Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
Location: West Sussex Drives: E46 M3
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Got bored of my not very loud air filter I had on my car so decided to remove it and cut up the original airbox instead!
Doesn't seem to have made great deal of improvement noise wise, so still after a 1.8 backbox too, but it has got rid of an awful flat spot I had in 1st that sometimes made pulling away difficult! Will also be getting a Courtney Sport panel filter soon 
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Rob B
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Registered: 8th Jan 04
Location: Area Motorsport Drives: Race EP3
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You'll fcuk your AFM doing thing's like that. 
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
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Well never had any problems with my universal air filter strapped on to it! As said, Im trying to obtain a 1.8 backbox etc anyway, so will get another airbox to fit at some point.
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RS6
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Registered: 5th Nov 03
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thats a big hole in the box
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Rob B
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Registered: 8th Jan 04
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i did that, and it fcuked everything
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RobHayes
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Registered: 6th Sep 03
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quote:
Originally posted by Rob B
i did that, and it fcuked everything
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Rob B
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Registered: 8th Jan 04
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 its true, it was fine till i went ape shit on my airbox and then i fcuked about 20 million sensors
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
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I did it on my previous B and that was fine, and as said, have run a universal induction kit for 3k miles and nowt went pop then either  Oh well, I'll have to see. Sounds better than the previous sewing machine noise neway!
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ed
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Registered: 10th Sep 03
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Eeeek, thats a big hole
Nice bodge 
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Corsa E-Tec
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Registered: 4th Feb 04
Location: Stevenage Drives: Leon Cupra
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surely if you get things kicked up in the engine bay your in trouble.
[Edited on 30-07-2006 by Corsa E-Tec]
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
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The hole sits above the wing/wheel arch which has a wheel arch trim. It then has an air filter and various other pipes etc to get past before it will cause trouble, so Im afraid Im not in agreement.
I dont see how its any different to sticking an induction kit on tbh
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Mikorsa16v
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Registered: 2nd Sep 02
Location: Burgess Hill, West Sussex
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induction kits are specially oiled (k&n anyway, the others may be tighter weave foam etc) to keep shit out that panel filters are designed not to even see!
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Dave A
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Registered: 10th Dec 03
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it will be fine. wont do much unless you get a cold air feed up the hole, but wont affect any sensors or engine.
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Dave A
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quote:
Originally posted by Mikorsa16v
induction kits are specially oiled (k&n anyway, the others may be tighter weave foam etc) to keep shit out that panel filters are designed not to even see!
I run my car without any filters at all sometimes. when it does have the filters on, I never oil them, just clean them regularly
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Marc
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You may find youv'e created a flat spot by doing this.
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Rich H
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quote:
Originally posted by Dave A
it will be fine. wont do much unless you get a cold air feed up the hole, but wont affect any sensors or engine.
THANK YOU!!!! Finally!! Atm, Im just glad its got noise, but I will look into running a cold air feed to it too 
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
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quote:
Originally posted by Marc
You may find youv'e created a flat spot by doing this.
It seems to have ironed out Flat Spots I suffered from with the Induction kit on actually - although I may be proved wrong?
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Dave A
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quote:
Originally posted by Marc
You may find youv'e created a flat spot by doing this.
why?
the engine will only use as much air as it needs, the idea of removing part of the airbox is to make it less restrictive. the less restriction the better. idealy on an n/a engine you want lots of low pressure air (which is why throttle bodies work so well) so no, it wont cause a flat-spot.
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GT4Brody
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Registered: 26th Sep 01
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heat soak, and any random shit that is floating around your engine bay well get sucked in. definatly, as you said, a bodge mod. should have left as was with panel filter.
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ainsley_brader
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Registered: 24th Mar 02
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how is it a bodge mod?
I have absolutely no problems with it at all. In fact looks very much like the bottom of my airbox, which transformed my car!
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
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It was never a panel filter tho. I will be adding a Courtney Sport Panel Filter to my current set up soon though.
It was this:
Yes that may have looked prettier, but this is a better mod I'm afraid. So many people seem to talk utter rubbish sometimes on here!
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VegasPhil
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Registered: 16th Jan 05
Location: Fareham, Hants Drives: Octavia VRS
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You've changed ur name 
Change back!
Corsa 2.0 16v Vegas - Sold
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Rich H
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Registered: 26th Oct 05
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Yes I have.
Change back what? My Name or the Air Filter?!
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