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20-01-2007, 02:24 AM
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Since owning the EL for about 2 years now i ended up getting an EF intake with lid from the wreckers for $40. Anyway i have noticed both bellmouths in the airbox lid have an internal diameter of roughly 55mm. The EF trumpet inside the lid goes from 80mm to 55mm and the EL/AU lid goes from about 75mm to 55mm.
Why did ford designers go with the 55mm internal diameter? does this give better low down torque compared with 80mm openings? I know the intake pipe length does matter but why the small opening? cheers.......... |
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20-01-2007, 10:36 AM
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I do believe it was primarly done for NVH. However a belmouth opening is far more efficent than the equivelent open end. AU XR8 boxes will have an aluminium 70mm bellmouth in them iirc.
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20-01-2007, 11:35 AM
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It's to make the Windsor drivers not feel so bad about having a 55mm MAF ;)
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20-01-2007, 04:58 PM
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$40 buck for an EF intake lid!! u got ripped hard! got mine for less than 20
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20-01-2007, 05:55 PM
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i'm not sure, I chopped it off, didn't seem to make any differance either way.
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20-01-2007, 06:03 PM
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cheers........
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Why did FORD use 55mm I.D bellmouths?
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