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Robin
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14th Sep 07 at 22:29   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

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Originally posted by ChrisBoom
Take it they are LHD, with the battery being in the nova position?


yeah, and the master cylinder being in a decent position
Linch
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Had it on my old 1.4

davey_jack
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And Corsas don't have limp mode, they're too basic

what is 'limp mode' anyway?
Olsrey
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
And Corsas don't have limp mode, they're too basic

what is 'limp mode' anyway?


As far as I understand it's where the engine protects it self under certain situations to prevent damage to itself.
DAZ1985
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I can see the logic behind it
Rob_Lee
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Did same on mine last year

Scotty C
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quote:
Originally posted by Linch
Had it on my old 1.4




Much gain?
Vaux Lad
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quote:
Originally posted by Ste L
quote:
Originally posted by davcohen
thanks for that picture btw never seen how stupid the inlet was till now


thank vaux lad on here, as it's his photo, that dave nicked

Too right, that pic is NOW copyrighted

Dave-U2u sent about sock filter,lol.


For anyone saying there wont be a gain, you've just been proven wrong.
I had a feeling it would give a nice gain, due to the stupid design of the pipe, it goes mega small diameter in some points. Its just i dont have a RR to hand to actually prove these things,Lol.
Without it, the engine should sound cooler too

Oh, i would recommend a cold air feed too, i setup a temperature probe in the tb area, and it does get quite hot when moving(due to the rad heating the incoming air, which the tb then sucks in)

[Edited on 15-09-2007 by Vaux Lad]
gavin18787
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15th Sep 07 at 15:53   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

So is this having the same effect as something like a mantzel inlet. Or is the origional vaux inlet still more restrictive even with this mod in place?

[Edited on 15-09-2007 by gavin18787]


Drives supercharged Tec with torque
scottyp1989
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would this work the same then if you removed the standard pipe an replaced it with like a samco hose?? an left the filter in the normal place??
Vaux Lad
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quote:
Originally posted by gavin18787
So is this having the same effect as something like a mantzel inlet. Or is the origional vaux inlet still more restrictive even with this mod in place?

[Edited on 15-09-2007 by gavin18787]

The inlet is still restrictive, upper section mostly where the air has to bend 90deg to get the runners.
The plastic pipe is a big part of the restriction tho.


You could use samco hose yeah, but its expensive to buy, and might be a bit tight for space. The tb size is 63mm(2 1/2"), so you would need about a meter/1.5m of 63mm hose.
Vaux Lad
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quote:
Originally posted by jake
what the hell is that other pipe attatched to it? Im guessing you'd just punch a hole in the sock for the air temp sensor

Only X14/16xe engines have that extra "L" shape.
C16xe's and X16XEL's dont have it.
sam-smith
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i am doing this on the weekend!
IvIarkgraham
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might try this too
IvIarkgraham
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anyone tell me the best way to get a cold air feed there
Vaux Lad
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On a corsa, i'd cut a hole through the inner arch liner, and have the pipe inlet under the bumper.

Or straight to the front of the bumper and over the gearbox.
IvIarkgraham
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my engine bay is really tight! not much room for anything
IvIarkgraham
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would it be a good idea to have an air feed straight onto the throttle body with the filter inside it!
Vaux Lad
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Yeah, but how would you fit a filter?
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take the upper inlet off ... goes like a badger then
IvIarkgraham
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quote:
Originally posted by Vaux Lad
Yeah, but how would you fit a filter?


i'm sure i'll bodge something up
Nic Barnes
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bodge, lol.

fact
ChrisBoom
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Dave must be making a mint of out selling sock filters now
Vaux Lad
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Just run it without a filter

[Edited on 15-09-2007 by Vaux Lad]
Robin
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quote:
Originally posted by SportyBoy
take the upper inlet off ... goes like a badger then



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