Intake grate removed
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When I initially installed my RPI air scoop, I saw this inlet grate:
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Probably safe to assume it prevents large-ish objects from finding their way into the air box. Ended up cutting it out then deburring the edges around the inlet. My camera pooped out before I could take a photo of the finished product, but here are a couple pieces of the grate that was yanked out:
![](http://www.hick.org/~westcose/Extracted.JPG)
Now I get to clean my air box of large foreign material more often- yay!
Probably safe to assume it prevents large-ish objects from finding their way into the air box. Ended up cutting it out then deburring the edges around the inlet. My camera pooped out before I could take a photo of the finished product, but here are a couple pieces of the grate that was yanked out:
Now I get to clean my air box of large foreign material more often- yay!
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So why would you do this "mod" again? Its proven to add like 10HP at the wheels or smth? ![Tongue](https://5series.net/forums/images/smilies/imported/tongue.gif)
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Props on RPI scoop though
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(I got a scoop too and it really does work!)
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Not sure what good it will do.
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I guess the grate could potentially produce turbulence which could lessen HP...but I don't really think it's noticeable AT ALL. It is interesting what you find in air intakes though...I've found Styrofoam, cigarette butts, and an assortment of various leaves.
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IIRC, RPIpower/eloy commented on this in another thread and stated no difference with or without that grate...
***edit: found the thread: http://forums.5serie...__1#entry927938 see post #3
***to the "old timer's", check who the author of that thread is
***edit: found the thread: http://forums.5serie...__1#entry927938 see post #3
***to the "old timer's", check who the author of that thread is
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Then Eloy probably also feels the same about the Dinan Throttle Body which effectively does the same thing:
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Regardless of the function, the size of the hole still represents a restriction of intake air-flow, making the larger bore of the Dinan high flow versions enable the engine to breathe better for more horsepower and torque, most effetively in wide-open throttle scenarios.
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Regardless of the function, the size of the hole still represents a restriction of intake air-flow, making the larger bore of the Dinan high flow versions enable the engine to breathe better for more horsepower and torque, most effetively in wide-open throttle scenarios.
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Then Eloy probably also feels the same about the Dinan Throttle Body which effectively does the same thing:
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Regardless of the function, the size of the hole still represents a restriction of intake air-flow, making the larger bore of the Dinan high flow versions enable the engine to breathe better for more horsepower and torque, most effetively in wide-open throttle scenarios.
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Regardless of the function, the size of the hole still represents a restriction of intake air-flow, making the larger bore of the Dinan high flow versions enable the engine to breathe better for more horsepower and torque, most effetively in wide-open throttle scenarios.
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from the thread I linked above (RPIpower = eloy)
feel free to contact Eloy/RPI directly, I would love to see your dyno's tho