is the pipercross viper any good??

[type_rdriver]

I have a k&n fitted to my cup that was on it when i bought it two weeks ago. is the pipercross any good because the k&n makes the car really hesitant and feels flat below 5k rpm!

I dont want to pay silly money for a ITG, also is the viper as loud as a open cone filter?

Thanks, Kev

 

[sideways danny]

the hesitence will be because you're drawing hot air in, especially bad with an open filter mounted where the air box would have been as it's right behind the radiator. K&N mounted in a cooler area would fix quite a lot.

The viper is good if you get the cold air feed fitted to the front of it. I've seen a few people run them open in the bay, with no pipe to the front, and this will have no benefit whatsoever

 

[type_rdriver]

So the viper is a good kit then? i will put the caf near the horn ant the bottom of the bumper

 

[Mark One]

I'm running a viper on the 172 atm because I had one lying around.

They are ok. Noise wise, you can expect a very slightly toned down but better induction noise than your cone filter.
With a good caf you will imediately feel a difference (especially on a warm day)

The only thing is, the CAF is hard to route. It's easier on a cup due to the lack of AC, but it's still not a walk in the park. You need to try and keep the caf as straight as possible too, kinks in it will do you no favours.
Overall no performance difference is decernable from the standard setup

 

[generous]

i sold my viper and put on an itg maxogen

much better all round

 

[type_rdriver]

Cheers for the replys guys, i will try the viper it has to be better than the k&n lol