this doesn't look right...

craigieb · Post by **craigieb** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:27 pm

Hi all,

Just getting ready to give the car a quick wash and noticed this pipe isn't connected to anything at either end, here...

which looks like this:

and here...

...and my very very limited knowledge tells me that's not right

. Should this not be connected to the airbox?

Will I be able to re-connect this myself without wheel-off / clam-off antics?

Any advice greatly appreciated

Cheers
Craig

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:54 pm

from the pic of the side pod, it sure looks like it should be! Take a photo fo the airbox if you can, most of us are pretty unfamiliar with 'yota stuff at the mo so that should help

craigieb · Post by **craigieb** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 1:59 pm

ta. will do...just going to have another look/poke about.

craigieb · Post by **craigieb** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 3:06 pm

ok, bit the bullet and got the wheel and liner off and had a look. Looks like the plastic end of the pipe that fits into a socket on the airbox had somehow loosened off and come out. Onlt thing I'm unsure about is where the other end of the pipe should sit

Couldn't see any other sensible place than as in pics below:

Before:

after:

Cheers
Craig

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 3:26 pm

good work

So long as there's an unobstructed path from side-pod to tube, you should be fine

Some on here may say that the tube itself unnecessary and the engine can draw air from the box fine as was. looks like you solved the prob though

Rich H · Post by **Rich H** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 6:38 pm

that is correct the pipe just sits in the intake, pure Lotus engineering! The older cars had a snail shell shaped bit of cardboard (Well that what it looked like!) to fit onto the airbox

HTH
Rich

craigieb · Post by **craigieb** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 7:49 pm

thanks chaps

i think that's it back in place now and funnily enough i no longer get a loud roar over my left shoulder every time I put the foot down

Post by **simon** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 8:23 pm

craigieb wrote:i no longer get a loud roar over my left shoulder every time I put the foot down

Take it off again!

That's pretty much the sound a Hurricane or whatever makes.

craigieb · Post by **craigieb** » Sun Jan 21, 2007 9:30 pm

i did wonder...and have been looking at hurricaines as a result

ninja · Post by **ninja** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 12:01 am

damn!!!

i actually knew the answer there too. having removed the offending pipe and box and replaced with a hurricane last year

ninja

it's so seldom i can actually answer there questions

robin · Post by **robin** » Tue Jan 23, 2007 8:16 am

Leave it connected - if there is any difference in performance either way it will be tiny.

Cheers,
Robin