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Model specific boards => Golf mk2 => Topic started by: TRANTER on 21 August 2007, 21:23

Title: fitting and induction kit or panel filter
Post by: TRANTER on 21 August 2007, 21:23: hi all im new to this i have a 1.8 gti 8v k-jet engine and wondering if i can fit an iduction kit if so which ones best and how or any pics of other peoples cheers is it the f.i.p ontop of the airbox cheers all carl
Title: Re: fitting and induction kit or panel filter
Post by: nealey on 21 August 2007, 21:58: induction kit is a waste of time and money imo,
Title: Re: fitting and induction kit or panel filter
Post by: EsSeX dAn on 21 August 2007, 22:05: if you want induction kit ggo for the bmc sealed unit or the pipercross viper.both of theese use a dedicated cold feed so only the air that goes in the cold air tube gets in the engine saving any heat soak
Title: Re: fitting and induction kit or panel filter
Post by: MarkS on 22 August 2007, 01:51: Yeah, those two are supposed to be the best induction kits, however they are costly.
A replacement panel filter is meant to do just the trick and its over Ã‚£100 less :smiley:
I think Green are pretty well respected panels?
That was my choice :cool:
Waiting for it to arrive :wink:
Title: Re: fitting and induction kit or panel filter
Post by: gibby on 22 August 2007, 08:10: Just get a K&N panel filter and save your money from the induction kit. If you're after an induction roar then just drill your airbox, wing side.
Title: Re: fitting and induction kit or panel filter
Post by: dabill on 22 August 2007, 08:58: i just got a big peice of flexi tube and tiewrapped it onto the grill and then put a k&N cone filter and hooked the cold feed upto that... looks smart too suprisingly, and does the trick, however im deffo going back to original box and a panel filter when i decide i can be bothred.

rob
Title: Re: fitting and induction kit or panel filter
Post by: gti south on 23 August 2007, 15:53: i fitted an induction kit when i got my digi 8v couple months bk the airbox was drilled before with performace panel dont know which one and its the same.............. :undecided:
Title: Re: fitting and induction kit or panel filter
Post by: Gambit on 23 August 2007, 17:24: just get a panel filter

if u do want an induction kit then u need a special induction kit as ur car is kjet, its made by PiperCross.
Title: Re: fitting and induction kit or panel filter
Post by: Ben Lessani on 24 August 2007, 08:29: Stick with a panel filter, it has the same effect. Make sure if you drill the box you do it beneath the air filter! I've got a K&N fitted in mine and you notice the inductiony noise (with std non-drilled airbox) and if saves the expense of buying a new filter every service.
Title: Re: fitting and induction kit or panel filter
Post by: gibby on 24 August 2007, 09:11: I've given this example before, but Vaughn (global mod) on here has a brother who until recently had the biggest BHP Audi S3 in the country and all he was running was a panel filter, now he'd changed all sorts on the S3 to get the power it was up to and he did loads of research before doing anything and if an induction kit would have made a big difference he'd have had one, he knew it wouldn't, so he didn't. :wink:

There endeth the lesson. :laugh:
Title: Re: fitting and induction kit or panel filter
Post by: dabill on 24 August 2007, 09:15: plus the fact the original air box looks a hell of a lot smarter under the bonnet than some flimsy k&N cone filter... (says me with a flimsy K&N cone filter...)