Drilled Airbox, help please..

[rocky2008]

the other evening i drilled three one inch holes in my airbox, they are drilled in the correct place and i think it sounds superb underload! however, how will this effect my fuel economy, can someone please shead some light on this cheers.

 

[mymorph]

i dont think it make any noticeable difference imho

 

[rocky2008]

i dont think it make any noticeable difference imho

ah right cheers, it sounds nice though, i love it

 

[Gooner_Mike]

It will not affect the fuel economy under normal driving... BUT it will because you will be booting it everywhere to get the induction noise! I drilled my airbox and it did sound great. Now moved to an open cone filter and sounds EVEN BETTER!

 

[rocky2008]

It will not affect the fuel economy under normal driving... BUT it will because you will be booting it everywhere to get the induction noise! QUOTE]

ah, youve sussed me out was there a noticable difference in sound when you changed the filter?

 

[andycupra]

as long as you have drilled it prior to the filter you dont need to worry.

 

[rocky2008]

as long as you have drilled it prior to the filter you dont need to worry.

do you mean so that the air going through the drilled holes is getting filtered, if so then yeah mate i have

 

[Gooner_Mike]

ah, youve sussed me out was there a noticable difference in sound when you changed the filter?

I changed the standard filter to a green cotton filter and drilled the airbox at the same time. Now I have got an open cone filter and the noise is even better. Loads of suck from the turbo and noise from the DV.

 

[rocky2008]

I changed the standard filter to a green cotton filter and drilled the airbox at the same time. Now I have got an open cone filter and the noise is even better. Loads of suck from the turbo and noise from the DV.

ah i see mate, mine is just the 1.2 12v... does the green cotton panel filter make a difference from the standard one?

 

[Gooner_Mike]

ah i see mate, mine is just the 1.2 12v... does the green cotton panel filter make a difference from the standard one?

This is the difference in the thickness of the Green and standard filters...

 

[rocky2008]

This is the difference in the thickness of the Green and standard filters...

ahh i see now! how much was it mate?

 

[lil3520]

if i do this to my motor, will it affect my SEAT warranty ?

 

[rocky2008]

if i do this to my motor, will it affect my SEAT warranty ?

if you drill the airbox, i would immagine so, you could go looking for a scrap yard and see if you can get hold of another airbox. or buy a cone filter and whenever you take it into seat just swap them over and put the airbox back on

 

[Gooner_Mike]

ahh i see now! how much was it mate?

About £35 if I remember. Won't see any performance benefit with a 1.2 though... just noise!

 

[rocky2008]

About £35 if I remember. Won't see any performance benefit with a 1.2 though... just noise!

yeah true, do they need replacing often?

 

[Gooner_Mike]

yeah true, do they need replacing often?

Never need replacing, just cleaning every so often!

 

[rocky2008]

Never need replacing, just cleaning every so often!

cool sounds good! thanks alot mate

 

[Gooner_Mike]

cool sounds good! thanks alot mate

No probs

 

[lil3520]

will wait untill warranty runs out.