standard airbox

  1. Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2008 Bournemouth Posts: 156 Fiat punto then the VTS!
    #1
    been searching on here to see if anyone else has drilled holes in their standard airbox. planning on getting an induction kit soon but in the meantime i've drilled some holes in my airbox on my brothers advice. sounds a bit louder but only from the inside. anyone else done this mod?
  2. Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2006 Cannock Posts: 973 Citroen AX VTS
    #2
    NO... your filter will clog twice as quickly as it will be sucking up shit from underneath the car, not to mention water if its wet. A performance panel filter in a standard airbox is possibly better than any induction kit
  3. Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2008 Bournemouth Posts: 156 Fiat punto then the VTS!
    #3
    oh right fair enough. will keep my eye on it and if it gets too clogged up i will get a new from the scrapyard. seems to be a pretty popular mod on the tt-forum.
  4. Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2006 Cannock Posts: 973 Citroen AX VTS
    #4
    Depends how much you've drilled it/ how big the holes are etc... I wouldn't say it was worth the effort personally
  5. Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2008 Bournemouth Posts: 156 Fiat punto then the VTS!
    #5
    mmmm probably about 8-10 13mm holes
  6. Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2007 Watford Posts: 590 Boosted 16v VTR
    #6
    haha my mate did this to his ford ka lol. tbf it does sound more agressive, but then you see the car!
  7. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2007 Sussex Posts: 3891 2x 106 GTi
    #7
    I've removed the cold air feed to the airbox. gives a nicer sound and felt a little more responsive in the very cold weather
  8. Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2006 Cannock Posts: 973 Citroen AX VTS
    #8
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by saxoboii1989 View Post
    I've removed the cold air feed to the airbox. gives a nicer sound and felt a little more responsive in the very cold weather
    Just read that sentence back to yourself and evaluate what you have just said, bearing in mind cold air is more dense therefore burns better giving increased performance. They don't put that hose there because it looks pretty its to prevent hot air from the engine bay being sucked into the intake
  9. Saxperience Addict Joined: Apr 2006 Frome, down deepest, darkest zummerset Posts: 12971 VTRallye
    #9
    my mate has a drilled airbox on his golf, looks wank.

    and it runs like a bag of cat shat
  10. Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2006 Cannock Posts: 973 Citroen AX VTS
    #10
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by frankie View Post
    my mate has a drilled airbox on his golf, looks wank.

    and it runs like a bag of cat shat
    Heat soaks a bitch lol
  11. Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jul 2007 Sussex Posts: 3891 2x 106 GTi
    #11
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Ax_beefy View Post
    Just read that sentence back to yourself and evaluate what you have just said, bearing in mind cold air is more dense therefore burns better giving increased performance. They don't put that hose there because it looks pretty its to prevent hot air from the engine bay being sucked into the intake
    I was desperate for more noise, not because I was that concerned about performance with my car being a 1.1
  12. Frequent Poster Joined: Jun 2006 Cannock Posts: 973 Citroen AX VTS
    #12
    I meant the comment about it being more responsive, even in cold weather lol
  13. Frequent Poster Joined: Sep 2005 norwich United Kingdom (England) Posts: 821 2003 posi VTS
    #13
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by saxoboii1989 View Post
    I've removed the cold air feed to the airbox. gives a nicer sound and felt a little more responsive in the very cold weather
    I did that on my vts before fitting my own ducting. Absolutely killed throttle response and performance. Now ive got some ducting its much better than standard, i also fitted a KnN panel filter, its probly better than an induction kit, especially with how much it cost.