Is it true?

  1. Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2010 Bournemouth Posts: 254 Peugeot 106 GTi, Peugeot 106 1.5D, Ford Focus TD
    #1
    Is it true that you can make your car sound better by simply removing the stock plastic air feed to the stock air filter? So that it sucks straight into the filter as apposed to going through all the plastic.

    ????????
  2. Frequent Poster Joined: Apr 2010 Kent Posts: 755
    #2
    dont have no air filter at all on your inlet, will sound a lot deeper then!!
  3. Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2010 Bournemouth Posts: 254 Peugeot 106 GTi, Peugeot 106 1.5D, Ford Focus TD
    #3
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Pug106-GTI View Post
    dont have no air filter at all on your inlet, will sound a lot deeper then!!
    lol i'd rather have an engine thanks
  4. Established Member Joined: May 2009 milton keynes Posts: 1084 saxo Mk1 westie VTS saxo mk2 VTR S1 106 16v
    #4
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Pug106-GTI View Post
    dont have no air filter at all on your inlet, will sound a lot deeper then!!
    clever thing to do dont expect a long engine life if your doing this.
  5. Regular Poster Joined: Apr 2010 Cheshire Posts: 441 furio ;)
    #5
    dont do it will sound different yeah but will be filling your engine with crap just buy a new airfilter
  6. Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2010 Bournemouth Posts: 254 Peugeot 106 GTi, Peugeot 106 1.5D, Ford Focus TD
    #6
    I'm not talking about removing the actual air filter. I mean just taking off the bit which feeds to the air filter from outside.
  7. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2003 United Kingdom (England) Posts: 7064
    #7
    Quote:
    Car(s): Peugeot 106 1995 1.5 XND
    Not a lot you can do to make a Diesel sound better!!!
  8. Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Liverpool Posts: 596 Mk5 Golf GTTDI, Vauxhall Vivaro
    #8
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by Quick View Post
    Not a lot you can do to make a Diesel sound better!!!

    Turn up the music baby!
  9. Regular Poster Joined: Jan 2010 Bournemouth Posts: 254 Peugeot 106 GTi, Peugeot 106 1.5D, Ford Focus TD
    #9
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by akuakabucy View Post
    Turn up the music baby!
    haha yeah, that's what I do!!! Having it debadged and music cranked... hopefully no one can tell
  10. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Mar 2009 Uppingham, Rutland Posts: 9569 mk1 JP4'd VTR, '16 Fabia Monte Carlo
    #10
    my firends fabia vrs sounded pretty mean with a straight through pipe on it lol and unless you knew what diesels REALLY sound like you wouldnt have thought it was a diesel lol
  11. Established Member Joined: Oct 2006 S-o-T, Staffordshire Posts: 1220 99 Saxo VTR, 2002 VTS
    #11
    The plastic twisty tubing is there to act as a resonator (i,e take noise away) ...
    So in asnwer to your question yes, by removing this you should improve the noise (if you like a bit of induction noise) ... but as said above please PLEASE leave the actual airbox and filter on lol....
    And if you do this make sure you have a seperate cold air feed coming from the grill so your're not just sucking in nice hot air from the engine bay...
  12. Regular Poster Joined: May 2010 Shitty Redditch! Posts: 445 MK1 VTR Silver, 205 GTI track car, 306 S16
    #12
    Quote:
    Originally Posted by djt992 View Post
    haha yeah, that's what I do!!! Having it debadged and music cranked... hopefully no one can tell
    I do the same in my bright orange 205 deisel
  13. Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172
    #13
    naturally aspirated/asthmatic diesels sound gash with out a full air intake system,leave it alone