twisted_ed said:
I am not sure why but I think long ago FitchVa said he couldnt make a cansiter work for the airflow, perhaps he can reiterate why, I want to remove my airbox and put a canister in soon if possible.
yeah, i bought the canister setup that i've seen people use for with the arb safari snorkel. (
http://www.madxj.com/MADXJ/technical/technicalfiles/JAairIntake/AirIntake.htm )
however, i couldn't get it to work. given more time, it might be able to work. but at the time, i needed it installed at working and couldn't get it to work. one day i might be able to put more time into it.
before i installed the snorkel, here is a side by side shot i took of both of my snorkels ( bought the arb used and sold to my brother after i aquired the airflow)
(airflow on top, arb on bottom)
as you can see, the airflow inlet tube is farther back than the arb unit and goes straight into the engine compartment. and using the 90 deg fittings to turn the arb tube straight into the engine compartment (like in the madxj writeup) moves the inlet tube even farther forwards.
with the arb setup farther forwards, the tubing "path" (for lack of a better term) is more like an "L" shape after it enters the engine compartment. it enters in from the outside, straight into the canister, then turns for the intake inlet.
whereas with the airflow setup, it enters directly facing and into the brake stuff. so then it would have to make a tight 90 deg turn to the front, then another 90 deg turn into the canister. and when i mocked it all up, there just wasn't any room to do all of that.
that being said, after taking another look at the madxj writeup, he seems to have the room i didn't have. i might have to give it another try tonight after work. don't want that expensive canister wasting away in my closet