Air Box Tube Positioning

Sliquifire · Post by **Sliquifire** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 2:20 am

This is most likely a minor tech question but, I've seen this set up on engine photos enough where its starting to bug me. It's the 90 degree air box tube that extends from the side of the airbox on 76 to 78 liquifires. I believe this tube is designed to face straight up vertically and fit into the top of the hood when the hood is closed. but, I'm consistantly seeing photos where the tube is turned horizantally and directed towards the engine. Does anyone know which is correct or found a benefit to facing the airtube one way or another? I know with my newer sleds I can slightly lean my engine just by removing the air filters on my airbox. Does changing the direction of the liquifire airtube have the same effect?

Sliquifire · Post by **Sliquifire** » Tue Feb 21, 2006 2:56 pm

Wow, I'm glad I asked! Thanks for the info Rich. Do you have any idea why some people choose to point the intake of the airtube horizantally towards the engine or front of the snowmobile?

ProJd69 · Post by **ProJd69** » Wed Feb 22, 2006 1:45 am

Just thought I would ask this also, I'm looking for the cold air intake for my 80 and 81 sport's. On e-bay, I saw a 80 sport with it still on there. The cold air intake has that smaller round hole on the rear, Now in the photo he/she had the Air Box tube going in the rear hole of the cold air intake. None of my sport's (part sled or running) have ever had the CA intake and the air box tubue was always facing to the rear they do have that air box tube hook and i can turn them 180 deg. and face them to the front.

If the rear hole on the cold air intake is not for the air box tube does anyone know what its purpose is since anything going into it and is small enough to get past the headlight grill is going to be sucked into the fan?

ProJd69 · Post by **ProJd69** » Thu Feb 23, 2006 4:30 am

Yah you've got me but it was going into the rear hole in the cold air intake.