Fitting a cold air feed from airbox to foglight/grill

[Racingblue182]

Hi folks

I have found what looks to be an ideal piece of hose for a CAF in work.
So, after a quick look in the bonnet it's painfully obvious that there is no room for the hose without needing to remove or relocate things in the engine bay.

Can someone who has done this previously offer some advice ont he best way to route this, what I need to move and how difficult a job it can be?

Thanks in advance.

 

[graham_172]

it is a real pain. lots of cutting to remove the archway in front of the battery so you can get a nice big caf through.

 

[capturedbyjames]

Did it on my ph1...

Take the fog light out, remove everything that's in the way (think your has an acoustic valve in the way - mine didn't though) and run it right up to the air box. Quite fiddly, but well worth it.

 

[RichMcc]

I think theres a bit more room on the ph1's tbh

 

[TeZ]

is it easy enough to do in a MK2PH2 1.416v then yeah? same procedure?

 

[Andyman]

Your not really going to get any real gains from doing this so is it really going to be worth the hassle ?

 

[TeZ]

maybe not

 

[capturedbyjames]

When you've got an exposed K&N and want to get some air to it, yes...

 

[Andyman]

When you've got an exposed K&N and want to get some air to it, yes...

Thats correct but he's on about a standard air box not a IK

Totally different kettle of fish if you have a IK fitted. Its worth getting a decent CAF then

 

[Racingblue182]

Its the standard airbox with an ITG panel filter fitter, i'm really hoping to get a bit of an induction roar, even if that doesn't really happen I quite like the look of the hose poking through the foglight or the grill so will do it anyway. Thanks to those who provided some help.

 

[Adamio]

This is how mine looks

I've got an open Pipercross Induction Kit (which came on the car) and it really needed a cold air feed.

I just basically ripped out all the old Renault pipes and there was a gap just about big enough to fit a new pipe through.

It needed redoing before FCS so i was looking at putting it behind the front grill, but in the end i just left it in the foglight to save time.

 

[RichMcc]

Its the standard airbox with an ITG panel filter fitter, i'm really hoping to get a bit of an induction roar, even if that doesn't really happen I quite like the look of the hose poking through the foglight or the grill so will do it anyway. Thanks to those who provided some help.

That wont happen, if you take all the CAF's off the box just leaving the two big holes you'll hear some roar... otherwise not much

 

[rich[182]]

Its the standard airbox with an ITG panel filter fitter, i'm really hoping to get a bit of an induction roar, even if that doesn't really happen I quite like the look of the hose poking through the foglight or the grill so will do it anyway. Thanks to those who provided some help.

Heres what I've done
Got rid of std restrictive feed, bypassed acoustic valve with new CAF, sounds the b****x, 2 mins to put back to std, drives fine even in hot weather
http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showpost.php?p=2477080&postcount=10

 

[Peperami]

Its the standard airbox with an ITG panel filter fitter, i'm really hoping to get a bit of an induction roar, even if that doesn't really happen I quite like the look of the hose poking through the foglight or the grill so will do it anyway. Thanks to those who provided some help.

That wont happen, if you take all the CAF's off the box just leaving the two big holes you'll hear some roar... otherwise not much

Ive removed the acoustic valve until an airbox goes on, definately makes it louder...

 

[chauster]

It needed redoing before FCS so i was looking at putting it behind the front grill, but in the end i just left it in the foglight to save time.

How do you put it behind the front grill? im trying to do the same but the rad is in the way.

 

[kully]

you have to feed the caf down the roght hand side by the battery around and underneath the pipe work

 

[chauster]

That seems alot of routing about just to get the pipe in front of the grill I think I'll leave it the now and route it down to the fog light instead sounds alot easier

 

[kully]

think its worth it imo

 

[Racingblue182]

Well thats the CAF in, piece of piss getting the acoustic valve and fog light out and feeding the tubing down through. Just need to get some mesh to secure the trumpet and then i'll get some pics on the go!

Thanks the the tips and encouragement from the guys who gave them.

 

[tomhunt85]

I can't seem to figure out how to get the acoustic valve out any tips?

 

[Racingblue182]

There's a single bolt holding it onto the bracket, take it out and the valve unit will come out. Simply twist the valve whilst holding the standard air feed and it will come free.

 

[Racingblue182]

Just a quick update on this one, hard to say if its the removal of the acoustic valve, the CAF itself or a combination of the 2 but the car definitely seems to feel a fair bit more responsive.
I love how it looks as well so all in all it's certainly worth the effort.

 

[evilb66]

the acoustic valve is stuck on the end of the original caf.
replace the whole tube with some 80 mm stuff and use a 3" to 2.5" reducer to fit it into the standard airbox.
the acoustic valve is mounted on the same bracket as the horn.