Mystery part, any ideas ?

[tvr4ever]

Can anyone explain to me what this part does. It's in the tube from the airfilter to the engine. I have a photo on my website, please have a look and help me solve the riddle.

www.fstegeman.demon.nl/TVR%20Griffith.htm

Fred

[shpub]

Never seen one of those. Is it

a: a Flux capacitor for time travel
b: an extra air filter
c: a hole through the wing to get colder air
d: None of the above

Steve

>> Edited by shpub on Wednesday 8th January 16:19

[GreenV8S]

Can anyone explain to me what this part does. It's in the tube from the airfilter to the engine. I have a photo on my website, please have a look and help me solve the riddle.

www.fstegeman.demon.nl/TVR%20Griffith.htm

Fred

Looks wired and I don't recall seeing like that before. Is the duct just going past the metal thing, or are they connected in some way? I can't see what there could be that would need to be added there, especially since the metal thing doesn;t have any other obvious connections. The only possibility is that the carbon cannister is somewhere in that area on the inside of the wing, is it connected to that somehow?

[jon h]

I see it is a 4.3. Mine is also a 4.3, but the pipe from the air filter runs round the left side of the car, not the right as this pic suggests. Perhaps it is perculiar to left hand drive variants? No idea what it does though!

Jon

[raceboy]

Maybe a daft question, but have you taken it off and had a look inside?

[RichB]

jon h said: I see it is a 4.3. Mine is also a 4.3, but the pipe from the air filter runs round the left side of the car, not the right as this pic suggests. Perhaps it is perculiar to left hand drive variants? No idea what it does though! Jon

I thought that but surly the plenum chamber will be same on a LHD and a RHD car, so why would the air duct go to the RH side of the car?

p.s. What would you call a deer with no eyes and no legs? answer:- "still no idea" Rich...

[SMB]

the plenum chamber is reversed on a LHD car, so it would run down the other wing.

A griffith bodyshell is actually a different shape for left vs RHD, presumably for pedals etc.

Is ti a homemade attempt at a supercharger, mad eout of an old hair drier?



>> Edited by SMB on Wednesday 8th January 17:36

[vodkakid]

could it run off cold air for the cabin???
(no idea really just guessing)

[tvr4ever]

I don't dare to take it of the car and investigate as people keep on telling me, if it aint broke, don't fix it on a TVR. Maybe it's only for the 4.3 versions, but then again, what does it do. Oh yes, my car is a lefthand drive therefore the tube is on the other side.

Fred

[thegamekeeper]

Maybe its a pollen filter given the number of daffodils you have in Holland

[apache]

couldn't you just remove the pipe and have a butchers?
Is there a corresponding hole in the wheel arch?

>> Edited by apache on Wednesday 8th January 19:32

[Ballistic Banana]

hhhhmmm strange very strange,i havent a clue.

Come on open it up!!!!!

An Impatient BB

[donatien]

It's a specially fitted saddle bag full of spare otter switches

[rbfisher]

So what does that nearly very rude word on your web site mean in English?

We should be told.

Richard

[tvr4ever]

Nearly very rude word on my website ?? Tell me wich one you mean, maybe i can give you a crashcourse Dutch.

Anyway i will try to open "the thing" tomorrow and see whats inside. If i can i will make some pictures of the inside.

Fred

[tvradict]

kunt

[Hut49]

tvradict said: kunt

[2 sheds]

I recon its a carbon canister, normally they are vented into the trumpet base via a very small vacuum tube but pre-cats didn't have this, so maybe its been done for euro regs, to get the excess fumes back through the engine.
Tim

[Ballistic Banana]

" kunt u zien hoe ons nieuwe huis "

you can see our new House, I think maybe CAN is the answer

BB

[Guillotine]

tim two sheds...that'd be my guess too.