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sean1875
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This is what your wanting...
K&N RU-5111 UNIVERSAL 76MM NECK INTERNAL DIAMETER - 146MM LONG CAR AIR FILTER
On ebay for £29 from a business seller, direct fit for the 1.2 tsi and you could probably use it on other cars seeing as the 76mm neck is the size most cars have or smaller so you could use a reducer to fit it.
Sounds really good, induction roar isn't very load but you can hear the turbo boosting and purging out boost when you come off the pedal, sounds just like a dump valve haha. Definitely worth the £30.
Next I'm planning on doing a custom air feed to the filter but there's not much space in the engine bay to fit one!
sean1875
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You disconnect the air intake tube from the air box, then take off airbox lid, put the new filter on the end of the tube, then tighten the hose clamp with a screwdriver.
2 minute job and no need to buy anything except the air filter.
You'll need torx screw heads for the airbox lid screws, a set of pliers to get the hose clamp off the air tube and a flat screwdriver to tighten the hose clamp over the new filter.
Don't buy cheap non-descript filters. You don't want some crappy filter that lets stuff into your engine pr filter paper that sill break down quickly. Have seen it before.
Sean1875; ive been thinking same, the standard intake from grill is shocking. Small and most of the airflow is directed away from the intake. What you thinking?
Im thingnking take a new air feed from battery side of bumper, not sure how ot would look, that or fit a bigger air intake lower down on the large part of the grill, not sure how much space ill have to play with because of the fan, obviously I want as larg a dia pipe as poss.
Sean1875; ive been thinking same, the standard intake from grill is shocking. Small and most of the airflow is directed away from the intake. What you thinking?
Im thingnking take a new air feed from battery side of bumper, not sure how ot would look, that or fit a bigger air intake lower down on the large part of the grill, not sure how much space ill have to play with because of the fan, obviously I want as larg a dia pipe as poss.
guys iv just taken my air box lid off to have a little look, and I found the air filter being quite a big size! Would using a smaller k&n reduce power dramatically? Also would it not make sense to put a induction kit at the front of the engine bay where the air feed comes away from the front of the car? So have the air filter coming off the small bend just off the engine and taking the air feed pipe that goes to the air box off? Genuine question as I'm not sure just want the best!
sean1875
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The standard filter is much bigger than what's needed. A cone filter( k and n for example) will have an increased surface area and a less restrictive filter material.
The thing is though regardless of the fact it's less restrictive a 1.2 tsi is never going to breath enough air for it to give any benefit having a less restrictive filter until maybe the filter is clogged with dirt.
If you take the tube off from the airbox your then going to be stuck for where to put MAF sensor which is at the end of that tube. Also the turbo gets very hot so you don't want the intake too close to it.
The ideal scenario would be to have the filter right at the bottom of the engine bay away from the engine and in the path of the air stream under the car or have a bonnet scoop. At the end of the day either of those will make hardly any difference to performance and would cost a fortune to try and fit!
sean1875
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I've only had a quick look at space and there isn't much tbh, I was thinking take the existing intake out, then fit one of they cheap ebay 90mm dia ram air pipes and try and bend it round so it goes all the way down to the bottom of the engine bay with a funnel or something around it, probably wouldn't make a difference at normal speeds but at higher speeds the air should get forced down the pipe pretty fast, then I'd think about enclosing the filter a bit to try and shield it from nearby heat sources. If I do do anything I'll be making sure it's cheap and homemade because most of the difference it will make will all be in my head!
Yeah I seen the fan gets in the way so you can't really have the intake behind the grill like on most cars.
Hi i have a 1.2tsi fr ibiza 14 plate which uses the cylinder air filter. Now i don't wsnt to go ripping air boxes out ad its got a nice 12 month seat all componant warranty. But i would like a less restrictive air flow if poss. Either k&n E2997 or Pipercross PX1819 in the box replacement elements. Now im new to all this so please be gentle lol.
1:Will it a make any difference to the cars running performance?
2:Affect fuel economy?
3:noise levels? As i know a cone filter will be making a sucking type noise. I dont want that attention if poss.
Cheers
1:Will it a make any difference to the cars running performance?
2:Affect fuel economy?
3:noise levels? As i know a cone filter will be making a sucking type noise. I dont want that attention if poss.
Cheers
I've got one of the k&n replacement filters in mine and you don't notice much difference it's abit more responsive I would recommend it for the £20 it is
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where did you purchase the filter from ? looking to get one for my 1.2 Tsi Fr 14 plate. Andy
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