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Offline Nino

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Re: Advice needed
« Reply #10 on: 13 February 2013, 22:27 »

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Offline Wayne

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Re: Advice needed
« Reply #11 on: 13 February 2013, 23:51 »
It can make a difference but if it is not noisy I would leave it be.

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Re: Advice needed
« Reply #12 on: 14 February 2013, 00:29 »
I'm pretty sure agu's dont have this otherwise I would have pulled mine of by now too!
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Re: Advice needed
« Reply #13 on: 14 February 2013, 08:15 »
I think it's best to have one, so as you don't have one as standard buy mine and bolt it on  :grin:

I removed it as I don't have a cat to Pre-warm


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Offline Felton

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Re: Advice needed
« Reply #14 on: 14 February 2013, 09:35 »
Do u need to buy anything to get rid of it like a plate or anything guys as thinking of doing this on mine :)

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Re: Advice needed
« Reply #15 on: 14 February 2013, 09:53 »
Yeah a resistor and a plate

Blank eBay no. 271155398948

Resistor eBay no. 400345843889

You will also need to blank the hole in the air box (I still need to do this!!)


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Re: Advice needed
« Reply #16 on: 14 February 2013, 11:46 »
Hmmm you got me thinkjng about removing it now....... Lol

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Re: Advice needed
« Reply #17 on: 14 February 2013, 12:05 »
Rio i'm shocked you havent read my tip how to blank the air box  :shocked: lol
Use a milk bottle top, fitted perfect on mine. The guy before me had mutilated it in tape so took tape off and my mate tried the milk bottle top and hey presto!

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Re: Advice needed
« Reply #18 on: 14 February 2013, 12:37 »
Yeah a resistor and a plate

Blank eBay no. 271155398948

Resistor eBay no. 400345843889

You will also need to blank the hole in the air box (I still need to do this!!)

some bottom half of some airboxes dont have the SAI hole, like whats for sale from me lol
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Re: Advice needed
« Reply #19 on: 14 February 2013, 16:23 »
Rio i'm shocked you havent read my tip how to blank the air box  :shocked: lol
Use a milk bottle top, fitted perfect on mine. The guy before me had mutilated it in tape so took tape off and my mate tried the milk bottle top and hey presto!

lol what you do screw it on?? post a pic!!

Yeah a resistor and a plate

Blank eBay no. 271155398948

Resistor eBay no. 400345843889

You will also need to blank the hole in the air box (I still need to do this!!)

some bottom half of some airboxes dont have the SAI hole, like whats for sale from me lol

its in the top half!!!


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