Miata Mailing List: September 1995, Message #174
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   From: Michael_Scott-RVFT60@email.sps.mot.com
Subject: Re: 
   Date: Tue, 5 Sep 1995 15:04:34 -0400

Apparently-To: RVFT60@email.sps.mot.com

I promised the list a report on the installation of my Jackson
cold-air induction system, and here it is:



GREETINGS!

I enjoyed reading your story about the JR cold air induction box installation.  
I've had mine installed now for about 6K miles, and I can tell you that it does 
indeed improve the performance (I also have the Jackson header and the Jackson 
catback exhaust installed).

One thing about the air box .. I recommend checking it about once a week for the 
proper torque on the screws and the bolts.  They have a tendency to loosen up 
with vibration.  Also, FYI, I removed the top of the box this last weekend so 
that I could clean and re-oil the filter.  I was surprised to see how many 
little cracks there were in the box .. even had a small chunk of the box bottom 
which had apparently sheared off somehow .. the box top was screwed to a little 
bottom piece which was no longer connected to the rest of the bottom piece!

I've noticed that the gauge of the plastic that Jackson uses to fabricate the 
box is substantially more lightweight than that which is used to mold the stock 
air intake unit.  I wonder if JR is planning to beef up this unit in the future?

Anyway, enjoy!  These little problems, thus far anyway, are well worth the 
performance gains I've realized.  Hope your experience is also a positive one.

Regards,

Mike Scott
'93 Black C
Phoenix, AZ