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From: James on 28 Jan 2008 14:55 I've been pondering on buying some kind of induction kit and this one seems a fair price and I read good things about it. Also adds a nice tone to the engine. Anyone know much about this particular kit and if its worth a punt ? Never actually bought one before so new terriotry tbh.
From: SteveH on 28 Jan 2008 15:56 James <James(a)here.com> wrote: > I've been pondering on buying some kind of induction kit and this one seems > a fair price and I read good things about it. Also adds a nice tone to the > engine. > > Anyone know much about this particular kit and if its worth a punt ? Never > actually bought one before so new terriotry tbh. I wouldn't bother. Mostly, they move the air intake from somewhere nice and cold behind the front bumper, to somewhere it'll be sucking in warm air in the engine bay. If you want to save on servicing costs, buy a K&N panel filter. -- SteveH 'You're not a real petrolhead unless you've owned an Alfa Romeo' www.italiancar.co.uk - Honda VFR800 - Hongdou GY200 - Alfa 75 TSpark Alfa 156 TSpark - B6 Passat 2.0TDI SE - COSOC KOTL BOTAFOT #87 - BOTAFOF #18 - MRO # - UKRMSBC #7 - Apostle #2 - YTC #
From: Iridium on 28 Jan 2008 20:13 "James" <James(a)here.com> wrote in message news:Q5GdnVGrPIuirgPanZ2dnUVZ8vednZ2d(a)bt.com... > I've been pondering on buying some kind of induction kit and this one > seems a fair price and I read good things about it. Also adds a nice tone > to the engine. > > Anyone know much about this particular kit and if its worth a punt ? Never > actually bought one before so new terriotry tbh. > The 57i isn't much cop really, if you want one you really need to spend the �200ish on a Pipercross Viper/K&N Typhoon/BMC CDA etc - the sealed induction type which, despite what anyone on here will tell you - do actually make a slight power increase, although to be fair we're talking like, 5bhp heh. In panel filters, my preference would be for something made by 'Green' as their cotton filters are reputedly the most free flowing. Also, in the Golf airbox is anything like the Leon cupra R airbox there is noise and ponies to be liberated by de-restricting it and fitting a bigger intake pipe - I'm unsure whether this is applicable to the Golf though, you're probably best off asking on one of the VAG forums. -- Dan Clio V6 #57
From: Depresion on 29 Jan 2008 04:03 "Iridium" <iridiumdan(a)googlemail.com> wrote in message news:607cu2F1p22stU1(a)mid.individual.net... > "James" <James(a)here.com> wrote in message > news:Q5GdnVGrPIuirgPanZ2dnUVZ8vednZ2d(a)bt.com... >> I've been pondering on buying some kind of induction kit and this one >> seems a fair price and I read good things about it. Also adds a nice tone >> to the engine. >> >> Anyone know much about this particular kit and if its worth a punt ? Never >> actually bought one before so new terriotry tbh. >> > > The 57i isn't much cop really, if you want one you really need to spend the > �200ish on a Pipercross Viper/K&N Typhoon/BMC CDA etc - the sealed > induction type which, despite what anyone on here will tell you - do > actually make a slight power increase, although to be fair we're talking > like, 5bhp heh. > That depends they do flow more air as will the K&N, they have a bad name because of idiots who just bolt them to the top of the throttle housing where they suck in hot air and when freshly cleaned and oiled being right on top they can gum up AFMs. It's become cool to bash induction kits.
From: Pete M on 29 Jan 2008 05:59
Accompanied by the sound of a chisel on slate Depresion,<127.0.0.1> managed to produce the following words of wisdom > "Iridium" <iridiumdan(a)googlemail.com> wrote in message > news:607cu2F1p22stU1(a)mid.individual.net... >> "James" <James(a)here.com> wrote in message >> news:Q5GdnVGrPIuirgPanZ2dnUVZ8vednZ2d(a)bt.com... >>> I've been pondering on buying some kind of induction kit and this >>> one seems a fair price and I read good things about it. Also adds a >>> nice tone to the engine. >>> >>> Anyone know much about this particular kit and if its worth a punt >>> ? Never actually bought one before so new terriotry tbh. >>> >> >> The 57i isn't much cop really, if you want one you really need to >> spend the �200ish on a Pipercross Viper/K&N Typhoon/BMC CDA etc - >> the sealed induction type which, despite what anyone on here will >> tell you - do actually make a slight power increase, although to be >> fair we're talking like, 5bhp heh. >> > > That depends they do flow more air as will the K&N, they have a bad > name because of idiots who just bolt them to the top of the throttle > housing where they suck in hot air and when freshly cleaned and oiled > being right on top they can gum up AFMs. It's become cool to bash > induction kits. Induction kits are pretty much always shite though. Panel filters work much, much better on road cars. My ol' Cosworth lost 30 odd bhp when using a 57i instead of a K&N panel filter. I wouldn't recommend that anyone who can avoid using an "induction kit" uses one. Having said that, my Range Rover has something very similar to a 57i, but only because there's no room for a proper filter. -- Pete M - OMF#9 "Save your breath for cooling your porridge! W&P Range Rover V8 Turbo Scorpio Ultima 24v |