'04 CTT Filter Install - Page 2 - 6SpeedOnline - Porsche Forum and Luxury Car Resource

Nov 29, 2008 | 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by porschespeeddemon

Couple of things I want to add. The factory airboxes do have an air tube routed to the front of the vehicle, so they are constantly supplied with fresh air, in a "ram-air" fashion, so there isn't so much a "lack of air" for the stock airboxes. The air tube snaps onto the stock airbox, forcing the air through the filter. Secondly, I strongly recommend you replace the airbox cover that you broke. Yes, you may have just broken off the air suspension vent, but you also broke a hole into the filtered side of the air box, allowing anything that gets into the hole a direct path into the turbo/engine.

I did break a hole in the box, but it is sealed off. The air tube connection has the broken piece attached to it. I lined that up with the break and sealed the seams. I'm planning on doing the EVOMS kit soon so I don't think I'll replace the box. I drove ~600 miles these past couple days and it's still just how I left it.

Nov 30, 2008 | 08:19 AM

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Originally Posted by dinorocz

so you basically described the same thing i did, unless I'm missing something?

Well I'm assuming you were talking about the entire airbox removal, and also, it is not necessary to remove the entire wheel lining, even if you are removing the airboxes. One could probably even pull the lining back far enough even with the wheels on.