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Anyone drilled holes in their airbox?
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 6:39 pm
by RiPolo6n
So.. I have the standard exhaust and wondered if it would sound okay or absolutely ridiculous? Help!
Re: Anyone drilled holes in their airbox?
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 7:45 pm
by bstardchild
RiPolo6n wrote:So.. I have the standard exhaust and wondered if it would sound okay or absolutely ridiculous? Help!
It's not the cleverest thing to do (allows hot air from engine bay into the air box) but as long as you drill the dirty side of the air filter rather than the clean side you get what you want induction noise wise
Better would be a BDA or similar but lots of cash
Re: Anyone drilled holes in their airbox?
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 7:55 pm
by RiPolo6n
I have a 1.0l so.. I'm not sure whether it'll damage it that much? You still think it's not worth it?
Re: Anyone drilled holes in their airbox?
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:04 am
by alexperkins
Itll cause heat soak and will reduce the economy and performance of your engine - it really isnt worth it.
Anyone drilled holes in their airbox?
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:59 am
by Josh_PoloGTi
I've done it on the wheel arch side of the air box on my A4 (and I don't have arch liners any more due to my big wheels).
It sounds better... Sounds faster lol!
But my K&N needs cleaning more often.
Re: Anyone drilled holes in their airbox?
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 11:01 am
by alexperkins
Your A4 has a huge engine though lol
Re: Anyone drilled holes in their airbox?
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2011 10:04 pm
by bikerboywill
I want that induction sound swell but don't know which is the best way to do it. I'm leaning towards just a replacement k&n sports filter for my airbox they say it's better than a cone filter but is it really? Also anyone know what the second pipe that goes into the air box is? And if I were to get a cone filter what to do with it?
Re: Anyone drilled holes in their airbox?
Posted: Wed Apr 13, 2011 1:04 am
by bstardchild
Josh_PoloGTi wrote:I've done it on the wheel arch side of the air box on my A4 (and I don't have arch liners any more due to my big wheels).
It sounds better... Sounds faster lol!
But my K&N needs cleaning more often.
Shakes head
Want induction noise
fit these
Nothing else come close - sorry
Last time I had it exhaust noise tested at a trackday - tester said "104.5 Db so I was OK" He then added but if "I put my meter at the front you'll never make it chap"
the four hoursmen of the apocolypse make a quieter entrance than the Monza does