corsa_sport_white
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u c the section running from the box to the front bumper, is there anything i could do with that to make a betta noise?
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Bonzai
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thats the cold air intake i do believe, dont think you want to cut holes in that
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CRB 553
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get rid of it and use a custom air feed which actually goes sumwhere where its gonna get airflow....
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Richie
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aye wot does this do tho if u write off ye car and do an insurance claim and they find the drilled airbox, bit fucked eh?
[Edited on 05-05-2003 by AustinPXX]
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Bonzai
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well ou could just say that it must have been like that before you bought it and to the best of your knowledge you didnt know it had been drilled
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Nath
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My insurance company think i have a K&N anyway which in there eyes is probably worse than a drilled air box 
It sounds more beefy now, not as loud as the K&N but it still sounds decent enough. Found the K&N too loud at times. Plus i have no flat spots anymore when accelerating  Changing gear and flooring it is great, it picks up straight away
Did u get rid of the pipe inside the air box adam? Might do that.
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Nath
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Oh yeh and i'm not using the standard air feed pipe either. Just got drilled holes and the hole where the air feed pipe used to attach to the box. I'm well impressed with this, i cant believe i wasted £70 on a K&N.
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greycorsa
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but doesnt a drilled airbox increase fuel consumption? 
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blackula
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On the Fiestas I had and some Nissans Before the air box uses a resonator, on the Fiestas Zetec S its a short pipe about 3 inches long which attached to the front of the airbox, removing it creates a healthy extra boom to the acceleration noise, and it made the car more responsive. A K&N 57i type (and this seems to be common on many cars) just made the car flat spot and slower. Probably as the engine sucks in too much hot air.
In revs they Reviewed induction kits for saxos a few years back and the std drilled airbox with panel filter made more power.
Its the way to go for cost effectiveness.
Remembering that the factory setups are often set up for quietness, so at the expense of a bit of noise you can get a bit more power.
[Edited on 06-05-2003 by blackula]
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digitalbanana
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can u guys tell me where to drill or is there a panel to remove...here are some pix.
I have a 1.0 12v...will it make a difference?
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Nath
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Just drill where u think the air will be able to get through easiest. Do not drill any holes on the side facing the engine though for obvious reasons. Drill UNDER where the panel sits. Simple really mate. I drilled on the side facing the wing, bottom of the box, and some on the front of the box where the standard air feed is.
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Nath
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So far my fuel consumption is ok even though i've been booting my car about quite a bit. If anything so far i'd say its better as its wasting less energy trying to combust an abundance of air, hot air at that!!
I cannot stress enough how much better it has made the initial pick up when u find the bite and accelerate. Its massivly improved over my old K&N cone. The noise is still there too, definately doesnt sound standard.
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Adam_lee
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why would the insurance company care if you put holes in the air box??
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Nath
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I doubt that they would adam-lee.
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Adam-D
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quote:
Originally posted by Nath
Did u get rid of the pipe inside the air box adam? Might do that.
yep i pulled the pipe out
only prob was that i was tired at the time and culd get the fookin box to sit right in the bay had a stupid plastic thingy to hold it in
i got fed up after ten mins and went an got an induction kit
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Nath
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Did pulling the pip out make any difference. I suppose its a hinderance now seeing as i'm not using the standard cold air feed?!
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digitalbanana
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FooK me! i did mine last night, reset the ECU (needed doing anyway)...not only does it run like a dream now, but it MOVES like shit on a stick!...just saved meself 70 bob....nice 1 Nath...i owe u one for bringing this to our attention!
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Dave_Gordon
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I have drilled mine about 3 months ago and have put a Piper X panel filter in and its sounds and moves better. I got piper X after seeing that it performs better than Ram air & K&N as per TOTAL VAUXHALL MAGAZINE, when they tested them out out.
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digitalbanana
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how many hole did u guys drill?
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Nath
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quote:
Originally posted by digitalbanana
FooK me! i did mine last night, reset the ECU (needed doing anyway)...not only does it run like a dream now, but it MOVES like shit on a stick!...just saved meself 70 bob....nice 1 Nath...i owe u one for bringing this to our attention!
No worries mate Now u know why i'm making a big fuss about how good it is 
How did u reset ur ECU? Heard this but never really looked into it.
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Nath
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quote:
Originally posted by digitalbanana
how many hole did u guys drill?
12-15 approx. Just need a decent panel filter now.
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dig dave2811
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um just disconect the battery for about an hour resets the ecu. then when u reconnect the battery, dont put your fut on the accelerator for a few minutes just leave it idoling
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Nath
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Might do that some other time.
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