A bit more power.....

[danmay]

Well, after 6 hours of 1.2 ownership i'm starting to think that i may need an air filter upgrade ..... would you say that a replacement filter like a green or k&n would be better than a full induction kit?
I know the panel would be far cheaper and easier but does it really make that much of a difference in the performance stakes?

 

[Guinness]

a full induction kit would be better, but you wont get much gain on the 1.2

 

[spyke85]

You will be struggling to get any gains from a 1.2 with a different air filter

 

[danmay]

thats what i feared... will it sound better tho??

 

[spyke85]

thats what i feared... will it sound better tho??

Maybe a little bit, but it won't be much of a difference

 

[danmay]

nuts. found this really cool/sad thing in my demon Tweeks catalogue tho, it's a dump valve speaker thing, you install it under you bonnet and it makes that vrrooooooooooooom TSHHHHHHHHH noise when you change gear, its about 50 quid lol, but i think that's too sad even for me

cheers for the advice, you've saved me a few ££££ can all go towards the 'get the windows tinted' fund cant it!

 

[spyke85]

nuts. found this really cool/sad thing in my demon Tweeks catalogue tho, it's a dump valve speaker thing, you install it under you bonnet and it makes that vrrooooooooooooom TSHHHHHHHHH noise when you change gear, its about 50 quid lol, but i think that's too sad even for me

cheers for the advice, you've saved me a few ££££ can all go towards the 'get the windows tinted' fund cant it!

 

[MichalR]

When i had my 1.2 i stuck on a Pipercross cone filter on it and i didnt really notice any difference in power although it made a nice noise lol. When i came to sell the car i put the original airbox back on and it drove a lot smoother than with the air filter ...so i would say its not worth it!

 

[rashcupra]

dont put your penny towards tinted window put em toward an fr

 

[Guinness]

yer Im not a fan of tinted windows I must say

 

[tommmineh]

You'll struggle to increase performance on the 1.2 at all. The amount of money spent/power gained just isn't worth even attempting.

 

[danmay]

i think tints look alright on some cars, i wouldn't go mega dark like limo or nowt like that, just a light tinting job and i think it'd look good, but thats just me i'm young and stoopid lol

Rash mate if i could a) afford an FR and b) get insurance that i could afford, i'd defo be there and possibly with the cupra, saw 1 today in birmingham and it looked mint, but i'm gonna have to make do at the mo..... Bugger!

unless u fancy a part ex.... lol

 

[danmay]

oh and by the way.... i've decided against the power mods, i'm going style rather than performance i think!