Ae92 - Induction Kit

[dreamcatcher]

Hi Guys,

Work on the GTi is progressing slowly (rear discs and pads imminent to sort out the handbrake) mainly due to available funds, but I'm toying with refitting the induction kit that came with the car.

It consists of a cone filter (can't remember the make) and a piece of black flexible hose to connect it all together. No instructions obviously !!!

Now, although I'm competent, and it's pretty obvious how it would fit, I have a few questions for those techies out there:

1: The kit seems to replace the entire standard airbox which has at least one "sensor" attached to it - what do I do with the sensors ??

2: Do I need to provide an additional cold air feed to the new filter ?

3: Is it worth fitting the kit at all ? I've read a few comments that the std induction system is pretty good on the GTi.

In all honesty, I just fancied a bit of induction noise as I miss the sound of the sports exhaust I used to have, but I'm not prepared to make things worse by fitting something that's all noise and no gain.

Your advice / comments welcome.

Btw - any advice on the best place to buy parts online ??

Cheers

Pete

[dawesy]

dont do it.

your better off with a panel filter. the later 4A-GE (which i guess yours is) has a sensor mounted on it, cant remember off hand what it does but i know it dosnt like it if its not connected.

a good panel filter (ramair , Blitz etc) will give you good power gains esp if the exhaust is swaped for somthing like a mongoose system.

[dreamcatcher]

Cheers dawesy, just the advice I wanted (don't like to waste time on stuff that doesnt work).

Mine is the TVI-S model - dunno whether that makes any difference ?

Obviously the guy that owned the car before removed it for some reason so I didnt want to just put it back on without some advice.

Had a mongoose on her when I bought the car, but it was too noisy for the missus, so for now we're back to standard. Hopefully, I'll get a Janspeed on her one day. lots to do before then though !!!

[Unity Jon]

Fit it...

there are Two sensors there's an air temp tensor in the side of the original filter box (blue) , just tie this up out the way in the engine bay away from any heat sources ;) and there's an AFM sensor (black + red i think) that needs to be pushed into base of your cone filter and sealed pretty tight. Run a bit of pipe from outside the engine bay to the filter to supply cooler air than that in the engine bay as it helps a little.

alot of people say that the 'intake' is very good as stock and they're nearly right, the throttle body is extremely good in manuf. and design (thak you yamaha !), the induction pipe sadly is just that, a bit of pipe. Some people also get the intake anifold mixed up with the exhaust manifold, the exhaust is superbly designed and there is next to bugger all benefit from fitting different extractors/downpipes/manifold what ever you like to call it.

[Escy]

Fit it...

there are Two sensors there's an air temp tensor in the side of the original filter box (blue) , just tie this up out the way in the engine bay away from any heat sources ;) and there's an AFM sensor (black + red i think) that needs to be pushed into base of your cone filter and sealed pretty tight. Run a bit of pipe from outside the engine bay to the filter to supply cooler air than that in the engine bay as it helps a little.

alot of people say that the 'intake' is very good as stock and they're nearly right, the throttle body is extremely good in manuf. and design (thak you yamaha !), the induction pipe sadly is just that, a bit of pipe. Some people also get the intake anifold mixed up with the exhaust manifold, the exhaust is superbly designed and there is next to bugger all benefit from fitting different extractors/downpipes/manifold what ever you like to call it.

Rather than just leave the air temp sensor in the engine bay, I suggest you relocate it into a vaccum pipe somewhere. The obvious one would be the one leading to the throttle body.