Smoothed Airbox Pics/guide :D

[Black TDI Turbo]

Hey there, just got round to doing my airbox today at work. Heres just alittle guide hope it can help anyone

START 9am

1. Took out the box and snapped off all the lugs inside with pliers, then used a diegrinder with a emery stone and burr on to smooth out.

Sarny Break 10am

2. Used 80grit emery paper to rub down and finish and job was done. Smoothing took about 1.5-2 hours.

Top - http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e202/C-Taylor/DSC00311.jpg
Bottom - http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e202/C-Taylor/DSC00307.jpg

3. Once i had done both boxes i started on the cold air feed.

4. Got a 100mm aluminium ducting from wickes (£4.99 100mm x 4m so plenty to play with), and started cutting my airbox. After lots of trimming with sidecutters, junior hacksaw, diegrinder managed to fit the cold air into the box, *I made a template out of the piping first and then made the final pipe *,the next issuse fitting the pipe through the gap between the battery and inner bulkhead.

5. Removed n/s/f wheel and arch liner and removed origional feed pipe and foam.

Old vs New - http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e202/C-Taylor/DSC00313.jpg

6. Slackened off battery clamp bolt and slid battery to the left for some extra space. After some bending but keeping restrictions to a minimum got the pipe trought and routed.

7. Next step take it back out again and make the final feed pipe from my template.

8. Coppied template and made pipe. Fitted into airbox and fastened with self tapper screw with washers on so not to split the pipe.

Feed - http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e202/C-Taylor/DSC00308-1.jpg

9. After it was all secure i the tapped up the silver pipe from the airbox downover so that it looks standard when all back together.

Feed - http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e202/C-Taylor/DSC00310.jpg

10. Fitted air box back onto vehicle and fed pipe into the wheel arch. Then when secure i worked the pipe to get it as smooth as possible and bent where neccesary to get the best flow.

Before Fitting - http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e202/C-Taylor/DSC00309-1.jpg

11. Put wheel arch back in and wheel back on.

12. Next bit THE ANNOYING BIT. The company who i ordered my green panel filter from, i foned and was then told i would have to wait as the filter was on backorder and will be contacted on monday to be given a date when i should get it. i ordered it on wednesday and was told that i would have it by today. Y not a fone call to tell me it was backordered and i could have got it from sumwhere else so i have put the standard filter back in now.

12. Anyways . . . job done pretty much put the old filter back in and top box back on

I can sort of hear the dumping noise very faint now as i cudnt hear before sounds abit chattery tho when i back off but should be better when i get my green panel filter and also going to uprate the dv. Will have to wait and see.

Well there ya go job all done and finished at 1:30

 

[Bogwoppit]

looks good, similar to mine : http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=101699

 

[Bogwoppit]

Just a shame that they are on back order at the moment, Green filters that is.

 

[Bogwoppit]

When I tried to order one from Motorsave, I was told they are on backorder (Ibiza Mk3). I'll try again next week.

 

[Black TDI Turbo]

Thanks, yeh i was told tht they were back ordered and would be told a date on monday so a will just have to wait. I wanted a black pipe but couldnt find one and as this one was so cheap i decided to tape it instead. You cant tell its even been done if you just look under the bonnet now as you can see by the pics tho tht damn metal is sharp lol had to keep taping ma cuts up lol neva mind. a got half way through and then though ooo ooo oo pics ....damn lol but neva mind hope tht they can help someone.

 

[LEON_FR]

what does a "smooth air box" do? worth doin?

 

[gazjones]

very good guide well done like the black tape makes it still look standard!

 

[Black TDI Turbo]

Cheers i will take some pics of the engine when its light tomorrow so you can see its hardly unnoticable was pretty easy to do just you be very time consuming if you didnt hav the tools to do it or patience
lol. Need ma panel filter now tho and a dv due to chatter

 

[ganda_cupra]

Is it worth taking the little tube out of the top of the airbox in front of the maf, or has it got a purpose. Picture below explains the piece I mean.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e202/C-Taylor/DSC00311.jpg

 

[gazjones]

i removed mine on my mk4 with not bad effects

 

[ibizacupra]

Green Panel filter for mk3 cupra is £36 plus delivery and in stock

 

[furry_cup]

what are the benefits of smoothing the airbox, i can understand the bigger air feed=more cold air. but the smmothed air box will surely only make minimal difference and smoother airflow?

 

[NowGottaIbizaMk5]

sounds fun BUT when I go to work I go there to WORK - that's why it's called work. What lovely job have you got that allows you to do airfilter box mods then!?! Good pix BTW

 

[Black TDI Turbo]

Lol no i mean i did it at work it was my saturday off but yeh they are good with letting you do your own cars so it aint all tht bad cheers

 

[big eck]

does it make a noticable difference to performance???

 

[Ricardo_Smooth]

be careful with the air feed stuff you used mate. someone i knew used it and the pipe collapsed withing a few months. so if all of a sudden you are struggling top end check there first..... just to give you a heads up

 

[Lewis225]

Airbox mod

Hi, sorry if this seems like a stupid question but it has been recomended that I smooth my airbox and fit a green panel filter rather then get an induction kit? I have looked at the guide on how to do this and found very usefull tho doesn't grinding out the raised edges increase the area of the airbox meaning that a direct replacement will be slightly to small for a good fit, not seen how raised the ridges are yet, it's just my style to rush head on without covering every way I could f*ck up and the outcome is normally messy.

Cheers