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Offline Khare

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Re: Quiet Induction kit/air filter
« Reply #10 on: 21 June 2009, 15:14 »
Personally I have a foot in both camps but overall still think the cone filter is best!
But if quiet is your main criteria then panel filter with drilled box!
that's what I'm running and i can be heard coming from a distance if I have my foot buried to the ground. Panel filter with no holes in air box if you want horses without noise.

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Re: Quiet Induction kit/air filter
« Reply #11 on: 21 June 2009, 15:25 »
Has anyone cut a large hole in the standard airbox, say 50/60mm and connected a cold air feed to it? I'm thinking about trying that.

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Re: Quiet Induction kit/air filter
« Reply #12 on: 22 June 2009, 12:32 »
that can work very well, just make sure to seal the cold air feed into the box so its completely sealed again.

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Re: Quiet Induction kit/air filter
« Reply #13 on: 22 June 2009, 12:36 »
Might be a daft question, but do you need to inform the nsurance company if you stick a K & N panel filter in?  Or if you drill you airbox?

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Re: Quiet Induction kit/air filter
« Reply #14 on: 22 June 2009, 16:19 »
I declared mine, but it's up to you.
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Re: Quiet Induction kit/air filter
« Reply #15 on: 22 June 2009, 17:21 »
Has anyone cut a large hole in the standard airbox, say 50/60mm and connected a cold air feed to it? I'm thinking about trying that.

I have recently refitted a standard airbox and because of the twin headlights couldnt fit the intake trumpet. So the main intake on the box is right where my old cold air feed for the cone filter was!
Just pushed the flexy tube onto the box!
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Re: Quiet Induction kit/air filter
« Reply #16 on: 22 June 2009, 17:30 »
Personally I have a foot in both camps but overall still think the cone filter is best!
But if quiet is your main criteria then panel filter with drilled box!
that's what I'm running and i can be heard coming from a distance if I have my foot buried to the ground. Panel filter with no holes in air box if you want horses without noise.


My car is much, much quieter on drilled air box! Mind you I have yet to purchase a decent panel filter!
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Re: Quiet Induction kit/air filter
« Reply #17 on: 23 June 2009, 12:53 »
Yeah thank you. I'm thinking of ways to make one so that I can get a jubilee clip on. where is the best place to put the cold air feed? behind headlight?

And I wouldn't tell the insurance I got a panel filter. infact I wouldn't tell them about a exhaust and suspension. I would tell them if I had throttle bodys and cams ect.

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Re: Quiet Induction kit/air filter
« Reply #18 on: 23 June 2009, 13:46 »

And I wouldn't tell the insurance I got a panel filter. infact I wouldn't tell them about a exhaust and suspension. I would tell them if I had throttle bodys and cams ect.

Lets hope you don't have an accident or plough into a bus queue then!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Insurance companies facing a big payout will look at all avenues to get out of paying up.

Try someone like HIC insurance that allow you £1500 ish of cosmetic mods and up to 10 hp of engine mods free.

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Re: Quiet Induction kit/air filter
« Reply #19 on: 23 June 2009, 14:13 »
oh thats great thank you I will get a quote when its all most on the road. Thank you dude.

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