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Old 23-02-09, 04:21 PM   #1
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Treated my car today

Had my cambelts and a major service done at weekend So i have built myself with a mates help choosing pipes a temp induction kit using my old K&N 57i cone untill i can afford a proper one also a pic of the rear headrests i fitted last week





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Old 23-02-09, 04:29 PM   #2
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doesnt it sound great though alan with a open cone!
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Old 23-02-09, 04:34 PM   #3
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doesnt it sound great though alan with a open cone!
Yeh it deffo does m8 wont be getting an enclosed one it sounds like a proper V6 now with the piper exhaust aswell
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Old 23-02-09, 05:48 PM   #4
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Yeh it deffo does m8 wont be getting an enclosed one it sounds like a proper V6 now with the piper exhaust aswell
You lose a considerable amount of power having it like that mate. There is going to be a lot of heat soak from the rad straight into your induction.

Get the enclosed when you can afford it, the performance alone is worth it, and it's audible at the right revs
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Old 23-02-09, 05:51 PM   #5
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i agree i had mine there and now its in the inner wing performance gain is very noticeable
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Old 23-02-09, 05:53 PM   #6
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i will doing the open cone in to the inner wing eventually i gave it a good rag round today and suffered no heat soak at all its sat very low you can't see that in the pic
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i would think it would get a fair amount of cold air rush underneath the car
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Nice touch with the rear headrests Alan.
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