You are one cool lady.

 

While I'm not as versed in the performance upgrades that folks do, could you elaborate a bit on what you did and what the outcome was? I'm curious about this seemingly easy mod.

 

See the thread in MK3 engine mods: http://www.focusfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=297795

Basically you buy an free flowing aftermarket air filter. Either Green, or K&N, stick that in. Open up the front top plastic under the hood and remove the giant crazy gizmo called a 'snorkle'. Which channels the air to the air intake opening into the front frame member. the snorkle's only purpose is to quiet the air entering the engine. And it restricts airflow. Ripping it off is a good way to gain the advantage of the free flowing air filter. The snorkle delete takes all of ten minutes if you know how to take off the push tabs.. [rofl]

Someone mentioned the ST part, and I decided that would be great to stick on.
So I did.[woot]

 

Some folks...

 

Unmeasurable HP and TQ change, must be a lot...

I really doubt it made that much difference. Maybe with the closed K&N you'd gain 0.69 HP, I don't know. With an open ended filter forget it.

 

If you do not 'believe' and clap your hands.... Tinkerbell will DIE!!!

Actually in general the K&N or 'Green" filter is Ok but with the 'snorkle delete' it does give a bit of added horsepower.. Enough many say they can feel it in thier 'butt dyno' (me included)
Better low speed takeoff.. engine just feels better (at least to me) and accelerating is better. it feels more like a car with a real engine instead of two squirrels running in a cage under the hood.

Now this is with a manual tranny.. so i can be anywhere in the powerband when I want.. (unlike the DCT)


So the aftermarket filter and snorkle does give some added juice. The little ST part is just icing on the cake.. And probably does not add anything besides bling.

 

awesome, more info please, where did you get the part? pics?

 

Where the pictures are?!



Sorry but I need pictures!
Please!
I think we're all waiting for pictures, I also drive stick
TY
[popcorn]

 

If I posted pics of my car leaping tall buildings and going faster than a speeding bullet i think Homeland Security would shut down this site as a security risk. [angel]

 

k ya funny great, now do you mind answering some questions or did you just create a thread to test your comedy skills?

 

Top picture: Factory snorkel part # CP9Z-9A624-B (remove this part)

Bottom picture: ST air inlet (part # CV6Z-9A624-B) being installed

Here is the exploded parts diagram. It is labeled part # 11.
http://www.oemfordpart.com/parts-catalog/ford/focus/2013/st/2-0l-l4-gas/engine/air-intake

You might want to order new push pins (part # W713610-S300) in case one breaks. They are only 74 cents.

 

After I found a little bird dead inside that front end part of the car.... Taking off the horizontal snorkel sounds risky to me...
Pictures: http://www.focusfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=421794

Those are good pictures of the parts.
The big stock snorkle is a real monster.... Ugly too.

The little picture has the ST part that goes in place of the big snorkle.

Taking pictures inside the front would be really tough unless as the picture taker did) remove the whole top plastic etc.. Whch I am not gonna do just to give somebody a picture.

The ST part is different than the base of the stock snorkle anyway.
I did cut up the stock snorkle base before I read about the ST part fitting in. The base of the stock snorkle does not have the velocity stack like extrusion the ST part has..
And that bell like bit, small as it is, is what you want there, if you are gonna bother at all with anything covering the frame opening.

After I found a dead little bird inside that part! I'm worry if anything will be covering the frame opening... I'm not sure about the risk of the snorkel delete now....

 

Is that so?!
The second picture looks like the first one, only without the long tube... So you don't need to buy an extra part, just take the long tube apart.

 

short of destroying the part with a knife/ saw how do you expect to take it apart?

The ST's stock velocity air stack is only a couple of dollars in the U.S. and it isn't worth destroying your stock part in that case.

 

@suss6052
TY I didn't know it was a one piece part that comes together. It makes sense now.
How can I pull the black plastic piece out that cover it?

 

Look at the first two pictures in this excellent thread by dyn085. There are push pins that must be removed then you lift it back:

http://www.focusfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=297795

 

Those are good pictures of the parts.
The big stock snorkle is a real monster.... Ugly too.

The little picture has the ST part that goes in place of the big snorkle.

Taking pictures inside the front would be really tough unless as the picture taker did) remove the whole top plastic etc.. Whch I am not gonna do just to give somebody a picture.

The ST part is different than the base of the stock snorkle anyway.
I did cut up the stock snorkle base before I read about the ST part fitting in. The base of the stock snorkle does not have the velocity stack like extrusion the ST part has..
And that bell like bit, small as it is, is what you want there, if you are gonna bother at all with anything covering the frame opening.

 

Soooo I really wonder if that velocity stack really makes a difference. In essence, all you're adding is a little curve/bend for the incoming air. I understand fluid dynamics but it shouldn't make that much of a difference as opposed to just removing the snorkel. Then again, the engineers at Ford decided that they had to have something on that inlet instead of not.

I did a 'ram' air design by using a old license plate to divert air directly from the top opening to the inlet and that helped. We really need an ebay version of the tube that Ford is trying to sell for $$$.

 

We really need an ebay version of the tube that Ford is trying to sell for $$$.

The Ford Racing cold air intake ram is pictured below. AFAIK, it is only available in the complete kit that includes a K&N air filter.

I have read it is a b*tch to install.

Best price I have seen is $175:
http://www.trueblueracingparts.com/2012-2013-FOCUS-ST-COLD-AIR-INTAKE-KIT_p_362.html

Installation instructions:
http://www.fordracingparts.com/download/instructionsheets/FordInstShtM-9603-FST.pdf

 

Yea I wish they would sell the ram air piece by itself.

 

I don't think it fits the NA Focus anyways, though we have yet to see pics in either direction.

 

I ordered one today for myself and can do a full write-up when it comes in, if people want.

 

Now I'm curious because I did a snorkel delete and added a steeda cai wonder if that ram air part would help?

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Now I'm curious because I did a snorkel delete and added a steeda cai wonder if that ram air part would help?

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The Steeda CAI would cancel out the benefit from using the ducting to the grille from the stock air box feeds for only using one feed, as well as being open under the hood to the driver's side fender creating a loss of pressure drop across the front of the car.

 

Here is a link to old post of install on N\A pictures are no longer there http://www.focusfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=318110&page=5

If I remember it picked up the air for the opening where the red circle is.

 

Actual installed pictures were never in that thread. He posted generic pictures in post #41 and broken links in #51.

 

Ok maybe not right thread but I have seen it somewhere maybe a different form or web page still price is to high for kit we need just a snorkel. LOL


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ermmm... I did this to my Non ST Mk3 at the beginning of this month...

and yes, I can confirm that the car is now able to leap tall buildings in a single bound....

More details here:- http://www.focusfanatics.com/forum/showthread.php?t=326675

 

You killed Tweet bird you bzstard! I am passing legislation to ban all snorkels!

 

#BanAllAssaultFoci