Removing Airbox and Fitting Cold Air Kit

[zdebx]

I'm not sure if I can do this myself or should take it to a garage, so decided to ask some advice.

Can I simply remove the airbox and connect the induction kit to the "flexi" pipe? The thing I am bit confused about is the 2 pipes that are connected to the air box?

One is the top one, where I have to connect the kit, but what's the bottom one and what is it connected to? I have to remove it too?

I got a 1.8 SE, if that helps

This is the same engine as mine:



And this is the kit I have:



Happy new year 

[roger1234]

The other pipe is for hot air on cold mornings. Your car will run a bit s**t till it gets warmed up if you fit a k&n

[Wayne]

Worth adding that you can lose power fitting a cone filter due to heat soak issues.

[shepgti]

sell the cone and buy a panel 

[zdebx]

I thought that cone filters are actually good? Makes a nice sound, gets cold air to the engine and looks good too.

So what's the problem?

[rocketron]

not a prob as such deb. there is a thread doin some rolling road tests on induction kits and modded air box with different panel filters and the result was the modded air box and geuine vag panel filter gave best performance results and sound good too. 

[jeessnoid]

i have the same engine and is easy to install it.

First remove the air box and then fit the cone filter to the pipe , but if it do not fit take out the pipe and fit the cone filter on the otherside of the pipe because that side is bigger than the other one. Then you will need something to keep straight the cone filter and pipe. 

[zdebx]

i have the same engine and is easy to install it.

First remove the air box and then fit the cone filter to the pipe , but if it do not fit take out the pipe and fit the cone filter on the otherside of the pipe because that side is bigger than the other one. Then you will need something to keep straight the cone filter and pipe. 

What do I do with the bottom pipe then? It's connected both to the air box and something else...Can't figure out what, lol

And wouldn't it better and safer to get a stainless fitting kit, like this >>> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-GOLF-MK3-INDUCTION-FITTING-KIT_W0QQitemZ270441495916QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item3ef791bd6c

[Wayne]

i have the same engine and is easy to install it.

First remove the air box and then fit the cone filter to the pipe , but if it do not fit take out the pipe and fit the cone filter on the otherside of the pipe because that side is bigger than the other one. Then you will need something to keep straight the cone filter and pipe. 

What do I do with the bottom pipe then? It's connected both to the air box and something else...Can't figure out what, lol

And wouldn't it better and safer to get a stainless fitting kit, like this >>> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VW-GOLF-MK3-INDUCTION-FITTING-KIT_W0QQitemZ270441495916QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item3ef791bd6c

Not going to make much difference to be honest as it will still soak up hot air inside the engine bay.

[zdebx]

Then why so many people go for cone air filters, if the hot air is such a problem?