green panel filter

[steve p]

Hi just ordered green panal filter now for my pd 160 tdi wondered if it made much of a big difference and is the any think esle I should change On the airbox or pipes thanks

 

[Damoegan]

Smooth the inside of the airbox. It will help the airflow a little.

 

[steve p]

Thanks for a quick reply hows the best way of doing that

 

[Damoegan]

A pare of side cutters to cut the little fins off and either a dremel of just sone sand paper/wet and dry and sone elbow grease to smooth the little bits left down.

Try having a search for 'smoothed airbox' as I'm sure someone has done a guide for it.

 

[Gooner_Mike]

Smooth top half of airbox, remove trumpet thingey and drill holes in the bottom half of the airbox. You will get more noise but not sure about performance gains really!

 

[Cupra_Jay]

theres this guide mate but it is for a LCR

Clicky

 

[Gooner_Mike]

Here is my thread

 

[steve p]

Hi is it really worth it thogh for a diesel ibiza im not gonna noctice much gain am i

 

[Gooner_Mike]

Probably not, just more noise really! It must the breathing slightly though (drilling that is)...

 

[Nath.]

Did the pd160 intake and green filter ages ago but today I derestricted the air box and smoothed the lid.

Thanks SCN for filling my afternoon off work..............................again

 

[cupra.al]

thats well smooth has it made any difference?

 

[Nath.]

Don't know yet as I haven't driven it but it's got to be worth at least 50bhp

 

[cupra.al]

if only it was that easy.

 

[Gooner_Mike]

That looks smooooooooooooooth mate! I haven't bothered to smooth the top of the airbox, let us know how it goes will you?

 

[steve p]

Hi will there be much diffrence between standard and green panal will it make much more noise dont really want to start drilling and smoothing if I can help

 

[Ultra_Joel88]

^ no

 

[Nath.]

I tell you what, revving mine up for a few seconds with no air filter fitted made some very very tasty noises

 

[truss]

i put an open cone on mine on saturday and it makes some real cool noises!

 

[mhill]

Wow Nath thats smooth, Wet & Dry method?

 

[Nath.]

Wow Nath thats smooth, Wet & Dry method?

No, I used a dremil cutter thingy and cut the baffle things out then fitted a wire brush thingy and buzzed away till it looked smoth.

The plastic is very thick on the air box lid so you can buzz away for ages before it goes through.