Best way to get cold air feed to filter in LCR? (updated)

[Craigus]

Right guys, I need to know the best way to mount and get a cold air feed to my jetex filter in my LCR? Can I see your ideas and ways? I was thinking of getting a enclosed one like the forge one, but I don't think the feed is worth it. The set up on the LCR's I think starves the engine abit, as other turbocharged cars like the focus st and the astra vxr, both seem to scoop the air better, in better volumes, seats design is abit poor, and there must be a better way to get some air too it.

Cheers craig

 

[JamJay]

Subscribed,I need to do this also.

 

[dg-1984]

Yeah I know what your saying doesn't seem to scoop a lot of air.
I have not changed the intake much, just removed the original and put in 3" ducting but it just goes down by the battery and sits behind passenger headlight where the original sort of sat.
Get creative and look for areas to run ducting if you want to improve it, could run the ducting down behind the grill, but watch it doesn't suck up lots of water if you hit a big puddle for example.

 

[Feel]

Do a search for "scoop", and possibly "final frontier". It's been discussed an awful lot over the years.

I would look at one of those R32 DSG air feeds and a scoop, myself.

 

[Craigus]

hmm any pics of what the r32 air feed looks like?

 

[lordgibbness]

Best place to scoop the air from would probably be the "S" badge or the vents either side as they're not too low as to cause problems sucking in water. Not sure how best to mount a scoop there - maybe a custom scoop would be required?

 

[Faisal]

iv got my BMC induction kit with a 3" flexi tube that goes directly to the front grill next to the S badge. i removed the standard box that shoots the air across,then shaped and fed the pipe through to the grill as i feel a direct feed would be better. and it is! i can hear more of a sucking noise which must be good lol.

 

[Ruddmeister]

Do a search for "scoop", and possibly "final frontier". It's been discussed an awful lot over the years.

I would look at one of those R32 DSG air feeds and a scoop, myself.

Final Frontier thread LMAO I remeber that

Bl00dy hell that was 2004!

 

[lordgibbness]

iv got my BMC induction kit with a 3" flexi tube that goes directly to the front grill next to the S badge. i removed the standard box that shoots the air across,then shaped and fed the pipe through to the grill as i feel a direct feed would be better. and it is! i can hear more of a sucking noise which must be good lol.

Got any photos of your setup?

 

[Faisal]

i took a pic but i cant find it,il take another one and post it up

 

[mt audio]

heres mine

 

[mt audio]

this is the upper grill on the passenger side

 

[JamJay]

Well this is my plan. As the Neuspeed kit is for an Audi TT, the secondary airpump plug on the heat shield is not in use on the Leon so I want to try and stick and extra airfeed there from the grille. It's only about 1.5" but should help a little more.

 

[lordgibbness]

Are you going to increase the size of the OEM feed too?

 

[Craigus]

I had a play about with the 3" feed i had tonight and im gunna go down the route below, i just tried a quick dry fit with some gaffa tape, but im gunna make a shaped piece out of wood then fiberglass to the correct scoop shape, and fill and paint, so it looks the part....

 

[Craigus]

Then next i need to make up a heatshield, unless neuspeed or jabba will sell the shield on its own.

 

[Ruddmeister]

Have you moved the battery slightly in the pic above?

 

[Craigus]

No rudd the battery is in the normal place.

 

[Ruddmeister]

No rudd the battery is in the normal place.

Moving it over to the left a little helps quite a bit becuase the air feed is tight otherwise, just need some homemade brackets

 

[Craigus]

Ah will notch some up at work on the cnc.