£maxogen

[bazza182]

Any recommendations on the best place to get a Maxogen?
Supplier or direct? £?

 

[Tom]

total waste of money. you can make one out of the stock airbox.

 

[Lagerlout]

Shut up Tom.

Try ITG direct.

 

[Gaz_]

they piss on anything by a mile for build quality

 

[bazza182]

how far off £400 am I looking at?

 

[len_beach]

Keep an eye on Fleabay or here for bargains.

I made an equivalent from a phase 1 172 airbox for £40: http://cliosport.net/forum/showthread.php?t=211003&highlight=%A340+maxogen

 

[Gaz_]

try ktec, clio sport discount too

 

[7MAT]

It won't give you any more power than a modified standard airbox.

Spend the money elsewhere.

 

[Cookie]

http://www.k-tecracing.com/show_product.asp?id=1361

http://www.greydevilindustries.com/products/product.asp?id=20641

 

[Lagerlout]

It won't give you any more power than a modified standard airbox.

Spend the money elsewhere.

Proof?

 

[Ali]

total waste of money. you can make one out of the stock airbox.

If your a gipsy cu nt like yourself!

 

[CHRISK172+]

they piss on anything by a mile for build quality

But £400 odd quid for an ornament under the bonnet, is there ant proof they are much better than any other IK?

 

[7MAT]

It won't give you any more power than a modified standard airbox.

Spend the money elsewhere.

Proof?

A car with the same mods as mine plus a Maxogen made slighlty less power on Surrey Rolling Road rollers than my car with a modified std airbox.

But more importantly can anyone actually prove that the £400 Maxogen gives any real power increase over any other type of intake?

 

[RichMcc]

Im under no illusions that IK's give you any extra power regardless of the claims.... they just look nice and sound nice... imo
Even if they do give you more power the amount would be so marginal its not worth bothering about compared to proven mods like manifold matching, decat etc

Its the old "I paid £400 for my maxogen so it must be better than all the other IK's and give me more power" trap.

But on the other hand they're much easier on the eyes than the standard airbox, wouldn't mind one myself purely for "the look".

 

[Mike_182]

Awesome look and sound. Stop being so jealous all you haters, it's just a good amount of money to throw at looks, but then some could say that about Lusty's flip paint

 

[kully]

i would have one ........ but never get the money back from my viper

 

[Gaz_]

they piss on anything by a mile for build quality

But £400 odd quid for an ornament under the bonnet, is there ant proof they are much better than any other IK?

Much better than a viper. Bigger filter, (more air in) better made (actually fit the car and doesnt fall apart.) so yes, better.

 

[Lagerlout]

Proof?

A car with the same mods as mine plus a Maxogen made slighlty less power on Surrey Rolling Road rollers than my car with a modified std airbox.

But more importantly can anyone actually prove that the £400 Maxogen gives any real power increase over any other type of intake?

http://www.itgairfilters.com/downloads/clio172.pdf

Before and after. On the SAME ENGINE.

If you knowanything about these car's you'll be aware that no two make the same power. So you proof is pretty ropey to say the least.

Although I'm sure you ghetto airbox is far better. just because you can't afford one, there's no need to be bitter.

And I'm fed up of saying that I wouldn't pay £400 for one either! I paid £300 which isn't really any more expensive than Viper/BMC etc.

 

[Gaz_]

I just got mine as i could afford it

 

[Lagerlout]

lol. High Five!

 

[Fred@BTM]

if anyone with a maxogen overtakes my car at FCS i'll give them each £1! i'll be using a std airbox

 

[Lagerlout]

Blah blah blah

 

[len_beach]

Just for reference, how is the Maxogen configured ie. filter shape, layout etc? Is it similar to that of a phase 1 172?

Does anyone know the surface area of the filter?

 

[Gaz_]

these common paupers no nothing

 

[Fred@BTM]

i'm yet to see one on a race car gaz!

 

[Gaz_]

Just for reference, how is the Maxogen configured ie. filter shape, layout etc? Is it similar to that of a phase 1 172?

Does anyone know the surface area of the filter?

filters huge. Much bigger than say a viper etc.

 

[Gaz_]

i'm yet to see one on a race car gaz!

Race cars are confined to rules and regs mind

 

[len_beach]

Just for reference, how is the Maxogen configured ie. filter shape, layout etc? Is it similar to that of a phase 1 172?

Does anyone know the surface area of the filter?

filters huge. Much bigger than say a viper etc.

And is it cylindrical? Is it noticeably bigger than a phase 1 172 filter?

 

[Gaz_]

Yes, but more of a conventional design

be of equal to a phase 1 172 filter size easily

 

[Lagerlout]

Yes Cylindrical. I would say it's bigger than the Ph1 airbox, but that's by sight. I've never actually measured. lol.

 

[Lagerlout]

i'm yet to see one on a race car gaz!

http://www.itgairfilters.com/clients.asp?section=clientlist

 

[Fred@BTM]

i'm yet to see one on a race car gaz!

http://www.itgairfilters.com/clients.asp?section=clientlist

i think you'll find an F1 car doesn't have a maxogen strapped to its V8

 

[Gaz_]

lol.

No bolt on filter will give major hp on a F4R. Its the best induction kit out there for a clio 172/182 bar non. With a CTR for instance there is more choice of high quality kits. With the clio there isn't.

 

[Fred@BTM]

sorry gaz, but for the money, BMC CDA rules

 

[len_beach]

Can someone measure the surface area of a Maxogen for me?

Here are the measurements for both phase 1 and phase 2/182:
Phase 1: 866.25 square cm

Phase 2: 312.375 square cm

 

[Gaz_]

sorry gaz, but for the money, BMC CDA rules

But money was no object

Does the cda take into account the removal of the accoustic valve in its instructions

 

[Gaz_]

Can someone measure the surface area of a Maxogen for me?

Here are the measurements for both phase 1 and phase 2/182:
Phase 1: 866.25 square cm

Phase 2: 312.375 square cm

one thing i would say about surface area is its all relative tbh. Too small is a bad thing (viper is tiny made my car laaaag) Too big..... well the engine can only suck through the intake pipe, so you could have a filter with a surface area the of the bonnet for instance, but that wont gain you anything extra other than trapping more dirt

 

[len_beach]

Can someone measure the surface area of a Maxogen for me?

Here are the measurements for both phase 1 and phase 2/182:
Phase 1: 866.25 square cm

Phase 2: 312.375 square cm

one thing i would say about surface area is its all relative tbh. Too small is a bad thing (viper is tiny made my car laaaag) Too big..... well the engine can only suck through the intake pipe, so you could have a filter with a surface area the of the bonnet for instance, but that wont gain you anything extra other than trapping more dirt

I totally agree Gaz. There will of course be a point where nothing more can be gained. I am just curious to see how much bigger or smaller the Maxogen is in relation to the phase 1 filter.

 

[Gaz_]

Yep agree.... i'd imagine it will be a *tad* smaller than i ph1 tbh.....

 

[7MAT]

A car with the same mods as mine plus a Maxogen made slighlty less power on Surrey Rolling Road rollers than my car with a modified std airbox.

But more importantly can anyone actually prove that the £400 Maxogen gives any real power increase over any other type of intake?

http://www.itgairfilters.com/downloads/clio172.pdf

Before and after. On the SAME ENGINE.

If you knowanything about these car's you'll be aware that no two make the same power. So you proof is pretty ropey to say the least.

Although I'm sure you ghetto airbox is far better. just because you can't afford one, there's no need to be bitter.

And I'm fed up of saying that I wouldn't pay £400 for one either! I paid £300 which isn't really any more expensive than Viper/BMC etc.

I didn't say it was complete proof but nether the less it was an interesting comparision.

Not a question of being able to afford one or not, more a case of common sense as I do actually know a thing or two about theses cars.