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climbinghutch
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Hey, while recently working on the Micra i was looking at the standard airbox and thinking back to my Mini ownership days.
On the airbox the inlet is smaller in area than the inlet to the throttle body. On my old Mini the same was true. A tip from my Mini friends was to replace the element with a K&N or similar and then simply drill extra holes around the outer edge of the airbox so that the area was greater than that of the inlet to the carb. Then with hosing to direct cold air to the airbox you can then maintain the apperance of a standard car but have the benitfits of increased induction.
Does anyone know if the same will happen if the same principle is given to the throttle body of a Micra?
Looking at the Micra airbox i think it may be possible but the element is really small compared to a Mini for some reason. Anyway thought i'd ask before trying it..
On the airbox the inlet is smaller in area than the inlet to the throttle body. On my old Mini the same was true. A tip from my Mini friends was to replace the element with a K&N or similar and then simply drill extra holes around the outer edge of the airbox so that the area was greater than that of the inlet to the carb. Then with hosing to direct cold air to the airbox you can then maintain the apperance of a standard car but have the benitfits of increased induction.
Does anyone know if the same will happen if the same principle is given to the throttle body of a Micra?
Looking at the Micra airbox i think it may be possible but the element is really small compared to a Mini for some reason. Anyway thought i'd ask before trying it..