ACKNE - Aluminium Custom K&N Enclosure for the Safari!!!

Steeroid · 3rd March 2009, 21:35

Yet another 'nikki special'!

We've been planning to put the K&N conical filter back on the Safari with a similar sort of enclosure as the Green Cotton (+Dynasomething kit) to reduce the intake noise that was its bane.

Finally Chikku (nikkibike) decided to do something about it and in his usual style he started planning this thing in great detail. We initially considered making a fibreglass enclosure but his dad adviced against it saying that it would crack after a while.

Those words couldnt be truer, because the Green Cotton enclosure cracked last week and the Safari gave the ominous "Engine Check Light" which was traced back to the air intake which had come loose after the Green Cotton casing had cracked.

Good enough excuse for Chikku to speed up the development effort on the new enclosure, for which he had chosen aluminium!

Here's the end result which will go into Dicor 9800 tomorrow! Comments, please and a HUGE thanks to Chikku for his meticulous craftsmanship:

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kb100 · 3rd March 2009, 21:47

Lovely Lovely Lovely!

Just get the casing burnished or sand blasted or something - will give it an even finish - make it look even better!

jkdas · 3rd March 2009, 22:10

mashe kidu!

Nikki, nice job.

A doubt: Green too has a closed top like K&N?

binz · 3rd March 2009, 22:20

Very nice job!

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Originally Posted by jkdas

A doubt: Green too has a closed top like K&N?

Some are completely conical ..

Vid6639 · 3rd March 2009, 22:32

The finish is really good. One doubt though. The height of the filter and the centre cylinder seem to be identical. If that is the case then when you assemble it up the airflow into the filter will be restricted i.e. may get choked. I may be wrong, since I'm just seeing the pics. any pics of the top just before putting on the upper cover.

navpreet318 · 3rd March 2009, 23:35

Amazing work Nikkibike.amazing.especially the way the tube fits on the end plates.

And are you planning to go selling that kind of a product.I'm ready to put my money down for that.I can give you the specs i want it to be built to.

Steeroid · 3rd March 2009, 23:42

We may need to put some rubber or other beading where the cone meets the two other sections. Knowing nikki though, he would've thought about it already.

Cyrus43 · 4th March 2009, 02:47

I may be wrong, But wont this effect the temperature of the Air that wil go into the engine? In lay mans terms, Wont the Air be hotter than usual, thus decreasing performance.

Steeroid · 4th March 2009, 03:54

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyrus43

I may be wrong, But wont this effect the temperature of the Air that wil go into the engine? In lay mans terms, Wont the Air be hotter than usual, thus decreasing performance.

The plumbing from the Green Cotton kit will be retained and the inlet will therefore take air from the grille.

Unless you're referring to the use of aluminium, which will take heat from the engine.

revtech · 4th March 2009, 04:06

im guessing he is talking about the aluminium which will absorb heat from the engine.

rev

ananthkamath · 4th March 2009, 06:52

Beautiful fab work, but a bigger box might be needed....way bigger.

headers · 4th March 2009, 07:09

Well..I dont understand why the filter needs to be covered ? I think the noise factor is based on the plumbing lenght after the filter into the manifold!

16v100bhp · 4th March 2009, 10:42

Neat and well executed.. but this makes me think.. Does a conical filter have more surface area than the OE replacement filters? If not will this setup be more efficient than the OE replacement setup with modified ducting to ram in more air??

Steeroid · 4th March 2009, 11:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by headers

I think the noise factor is based on the plumbing lenght after the filter into the manifold!

If that were the case, I would have had the same inlet noise with both the OE filter (which was fitted back with the same K&N plumbing) and the Green Cotton which was again fitted on the unaltered K&N plumbing. I havent had inlet noise with either, so I dont think that is the case.

Still, you never know until you actually try it on. I guess nikki will post the results here later today.

im_srini · 4th March 2009, 11:40

Very very nice fabrication, especially considering its sheet aluminum.

Could we have more pics of the fabrication please ? Especially the conical section

A list of parts & materials used would also be nice

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cyrus43

Wont the Air be hotter than usual, thus decreasing performance.

One could possibly nickel plate the enclosure & cover it with header wrap.

3rd March 2009, 21:35	#1
Steeroid Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A Posts: 7,046 Thanked: 2,752 Times	ACKNE - Aluminium Custom K&N Enclosure for the Safari!!! Yet another 'nikki special'! We've been planning to put the K&N conical filter back on the Safari with a similar sort of enclosure as the Green Cotton (+Dynasomething kit) to reduce the intake noise that was its bane. Finally Chikku (nikkibike) decided to do something about it and in his usual style he started planning this thing in great detail. We initially considered making a fibreglass enclosure but his dad adviced against it saying that it would crack after a while. Those words couldnt be truer, because the Green Cotton enclosure cracked last week and the Safari gave the ominous "Engine Check Light" which was traced back to the air intake which had come loose after the Green Cotton casing had cracked. Good enough excuse for Chikku to speed up the development effort on the new enclosure, for which he had chosen aluminium! Here's the end result which will go into Dicor 9800 tomorrow! Comments, please and a HUGE thanks to Chikku for his meticulous craftsmanship:
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3rd March 2009, 21:47	#2
kb100 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bangy Boy! Posts: 1,556 Thanked: 21 Times	Lovely Lovely Lovely! Just get the casing burnished or sand blasted or something - will give it an even finish - make it look even better!
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3rd March 2009, 22:10	#3
jkdas Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Thiruvananthapu Posts: 9,687 Thanked: 1,493 Times View My Garage	mashe kidu! Nikki, nice job. A doubt: Green too has a closed top like K&N?
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3rd March 2009, 22:32	#5
Vid6639 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 17,757 Thanked: 43,812 Times View My Garage	The finish is really good. One doubt though. The height of the filter and the centre cylinder seem to be identical. If that is the case then when you assemble it up the airflow into the filter will be restricted i.e. may get choked. I may be wrong, since I'm just seeing the pics. any pics of the top just before putting on the upper cover.
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3rd March 2009, 23:35	#6
navpreet318 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dehradun Posts: 2,282 Thanked: 3,143 Times	Amazing work Nikkibike.amazing.especially the way the tube fits on the end plates. And are you planning to go selling that kind of a product.I'm ready to put my money down for that.I can give you the specs i want it to be built to.
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3rd March 2009, 23:42	#7
Steeroid Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: N.A Posts: 7,046 Thanked: 2,752 Times	We may need to put some rubber or other beading where the cone meets the two other sections. Knowing nikki though, he would've thought about it already.
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4th March 2009, 02:47	#8
Cyrus43 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London Posts: 5,019 Thanked: 223 Times View My Garage	I may be wrong, But wont this effect the temperature of the Air that wil go into the engine? In lay mans terms, Wont the Air be hotter than usual, thus decreasing performance.
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4th March 2009, 04:06	#10
revtech Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 1,992 Thanked: 39 Times View My Garage	im guessing he is talking about the aluminium which will absorb heat from the engine. rev
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4th March 2009, 06:52	#11
ananthkamath Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Mangalore Posts: 1,209 Thanked: 81 Times View My Garage	Beautiful fab work, but a bigger box might be needed....way bigger.
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4th March 2009, 07:09	#12
headers Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2006 Location: Greater Chennai Posts: 4,667 Thanked: 559 Times	Well..I dont understand why the filter needs to be covered ? I think the noise factor is based on the plumbing lenght after the filter into the manifold!
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4th March 2009, 10:42	#13
16v100bhp BHPian Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Middletown CT USA Posts: 329 Thanked: 11 Times View My Garage	Neat and well executed.. but this makes me think.. Does a conical filter have more surface area than the OE replacement filters? If not will this setup be more efficient than the OE replacement setup with modified ducting to ram in more air??
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