HELP !!! INDUCTION MODS

[Valsheda]

HIYA ALL , I WOULD LIKE TO FIT EITHER A K&N PIPERCROSS ETC ...
BUT OF COARSE THEIR CATALOGUES DO NOT LIST MY ENGINE , BUT THERE MUST BE A WAY AROUND THIS

THE PROBLEM I HAVE IS THAT I AM REALLY NOT SURE HOW TO GO ABOUT IT , DUE TO WHAT APPEARS TO BE A COMPLEX AIR INTAKE SYSTEM , THE AIR SEEMS TO BE DRAWN IN THROUGHT A SIDE VENT IN THE WING , THE AIR FLOW SENSOR IS ON THE PIPE ABOVE THE FILTER BOX , ON THE OPPOSIT SIDE THERE IS ANOTHER SENSOR WHICH STICKS OUT OF THE PIPE NEXT TO WHERE THE THROTTLE CABLE LINKAGE SITUATED , ALSO I HAVE AIRCONDITIONING WILL THIS BE INCORPERATED SOMEWHERE ALONG THE AIRFLOW ,

HERE ARE SOME PICS OF THE ENGINE BAY IF THIS HELPS , IF YOU REQUIRE ANYMORE LET ME KNOW AND I WILL PUT THEM UP ,

MANY THANX GUYS AND GIRLS

[madmark]

for some reason you have this vent for the aircon! when i orderd a van back in 97 with air con and went to pick it up i thourt that the boys at fords had stuck it on for a laugh! wasnt that keen when i found out that hadnot!

[Valsheda]

SO DOES THIS LOOK A BIT DODGEY TO MESSING ABOUT WITH ?

OR IS IT LOOKING POSSIBLE , WHAT DO YOU THINK ?

[bortaf]

I've asked on the sierra owners site and they reckon it may be a 2.0 16V jobbie and a bit rare, only used for a short while you may have to get a cone filter, they are universal just order one the same size as the piping
try here
http://forum.fordsierraclub.co.uk
or here
http://www.granada-and-scorpio-online.com

[Valsheda]

MANY THANX FOR YOUR HELP BORTAF , DO I HAVE THE AIR SYSTEM OF A 16V ON AN 8V ENGINE OR DO I HAVE A 16V ENGINE WITH 16V AIR SYSTEM , WHEN I MAKE THE ENQUIRIES

[bortaf]

no-one was 100% sure
just messure the piping sive and order a universal cone filter to fit that size pipe, that will do away with the air box though, if you want a pannel filter to fit in the airbox messure the size and then try here
http://www.filtrauto.com/catalogues/FO/ ... ltre=A1089
and you can see your filter is the same as quite a few other transit aplications, once you have the size trawl through here
http://knfilters.com/ till you find one close enough to fit

[madmark]

mate she is 8V ,i am not shure why they have this vent for the air con i cant see what it does before 97 if you had aircon most never had the vent in the wing!

[Valsheda]

THANK YOU BOTH FOR YOUR SUPPORT ON THIS , I AM GOING TO GO FOR A CONE FOR FILTER , SHOULD I PUT IT ON BEFORE THE AIRFLOW SENSOR JUST ABOVE THE BOX , SHOWN IN THE SECOND PITURE DOWN , OR IS IT OK TO DISCARD THE SENSOR , SORRY IF I SOUND A BIT ABOUT THIS , JUST WANT OT GET IT RIGHT FIRST TIME AND NOT F**K IT UP AS I NEED MY VAN ON A DAILY BASES ,

AS YOU SAY MADMARK , TRANSITS THEY DRIVE YOU NUTS , BUT WE LOVE EM

[jay]

keep the air flow sensor the enigne will not run without it.put a cone filter where the airbox is fix the cone filter to air flow sensor and fix to the chassis with some metal brackets.it will sound very nice with a cone filter and your new exhaust..what is next to be modified on your van??

[Valsheda]

NICE ONE JAY YOUR A STAR I WILL BE GOING TO WORK ON THIS SHORTLY , NOT TO SURE WHAT TO DO NEXT , I AM GOING TO HAVE TO TIGHTEN THE BELT ON THE MONEY FOR A WHILE NOW AS THE CREDIT CARD IS STARTING TO MELT , I WOULD LIKE TO LOWER IT ABIT BUT I THINK IT WOULD BE COSTLY JOB TO DO AS I COULDNT DO THAT MYSELF

[jay]

dont buy a cheap market cone filter but best you can get cheap ones dont last.also cheap ones dont flow the air through them as well.lowering a transit is easy buy lowering springs for the front if you have coil springs or decambered leaf springs.for the back all transits will need decambered leaf springs.lowering blocks work but not a good idea on a commercial(insurance companys dont generally like them)for decambered springs look in any modifyed van mags or yellow pages for one near you.

[Valsheda]

I AGREE WITH YOU THERE MATE , WILL DEFINATLY GO FOR A KN OR PIPER X CONE , I MADE THE MISTAKE OF BUYING A CHEEP ONE FOR A CAR I HAD QUITE A WHILE AGO , AS FAR AS THE LOWERING GOES I AM NOT TO SURE ABOUT THAT NOW , I MIGHT BUY ANOTHER FRONT BUMPER AND TRY TO MAKE IT DEEPER BY ADDING MORE TO THE BOTTOM OF IT TO GIVE IT MORE DEPTH , THAT WILL GIVE ME SOMETHING TO DO IN THE WINTER MONTHS

[jay]

i have fitted a renault laguna front splitter to my transit made the front lower splitter needed a bit of cutting to fit .think it came off a m reg laguna diesal.think the rubber bit on the bottom of sierra front bumpers may fit as well if you can find one.

[Valsheda]

GOOD MATE , YOU HAVE ME THINIKING NOW , I WOULD BE GOOD TO FIND A BUMPER AS NEAR TO THE SAME SIZE AS POSS WITH FOG LAMPS IN TOO MAYBE

[jay]

didnt ford fit fog lamps to mk4 transits as a option??i am sure i have broken a transit in the past with fog lamps in it..didnt keep bumper as it was smashed and i didnt have a transit at the time.it was 2 or 3 years ago..but sure it was transit mk4.i know they fit fog lamps to mk5