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You can see the trim on the metal on his photo.
I can second that regarding the oil. I made the mistake of oiling my Ktec foam filter using ITG spray without wearing gloves. My hands looked like they belonged to a smurf for days afterwards.
Not planning on doing it, was just curious ?
A few people are asking about the parts required for my induction setup, so though I would make a tread for reference.
First of all, it looks like this:
It compromises of a RAMAIR foam filter and an alloy 90 elbow pipe. At time of writing you can get both from ebay:
ASH 90 70mm Elbow pipe (currently £12.95): http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Alloy-Bend-90-Degree-L-Elbow-70mm-2-3-4-Silicone-Hose-/130711715302
RAMAIR 70mm offset filter (currently £24): http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/RAMAIR-IN...arts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item5af34e6c91
RAMAIR doesn't seem to sell the exact filter I have in the pic above on its own anymore; the new ones are a bit smaller than mine - they are 2.5cm smaller at the wide end (but the same at the bottom end), and 5.5cm shorter in length. Mine has actually got damaged over a year from rubbing on the headlight and connection box quite badly, so this new size is more ideal, provided it doesn't loose any of the advantages. You can get the same size filter as the one in the picture above WITHOUT and offset, but the offset filter makes it easier to fit next to the battery and imo a non-offset filter of that size would not fit with this pipework at all. Interestingly, RAMAIR do sell the exact filter above in an 'induction kit' for the 182, but its double the price (and i'm not sure it will give double the performance, if any extra at all). If you are interested, it is available here: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Renault-Clio-Sport-172-RAMAIR-Induction-Filter-Kit-00-LIFETIME-WARRANTY-/390542430503?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&fits=Model:Clio|Cars Type:2.0 16V Sport&hash=item5aee249127
Also keep in mind that you dont have to use a RAMAIR filter at all, any 70mm rubber neck filter will work, provided it is an offset one if the inlet side base is any bigger than 14cm.
My car saw gains of 10hp with this setup over standard (will post the graphs in a bit), so well worth the money!
Provided you line everything up correctly, it should fit nicely. And this new smaller filter should stop any contact between the light unit etc. I have cable tied the neck of the filter to the car to stop it moving around (I used white cable ties as thats what I had, but black would look better).
fitting instructions:
(1) put filter in position behind headlight (and under the negative battery lead)
(2) connect alloy pipe to rubber elbow on engine side - don't tighten
(3) fit alloy pipe into filter, making sure you have the jubilee clip in place already
(4) line everything up then tighten jubilee clips
(5) secure filter around the jubilee clip area to car body with a cable tie
Alignment should look like this once all put together (keep in mind your filter will be smaller so wont be against the headlight):
Rolling Road Graphs (With no other mods in between)
Pre IK:
Post IK:
Should work. You can always cut the pipe if it's a bit too long.
Hi mate, what size is that elbow. I can’t seem to find one anywhere
