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Model specific boards => Golf mk3 => Topic started by: 16valver dan on 31 May 2012, 17:12
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so i have a top mounted filter on car but it cant be doing much use because the pipe goes half into engine bay (presumably to fit to the heat pipe off manifold before i removed it) now iv got some of them fog lights that go in bottom corner grills, after taking a bulb out it leaves a nice hole. so my question is will the engine run better if i get a custom pipe run from end of filter and use the fog grill bits to make a direct air feed?
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No offence, but on a 1.6 its not worth it would make such little differance if any
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i wouldnt mind a idea for this too just too try and keep running temps down
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I've got a closed gti type airbox with pipercross filter and cold air feed on my 1.6 but to be Honest it makes no difference
Edit: quick pic
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h364/murrayminf/f950f9a7-9c89-484b-84bb-c68b412dedba.jpg)
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but surely it will help with engine maintenance not having hot air throw through it all the time (live in a town stop starting all time engine heats up quickly)
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but surely it will help with engine maintenance not having hot air throw through it all the time (live in a town stop starting all time engine heats up quickly)
Well yh I would stop hot air going in yh
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and you engine cover :O i want one
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and you engine cover :O i want one
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VW-POLO-MK4-1-4L-ENGINE-TOP-COVER-/170769945719?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item27c2ae9477#ht_500wt_689
It's a 6n polo 1.4 engine cover, I just sanded off the 1.4 badge, removed the vw badge and resprayed it. It's not a straight fit tho.
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Will look better on your engine too as you have the top mounted airbox like the polo
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ordered :)
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This top mount air box is it that huge round ugly thing? if so i have a 1.4 and have the same i tool the heat pipe out and all the other cold feed pipes.i then put the hot feed pipe in to the air box and used a tin foil type cold feed from halfrauds to extend it to the bottom of my bumper grill.
my air box has also been drilled.
ok it hasn't made a massive difference but there is a slight difference. "SLIGHT"
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ordered :)
:cool: I forgot I had this so after posting that pic (was just placed on the engine in that) I just went out n fitted it :cool: just cable tied it on
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duct tape and cable ties hold everything together :D and yeah the ugly ass round thing lol
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duct tape and cable ties hold everything together :D and yeah the ugly ass round thing lol
Yup! Can't beat em!
Fitted :cool:
(http://i1106.photobucket.com/albums/h364/murrayminf/d6a9347c-00ea-438c-9d7c-582ecf9bef41.jpg)
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Won't do much.
There are TWO types of top mounted airbox. One is perfectly round and huge one is smaller and plastic with about 8 screws.
The 8 screws one is a MPI engine and much quicker and more responsive then the SPI engines. ;)
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mne has 8 screws, 4 little ones around the edge and 4 big ones in the middle long ones. is that what your talking about?
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Yep yours is the MPI. Better engine IMO. SPI was pretty bombrpoof and is a torquey engine for what it is but the MPI is miles more responsive and quicker.
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Yep yours is the MPI. Better engine IMO. SPI was pretty bombrpoof and is a torquey engine for what it is but the MPI is miles more responsive and quicker.
Is mine the SPI engine then?
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Yea mines the mpi version and yea think yours is spi mint
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Ah right cheers.
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Yep. Only one injector on the throttle body. ;)