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Valver Boy
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Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 11:14 am

im assuming that the intake hose on the standard air box will be diffrent to the k&n one??

if this is trhe case where can i get one from to fit the standard air box?

cheers Wink
schakal
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Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 12:33 pm

it will fit with a little fiddle mate,no biggy
Valver Boy
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Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 12:39 pm

iv not checked it properly schacks..just that the insert on the standard box is kind of oval and the k&n one looks round.
schakal
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Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 12:42 pm

yes thats true but eventually plastic bends thus they will mate eachother
schakal
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Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 1:00 pm

or go the extra mile and do a schakal trick as seen below,the picture is not so good but there is a bridge between the air intake paipe and the filter ,i have done it today to keep the filter away from heat .

Image

Laughing
Valver Boy
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Posted: Sat Aug 27, 2005 1:30 pm

nice one schacks Wink must say do like the trick!!
simonds1
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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 5:51 am

Good idea schacks. You beat me to it y'bastard lol. Have you got some kinda floor panel thing missing in that pic? Is that to try and get more cold air? If I took that same pic in my engine bay, I'm sure you can't see the ground like that, there's a panel there
R1916S
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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 6:37 am

The missing panel is going to suck air out as it goes under the car, I would have thought.
schakal
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Posted: Sun Aug 28, 2005 7:12 am

the panel was missing when i bought the car and yes it does help the air cool down i suppose.

i also want to put a shield between the air filter and the rest as the hot air will still be present in the area
Chris H
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 7:53 am

what missing panel?

And the universal IK is better than the K&N for air flow.
Valver Boy
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 8:08 am

right after a bit of fiddling about the standard airbox is on!!! the first thing iv actually done myself!! Very Happy

Anyway sounds alot quiter and is smoother Very Happy
schakal
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 8:21 am

Chris H wrote:
what missing panel?

And the universal IK is better than the K&N for air flow.


the plastic shield under the bumper chris ,the one that is suposed to keep crap away from your engine bay
Chris H
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 8:22 am

what the one only fitted to ph2 16v's?

ph1's and non 16V's never got them, well the td's might have on the ph2's cannae mind.
schakal
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 8:31 am

shocked by the whole situation me
R1916S
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 12:12 pm

Ok, mines a Ph 2 so it’s got the plastic bit. Only problem is if you drop a nut or something down there it’s lost.

I run a Green cotton filter in the original air box, which seems to help a lot in lower down torque.

But with the A.C. the electric power steering pump takes up a lot of space so the air box is long and thin.

Anyway the A.C. is dead with some sort of an electrical relay problem which I can’t fathom.

Booked into Renault for the 15 September. Bloody A.C. only work’s in the winter.
Lindsey
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Joined: 22 Mar 2005
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Posted: Mon Aug 29, 2005 2:42 pm

Mine had 2 when I got it, now it's got 1...plastic sheildy things that is!!! The other one came flying off one day as I was driving along and I couldn't be bothered stopping to look for it!
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