Pipercross or standard?

[james7471827906]

Got this type of set up atm...sorry for the nick of pic haz511, but iwtohut the heat shield and pipe .......aint had it on too long.........just wondering.....whats better this or just my standard air filter set up with a k&n pad????

thanks guys

 

[franx]

lots of people say standard (with for example ITG panel). Me too

My car had an open one on there (took it off after one week) , seemed to loose torque a bit and throttleresponse was less. Fuelconsumption was worse.
Sound was Bombastic

 

[james7471827906]

wats itg panel??

 

[DougClio16v]

K&N Panel filter is all you need. Uprated CAF if you want to splash out.

 

[freeserver]

As above standard airbox with an uprated panel filter is whats best.

 

[james7471827906]

Hi thanks for the reply...just completely thick when it comes to this kind of stuf.....wats a caf the hose like thing??? could you suggest one i could upgrade to ???

 

[franx]

wats itg panel??

it's a brand name, just like K&N panel filter --- ITG panel filter

Yes, CAF (cold air feed)-mod might be worth going for (standard airbox!), slightly larger/wider diameter.

 

[DougClio16v]

It's in the pic at the top that you posted. It's that pipe running up to the filter on the left hand side of it. All it is, is a cold air feed which brings (as the name implies) cold air to the filter.

Venair hosing is the best CAF available at the moment:

http://www.venairsport.co.uk/index.php?cPath=49

 

[franx]

yep, CAF is/are the airtubes going into box

 

[franx]

as Doug said...

You can nicely use that piece of tube you've already got there in the pic. Probably will fit to your airbox. Run it somewhere down below the headlight at the wheelarch. maybe your old feedconnectors are still there.
Take off the wheel, dismount the protecting plasti/rubberthing in wheelarch (soorry, Dutch) so you can reach down there... this way you'll have a nice amount of space to work.

Maybe you'll be able to get there by removing battery ? Anyone else know this ?

 

[james7471827906]

Hi, thanks for the advice....that pic is one i stole off another clio member....i dont have the piping or heatshield just the pipercross.....seems alot of work what you are suggesting....is there an easier way?? thanks for the advice though - top guy

 

[franx]

yeh maybe just remove battery and see how you can fiddle your caf down to beneith the wheelarch, good amount of cold air there away from engine heat

 

[DougClio16v]

All he needs to do is just put a Sports panel filter in the original filter housing and run the original CAF or better CAF to the original place in the engine bay at the front of the battery. Gains are crap in the 1.2 anyway.

 

[james7471827906]

THANKS FOR THE ADVICE - HOW MUCH WE LOOKNIG FOR AN ITG? (SORRY ABOUT CAPS)

 

[franx]

google yozzasport or K-tec..

prices here in holland are different

 

[james7471827906]

hi...couldnt find a itg found these http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=2447

 

[mattjk]

I think cotton are better than foam (personal opinion) So id prefer that over an ITG

 

[Martin_172]

best setup i had on my 1.2 16v was the standard airbox but i cut it open and modified it to allow it to flow more air, K&N Pannel filter and larger, wider CAFgoing to the standard cold air duct behind the front grille (ull see it, it leads to thebattery bit)

 

[franx]

anyone will be okay.. just used to the idea of foam because when i had the scooby the cotton ones had to be oiled and this could kill the boxer (MAF sensor defect because of oil-deposit from filter, engine running lean, possible end of engine follows)