on my 90' Syncro I have a Vanistan (10 Cent) oil cooler, I have to remove
the plastic plate and install the oil cooler in that spot...

what I am doing now on my Carat is preparing that spot for a Vanistan oil
cooler... so I was thinking is there's no oil cooler and the plate is
gone... more air to engine... right?

so far a month already it's running fine no harm..

On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 10:58 AM, Chris S. <szpejankowski@gmail.com> wrote:

> Air intakes are vestigial bits from air cooled days. Leave the plate in
> place.  When moving engine compartment temp drops to ambient anyways, as
> per Bostig research.  You're better off with cooler intake air around town.
>
> Chris.
>
> Wysłane z iPhone'a
>
> Dnia Oct 28, 2014 o godz. 13:52 Dan N <dn92610@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a):
>
> > as it now... by observation, on my 90' Carat, that plastic plate is for
> > holding the flexible air filter box on one side and the big heavy plastic
> > elbow on the other side. That big heavy plastic elbow is connected to the
> > air duct (the clogged one) and then the air snorkel behind the air grill.
> >
> > that plastic plate services its purpose well but I want more air going to
> > the engine by removing it and secure the heavy plastic elbow my way.
> >
> > dan
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Oct 28, 2014 at 10:40 AM, David Beierl <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> At 01:06 PM 10/28/2014, Dan N wrote:
> >>
> >>> sorry David I don't think so - the air intake snorkel is up high,
> >>> behind the air grill, also the direction of the air - air enter the
> >>> air grill, go to to snorkel then the air filter box and the air
> >>> speeds depends on the van speed
> >>
> >> What do you think it's there for?  I can tell you from experience
> >> that when driving down the road there's enough positive pressure in
> >> the engine compartment of a 2.1l to lift up an engine cover that's
> >> merely covering the hole so that it vents into the vehicle.  And by
> >> lift up I mean an inch or two.  I had to weight it down (I was doing
> >> some sort of diagnostic with wires running into the compartment)
> >>
> >> Yours,
> >> David
> >>
>