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Subject:Re: 2.1 L Wasserboxer Rebuild/ New air intake system
From:David Katsuki
Date:Thu, 22 Oct 1998 15:10:57 -0400

I've looked at their web site, and I'm unclearas to how the cool air gets
into the air cleaner without some sort of enclosure and plumbing to bring
it down from the rear vents.   Does the filter live in the space behind the
tail light?     Just pulling the ambient air from the engine compartment
will likely reduce available power, since the air is very hot (especially
in the summer) and therefore less dense.

Dave
87 Wolfsburg
90 Westfalia

 At 11:46 AM 10/22/98 -0500, Dave wrote:
>    Today I purchased a Clean Air Act air intake system from MSDS
>(www.msdsinc.com) for my soon to be rebuilt 2.1 L Wasserboxer.  Along with
>the intake system I bought stainless steel brake lines and some stone guards
>(the ones on the MSDS smallblock crewcab Vanagon).  It should be a few weeks
>until my engine is complete, when it's done I'll let everyone know how the
>intake system works out.  Has anyone installed one of these intake systems
>yet?  If so what are your impressions of it?
>
>Dave Filcoff            dave@v-dub.musa.com
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