what elbow and filter for in front of battery airfilter

[hipwell]

I see the new must have air filter set up seems to be an open cone in front of the battery.

What's a good elbow and cone that doesn't cost 167 quid to make? I saw some good home made ones but can't find the thread to the parts used.

 

[richd]

i got mine of ebay, was 18 quid for an alloy elbow, 70mm diameter, 90 degree bend and 150mm leg lenght, although some people might want shorter, but you can cut it

 

[hipwell]

Care to share some pics of it installed mate?

I'm from Rotherham too.

 

[richd]

egnor the green extention on the filter, i cut the elbow short because im getting a slim but long green cotton filter to go in rather than that horrible dirty blue thing lol

 

[syko6288]

A.S.H

70mm 90 degre silicone hose
70mm 90 degre chrome bend
Twin cone filter
Breather hose
Breather filter ( cant remember diameter)

 

[hipwell]

So so far I've got
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=180991697644
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=290443522493&index=1&nav=SEARCH&nid=98888986168


So I just need a chrome bend and a breather filter.

 

[richd]

So so far I've got
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=180991697644
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=290443522493&index=1&nav=SEARCH&nid=98888986168


So I just need a chrome bend and a breather filter.

i got my bit of the same guy, he dose the chrome pipes too, just avoid rolled end pipes go for the one that are not flared or owt

 

[syko6288]

90 degree silicone
http://www.autosiliconehoses.com/si...ced-hose-70mm-90-degree-elbow-15-colours.html

Chrome 90 degreehttp://www.autosiliconehoses.com/si...ess-steel-pipes/stainless-steel-90-elbow.html

Filter
http://www.autosiliconehoses.com/twin-cone-performance-air-filter-air-induction-filter.html

 

[hipwell]

So as long as the filter, silicone bend and the cone filter are all 70mm then it should all for together nicely?

Are these the sort of things I could pick up In a motor factors like motor world? I hate waiting on item from eBay lol.

Does anybody know what size breather filter I need to order?

 

[Stefan.]

Meh i just bought the k tec one, expensive and you can 'make' your own but the ktec one looks better just for a start and the noise ohh the noise

 

[hipwell]

Syko that's brill mate thanks.

Sj2112, I would buy the ktec as I know it will fit spot on but its a lot of money for what it is.

I recon all this home made kit for about 60 quid should perform just as good and also sound just as nice as the ktec, after all its just an open cone with a fancy bend.

 

[richd]

i prefere the sound of mine to the ktec one, it sounds more or less same, just very slightly louder

 

[Stefan.]

Syko that's brill mate thanks.

Sj2112, I would buy the ktec as I know it will fit spot on but its a lot of money for what it is.

I recon all this home made kit for about 60 quid should perform just as good and also sound just as nice as the ktec, after all its just an open cone with a fancy bend.

Very true, i did think wtf have i just done when i bought mine as they aren't cheap.

i prefere the sound of mine to the ktec one, it sounds more or less same, just very slightly louder

So you bought the ktec one didn't like it then bought the 'DIY' parts...for a fair test

 

[richd]

haha noooo ive herd the ktec ones before and loved it, and thought i would make my own, thinking it would be the same but there ever so slightly louder, no idea why tho

 

[hipwell]

So before I order,

The cone, bend and alloy bend all need to be 70mm, then the breather needs to be whatever size I measure in the morning

 

[MartinR]

K-tec uses a better quality filter than the cheapo ebay specials. the best option would be an itg or Ramair open cone as these will generate a better sound

 

[Wrighty.]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ITG-Maxog...s_SM&hash=item23217a125e&_uhb=1#ht_852wt_1139
like this one ? would this be the right size?

 

[richd]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ITG-Maxog...s_SM&hash=item23217a125e&_uhb=1#ht_852wt_1139
like this one ? would this be the right size?

yeh but it wont fit to an alloy tube you would need a silicoln bend

 

[LiamR172]

Bought off Danith for 45 bucks. Best money ive spent on the car so far!

The elbow is a Hillpower one with th fitment there for the breather.

 

[richd]

Bought off Danith for 45 bucks. Best money ive spent on the car so far!

The elbow is a Hillpower one with th fitment there for the breather.

what you used for the heat sheild mate?

 

[MartinR]

yeh but it wont fit to an alloy tube you would need a silicoln bend

Just get a silicone 70mm coupler

 

[Wrighty.]

Just get a silicone 70mm coupler

was just looking at those also instead of putting a small filter on the end of the CC pipe
should i just feed it back into silicone bend using this http://www.autosiliconehoses.com/si...ctors-joiners/plastic-90-deg-hose-joiner.html
like the ktec one ?

 

[richd]

its actualy better to not, get it attached to an oil catch tank

 

[Wrighty.]

True! have you got one ? if so where did you mount it ? maybe somewhere behind the battery ...

 

[richd]

i havent got one no cos my silicone bend has the breather there. you can mount them anywhere really, next the the battery or header tank i would have thought best

 

[LiamR172]

Im using a bit of expansion foam that i stole from my work. We use it for putting between concrete walls etc when we build them to let the walls expand.
Its about an inch thick and its doing the trick very well tbh!

 

[hipwell]

Does the breather pipe need a filter on it?

 

[syko6288]

Yeah needs a little breather filter on the end or t peice it onto the induction hose

 

[hipwell]

Could probably bodge it by drilling a hole in the new silicone bend and using the t piece out of the oem bend if it comes out.

 

[hipwell]

last question, im about to order all the bits, but what do i use to support the wieght of the filter? Or do people just let it hang in front of the battery?

 

[syko6288]

The silicone is strong enough to hold it there but you could make a bracket to support it on the ecu bracket

 

[mitch1503]

mine isn't supported like every 1 else seems to do with the k-tec kit as they provide an extra little bracket but i ripped my ecu bracket out like so
https://fbcdn-sphotos-e-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/385618_416808438372983_710098858_n.jpg

 

[hipwell]

Cool thanks guys.

Im struggling working out what size breather filter to get.

Does it need to go onto the end of the current pipe from from the breather or do i need to scrap the pipe and put the breather filter directly onto the engine in which case a 14mm internal diameter breater would be fine.

But if the breather filter neeeds to go onto the end of the current pipework then none of them seem to be the right size.

 

[syko6288]

Ive done a hose off it and then a breather onto the end of that

 

[hipwell]

cool.

Actually, ive just realised.

Surely i could have the standard 182 plastic bend then just have the new aluminium bend coming out of the standard 182 bend into the cone filter? Or would the 182 standard bend be too long?

 

[peanuthead]

I remember seeing someone post their DIY kit on here a while back with links to the whole kit, but I cant find it anywhere now! anyone know the thread I'm on about?

 

[MartinR]

Could probably bodge it by drilling a hole in the new silicone bend and using the t piece out of the oem bend if it comes out.

The correct part you need is a 16mm takeoff..Think they sell them at merlin motorsport.

 

[Joe R26]

i prefere the sound of mine to the ktec one, it sounds more or less same, just very slightly louder

You got any videos of how yours sounds?

 

[hipwell]

Martin, thanks for that, I'll have a look but for now I'll use the standard plastic elbow with the alloy bend go in into that

 

[ekaJ]

Im using the standard plastic elbow, that alloy bend and that twin cone filter.

Sounds crazy, not sure on performance, hard to tell if theres any changes lol.

Fitment is a bit tight, I need to sort mine out properly and get the fusebox cover back on.