Standerd Air Filter Box..

1. Jase125 Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Wiltshire Posts: 1381 Pug 106, Saxo vtr

   #1 28th March 2010, 18:56

   Ive just bought a second hand air filter box seeings as i dont have one & when i bought the car it jsut had a filter on there, when i get the standerd box back on whats the best way to make it a bit more peromance then a induction kit? do some people drill a few holes in the box or something? Thanks
2. fraggle_VTR Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Wales Posts: 448 2002 Saxo VTR, 2000 mango forte

   #2 28th March 2010, 19:02

   drop a green cotton, or k&n panel filter in there and give it a decent feed pipe, rather than the crappy citroen one.
3. Jase125 Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Wiltshire Posts: 1381 Pug 106, Saxo vtr

   #3 28th March 2010, 19:04

   Decent feed pipe from where?
4. N80Jamie Established Member Joined: Nov 2009 Telford Posts: 1331 EP82 Starlet GT

   #4 28th March 2010, 19:05

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by fraggle_VTR drop a green cotton, or k&n panel filter in there and give it a decent feed pipe, rather than the crappy citroen one.

   This is all covered in the sticky's ^
5. fraggle_VTR Regular Poster Joined: Jul 2009 Wales Posts: 448 2002 Saxo VTR, 2000 mango forte

   #5 28th March 2010, 19:06

   there is an airfeed pipe that goes from the slam panel close to where the bonnet latches..into the airbox, but it's thin and restrictive so replacing with a larger pipe like what you use for an induction kits cold air feed helps a lot
6. N80Jamie Established Member Joined: Nov 2009 Telford Posts: 1331 EP82 Starlet GT

   #6 28th March 2010, 19:06

   remove all the black piping that comes from the airbox. Then, purchase a better cold air feed and run it from where the black piping was to your chosen location (preferably somewhere that has a good source of cold air).
7. Jase125 Established Member Joined: Jan 2010 Wiltshire Posts: 1381 Pug 106, Saxo vtr

   #7 28th March 2010, 19:08

   thanks guys ill look in to it
8. nichollsvts Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Middlesbrough Posts: 220 MK2 Saxo VTS Skoda Octavia VRS

   #8 29th March 2010, 19:46

   I ran my cold feed straight down and attached to the bottom of the slam panel. Found this a far better.
   
   
   
   
   
   
9. N80Jamie Established Member Joined: Nov 2009 Telford Posts: 1331 EP82 Starlet GT

   #9 29th March 2010, 20:28

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by nichollsvts I ran my cold feed straight down and attached to the bottom of the slam panel. Found this a far better.

   Bit too low down for my liking. You dont want to be sucking any water into the engine really...
10. raunchz Saxperience Addict Joined: Jul 2005 Solihull / Bournemouth Posts: 14233 2015 Lapiz Blue Golf R

    #10 29th March 2010, 20:36

    I don't think engines run very well on water instead of air
11. N80Jamie Established Member Joined: Nov 2009 Telford Posts: 1331 EP82 Starlet GT

    #11 29th March 2010, 20:37

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by raunchz I don't think engines run very well on water instead of air

    Ive also heard this.
12. nichollsvts Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Middlesbrough Posts: 220 MK2 Saxo VTS Skoda Octavia VRS

    #12 29th March 2010, 20:42

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by raunchz I don't think engines run very well on water instead of air

    Saxo's are not amphibious so it's ok............
13. N80Jamie Established Member Joined: Nov 2009 Telford Posts: 1331 EP82 Starlet GT

    #13 29th March 2010, 20:46

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by nichollsvts Saxo's are not amphibious so it's ok............

    They are when it comes to big unexpected puddles!
14. nichollsvts Infrequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Middlesbrough Posts: 220 MK2 Saxo VTS Skoda Octavia VRS

    #14 29th March 2010, 20:59

    mmmmmmm, you may have a point. Didn't really think about this. It's not as if it's just a cold feed leading to a open cone filter, it actually sucks more air in the heavier I am with the throttle. I may need to re think where the cold feed goes.
    
    Your point.
15. N80Jamie Established Member Joined: Nov 2009 Telford Posts: 1331 EP82 Starlet GT

    #15 29th March 2010, 21:00

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by nichollsvts mmmmmmm, you may have a point. Didn't really think about this. It's not as if it's just a cold feed leading to a open cone filter, it actually sucks more air in the heavier I am with the throttle. I may need to re think where the cold feed goes. Your point.

    I would strongly advise it mate
16. johnnyg_vts Established Member Joined: Dec 2006 Fleetwood Posts: 2244 2002 Saxo VTS

    #16 29th March 2010, 23:39

    
    like that?
17. Barry123 Saxperience Hardcore! Joined: Oct 2005 Aycliffe Posts: 32205 Saxo VTS

    #17 29th March 2010, 23:43

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by johnnyg_vts like that?

    This is what I would do if you have the option.
18. 5trudd3rs Infrequent Poster Joined: Jan 2009 Milton Keynes Posts: 217 Saxo VTR MK2

    #18 30th March 2010, 12:43

    Looking good. Is that a VTS filter box. ?
19. manta Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: Jun 2009 Jonathan Tonk's yard. Posts: 4232 '85 Opel Manta '88 Manta GT/E '87 Rayleigh Roadi

    #19 30th March 2010, 17:48

    Did mine today, tried running it without an air feed for a laugh. Got a class induction noise but obv hot air from engine is sucked in so therefore slower
    
    Cold air feed done, doubt will make a difference tbh. But maybe it will breath a little easier.
20. johnnyg_vts Established Member Joined: Dec 2006 Fleetwood Posts: 2244 2002 Saxo VTS

    #20 30th March 2010, 19:20

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by 5trudd3rs Looking good. Is that a VTS filter box. ?

    yes dude it is.
21. BenMc Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 325 Citroen saxo vtr MK2

    #21 30th March 2010, 19:26

    get a decent k and n or green pannel filter then from first jubilie clip put a cold air feed in myt advice is dont use one like showent below try and use an alumininium one of some kind also iwouldnt put them where people have said....if you look down and to the right there is a hole behind the grill with little holes around it id get cable ties and tie the hose to the big hole behind the grill with the little holes ill get a pic ifi can thats your best bet i recon
    
    oh and by the way i have a mk2 nt sure if its the same for mk1

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22. s555dan Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Bristol Posts: 493 16v'd Saxo VTR Mk1 Astra G Coupe 1.8

    #22 30th March 2010, 20:19

    Those VTS airboxes are a much better design than the VTR.
    
    Would that be an uprgrade in its own right? bigger filter more surface area for air etc?