CAF Ducting split

[Magic Johnson]

Just noticed this on my DCi 65, currently held together with duct tape.

Where can I pick up some new ducting? Cheap as possible without being awful.

Cheers.

 

[Magic Johnson]

Note: I don't want to relocate the CAF, just replace the ducting.

I've looked on Halfrauds website and they've got shitty Ripspeed pisch which looks like a tumble drier thing or Pipercross ducting, which is £25. That good?

 

[Curtis!]

I've asked people about them recently and they said eBay in cheaper,

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/..._productId_204451_langId_-1_categoryId_165660

If this is what your reffering too.

Hadn't found any thought with a quick search in the past, worth a look I guess.

 

[hill_power_clio]

Ebay all day

 

[Magic Johnson]

Aye that's the one Alex. Don't really want to pay that much though!

Can anybody point me in the right direction (i.e make etc)?

Thanks!

 

[hill_power_clio]

Just get on ebay and search for cold air feed then find the cheapest one at the right length / diameter for you - job done

 

[Magic Johnson]

What's the length of the standard CAF?

 

[hill_power_clio]

I don't know mate - can't you measure it?!

 

[Magic Johnson]

Not just now, wanted to get it ordered atm, but I'm in work and the car is in the car park, and I don't have a measuring tape.

 

[hill_power_clio]

take a healthy guess, but overestimate then you can always cut it down or compress it.

If it helps my last purchase of CAF was about 1m

 

[Magic Johnson]

Cheers buddy.

Does the CAF being held together by duct tape severely affect performance?

 

[Curtis!]

Cheers buddy.

Does the CAF being held together by duct tape severely affect performance?

Nah I wouldn't think, unless it has massive holes where it's sucking in hot air around the engine in from.

 

[Magic Johnson]

Cool, nah it's not just split in half, it's been tucked inside itself then duct taped.

 

[Dr G]

funny mines been in half where the CAF meets the fuse box, since i got it, it just sits there always thought it was ment to be this way as theres not obvious way to join the 2 parts as the CAF is flexible whereas the bit that goes down past the fusebox etc seems to be harder material... has mine split too as i cant get close enough to see if its 2 parts or a split..?

 

[Sargara]

^ Just take that whole pipe off, thats what ive done when mine broke. It points away from the engine on the side anyway so very little heat soak and you will get a nice noise. Any benefit of that pipe is removed when it goes through the acustic valve below the headlight so you dont loose anything.

 

[Magic Johnson]

Remove the CAF altogether? So it's just a hole at the airbox?

 

[MarcoB]

Nah get a caf and just put it behind the headlight like where it came from...

 

[Sargara]

Remove the CAF altogether? So it's just a hole at the airbox?

Sorry my comment was aimed at DrG as ph2 172s have 2 CAFs to the airbox. Dont know much about your DCi's setup.

 

[Magic Johnson]

Ah right ok. Will just get a direct replacement. Cheers lads. Looking in to a panel filter as well.

 

[Magic Johnson]

Didn't go for a direct replacement lol went for £10 flexible ducting off ebay instead. Forgot my ghey standard airbox has a f*cking oval fitting, not circular. FAIL. So anyway I fitted it (with some struggle! and duct tape), relocated it, and it sounds better than the old, split one at least.

If and when this no doubt fails, where can I get CAF ducting with an oval end?