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GT190
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16th Jan 08 at 18:16   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Ive got a 1.2 16v corsa.

Atm ive got a drilled airbox with pipercross panel filter.

sounds quite nice, but doesn't sound anywhere near as loud as my mates 1.25 16v fiesta.
he's got s pipercross induction.

Would my car get beefier with a pipercross XL induction (new pvd bfo)?

cheers
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yeh it would a bit. I found when i put a straight through exhaust on my sxi it made the car rather loud tho! Suddenly I fell out with my neighbours.
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yeh straight through exhaust is good for noise.

insurance arn't too happy about letting me do it though, im with endsleigh.
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Originally posted by Paul_J
yeh it would a bit. I found when i put a straight through exhaust on my sxi it made the car rather loud tho!


I did this, I'm at the regret stage now I want a centre box
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16th Jan 08 at 18:32   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I've got a Pipercross XL on my, sounds sweet when booting it
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quote:
Originally posted by Jakey
I've got a Pipercross XL on my, sounds sweet when booting it


did you have a drilled box before?

any performance lost?
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Getting a nice engine sound? Buy a 6 cylinder/V6, V8, V10, V12 etc.



[Edited on 16-01-2008 by nik]
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16th Jan 08 at 18:49   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'm with Nik here.
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or throttle bodies...

or a throttle bodied v6 v8 v10 v12 etc
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quote:
Originally posted by nik
Getting a nice engine sound? Buy a 6 cylinder/V6, V8, V10, V12 etc.



[Edited on 16-01-2008 by nik]


im 18, student, part time job.
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fit some throttle bodies, probelm soloved
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or a throttle bodied v12 etc


best noise ever
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quote:
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or a throttle bodied v12 etc


best noise ever


agreed, not that iv ever heard one, but
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quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by Jakey
I've got a Pipercross XL on my, sounds sweet when booting it


did you have a drilled box before?

any performance lost?


No i just took the standard box off and replaced with the XL
I noticed a slight loss in power, obviously because the air intake has been changed.
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16th Jan 08 at 19:02   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
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Originally posted by Jakey
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Originally posted by GT190
quote:
Originally posted by Jakey
I've got a Pipercross XL on my, sounds sweet when booting it


did you have a drilled box before?

any performance lost?


No i just took the standard box off and replaced with the XL
I noticed a slight loss in power, obviously because the air intake has been changed.


worth the £80 then?
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16th Jan 08 at 19:03   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I'd say a drilled airbox sounds better than an open cone air filter of any kind.
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Originally posted by Jakey
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Originally posted by GT190
quote:
Originally posted by Jakey
I've got a Pipercross XL on my, sounds sweet when booting it


did you have a drilled box before?

any performance lost?


No i just took the standard box off and replaced with the XL
I noticed a slight loss in power, obviously because the air intake has been changed.


worth the £80 then?

Well i only payed £40 second hand from a lad of here.
My mates drilled his airbox on his 1.4SRi Corsa C and tbh it doesnt sound good IMO.
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
I'd say a drilled airbox sounds better than an open cone air filter of any kind.


drilled does sound good.

just not very....throaty/deep.
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16th Jan 08 at 19:08   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
Mine sounded throaty when I hacked it about.

Make the holes bigger and the sound is deeper. I cut a whole side off and it was fine
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16th Jan 08 at 19:12   View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
on the left side (facing engine).

the bottom bit has huge holes drilled in it.
and a few holes in the back.

does sound good, just nowhere close to my mates 1.25 fiesta.
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16th Jan 08 at 19:13   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
the holes should be facing away from the engine.
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quote:
Originally posted by Robin
I'm with Nik here.



Also, I hate the idea of a car, with all show and no go in terms of noise, which isn't technically go. No matter what you do to a 12v/1.2 16v, the more you rev it, the more you can hear the cam chain-ness, so it sounds shite regardless.

Might explain why your mates Fiesta is better on sound.

[Edited on 16-01-2008 by deano87]
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yeh they are i meant looking at the engine from the front.
the holes are on the left, near wheel arch.
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16th Jan 08 at 19:17   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote
I see.

http://www.corsasport.co.uk/board/viewthread.php?tid=225944

Does yours have the removable bit in the bottom left corner?

Putting an open cone on won't make it sound any different to an airbox with loads of holes in.
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yeh, my engine is pretty much the same as his.

that bit would remove with a hammer i think

already got a big holes drilled it in though.

also he drilled holes all over the bottom of the airbox, surley that can't be good for heat soak.

[Edited on 16-01-2008 by GT190]

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