k&n apollo

[cupraajy]

i kept the bottom part of the air box in for a couple of reasons......if the filter does fall off (which is has before....not great deal of connection from the maf) then it will just fall into the box! and like you said a kind of heat shield, going to drill a hole in the side to run a new air feed......the main reason it is still there was because it was raining and i couldnt be hooped removing the lot ha ha

yeah took me 6 months to find a yellow one.....ended up getting it from chester.....and i live in Aberdeen! what mods have you done to yours? where bouts west midlands you from?

 

[Ric 2001]

I tucked the oil brether filter under the engine cover.

 

[Proff_CUPRA 180]

i kept the bottom part of the air box in for a couple of reasons......if the filter does fall off (which is has before....not great deal of connection from the maf) then it will just fall into the box! and like you said a kind of heat shield, going to drill a hole in the side to run a new air feed......the main reason it is still there was because it was raining and i couldnt be hooped removing the lot ha ha

yeah took me 6 months to find a yellow one.....ended up getting it from chester.....and i live in Aberdeen! what mods have you done to yours? where bouts west midlands you from?

Thats fair enough, good idea tbf. I aint done any yet, not had the car that long, but then about a month after i got it my mrs decided she wanted to move and the rest is history, been busy trying to keep on top with the Mortgage and the credit crunch situation. But all has blown over now so its back to concentrating on my first love

Got some bits planned for over the next few months, hopefully get in all done in time for me re-map in September.

 

[Proff_CUPRA 180]

I tucked the oil brether filter under the engine cover.

Think i have got a pic of your bay Ric so i will have a good look

 

[Ric 2001]

Only done it recently

 

[Proff_CUPRA 180]

Pics?

 

[Damoegan]

The pipe that goes into the side of the airbox what is this? Is it just and auxilary air pipe?. I just wondering what to do with it when i ditch the airbox and put the cone filter there. Have people just left this sitting there so its redundant??

Cheers

Its part of the SAI (Secondary Air Intake). I have ripped mine out so dont have that problem

Remove the whole aribox for better air flow. You will need to make a little bracket to support the filter to stop it from sagging down.

i bought a "oil brether filter" 18mm OD neck i think, from ebay.....£5 or something like that!

Thats what I would of done if I still had a SAI.

 

[cupraajy]

Remove the whole aribox for better air flow. You will need to make a little bracket to support the filter to stop it from sagging down.

have you got a feed going to it?

 

[Damoegan]

have you got a feed going to it?

No, the intercooler does a very good job of feeding cold air into the engine as it is.

 

[Proff_CUPRA 180]

Its part of the SAI (Secondary Air Intake). I have ripped mine out so dont have that problem

Remove the whole aribox for better air flow. You will need to make a little bracket to support the filter to stop it from sagging down.



Thats what I would of done if I still had a SAI.

Yeah i will knock summat up at work, you just drilled into the side of the bay to bolt the bracket on?

 

[Damoegan]

..... you just drilled into the side of the bay to bolt the bracket on?

No, No. There is just 1 bolt (M6 iirc) holding the airbox in so you have a perfect place to mont a bracket, I just used that mounting point.

 

[Proff_CUPRA 180]

Thats a piece of p*** then.

Im gonna rip it all out this weekend so i can have a good look at whats there, get my breather and cone tomoz hopefully all being well.

Im gonna get the same cone as you got Damo, is it loud?

 

[Damoegan]

Thats a piece of p*** then.

Im gonna rip it all out this weekend so i can have a good look at whats there, get my breather and cone tomoz hopefully all being well.

Im gonna get the same cone as you got Damo, is it loud?

Good stuff.

Its not too loud, but with the Forge TIP and 007p it realy sounds great. Some nice sucking noises as it starts to spool up

 

[Ric 2001]

Its part of the SAI (Secondary Air Intake). I have ripped mine out so dont have that problem

Next job when I get back home for good.

 

[Proff_CUPRA 180]

Good stuff.

Its not too loud, but with the Forge TIP and 007p it realy sounds great. Some nice sucking noises as it starts to spool up

kewl, these are my next two mods as well so should see the full benefits when i get them sorted in the next couple of weeks.

 

[Damoegan]

Next job when I get back home for good.

Have you seen the guide I made for doing it? clicky