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ShePs
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7th Jan 07 at 19:35   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

considering gettin an induction kit for my corsa. not sure what type 2 go 4 tho...pipercross / k&n - which are better or does it not realy matter?
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Both suck in hot air
Try get a sealed one if you can afford it
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Either a sealed one, or protect it that or get a nice cold air feed.
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how much do cold air feeds start at??also would i need 1 as well as an induction kit or just on its own?
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you can use an induction kit without cold air feed, but the whole point is to get cold air,

without cold air feed your car will more than likley suffer from flat spots due to all the hot air in the engine bay being sucked up...

you can get some piping from somewhere else to ask as a cold air feed.. pipercross air feed is about £20-30 can get some tubing from a normal shop for a few quid
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7th Jan 07 at 20:09   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

That or get an induction kit with a cold airfeed depending on the brand you can get one for about £100 or above seen some for £120
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7th Jan 07 at 20:32   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

or just dont get an induction kit
vauxhall spend time and money developing the airbox
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Either get a Bmc Cda or Pipercross Viper

Or just get a K&n or Pipercross panel filter
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Ramair Maxflow - sealed induction
ShePs
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9th Jan 07 at 19:56   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

how much do the ramair maxflow's start at roughly?are they any gud?
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Have a look on there website i think mine was around £100. Yes there good they give a nice growl and there sealed so no heat soak
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cheers - il check out their site.they good performance wise aswel?
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9th Jan 07 at 23:22   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

I've got a K&N fitted, see photo



u can just make out the "cold feed" pipe attached by cable tie
this runs down to the side of the radiator and is feed by the lower grill under the number plate shown in the photo below



my K&N kit came with the piping and just required some resizing and cable ties.

edit: NB the second photo does not show the piping as at the time of photo it was not fitted but would be seen from this angle.

[Edited on 09-01-2007 by Fonz]
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that feed wudnt do much for the filter IMO. is that a 1ltr 12v?
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quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
that feed wudnt do much for the filter IMO. is that a 1ltr 12v?


yup, any reason you say it would make no difference?
i only followed the instructions....placed the pipe no closer than 4 inches (if i remember correctly)
it actually suggested cutting away the bumper but i thought better of it and placed it in my grill.

[Edited on 10-01-2007 by Fonz]
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quote:
Originally posted by Fonz
quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
that feed wudnt do much for the filter IMO. is that a 1ltr 12v?


yup


just get some sort of enclosed filter mate. that one u got would be soaking in hot air im sure. u get flat spots?
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quote:
Originally posted by BarnshaW
u get flat spots?


can you explain flat spots?
never quite understood what is meant by this.

what i DO get is a revver engine, particulary above 3k. seems to be more responsive.
and the noise is great. you understand a 1ltr doesnt quite perform but hearing a rasp when i hit the go pedal brings a smile ot my face.
a car is a car, but a good car is a one thats exciting (a lose quote from J Clarkson)....ban me for wanting to enjoy driving my car but that why i did it hence my Irmy exhaust and my sig.

sorry went on a rant there. apologies. just wanted to add my opinion to a thread and then got a bit heated!
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cheers mate...wud u be able 2 do the same thing with the piping on a standard bumper tho?
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quote:
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cheers mate...wud u be able 2 do the same thing with the piping on a standard bumper tho?


Yep should be able to, just use tie-wraps if you cant attach it to something and leave it somewhere that air is available and away from the engine
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quote:
Originally posted by mattyross
or just dont get an induction kit
vauxhall spend time and money developing the airbox


you could say that about any part and modding it...
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cheers mate...wud u be able 2 do the same thing with the piping on a standard bumper tho?


i admit i had the ease with my air dam i have the extra lower grill.
the pipe that came with the kit was at least 200mm if not 300mm longer than i needed which would put it at the lower lip of a standard front bumper....just a matter of finding a cable tie point!
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10th Jan 07 at 20:13   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

halfords do a K&N kit with a cold air feed for £60.If i point this at the filter then feed it to behind the grill shud that do the trick?
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quote:
Originally posted by ShePs
halfords do a K&N kit with a cold air feed for £60.If i point this at the filter then feed it to behind the grill shud that do the trick?


i can't see why that wold work any less effectively than mine.

i got mine from http://www.tuning.co.uk/vauxshop/
so £60 good price

let CS know how u get on
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dbilias sealed unit.
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so ru saying that would work fonz?

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