cutting slam panels and oil breather filters

1. mattyk Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2007 St Helens Posts: 190 03 Saxo VTR

   #1 30th July 2007, 17:29

   The BMC and raceland scoop combo came today, ive fitted it and its brill can fault it
   
   except:
   
   their is oil pissing over my exhaust for now cause I need a breather filter
   
   what diameter breather do I need?
   
   motorworld up the road have 9mm and 12mm in stock
   
   and also:
   
   I seen the thread a while ago about cutting the slam panel to allow more air into the scoop ( i was supprised how little gets in )
   
   anybody any pics of where they have cut theirs?
   
   I was thinking about a 2 or 3 inch square that I could make nice and neat and put a bit of mesh in to smarten it up ( MK2 VTR Btw )
   
   Cheers Sax-P
2. williamsvts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi

   #2 30th July 2007, 17:35

   a good place to cut would probably be in front of the filter.........
   
   do you not get a pipe to join the breather to the induction pipe with racelands??? another reason why they are cheap...................................
3. mattyk Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2007 St Helens Posts: 190 03 Saxo VTR

   #3 30th July 2007, 17:38

   Its a BMC CDA but with the cold are pipe took off and a raceland scoop fitted
   
   the only part of the raceland is the scoop, BMCs need a breather
4. williamsvts Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2006 northumberland Posts: 7693 pulsar gtir, mk4 astra sxi

   #4 30th July 2007, 17:40

   oh right, use a samco elbow then. they have the pipe for the breather.
5. mattyk Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2007 St Helens Posts: 190 03 Saxo VTR

   #5 30th July 2007, 18:20

   Samcos are too dear, for the sake of a £6.99 breather Id rather do that TBH
6. mattyk Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2007 St Helens Posts: 190 03 Saxo VTR

   #6 30th July 2007, 23:41

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7. Predator_R32p Super Moderator Joined: Mar 2003 Durham (England) Posts: 37932 1. AX 2. Mk2 Saxo VTR 3. MK4 R32 DBP

   #7 31st July 2007, 00:28

   i wouldnt be cutting anything on the slam panel tbh, will seriously reduce strength imo
8. Gabbastard Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2002 United Kingdom Posts: 8390

   #8 31st July 2007, 00:39

   I chopped the cunt out of my slam panel. Wouldnt worry unless you absolutely baldy it. As williams says, just work out where the scoop is and cut that. I chopped mine then moved the radiator down about an inch and a half so the green intake was sucking clear air from directly behind the grille.
9. mattyk Infrequent Poster Joined: Mar 2007 St Helens Posts: 190 03 Saxo VTR

   #9 31st July 2007, 19:06

   yeah looks as though the rad could do with being a bit lower
   
   the slam panel is a bolt in panel, I wouldnt of thought it to be very stuctuaral, i think im just gonna drill some neat holes behind the grille and infront of the scoop