Factory turbo air inlet delete?

wind chaser · Post by **wind chaser** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 7:24 pm

Has anyone deleted the factory air inlet elbow (# 46023AA110)?

It seems the stock piece shouldn't be as brittle as it is (yeah, what should I expect from a frequently heated 14 year old piece of rubber, right?)
I am tempted to try a silicone elbow that reduces from the coffee cup to the turbo and plumb all the fittings upstream.
Thoughts?
Success stories?

dscoobydoo · Post by **dscoobydoo** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 11:07 pm

Mine is starting to crack. We looked at getting a silicone, and there is one that will fit and work. But then you would have to have a good coffee cup replacement piece to weld all the fittings to.

But yes, It would work.

Steeper · Post by **Steeper** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 1:53 am

instead of coffee cup I used a straight peice of stainless with a short silicone neck down. Might be a little more turbulent than the coffee cup, but its nice and thick and easy to weld to so when my elbow turns to shit I can move all that to the stainless and get a silicone replacement...

jefferson · Post by **jefferson** » Sat Jan 05, 2008 3:57 am

I have seen some 90 degree silicone pieces for some wrx/sti turbos that have the connections on them, they just aren't where we would need them and I am not sure about the sizes either. I was considering those and then chose the easy way out and jsut replaced mine with a stocker.
I would like to get rid of those things that stick inside the elbow and restrict the air. if I remember right it was from one of the pvc hoses.

Has anyone cut that off and what effect did it have?

Jeff

boro · Post by **boro** » Sat Jan 12, 2008 8:08 pm

if you remove that PCV line the motor will stutter and die. Well, it does on mine. My maf is mated directly to the elbow and my IAC I plumed to the hole on the fron tof the elbow and the rear bung obviously is re-circ. But removing any of my PCV lines from my catch can just makes the car die at idle.

jefferson · Post by **jefferson** » Sun Jan 13, 2008 2:54 pm

I don't want to remove the lines, I would just like to get rid of the protrusion inside the elbow that has to be causing turbulence and less airflow,

Jeff

magicmike · Post by **magicmike** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 5:42 pm

Back from the dead! Thanks search engine!

My elbow is fubar. I did a quick fix but I'm looking to do a coffe cup / 90° elbow delete. Anyone done such a thing? I researched ebay but found nothing.

n2x4 · Post by **n2x4** » Fri Aug 21, 2009 7:24 pm

I bought a 90* silicone elbow from siliconeintakes.com and didn't end up using it because the turn was too gradual. It's hard to find a short elbow like the factory piece...

epicfail · Post by **epicfail** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 6:25 am

Any '96+ air box lid will fit the stock bottom half and has a 45º outlet, as opposed to the stock 90º. Which makes for a straighter shot to the turbo, if thats the one you're referring to.

RJ93SS · Post by **RJ93SS** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 7:46 am

i made this but havent installed it yet. if you guys can weld you just need an elbow after your coffee cup.

it'll be done soon. i have to trim the nipples and shorten the pipe a bit.

jefferson · Post by **jefferson** » Sat Aug 22, 2009 2:53 pm

I believe you need the bottom of the airbox too as the 45 degree clips on and our stock ones screw on. Just wanted to clarify a little.

Jeff

Post by **Legacy777** » Mon Aug 24, 2009 1:41 am

jefferson wrote:I believe you need the bottom of the airbox too as the 45 degree clips on and our stock ones screw on. Just wanted to clarify a little.

Jeff

You are correct Jeff. The opening into the fender is also a little larger.

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Factory turbo air inlet delete?

Factory turbo air inlet delete?