ooh ooh ohh, i just wet my pants!!!!

I would seek medical advice for that

 

It's good then? :lol:

 

I miss the geat big K&N induction noise off my old Ford Probe 2.5 V6 :sad:

that thing sounded like it was going to jump off the road and mug an old lady when you booted the loud pedal :evil:

 

Glad to hear of another happy customer for K&N. Word of caution though, if you go and stick an aftermarket exhaust on, you'll kill the sound of the K&N. Stick with the standard rear silencer for a while longer so you can enjoy the K&N. You'll love the 52mm Throttle Body. :cloud9:

 

Yeah I think my Milltek put a stop to hearing the K&N roar.

 

I think my K&N went on in September 2005, and the Daytona followed on in March 2006. Totally killed my K&N which I can't hear at all now. Because of this I'm forking out for an enclosed induction kit later this year. (Not that I'm complaining!)

 

Yeah I enclosed mine as I couldn't hear it, I took the 'bodge-it' approach and found a old Rover 825 airbox at a scrappy.

 

I miss the induction noise on my Midget.

 

Was thinking more along the lines of an ITG Maxogen :drool:

 

Well yep that is the more trusted method!

 

since putting my exhaust on i thought i would lose the induction noise but i havent.

exhaust it predominant until 3.5k then induction kicks in and takes over at 4.5k so i get to hear both when im gunning it which is sweet!

mind u tho i havnt hear either in a bout 2.5 weeks cus im still waiting for my car to come back from the garage after hgf.!!! it was supposed to be done days and days ago! swear their doing it deliberately

 

I actually have an enclosure at home, Adrian (Clifford) got a batch last year from the continent. I tried fitting it last year, simple in theory - however the length of the enclosure was slightly too long for the gap around the filter. It looks ok, but as te engine is started it catches on the bulkhead and works the K&N loose. :scary: Rest assured it was removed quickly after I discovered the problem and hasn't be back on since.

 

If anything mine is slightly too big but is kinda held in place when I put the inspection cover back on, I check it now and again but it seems happy enough.

 

Had a K+N on a corsa GSi. For a four pot the rip off it was tremendous. Shame bout the fuel consumption :shake:

Tried one on my ZR 160, which was pretty loud before hand and didnt have as good an effect. Back to standard to save fuel.

Had one thrown on my astra GSi with a few other engine mods. :sexwee: 240 horses growling at you followed by can of whup ass being opened. brrrrrrm tssssh :drool: 6mpg to the gallon to hear that noise :errx2:

 

If I remember rightly, the enclosure is fixed by a bracket which sits at the base of the filter inducation tube, near the throttle body. This can be fitted through the inspection grill, so the engine cover doesn't need to be removed. It dislodges when the engine shudders when it turns over. Not too fussed, jut means I'll throw some more money at the car.

 

The K&N is great, after being taken out for a roof down drive in light snow along some great country lanes in an F with a K&N and a rather enthusiastic driver I ordered mine 2 days later. I couldn't believe the noise the K&N made, it was the first of many modifications to be made to a car I had planned to leave standard. Once the move to the darkside starts theres no stopping it.

I've not been able to hear my K&N after fitting my TT exhaust so have decided to replace it with an enclosed system which I have sitting at home waiting to be fitted this weekend. I'm fitting a BMC CDA carbon enclosed system.

 

The K&N is great, after being taken out for a roof down drive in light snow along some great country lanes in an F with a K&N and a rather enthusiastic driver

Hmm, sounds familiar :err:

 

I'm not suprised you can't hear it over the TT! :lol:

BMC CDA isn't that what a lot of the ZS180 boys have?

 

Yes. They don't do one for an MGF but you can buy them for an Elise or Honda and fit it to the F, thats what I'm doing. I paid £30 for it and £25 for the hoses\pipes to fit it.

 

Well done Wild Murphy, it was one of my first mods the K&n57i and worth every penny, i had mine for 2 years but upgraded to Taipan beast enclosed, but i don't half miss that roar you will find as you say even better when you fit 52mmTB and sports exhaust. don't forget 8.5mm Magnecor leads and something like NGK Platinum laser plugs, i have all these fitted mentioned here,oops nearly forgot, and cat bypass pipe, ha ha

 

So what does the K&N actually do? Bring in more air? How much power would it add to a VVC TF?

cheers

mikef

 

So what does the K&N actually do? Bring in more air? How much power would it add to a VVC TF?

cheers

mikef

Breathes better is a quick answer, and not a massive advantage on a TF, as the air intake is a lot better than the F.

 

Already got them there spark plugs David, !! And the de cat pipe is supposedly a no no on my vvc isnt it?

The extra power is quite noticeable, i'm totally hooked on souping up cars now!!