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General => General discussion => Topic started by: Godzilla on 17 March 2013, 16:08

Title: Induction kits.....Why?
Post by: Godzilla on 17 March 2013, 16:08: Why is there a difference on air filter induction kit prices? Say Halfords do some for £20-35 and then we have K&N, Pipercross etc charging £85-100? I know a few quid will be for the name but would I be better off putting a known brand name on my car? She is a rare BVR engine which is the last of the Audi TT engines. I cant put the original airbox on or in as the engine is in a MK3 Golf and space is as tight as it gets in there!!

Thanks in advance for any reasons why the known brands are better.

I must also say......I bought my car with a Halfords induction kit on or I would have personally put a K&N on due to the name.
Title: Re: Induction kits.....Why?
Post by: Wayne on 17 March 2013, 16:15: I would not risk a cheap induction kit, poor quality filter plus they can lose you power.
Title: Re: Induction kits.....Why?
Post by: Gavv8 on 17 March 2013, 17:10: Don't cheap induction filters have a habit of collapsing and getting sucked in to the turbo with obvious consequences?
Title: Re: Induction kits.....Why?
Post by: Wayne on 17 March 2013, 17:14: Quote from: Gavv8 on 17 March 2013, 17:10
Don't cheap induction filters have a habit of collapsing and getting sucked in to the turbo with obvious consequences?

Yep, they tend to be really weak / poor
Title: Re: Induction kits.....Why?
Post by: leigh_harty on 17 March 2013, 17:15: 30-100£ gets you a cheap induction kit :grin:
Title: Re: Induction kits.....Why?
Post by: Godzilla on 17 March 2013, 17:17: Sh~t.......On that note I am off to Ebay to order myself an induction kit! Going to be fun trying to find one for the BVR engine as so little were made, unless all 1.8 20v Turbo's are the same as in induction kit, so say a Golf MK4 GTI Turbo 150bhp would be the same size for mine?
Title: Re: Induction kits.....Why?
Post by: leigh_harty on 17 March 2013, 17:19: Can you not just buy the cone (a decent one obviously) and some silicone hose and route your own?
Title: Re: Induction kits.....Why?
Post by: Godzilla on 17 March 2013, 17:32: Quote from: leigh_harty on 17 March 2013, 17:19
Can you not just buy the cone (a decent one obviously) and some silicone hose and route your own?

Great idea bud. I have a bloody great big silicone hose which is holding the cr@p air filter on........Going to measure the hose now and then check out Ebay.
Title: Re: Induction kits.....Why?
Post by: tweed on 17 March 2013, 17:41: Possibly dyno testing and years of development.

My £200 carbon simota kit on my vr6 was a huge improvement over the green cotton kit that came with the car.
Title: Re: Induction kits.....Why?
Post by: Wayne on 17 March 2013, 19:23: Reference cone filters, I found pipercross really loud on a 1.8t so try Jetex or K & N
Title: Re: Induction kits.....Why?
Post by: danny_p on 17 March 2013, 23:53: relocate the battery and two std airboxes work well ( 1 needs modifying to fit ) 1 nearside 1 offside
Title: Re: Induction kits.....Why?
Post by: hobbiniho on 20 March 2013, 17:13: i have a jetex/fr open cone on my 20vt and its fecking huge :laugh:, that coupled with bit of pipe and a badger 5 tip means that my turbo can suck as much air as it wants, i was a huge improvement over the carbon box thing that was on previously