Author Topic: Airbox Drilling (Read 10855 times)

tjts1 · « **Reply #30 on:** November 12, 2008, 08:29:28 PM »

Quote from: Hodge;60573

Anyone Swiss cheese an E36 M42 airbox?

This sounds so intriguing. I have heard of it before, but never looked into it.

Even if only for sound improvement, I'd still do it.

Fog your airbox.
http://www.mz3.net/articles/149.html

Hodge · « **Reply #31 on:** November 12, 2008, 09:04:55 PM »

That is for M44 motors.

They have an entirely different intake setup than the M42 cars IIRC.

tjts1 · « **Reply #32 on:** November 12, 2008, 09:54:54 PM »

Where is the beat head against a wall smiley when you need it.

EDIT:

Hodge · « **Reply #33 on:** November 12, 2008, 10:46:20 PM »

HAHA

All is forgiven

Hodge · « **Reply #34 on:** January 04, 2009, 05:29:08 PM »

Well I finally got around to trying this today....

No real noticeable effect. Sounds a little different and stuff, but to be honest, I was only really driving around the neighborhood so I couldn't really get on it fully.

I had my dad drive past me, and it did sound different than before, but I will be able to tell at the next auto-x when I am watching one of my bros drive the car.

NOTE: I drilled 72 total holes. A few on the front area, a few next to that on the side, and the rest al along the side in the middle and towards the top.

And I also didn't use a huge drill bit...didn't want to make the holes too large.