Ok...just to be clear; talking about the '14 XSport here, but I imagine they're all the same, or at least very similar.

I was re-routing my Rx clean-side separator line this afternoon and got to looking. I still have a stock air box, and haven't pulled the trigger on an intake yet. (I think I'm waiting for a better, more CAI option)

Any reason why I should leave the saxophone piece intact? It looks like the air is fed from the air between the engine bay and grill.   Would removing it and leaving an opening for the "dirty" side on the air filter free up some restrictions?

I'll have a better idea what I'm talking about this weekend when I take the front clip off for Rx re-routing.


ALSO, in cleaning out my garage this weekend, I found a K&N drop-in filter that I had bought for my Mazda6.
Not sure what compelled me to hold it up to my XSport filter, but I'll be damned if they aren't the same size. Outer dimension is identical, along with the size of the filter itself.
The only difference is, the K&N filter has a rubber lip around the top edge that the XSport stocker didn't have. So, I cut that off with scissors and a razor, and it drops right in.
My question is: Any reason I shouldn't run this in the XSport?

Here's a pic of the saxophone looking piece.

I'd leave the air box intact. Cooler outside air > underhood warmer air.

As far as the filter I'd have to see pictures to say. You cerainly don't want to suck up dirty unfiltered air around the edges. If it seals you're good.

Quote from: BiGMaC on April 17, 2014, 06:11:52 PM
JimiJak... Tracy told me the clean side can be tapped directly into the box as long as it is in the lid where the filtered air is

Did you break your glasses recently? For someone as sharp as you the "senior moments" seem to be frequent lately.
...or maybe it's just MY posts that trip you up.

Rx CSS has been re-routed...we're all good there. I was just wondering about the K&N and possibly removing the saxophone to free / unrestrict the air box. Completely separate comments from my mention of re-routing the Rx today.

D_____ phone is too small... Sorry JJ .  Took the post down

Quote from: BiGMaC on April 17, 2014, 06:23:03 PM
D_____ phone is too small... Sorry JJ .  Took the post down

HAHA...no worries!