What am I up to with my N/A Crossy? As I had my fender off to:
1/ clean up lenses and car front in general
2/ Check radiator, wiring, screws and piping...
I decided to remove the front original air intakes (2 pins only, but tricky to remove without breaking anything unless you have good access to them) and install 70mm wide and 500mm long heat-resistant rubber air intakes.
500mm flexible tube will increase the airflow to the new throttle body.
It is not as impeccable as the Needswings CAI, but the metal clamps look stout and the mod does not look "cheap". The rubber is thick and heat insulated, so the air passing through will not heat up as rapidly as with the flimsy OEM intakes that get super hot when the engine has been running for a while (not to mention the removal of the intake "restriction" at the radiator).
The intakes are flush with the frame just behind the grille. Alles gut!
A week ago, I cleaned the K&Ns and air boxes, and descreened and debaffled the MAF. Currently waiting for a 73mm throttle body and rubber seal that are coming from the States. To be assembled soon...
I want to one day (pretty soon) install a Needswings DCAI and an oil catch can, but delivery prices to Spain are crazy expensive and I need to save up a bit to get the parcel over here. Once done, Jerry from Eurocharged (already agreed on this) will take over and remotely tune the ECU. Unfortunately, no free retunes any more, so I will have to go step by step, wait till the mechanical procedures are completed and then let Eurocharged take over.
UNDER SPANISH REGULATIONS, my XF has become an absolute outlaw. All these mods are illegal over here, and as my car is more than 10 years old, I will have to pass MOT on a yearly basis. On that day I will have to take the car back to original (DCAI only) as the 73mm TB, debaffling and descreening and ECU tune will pass undetected. As for the oil catch can, a good thing about an unfamiliar car is that they will either not "see" it or will think it is OEM. Tuning vehicles over here is a nightmare, but as far as I am concerned, 1 day of work is worth 364 of torque and pleasure.
Spacers, exhausts, wheel widening, rims, fender extensions and mods of the like are hyper-super-mega-illegal here and won't ever pass the MOT, unless you are ready to hire an engineer, splash out an indecent amount of money (in the thousands) to have the car checked, tested and certified. BA... ritons!
SPAIN, loads of fun, good food, sun, laid-back people BUT DEATH-BORING CARS!
This OBDII connector sent by Eurocharged and a laptop will do the trick. Can't wait...
Up until the moment I get the ECU tune, I have decided to "upgrade" my intake as much as I can to see how the car (ECU) responds. No codes so far, so we are good here... Posters in this forum generally claim 20-30HP gains on an N/A with these engine mods (dual cold air intake, 73mm throttle body and oil catch can). All spiced up with a 9-Drive to lose the lag at the pedal. Enough for me, sir...
MORE TO COME, MORE TO ENJOY!!