CORSAguy93
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Registered: 7th Jun 12
Location: Wirral/ Chester Corsa b 1.6 8v, Vectra b 1.8
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right, im looking to buy a pipercross cone air filter for my car. and it asks if my engine (1.2 8v) is injector or carb, i googled it and people are saying its a single point injection to the carb. how can it be both ?!?! what does this mean
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Brett
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This isn't the answer you want, but save your money and drill your airbox.
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CORSAguy93
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that did cross my mind tbh lol
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Simon_16v
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quote: Originally posted by Brett
This isn't the answer you want, but save your money and drill your airbox.
This.
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Gaz
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drill it for free and say the cash. It's simply not worth buying one for that engine IMO.
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bri_whitegsi
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buy a universal one but to be fair i would also drill your airbox as i had a free flowing filter on my first corsa 1.0 petrol lol and didnt notice a difference
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CORSAguy93
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think ill do that instead actually. gonna cost £72 for this filter.
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Gaz
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thats £72 you can put into a pot for your next car/conversion
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bri_whitegsi
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or buy a universal one which will do the same thing make it sound throaty off ebay for 20 quid tops
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CORSAguy93
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What can I say, I'm a sucker for induction noise, no idea why just love it lol. Will drilling the box do that?
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Simon_16v
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quote: Originally posted by CORSAguy93
think ill do that instead actually. gonna cost £72 for this filter.
I really wouldn't waste that sort of money on it, I had a 1.2 8v as my first car and they are dangerously slow
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Brett
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Drilling the box produces the same sound a cone filter does imo.
On that engine you're not gonna see any gains anyway. If anything you're just adding problems like heat soak, probably using more fuel, etc.
Honestly, get the drill out tomorrow, follow a guide on here and drill several 2p sized holes on the box underneath. My Audi and Vectra sounded awesome after a drill session.
http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=628885
[Edited on 12-01-2013 by Brett]
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corsa120
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ur best bet is to get a cheap universal jobbie from ebay can be had like £10 saved urself 62quid and su still got ur ind noise
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Y869 SRA
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quote: Originally posted by CORSAguy93
What can I say, I'm a sucker for induction noise, no idea why just love it lol. Will drilling the box do that?
I tried a cone filter on my 1.0L 12v Corsa and had a drilled and derestricted airbox with Courtney Sport panel filter and no cold air feed and both sounded pretty much the same, I think the cone was a tad louder.
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marklawton
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drill de-strict your box. free and spend the money on something else. i might even have a old box lieing in the garage already drilled. will check tomoz and if i have you can have it for nothing
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ed
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To actually answer your question, it's single point fuel injection and not a carb. For some reason people on the internet get confused by this sort of arrangement and even call it an 'electronic carb'. It's still injection though.
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CORSAguy93
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quote: Originally posted by marklawton
drill de-strict your box. free and spend the money on something else. i might even have a old box lieing in the garage already drilled. will check tomoz and if i have you can have it for nothing
bloody hell mate cheers
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CORSAguy93
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i assumed it would be injection, it was all this injection to carb business that threw me off
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