Halfords air filters/ Induction kits

1. j_a_lyons Regular Poster Joined: May 2010 Manchester Posts: 396 Vauxhall Astra SRI 3 door 1.8 with XP black Furio

   #1 8th June 2010, 00:01

   Do halfords £30 ripspeed air filters damage the engine and lower the speed of the car? I have a furio 1.4 and can't decide whether to keep it on or put the original back on? Thanks
2. kc-saxo Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Edinburgh Posts: 1671 Mk2 VTR

   #2 8th June 2010, 00:42

   if you get one your headgasket will fail, your exhaust will fall off, your bottom end will go, your steering wheel will fall off, your wheels will fall off, your seats will fall throigh the floor and you will spontaniously combust
3. Paulp Super Moderator Joined: Aug 2007 Lancashire Posts: 14256 Astra VXR + 1989 Astra GTE

   #3 8th June 2010, 00:50

   Standard airbox with an uprated filter would be better mate.
   
   No it wont damage your engine, unless its ripped and a stone gets in or something.
4. j_a_lyons Regular Poster Joined: May 2010 Manchester Posts: 396 Vauxhall Astra SRI 3 door 1.8 with XP black Furio

   #4 8th June 2010, 01:08

   When you say uprated filter, where do I get these from? Would these improve performance? Thanks
5. Paulp Super Moderator Joined: Aug 2007 Lancashire Posts: 14256 Astra VXR + 1989 Astra GTE

   #5 8th June 2010, 01:16

   Any motorshop really, have a look on kam-racing.co.uk
   
   I used to have a cheap raceland induction kit on my saxo, that was pretty good bang for buck.
   
   With any induction kit / air filter you're not going to get much power.. you'd be lucky to get a couple bhp.
   
   
   Its all about getting cold air directly, and as quickly as possible, into the air intake.
   
   Have a search about induction kits, theres loads of threads with good recommendations in mate.
6. stevyj Regular Poster Joined: May 2010 skipton Posts: 401 metro rio grande pug 306 dt corsa 8v sri tuned

   #6 8th June 2010, 08:11

   kc saxo your seriously funny you have made my day. as for air filter go for cold feed shortest route least bends and as bigger diamater as possible pipework. also keep away from maifold heat etc
7. CaptainYid Saxperience Forum Bum Joined: May 2009 Mill Hill East, North West London Posts: 2625 MK2 VTS

   #7 8th June 2010, 09:29

   dont do it! i had one on my 1.1 and it sounded shit, drank fuel and fell off in the end...
8. j_a_lyons Regular Poster Joined: May 2010 Manchester Posts: 396 Vauxhall Astra SRI 3 door 1.8 with XP black Furio

   #8 8th June 2010, 11:02

   Yh think i'm gonna put the original air filter back on for now. Yh that raceland one looks really nice, might get one at some point. Thanks.
9. Carlvtr88 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2009 Birmingham Posts: 5801 1.1 106 XN Time, MK2 VTR 01. Ford Focus ST3 CP320

   #9 8th June 2010, 11:16

   B&Q Aluminium flexi duct( 3m for less than 6 quid 100mm diameter), attached to standard air box with green panel filter inside... Job done.
   
   Althought i took the resonator box off my car and im setting up two air feeds. with the flexi Hose.
10. nuttysaxo Established Member Joined: Dec 2008 Kent Posts: 1184 Saxo Furio

    #10 9th June 2010, 10:12

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by kc-saxo if you get one your headgasket will fail, your exhaust will fall off, your bottom end will go, your steering wheel will fall off, your wheels will fall off, your seats will fall throigh the floor and you will spontaniously combust

    thats sounds like my old cortina !!!! lol
11. mccavish-saxo Newbie Joined: May 2010 Northern Ireland-Lurgan Posts: 22 mango saxo westcoast

    #11 9th June 2010, 11:09

    it wont wreck it an it sounds alrit lik bt would spend my money on somfin else

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12. makindue Newbie Joined: Jul 2010 Posts: 3

    #12 10th July 2010, 14:28

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by j_a_lyons Do halfords £30 ripspeed air filters damage the engine and lower the speed of the car? I have a furio 1.4 and can't decide whether to keep it on or put the original back on? Thanks

    I suggest that you should keep it on. Furio 1.4 is good for me.
13. kc-saxo Established Member Joined: Sep 2009 Edinburgh Posts: 1671 Mk2 VTR

    #13 10th July 2010, 15:09

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by mccavish-saxo it wont wreck it an it sounds alrit lik bt would spend my money on somfin else

    you should spend your money on spelling lessons instead

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14. nappert Frequent Poster Joined: Jan 2010 Dundee Posts: 586 VTR also used to have Saxo 1.1i and Datsun cherr

    #14 10th July 2010, 16:24

    induction kits are crap.well overhyped.probably get about 2bhp if your lucky,and yeah-you'll go through more juice. VTR's werent meant to have all that shit or they'd probably have installed them when they built them.heard a lot of guys going apeshit about their revs goin haywire,because of not getting enough air in when idling and stopping at lights etc.NOT worth the hassle in my opinion
15. Carlvtr88 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: May 2009 Birmingham Posts: 5801 1.1 106 XN Time, MK2 VTR 01. Ford Focus ST3 CP320

    #15 10th July 2010, 22:42

    ive got green filter standard air box n intake.. with aluminium wrapped round intake to further heat protect it.. and removed resonator and blocked up hole... str8 direct feed.