what do you say about this air intake kit

avipolo16v · Post by **avipolo16v** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 1:40 pm

from ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... :middle:uk

worth the money or should i go for something more known like K&N or pipecross

it's for 100BHP 97' 16v polo

Post by **alexperkins** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 2:07 pm

10hp more haha Get a known brand IMO. Ive got a BMC CDA and its the nuts.

I actually saw it earlier on ebay lol

dragon_green · Post by **dragon_green** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 3:14 pm

You get what you pay for IMO. At any rate, an air filter will only gain you a couple of horsepower.

Hardcore · Post by **Hardcore** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 4:32 pm

10 bhp :O

would be nyc wouldnt it. i dont rate it that much.

NOZ · Post by **NOZ** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 5:01 pm

It looks like the K&N 57i kit for the 16v although slightly taller. Although you get a different noise and improved throttke response its not gonna scare you making you think your cars faster (lets just say 10bhp faster!)

You do get what you pay for which is why you should stick to something thats guaranteed to work well with your car. BMC's are much dearer then K&N and consumes more fuel but gives better performance then the K&N. Pipercoss isn't too bad but all I noticed was a deeper sound, it wasn;t as good as the K&N for throttle reponse.

dragon_green · Post by **dragon_green** » Sat Oct 06, 2007 5:16 pm

NOZ wrote:BMC's are much dearer then K&N and consumes more fuel but gives better performance then the K&N.

More air into the engine = more fuel too, in order to make use of the extra air.....

NOZ · Post by **NOZ** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 5:48 am

Exactly so I was stupid enough to try a universal kit, very big in size and it drank fuel like crazy. Was only getting 170miles from a full tank instead of the usual 240. Kept emtying my wallet so I traded it for the K&N. Think thats better as rthe engines standard. If I had mods done then probably would'v had a BMC for more air.

Hardcore · Post by **Hardcore** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 12:19 pm

nto stealing the thread or owt. but is this a good make:

http://www.motorspeed.com/store_main.as ... duct_id=57

cus im not sure.. but the pirdce seems to be greater than others..so does that make it better lol??

sory. just an edit of my post lol. i just found out how much BMC air filters are lool:

http://www.motorspeed.com/store_main.as ... ct_id=1733

Ollie_R · Post by **Ollie_R** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 12:30 pm

You get what you pay for with the BMC. End of.

I believe BMC make a cheaper model of the CDA, called the DIA. Even that would be better than the sh*tty K&N ones or the other generic pieces of poop that make your car sound like a wet fart.

Even then, an induction kit would not make much of a difference. You'll be better off with a K&N or BMC panel filter.

dragon_green · Post by **dragon_green** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 2:45 pm

Yep a decent panel filter is probably your best bet. At least then you won't be feeding hot air into the engine as people so often do with badly positioned cone filters.

Hardcore · Post by **Hardcore** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 7:30 pm

pannel fitlers look horrble i fink tho lol. so i wanted a cone shaped one.

avipolo16v · Post by **avipolo16v** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 9:13 pm

it's the first time i ear that open air filter makes your car drink more fuel...

that, i didn't know

dome say that that inbox for my car is better then a cone filter

"cone filter only can make things worse"

dragon_green · Post by **dragon_green** » Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:03 pm

Hardcore wrote:pannel fitlers look horrble i fink tho lol. so i wanted a cone shaped one.

riiiight-o.

NOZ · Post by **NOZ** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 1:15 am

avipolo16v wrote:it's the first time i ear that open air filter makes your car drink more fuel...

that, i didn't know

dome say that that inbox for my car is better then a cone filter

"cone filter only can make things worse"

There's no reason it should make it worse, especially if the kits made specifically for that car. This is also the case with fuel consumption. If a filter isn't made to the spec of that car then it doesn't allow the recommended air to filter through. if its too big then it allow extra air in the engine, hence more fuel added to compensate.

My kits got soooo dirty to the point I get an extra 25miles every full tank now. Reason being it doesn't allow enough air in so the car compensates for that! Its not right so I best get it cleaned

dragon_green · Post by **dragon_green** » Mon Oct 08, 2007 11:34 am

NOZ wrote: if its too big then it allow extra air in the engine, hence more fuel added to compensate.

The whole point of an aftermarket air filter is to get extra air into the engine....