1.4 drilled airbox?

[Cupra Kid]

Hi guys

Anyone done this and where have you drilled the holes? Is there any increase change in noise/performance?

Cheers

 

[jenk]

u wana here mine mate, sounds great. it is a gti but the same thing must apply.

 

[Cupra Kid]

Just what i figured dude, airbox is only a tenner from the scrappy anyway so cheap to fix if i **** it up.

Cheers

 

[Boi Ninja]

anyone got any pics of this ...i wanna do it but i aint sure where to put the holes

 

[Cupra Kid]

Aright dude, i have done this on a spare box and the car sounds good, but no noticable difference, just a little revvier. There are two ways of getting the induction effect cheaply:

1. Drill holes in the back of the airbox in the side where there is the least head from the engine, many small holes over a few big ones seem to be better as lowers the risk of you sucking unwanted stuff.

2. Make a forced induction set up by running some piping from the airbox feed down into the lower part of the front bumper.

Hope this helps

 

[Fl@pper]

try this guide

explains it all pretty much

i dumped an old crap K+N and used the above - sounds just as good and filters better (std filter) and when you push it you'd be hard pushed to tell the difference

 

[F2 Stu]

Being an ex 1.4 owner, I dont think drilling the box will make a difference as it sits on top the engine where it'll just suck in hot air = not good.

Relocating the intake to a cooler part of the bay & ample ducting is the way to go.

 

[Brummy]

i *had* some of the ally tubing ( from b&q) fed from.my air intake, down to the bottom of my bumper...it did breathe better..
now have a K&N sit in the 'hole' were the Cupra filter normally sits.. STILL fed with the same ally tubing from the bottom of the bumper.. it now (apparently ) *Growls* a bit better?? i cant really hear it.. im normally IN the car!!