) Once through, work in the wheel well and attach your
BBSC-supplied air filter and clamp it in place on the elbow using the strap that comes on the elbow. Position
the filter and elbow such that you make as much room as possible for the liner to go back in. Use a large wire
tie to secure the filter to the vent tube from the gas filler and make sure the filter can't rattle against the
inside of the fender.
Now, working on the top side, put the BBSC-supplied 30-deg elbow piece on the Paxton. Getting your second
90-deg elbow, hold it directly above but "squared" against the 90-deg elbow you just put through the fender.
(See Part 4)
Mark this second elbow with a Sharpie or similar where you want it to butt square with the 30-degree BBSC
piece. Essentially, this last piece butts up with the piece through the fender and also with the 30-degree BBSC
piece. Once you've confirmed your mark, cut it using a razor or knife. Use the thin-wall plastic connector to
connect the two 90-degree elbows together and use the BBSC supplied metal connector to join the end you
just cut with the BBSC 30-degree piece. Finally, use the SS band connector at this last joint. Put the fender
liner back in and you are done.
Here are some pics to help you visualize what I've written:
Here's a pic of the only cut elbow and a "whole", uncut elbow. Hoses
Here's a pic of the Air Filter
Finally, here's the pic of the Engine Bay
Sorry everyone for the piecemeal posting. There's a problem that Lud seems to be aware of with longer posts
that just don't work unless you break them up.
Anyway, to all the BBSC owners, this is a mod that you will REALLY feel. Basically, this mod will allow your
engine to ingest air some 150 degree cooler than engine compartment air. It is very worthwhile - but feel free
to do it your own way, but you'll be glad you did!!
Edit: No problems at all, Win ME, Netscraper 4.79 and two cans w/ string - errr, I mean, dial-up.
Well, Home Depot has entered the race to supply aftermarket parts for BBSC owners! MB has said that in
recent tests, engine compartment temperatures in the NSX can reach 270 degrees or more at the air filter box
location. For you BBSC owners, that means that you are ingesting air as high as 270 degrees or more and then
you are compressing it. Now we all learned in physics 101 that compressing a gas can really generate a lot of
additional heat. We also learned that the hotter air is, the less you can get in any given volume. Finally, we
know that heat will cause you to be more susceptible to pinging.
OK, I suppose it was these factors and others that caused Home Depot to begin stocking parts to our cars
(BBSC owners).
You'll need the following parts. (They keep these near the "waste water" fittings section just to fool
everyone.)
1. Get 2 90-degree 3" rubber connectors
2. Get 1 3" SS band connector with two straps
3. Get 1 white 3" thin-walled connector
(See Part 2 - Next)
Jack up your car and use a jack stand. For any of you who haven't gone out to buy the $169 all aluminum
low-height floor jack at Harbor Freight, now would be a good time. Here's a pic
Aluminum Jack
Remove your left rear wheel and then take out your fender liner. Unlike many other fenderliners, this one is
REAL easy to remove. Take out the srews at the leading and traing edge and then depress the center of each
of the black clips about 1/8" and they can be pulled right out. Next, remove the factory air filter silencer
tubes.
(See Part 3)
Take one of the 90 deg elbows, remove the clamp from one end. Fold this end in on itself reducing the overall
diameter and shove it through the factory hole in the fender. (You shouldn't have removed the plastic liner for
this hole since it will help your new tube not to be cut.) Once through, work in the wheel well and attach your
BBSC-supplied air filter and clamp it in place on the elbow using the strap that comes on the elbow. Position
the filter and elbow such that you make as much room as possible for the liner to go back in. Use a large wire
tie to secure the filter to the vent tube from the gas filler and make sure the filter can't rattle against the
inside of the fender.
Now, working on the top side, put the BBSC-supplied 30-deg elbow piece on the Paxton. Getting your second
90-deg elbow, hold it directly above but "squared" against the 90-deg elbow you just put through the fender.
(See Part 4)
Mark this second elbow with a Sharpie or similar where you want it to butt square with the 30-degree BBSC
piece. Essentially, this last piece butts up with the piece through the fender and also with the 30-degree BBSC
piece. Once you've confirmed your mark, cut it using a razor or knife. Use the thin-wall plastic connector to
connect the two 90-degree elbows together and use the BBSC supplied metal connector to join the end you
just cut with the BBSC 30-degree piece. Finally, use the SS band connector at this last joint. Put the fender
liner back in and you are done.
Here are some pics to help you visualize what I've written:
Here's a pic of the only cut elbow and a "whole", uncut elbow. Hoses
Here's a pic of the Air Filter
Finally, here's the pic of the Engine Bay
Sorry everyone for the piecemeal posting. There's a problem that Lud seems to be aware of with longer posts
that just don't work unless you break them up.
Anyway, to all the BBSC owners, this is a mod that you will REALLY feel. Basically, this mod will allow your
engine to ingest air some 150 degree cooler than engine compartment air. It is very worthwhile - but feel free
to do it your own way, but you'll be glad you did!!
Edit: No problems at all, Win ME, Netscraper 4.79 and two cans w/ string - errr, I mean, dial-up.
Well, Home Depot has entered the race to supply aftermarket parts for BBSC owners! MB has said that in
recent tests, engine compartment temperatures in the NSX can reach 270 degrees or more at the air filter box
location. For you BBSC owners, that means that you are ingesting air as high as 270 degrees or more and then
you are compressing it. Now we all learned in physics 101 that compressing a gas can really generate a lot of
additional heat. We also learned that the hotter air is, the less you can get in any given volume. Finally, we
know that heat will cause you to be more susceptible to pinging.
OK, I suppose it was these factors and others that caused Home Depot to begin stocking parts to our cars
(BBSC owners).
You'll need the following parts. (They keep these near the "waste water" fittings section just to fool
everyone.)
1. Get 2 90-degree 3" rubber connectors
2. Get 1 3" SS band connector with two straps
3. Get 1 white 3" thin-walled connector
(See Part 2 - Next)
Jack up your car and use a jack stand. For any of you who haven't gone out to buy the $169 all aluminum
low-height floor jack at Harbor Freight, now would be a good time. Here's a pic
Aluminum Jack
Remove your left rear wheel and then take out your fender liner. Unlike many other fenderliners, this one is
REAL easy to remove. Take out the srews at the leading and traing edge and then depress the center of each
of the black clips about 1/8" and they can be pulled right out. Next, remove the factory air filter silencer
tubes.
(See Part 3)
Take one of the 90 deg elbows, remove the clamp from one end. Fold this end in on itself reducing the overall
diameter and shove it through the factory hole in the fender. (You shouldn't have removed the plastic liner for
this hole since it will help your new tube not to be cut.) Once through, work in the wheel well and attach your
BBSC-supplied air filter and clamp it in place on the elbow using the strap that comes on the elbow. Position
the filter and elbow such that you make as much room as possible for the liner to go back in. Use a large wire
tie to secure the filter to the vent tube from the gas filler and make sure the filter can't rattle against the
inside of the fender.
Now, working on the top side, put the BBSC-supplied 30-deg elbow piece on the Paxton. Getting your second
90-deg elbow, hold it directly above but "squared" against the 90-deg elbow you just put through the fender.
(See Part 4)
Mark this second elbow with a Sharpie or similar where you want it to butt square with the 30-degree BBSC
piece. Essentially, this last piece butts up with the piece through the fender and also with the 30-degree BBSC
piece. Once you've confirmed your mark, cut it using a razor or knife. Use the thin-wall plastic connector to
connect the two 90-degree elbows together and use the BBSC supplied metal connector to join the end you
just cut with the BBSC 30-degree piece. Finally, use the SS band connector at this last joint. Put the fender
liner back in and you are done.
Here are some pics to help you visualize what I've written:
Here's a pic of the only cut elbow and a "whole", uncut elbow. Hoses
Here's a pic of the Air Filter
Finally, here's the pic of the Engine Bay
Sorry everyone for the piecemeal posting. There's a problem that Lud seems to be aware of with longer posts
that just don't work unless you break them up.
Anyway, to all the BBSC owners, this is a mod that you will REALLY feel. Basically, this mod will allow your
engine to ingest air some 150 degree cooler than engine compartment air. It is very worthwhile - but feel free
to do it your own way, but you'll be glad you did!!
Edit: No problems at all, Win ME, Netscraper 4.79 and two cans w/ string - errr, I mean, dial-up.
Well, Home Depot has entered the race to supply aftermarket parts for BBSC owners! MB has said that in
recent tests, engine compartment temperatures in the NSX can reach 270 degrees or more at the air filter box
location. For you BBSC owners, that means that you are ingesting air as high as 270 degrees or more and then
you are compressing it. Now we all learned in physics 101 that compressing a gas can really generate a lot of
additional heat. We also learned that the hotter air is, the less you can get in any given volume. Finally, we
know that heat will cause you to be more susceptible to pinging.
OK, I suppose it was these factors and others that caused Home Depot to begin stocking parts to our cars
(BBSC owners).
You'll need the following parts. (They keep these near the "waste water" fittings section just to fool
everyone.)
1. Get 2 90-degree 3" rubber connectors
2. Get 1 3" SS band connector with two straps
3. Get 1 white 3" thin-walled connector
(See Part 2 - Next)
Jack up your car and use a jack stand. For any of you who haven't gone out to buy the $169 all aluminum
low-height floor jack at Harbor Freight, now would be a good time. Here's a pic
Aluminum Jack
Remove your left rear wheel and then take out your fender liner. Unlike many other fenderliners, this one is
REAL easy to remove. Take out the srews at the leading and traing edge and then depress the center of each
of the black clips about 1/8" and they can be pulled right out. Next, remove the factory air filter silencer
tubes.
(See Part 3)
Take one of the 90 deg elbows, remove the clamp from one end. Fold this end in on itself reducing the overall
diameter and shove it through the factory hole in the fender. (You shouldn't have removed the plastic liner for
this hole since it will help your new tube not to be cut.) Once through, work in the wheel well and attach your
BBSC-supplied air filter and clamp it in place on the elbow using the strap that comes on the elbow. Position
the filter and elbow such that you make as much room as possible for the liner to go back in. Use a large wire
tie to secure the filter to the vent tube from the gas filler and make sure the filter can't rattle against the
inside of the fender.
Now, working on the top side, put the BBSC-supplied 30-deg elbow piece on the Paxton. Getting your second
90-deg elbow, hold it directly above but "squared" against the 90-deg elbow you just put through the fender.
(See Part 4)
Mark this second elbow with a Sharpie or similar where you want it to butt square with the 30-degree BBSC
piece. Essentially, this last piece butts up with the piece through the fender and also with the 30-degree BBSC
piece. Once you've confirmed your mark, cut it using a razor or knife. Use the thin-wall plastic connector to
connect the two 90-degree elbows together and use the BBSC supplied metal connector to join the end you
just cut with the BBSC 30-degree piece. Finally, use the SS band connector at this last joint. Put the fender
liner back in and you are done.
Here are some pics to help you visualize what I've written:
Here's a pic of the only cut elbow and a "whole", uncut elbow. Hoses
Here's a pic of the Air Filter
Finally, here's the pic of the Engine Bay
Sorry everyone for the piecemeal posting. There's a problem that Lud seems to be aware of with longer posts
that just don't work unless you break them up.
Anyway, to all the BBSC owners, this is a mod that you will REALLY feel. Basically, this mod will allow your
engine to ingest air some 150 degree cooler than engine compartment air. It is very worthwhile - but feel free
to do it your own way, but you'll be glad you did!!
Edit: No problems at all, Win ME, Netscraper 4.79 and two cans w/ string - errr, I mean, dial-up.
Well, Home Depot has entered the race to supply aftermarket parts for BBSC owners! MB has said that in
recent tests, engine compartment temperatures in the NSX can reach 270 degrees or more at the air filter box
location. For you BBSC owners, that means that you are ingesting air as high as 270 degrees or more and then
you are compressing it. Now we all learned in physics 101 that compressing a gas can really generate a lot of
additional heat. We also learned that the hotter air is, the less you can get in any given volume. Finally, we
know that heat will cause you to be more susceptible to pinging.
OK, I suppose it was these factors and others that caused Home Depot to begin stocking parts to our cars
(BBSC owners).
You'll need the following parts. (They keep these near the "waste water" fittings section just to fool
everyone.)
1. Get 2 90-degree 3" rubber connectors
2. Get 1 3" SS band connector with two straps
3. Get 1 white 3" thin-walled connector
(See Part 2 - Next)
Jack up your car and use a jack stand. For any of you who haven't gone out to buy the $169 all aluminum
low-height floor jack at Harbor Freight, now would be a good time. Here's a pic
Aluminum Jack
Remove your left rear wheel and then take out your fender liner. Unlike many other fenderliners, this one is
REAL easy to remove. Take out the srews at the leading and traing edge and then depress the center of each
of the black clips about 1/8" and they can be pulled right out. Next, remove the factory air filter silencer
tubes.
(See Part 3)
Take one of the 90 deg elbows, remove the clamp from one end. Fold this end in on itself reducing the overall
diameter and shove it through the factory hole in the fender. (You shouldn't have removed the plastic liner for
this hole since it will help your new tube not to be cut.) Once through, work in the wheel well and attach your
BBSC-supplied air filter and clamp it in place on the elbow using the strap that comes on the elbow. Position
the filter and elbow such that you make as much room as possible for the liner to go back in. Use a large wire
tie to secure the filter to the vent tube from the gas filler and make sure the filter can't rattle against the
inside of the fender.
Now, working on the top side, put the BBSC-supplied 30-deg elbow piece on the Paxton. Getting your second
90-deg elbow, hold it directly above but "squared" against the 90-deg elbow you just put through the fender.
(See Part 4)
Mark this second elbow with a Sharpie or similar where you want it to butt square with the 30-degree BBSC
piece. Essentially, this last piece butts up with the piece through the fender and also with the 30-degree BBSC
piece. Once you've confirmed your mark, cut it using a razor or knife. Use the thin-wall plastic connector to
connect the two 90-degree elbows together and use the BBSC supplied metal connector to join the end you
just cut with the BBSC 30-degree piece. Finally, use the SS ban
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