Not a poxy Renault
I had a Maxogen last year and loved every minute of it, sadly I decided to sell the car, so I whipped off the airbox and sold it on, I brought the Maxogen in the GDI group buy and by the time I came to sell it on, it had lost about £60 in value - so yes, they are worth the Money.
Thing is that I then decided to keep the car, so I picked up a K&N panel filter cheap and soldiered on.
After a couple of months I started hankering after another Maxogen but didn't have the cash for another new one and no second hand ones were about, so I embarked on a plan..
My breif was simple: a new, proven airbox with a 45 Degree feed to the throttle body,which meant a new battery, do it all as cheaply as possible, and make no irreversible alterations to the car.
Job 1, speak to Andy at ITG regarding an RAB65 Airbox, these are basically of the Maxogen design but straight through, they are used in the Maxogen kits for other cars where the 90 degree airbox won't fit, after a good chat to Andy who is very helpful and knowlegable, I got one ordered, which arrived in 24 Hours (£150 delivered). This is the Aluminium version which is a few grammes heavier than the Carbon box, but well over £100 cheaper, and because it is smoother on the inside than the carbon one, it should in theory be better.
Job 2, Spec and Order new battery, Odyssey PC680, £78 delivered from e-bay.
Job 3, Build custom battery tray, using existing bolt holes in the original battery area so no drilling required.
Job 4, make ECU brace, the old one had to go to make room for the new airbox, again I used existing mounting points.
Job 5, mount airbox, cut 45 degree bend (£21 delivered) to size, and insert bits of rubber, from an old bonnet seal, onto the bits of the engine bay which may foul the airbox, also whack a breather filter on (the plan is to get a catch tank in time)
I've done this in stages over the last couple of weeks, and only managed to get the airbox in tonight, so I've only had a quick spin in the sleet, however initially I'm very happy with the result, I can't say if its any faster or any of that, but it does sound much better, though not quite as loud as my first Maxogen.
I'm going up to Pauls next friday to have my map tweaked so I'll eventually get an ego busting BHP figure. Never had one before (my original map was before Paul had his rollers) so it should be interesting.
Any questions? :S
Thing is that I then decided to keep the car, so I picked up a K&N panel filter cheap and soldiered on.
After a couple of months I started hankering after another Maxogen but didn't have the cash for another new one and no second hand ones were about, so I embarked on a plan..
My breif was simple: a new, proven airbox with a 45 Degree feed to the throttle body,which meant a new battery, do it all as cheaply as possible, and make no irreversible alterations to the car.
Job 1, speak to Andy at ITG regarding an RAB65 Airbox, these are basically of the Maxogen design but straight through, they are used in the Maxogen kits for other cars where the 90 degree airbox won't fit, after a good chat to Andy who is very helpful and knowlegable, I got one ordered, which arrived in 24 Hours (£150 delivered). This is the Aluminium version which is a few grammes heavier than the Carbon box, but well over £100 cheaper, and because it is smoother on the inside than the carbon one, it should in theory be better.
Job 2, Spec and Order new battery, Odyssey PC680, £78 delivered from e-bay.
Job 3, Build custom battery tray, using existing bolt holes in the original battery area so no drilling required.
Job 4, make ECU brace, the old one had to go to make room for the new airbox, again I used existing mounting points.
Job 5, mount airbox, cut 45 degree bend (£21 delivered) to size, and insert bits of rubber, from an old bonnet seal, onto the bits of the engine bay which may foul the airbox, also whack a breather filter on (the plan is to get a catch tank in time)
I've done this in stages over the last couple of weeks, and only managed to get the airbox in tonight, so I've only had a quick spin in the sleet, however initially I'm very happy with the result, I can't say if its any faster or any of that, but it does sound much better, though not quite as loud as my first Maxogen.
I'm going up to Pauls next friday to have my map tweaked so I'll eventually get an ego busting BHP figure. Never had one before (my original map was before Paul had his rollers) so it should be interesting.
Any questions? :S
