Baleno Air intake

Revvhead · 28th June 2005, 18:35

Hi guys.
Had to remove the air intake of my baleno today to be able to access the Headlight bulbs ( I have upgraded to 100w for the monsoons) and was a little confused by the design.

As it is i was trying to figure out the flow,
For those of you who have one, there is a "scoop" in the front of the airbox, which thenleads into the wheel whell, then from ther back into the airbox!!!
(Sorry no pics, i cant find my camera docking port!!!)
any idea why its so convoluted?? why not have the opening straight into the airbox since the airbox and the scoop are attached together.
Why is it routed the long way around?
Any ideas

rant:
and why the hell are the lights so inacessible
had to take half the car apart to reach the lights

Shan2nu · 28th June 2005, 18:45

This is gotta see. Any pics?

Shan2nu

Revvhead · 28th June 2005, 18:51

Hunting around teh house for the damn port,
i need to tranfer phot's and cant for the life of mr find the docking port!!
The moment o find it the pis will be up

Revvhead · 28th June 2005, 19:23

Here are the pics

Shan2nu · 28th June 2005, 20:05

Yup, that is a wierd design.

In the OHC the intake pipe starts just before the front right suspenssion and has the box behind the engine.

Shan2nu

Revvhead · 28th June 2005, 23:54

WHat is the secong pipe in the pic, the one that stops and seems to be open ended just next to the engine

Revvhead · 29th June 2005, 08:47

Ok Guys, i have decided that the K & N under my bed needs to come out,
Now what i need is some advice on the install,
I was planningto do a complete cold air intake setup,
But cash flow problems are kinda hampering that idea.
So, i thought that i'd just bolt on my Universal K&N conical filter

Any ideas on how i can minimise the Hot air from the engine bay coming into the filter??
i was planning to route it to the location of where the airbox is currently

Iceman- any advice

iceman91 · 29th June 2005, 10:20

that box is designed that way to avoid water and dirt from getting in. it works pretty well though!!!
k&n i have sent you a p.m.

Revvhead · 30th June 2005, 10:10

Thanks Iceman,
Well the K&N is now well and truly bolted on!
there is a definite change already, but the sound is very muted
compared to the lovely roar it used to give in the matiz!

Mpower · 1st July 2005, 21:12

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Originally Posted by Revvhead

WHat is the secong pipe in the pic, the one that stops and seems to be open ended just next to the engine

That looks like an intake resonator. Where its stops, its blocked off.

Shan2nu · 1st July 2005, 21:23

Quote:

That looks like an intake resonator. Where its stops, its blocked off.

Yup, the 2nd pipe is blocked off at the bottom. but, what exactly does a intake resonator do?

Shan2nu

Mpower · 1st July 2005, 22:59

Its supposed to quieten the intake roar of the engine. On 2-stroke bikes it was claimed to increase power and cure flatspots (the infamous RTZ "power-box" and later both Shogun and RX-135). Dunno how much of that was true.

When you do a CAI, usually you throw away the resonator and then you can really hear the intake noise. I think Zen was the first car with one. That one was shaped like a small square box.

Shan2nu · 1st July 2005, 23:06

Quote:

When you do a CAI, usually you throw away the resonator and then you can really hear the intake noise

No wonder the car sounds awesome when ever the the service guys revv the engine while cleaning the intake.

Shan2nu

28th June 2005, 18:35	#1
Revvhead BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 450 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Baleno Air intake Hi guys. Had to remove the air intake of my baleno today to be able to access the Headlight bulbs ( I have upgraded to 100w for the monsoons) and was a little confused by the design. As it is i was trying to figure out the flow, For those of you who have one, there is a "scoop" in the front of the airbox, which thenleads into the wheel whell, then from ther back into the airbox!!! (Sorry no pics, i cant find my camera docking port!!!) any idea why its so convoluted?? why not have the opening straight into the airbox since the airbox and the scoop are attached together. Why is it routed the long way around? Any ideas rant: and why the hell are the lights so inacessible had to take half the car apart to reach the lights
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28th June 2005, 18:45	#2
Shan2nu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hubli - Karnata Posts: 5,533 Thanked: 125 Times View My Garage	This is gotta see. Any pics? Shan2nu
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28th June 2005, 18:51	#3
Revvhead BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 450 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Hunting around teh house for the damn port, i need to tranfer phot's and cant for the life of mr find the docking port!! The moment o find it the pis will be up
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28th June 2005, 19:23	#4
Revvhead BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 450 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Here are the pics
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28th June 2005, 20:05	#5
Shan2nu Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Hubli - Karnata Posts: 5,533 Thanked: 125 Times View My Garage	Yup, that is a wierd design. In the OHC the intake pipe starts just before the front right suspenssion and has the box behind the engine. Shan2nu Last edited by Shan2nu : 29th June 2005 at 11:18.
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28th June 2005, 23:54	#6
Revvhead BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 450 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	WHat is the secong pipe in the pic, the one that stops and seems to be open ended just next to the engine
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29th June 2005, 08:47	#7
Revvhead BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 450 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Ok Guys, i have decided that the K & N under my bed needs to come out, Now what i need is some advice on the install, I was planningto do a complete cold air intake setup, But cash flow problems are kinda hampering that idea. So, i thought that i'd just bolt on my Universal K&N conical filter Any ideas on how i can minimise the Hot air from the engine bay coming into the filter?? i was planning to route it to the location of where the airbox is currently Iceman- any advice
	() Thanks

29th June 2005, 10:20	#8
iceman91 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: melbourne/banga Posts: 1,961 Thanked: 34 Times View My Garage	that box is designed that way to avoid water and dirt from getting in. it works pretty well though!!! k&n i have sent you a p.m.
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30th June 2005, 10:10	#9
Revvhead BHPian Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 450 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Thanks Iceman, Well the K&N is now well and truly bolted on! there is a definite change already, but the sound is very muted compared to the lovely roar it used to give in the matiz!
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1st July 2005, 22:59	#12
Mpower Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bangalore Posts: 10,409 Thanked: 1,730 Times View My Garage	Its supposed to quieten the intake roar of the engine. On 2-stroke bikes it was claimed to increase power and cure flatspots (the infamous RTZ "power-box" and later both Shogun and RX-135). Dunno how much of that was true. When you do a CAI, usually you throw away the resonator and then you can really hear the intake noise. I think Zen was the first car with one. That one was shaped like a small square box.
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