induction kit

[Sugar79]

iam a little worried about fitting another one to my car, has anyone else got one fitted?
i did have a cone filter on there before, but i have a feeling that it damaged my old maf meter.
i have a new maf, but i dont want to put another filter on if its only going to fail the maf again.
Does anyone have any advice?
Thanx 

[topher]

I'm now convinced that a modified standard airbox + filter is the best way to go in terms of both performance and reliability. A bunch of us have discussed and tested different methods at great length, using diagnostic equipment to give real factual results. Basically you want to cut/sand out the ridges in the airbox, and cut a hole in the side into which you feed a bit of pipe which you route through the engine bay as a cold air feed. Thanks to GaryM for the vagcom testing, read more about it here ... >clicky<

[Sugar79]

i have heard that you can modify the box but i didnt know if the results were good or not.
i'll think i might pester my other half about donig it for me lol.
Does it sound any different? because the one thing i liked about my old cone filter was the change in engine tone.

[topher]

No it pretty much sounds standard, I prefer exhaust rumble to induction roar

[Sugar79]

i quite like the sound of both lol.
i also heard if you put a few small holes in the top of the box it sounds better.

[topher]

May sound better, but you'll be sucking in all the hot air that gets trapped under the bonnet, it's a favourite trick of the xr3i chav-brigade. Hot air = low oxygen density = you go slower.

[Sugar79]

sob sob sob  lol about the

it's a favourite trick of the xr3i chav-brigade. Hot air = low oxygen density = you go slower.

[Sugar79]

funny

[topher]

Just sell it and buy a turbo, you know you want to Turbo whistle beats induction roar hands down !

[Sugar79]

i did see a supercharger for my car on awesome gti site a few months back, couldnt i just bolt one of them on lol