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Old 07-04-2010, 05:47 PM
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did 996 to 997 airbox mod, look what i found

So a few weeks back, another member said after a spirited drive, their cars smelled. I jumped in, and said, dude, my car also smells after a long drive, and usually after a car wash almost as though i had a dead rodent...looked around saw nothing abnormal.

Well, today i took apart the airbox, replaced it with a 997 one, and replaced the poly rib belt as well. Low and behold, look what i find in the old airbox. fregging gross. All i can say is it had a bad death. spare you guys the details, but cleaning it out wasn't fun. Pic for your enjoyment.
 
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I will be the first to say sick!! seriously though in a bad way. How the Hell does a rodent get into an airbox anyway?
 
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I'd have to sell the car. Nasty!
 
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I will be the first to say sick!! seriously though in a bad way. How the Hell does a rodent get into an airbox anyway?
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probably crawled in the deck lid vent & down the snorkel to the intake box..Rat-B-Que anyone
 
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Old 07-05-2010, 04:46 PM
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Either that, or the air suction suffocated the poor thing. Ah well. You live, you learn. You don't, you...don't.
 
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