Glossary / Engine

airbox

36 Episode Mentions

Too Afraid to Ask

An airbox is a box that lets fresh air into the engine, and people sometimes change it to make the car sound better.

Technical Definition

An airbox is a component that filters and directs intake air to the engine, often modified for better airflow and sound.

Hear It Discussed

"That intake is there as a rammer effect to actually bring air through an airbox directly into the turbos. So, it's actually functional."
Inside the $2M 24k Gold Iron Man Porsche with James Pumphrey Spike's Car Radio 41:07

"so this they developed one HVAC solution and then this car has a custom air box but the same the fan and whatever else is the same as they're using"
An Actually Usable VW Bus: The Kindred EV Bus — Carmudgeon Ep 241 w/ Jason Cammisa & Derek Tam-Scott The Carmudgeon Show 36:25

"I pulled the air box and apparently the squirrels had made quite a home in there for some period of time and they chewed all through the wires."
Automotive Experts - Don't Just Use The Cheapest Gas Without Knowing What It Is Under The Hood show 41:09