induction kit vs air box

[seanburns182]

my old car was a v6 mondeo and the no 1 rule was an induction kit made the car run badly as there was a lot of heat under the bonnet from the engine, what is the best upgrade to do for a 182, is it an uprated panel filter or is there a type of induction kit that seems to work best, what does every one else use

 

[powey]

Depends what you want.

If your after a roar then a simota would fit the bill
If you want bling then an expensive maxogen is what your after
Others prefer the standard box with uprated panel filter

If you have a search there should be literally thousands of results all argueing about whats best

 

[W17GLE]

i've always personally prefered open induction kits as it helps sooth out the power rather than having to wait for the 5k kick. A lot of people will dissagree with this due to heat soak but if you look at any of the big power 500+ cars they all use open induction cones.

 

[Guppy]

Big bolt on Dorper

Will sound nice and tbh any IK will see very minimal gains imo

 

[seanburns182]

whats a big bolt on dorper

 

[chrispy.clio]

Buy a V6 airbox from Renault and an ITG filter from merlin motorsport. One of the best value airbox mods

 

[smitchell1]

I can personally second this one ^^^^^^

 

[Fred@BTM]

stock airbox on this old girl

and she still did 192.8bhp and 160lbs/ft (428's)

 

[kevin.s]

that engine is clean as fook

 

[Jonff]

Had a Viper(closed induction kit) on mine for a short while and the car felt strangled and restricted, reverted back to the standard airbox with an ITG panel filter and it felt alot better. Ph-1 airbox with an ITG panel filter seems to be a popular choice.

 

[Matt@Stealthsport]

I love my Pipercross cone filter/induction kit cos it makes a nice noise

 

[marinemackay2003]

http://www.cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=445339

most of the answers you want are in there^^

but v6 airbox was not tested, think most are between a pannel filter or a v6 box and itg

but like guppy said any IK will see very minimal gains on its own

 

[Nick172Cup]

I run an open cone filter with a heatsheild, doesn't feel restrictive or limp in any way and makes a lovely note!

 

[Jonny1*2]

breather mods don't make much difference no matter what you go for really. I found that with my K&N cone that it sucked oil out the crank breather (more than standard) and chocked the engine a little. V6 airbox when i've tested mine seemed to work just as good as the standard setup, maybe a little bit of extra grunt.

 

[Jonff]

I run an open cone filter with a heatsheild, doesn't feel restrictive or limp in any way and makes a lovely note!

Strange how each car differs isn't it? I ran a viper on my other Cup and that ran better with the induction kit.

 

[seanburns182]

with regards to the espace v6 air box, which model is the preferred box as there is a few v6 models or are all v6s the same size.

 

[Lee-182]

i've always personally prefered open induction kits as it helps sooth out the power rather than having to wait for the 5k kick. A lot of people will dissagree with this due to heat soak but if you look at any of the big power 500+ cars they all use open induction cones.

lol

 

[bez_2k9]

my 172 has got a itg panel filter and 80mm bore ducting going straight into the air box from the fog light , and a powerflow exhaust and my car was faster than my mates 182 which a full magnex with racing cat and k & N tyfoon induction kit .... he sold it and put stand air box back on before he sold the car and said his air box was better than the induction kit