induction kit on a 1.5 diesel???

3rd February 2010, 15:33

i was thinking to buy a induction kit 4 my 1.5 diesel... has anyone done this??
was wondeing whats the best kits? also what would it sound like?? just to add in the next few week i will b putting a twin dual exhuast on the car..
thanks in advance =)

3rd February 2010, 15:36

Don't know what the 1.5 TB is like / where it is or diameters etc

K&N do kits: Clicky

The above kit would sound deap/loud on petrol models so i presume it's the same on yours

3rd February 2010, 18:19

i had a k&n filter on my 306 d turbo and it just made my turbo whistle louder and sounded quite good to be honest lol, im sure it made it a little bit slower at acceleration but if yours is just a diesel with no turbo then im not to sure mate

3rd February 2010, 18:27

I had an induction kit on my zx diesel it went ok not much of a roar when I floored it but not bad.You ever thought about having you car re-mapped or chipped?theres a few good gains to be had down that route or even fitting a turbo from a diesel car to it?

Steve.

3rd February 2010, 18:31

I fitted one on my 106 diesel, and tbh, it made no difference apart from making it sound like a tractor.

3rd February 2010, 18:32

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Originally Posted by stevo67

I had an induction kit on my zx diesel it went ok not much of a roar when I floored it but not bad.You ever thought about having you car re-mapped or chipped?theres a few good gains to be had down that route or even fitting a turbo from a diesel car to it?

Steve.

re-mapped or chipped, what kinda gains will i get out of it (soz 4 being a noob lol) and how much will that cost..
fitting a turbo sounds like trouble lol

3rd February 2010, 18:33

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Originally Posted by titchster

I fitted one on my 106 diesel, and tbh, it made no difference.

what about sound wise?

3rd February 2010, 18:35

Have just edited my first post, made it sound like a tractor tbh. Definately doesn't do the same as on a petrol.

3rd February 2010, 18:40

thats a shame =( any other way making a diesel sound abit better lol
im worryed puttin a twin dual exhaust on the car... dont know what that wud sound like on a diesel =0

3rd February 2010, 18:45

id just leave it disesl do not sound good but a moded one just makes me think o dear just make it look nice instead and as for the exhaust i seen people who have dun it and its a no go in my eyes on a diesel

3rd February 2010, 18:49

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Originally Posted by leighk18

id just leave it disesl do not sound good but a moded one just makes me think o dear just make it look nice instead and as for the exhaust i seen people who have dun it and its a no go in my eyes on a diesel

i need new cat and backbox i dont want to spend money on standed stuff its expensive for diesel parts.. i thought i might aswell get a proper 1 plus twin dual is quite diffrent on a saxo

3rd February 2010, 18:54

true on the twin i was think that as most people go for single and in that case fair enuff but duno how it going to sound as the ones i heard dont sound to good really would a standed system of another petrol model not fit bar the cat

3rd February 2010, 19:00

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Originally Posted by leighk18

true on the twin i was think that as most people go for single and in that case fair enuff but duno how it going to sound as the ones i heard dont sound to good really would a standed system of another petrol model not fit bar the cat

on ebay saw cats for petrol for bout 100 but for diesel 145 was the cheapest not sure if it fit :s im just gunna get styledynamix in hayes, west london to sort for me... check there youtube page out http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix91g...eature=channel

3rd February 2010, 19:08

my mate had a fabia vrs and they are diesel he had a de-catted, de-silenced exhaust on that with just a cheap pipercross cone filter and that made it sound evil lol i liked it, with the exhaust it did sound different to a petrol but not in a bad way if that makes sense, and yea there s a big difference between a fabia vrs and a 1.5 saxo lol but should sound better than it will atm

7th February 2010, 20:53

some one told me open the box to the fillter and take the paper out??? not 2 sure if i shud try it lol gd idea or its no no??

8th February 2010, 09:07

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Originally Posted by tjsidhu

some one told me open the box to the fillter and take the paper out??? not 2 sure if i shud try it lol gd idea or its no no??

no! It's there for a reason. Diesel's tend to run lean anyway (IE, air fuel mix is heavy on air and light on fuel) - this is fine, cos it's how they're meant to be, but improving the airflow won't make a bit of difference to the performance, it'll just make it run leaner. so if you do see any change, then it'll be for the worse.

TD would be slightly different, as they'll be set up to squirt more fuel on full chat, but even then, only up to a point, and to get more power beyond, you'd need to adjust the fuelling too.

All the big-bore exhausted diesels I've seen have sounded hilarious, and not in a good way.

Diesel's are great, and can be powerful in a very different way to a petrol (which some of us love!), but they'll never really sound good. If you really want big exhausts and sporty intake noise, sell it and buy a petrol. Diesel's fetch fairly strong money anyway, so you'd do OK out of it.

Hope that helps!