Air Intank Tip's 09 D8

[Polarismaster26]

I was hoping some of you guys can give out some trick tips for AIR. Sealing off the air box, Removing any thing....exe. I herd some where about a flash light trick to locate where your gaps are. Also what kind of silicone should i be using to seal it up with?

I would like to spend as little money as possible. As usual.


Thanks in advance

Sean

 

[sledneck_03]

you want to use duct tape and tape the seam on the airbox. i just heard of this and looked at mine and theres a huge crack snow and kevlar belt dust can enter in.

then you take off the shelf under the hood and get door foam weather stripping, i put some everywhere that two parts met together. then i took the headlight out and put the foam around the headlight just before it peaks out the hood.

then you want to use some electiral tape and tape the drip hole and headlight adjuster knob on your dash.

the flashlight trick is you put a flashlight pointing up in your airbox and anywhere you can see light when your hoods closed snow will enter.

the other option is kind of what i thought of..............the airhorn on the shelf i took off and then i wrapped with slp prefilter material, and used a zip tie to hold it tight and glued it then re insalled it so there is leftover filter material sandwiched between the shelf and the horn, this way if the zip tie breaks it cant fall in the lower airbox

this way if anysnow gets in the upper airbox it cannot get into the lower airbox. and if any of the foam gets loose it wont go into the motor.

 

[Polarismaster26]

Thanks i appreciate it.

 

[AKSNOWRIDER]

while your doing all that..add a set of slp powder valves..they work..and it is how I cured my sled of loading up on deep over the hood days..mine never misses a beat in over the hood snow..ever..one of the best buys out there for deep powder riding.....(and I sealed everything in my intake system including adding alot more venting,,yet it would load up in deep snow until I added the powder valves...........

 

[Mandic]

Especially look around the headlight. I was appalled at how badly sealed that is. The little bit of sealing the factory did wasn't even close to where it needed to be. Means my sled for the past 2 seasons has been sucking in all the dirt and snowdust from whoever was in front of me.

 

[sledneck_03]

why dosent anyone make a snorkle that seals to the hood with a foam ring and then on the hood it has pre filter material. this way the headlight would be seperate from the upper box. from factory!

 

[EricW]

This little gadget increased my air flow significantly. No more plenum sealing or headlight issues either. All in all a real common sense solution.....oh ya except for the cheap. lol. EW

 

[ne1cadrgn]

EricW........ lol nicely done