Problems with induction kits vtr

9th January 2006, 02:18

i have been told that buying a pipercross induction kit could slow my car down because of the hot air being taken from the engines heat is hot and not cold. is this true?

9th January 2006, 02:23

its the same with any open air kit. the best choice would be to get a force feed induction kit like the pipercross viper kit.

9th January 2006, 02:31

yeah enclosed induction kits are the best for performance increase. green cotton do a good one.

9th January 2006, 04:14

An open filter could end up losing you power as it has nothing to protect it from the heat of the engine. An enclosed on is the one to get for performance as an open one is meerly for sound

9th January 2006, 07:25

it seems that open ones giv gret sound but enclosed dont give any atll? is this true?

9th January 2006, 16:37

enclosed give a little bit of sound but not much but are alot better for prformance

9th January 2006, 22:06

yeh i was going to get a bmc but now thinking i want an open one since ive fitted backbox! it needs evening out at the front(sound i mean) when im driving fast you can hear the backbox at the rear but then standard engine noise at the front

10th January 2006, 15:09

buy a 'green cotton' heat shield!! i bought one for a tenner, seems to keep alot of heat off.

10th January 2006, 15:25

which side of the filter do you fit this heat shield?

10th January 2006, 15:40

Quote:

Originally Posted by baz_saxo

which side of the filter do you fit this heat shield?

Towards the side which the hot air will be entering the induction kit. Engine Side

10th January 2006, 16:08

so...facing towards the front end then

11th January 2006, 02:19

There will be a new air filter avalible soon from pipercross called the Vforce. It should give you extra performance aswell as a good sound. I dont think it look great tho.

11th January 2006, 02:24

To be honest, from a little 1600 8valve - your not gonna be that affected by heatsoak from the engine

Any filters, open or enclosed are barely going to increase performance as it is, especially on such a small engine.

But if it came down to it, I'd recommend a BMC enclosed

11th January 2006, 02:29

i fitted a bmc after i had a open induction kit,they are much better as i think it makes the engine have more tourque.

11th January 2006, 02:32

The only thing you would notice was the throttle response.

Not a chance you'd notice increased torque I'm afraid

11th January 2006, 02:33

same thing

11th January 2006, 02:38

i have a bmc on my vts and a magnex backbox and i can hear mine sounds nice when you put your foot down. i had a somota induction kit like the green induction kit. they are very loud when you put your foot down. prefer the sound of the bmc over the somota.