Ram Air Induction / Hill Power H.Shield

[Cord-172]

Hey guys,

I bought a Ram Air induction Kit for my 172 at the Extreme show on 15th. They had a deal on them and I got it for £65 instead £86. (Result!!)

It comes with everything you need to fit it, but from what I have read on this forum it makes sense to have a heat shield to get any bhp gain. I contacted Hill power who are happy to supply their own heat shields and silicone tubing seperately. (they use the Ram Air filters in their own induction kits). - and these are supposed to be very good kits. (Hasnt Geoff_172 got one?)

Apparently they are waiting for them to be built/supplied and expect them to be available from mid Jan. I expect these would be useful for more or less any Ind Kit too?

 

[Dansta]

how much do they want for the parts?

 

[Cord-172]

Not sure yet, Nick said he will send me a mail to confirm the price in Jan. Probably about 30-40 quid for both the Silicone tubing and plastic shield

 

[geoff_clio182]

Nick mentioned to me that they would be around the £200 for the whole kit and the ECU remap would be on top of this although he said nothing about price. Whether this is correct now as I know he has made a few modifications to the mounting brackets, that mine will have fitted in Jan.

Here is a pic of the induction on mine:

http://www.cliosport.net/temp/Induction.jpg

 

[Cord-172]

Yeah, my £30-40 was only a guess!! - If it does the job I will be happy. I didnt realise the shield was like that - I thought it was a plastic half-sphere type thingy.

Just to confirm Geoff, does it have the Ram Air induction kit cone or is it a different type of ram air element?

 

[geoff_clio182]

It is a cone type Cord. The heat shield is nearly the whole way round to protect it from the heat.

 

[paddymph]

how loud/not loud is it?

Paddy

 

[geoff_clio182]

Loud! Apparently my g/f can hear me about 1/4 mile from her house if I floor it!

 

[The_Gza]

So whats the difference between the Hill Power induction kit and the Viper then? Anyone with either care to comment?

 

[Nick Read]

A Viper is basically an airbox. An induction kit is open to the engine bay whereas an airbox is designed to be sealed from hot engine bay air and draw air in through a feed pipe coming from somewhere cold.