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| Author: | d00ner [ Fri Oct 24, 2008 6:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | air filter fitting |
ok, so i have bought a k&n cone filter for chavvy, but it doesnt fit  let me try to explain. hole on filter: O hole on airbox pipe: o   sorry for the shitty diagram (if you can call it that) but its approximately 1-2cm bigger. anything i can do without paying out loadsa cash for a new filter? |
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| Author: | woodsy_mv6 [ Fri Oct 24, 2008 6:36 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: air filter fitting |
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/Auto-Performan ... idZ2QQtZkm 
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| Author: | d00ner [ Fri Oct 24, 2008 6:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: air filter fitting |
anythin else? was thinkin more diy tbh, as really strapped for cash. |
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| Author: | woodsy_mv6 [ Fri Oct 24, 2008 7:01 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: air filter fitting |
Wouldn't recommend anything else if im honest  Hold out for a month or so. You ain't even passed yet! For the sake of £15, do it right 
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| Author: | A L 3 X [ Fri Oct 24, 2008 7:13 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: air filter fitting |
I have some of them little rubber reducers that come with the universal induction kits....measure the diameter of your filter and trottle body/intake pipe and i'll see if i have one Your already complaining about the insurance quotes mate...i'd stick to styling mods lol...unless of course your gonna stick it inside the airbox to somehow hide it lol |
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| Author: | d00ner [ Fri Oct 24, 2008 7:20 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: air filter fitting |
mods will be declared as dad has seen the light  and let me go on his policy.
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| Author: | Mattyboy Esq [ Fri Oct 24, 2008 7:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: air filter fitting |
Take some pictures and get me some sizes and i may be able to help you out as i have a few bits laying around!
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| Author: | d00ner [ Fri Oct 24, 2008 7:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: air filter fitting |
230mm around the air intake pipe, 300mm round the k&n. so i guess thats the measurements you need? |
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| Author: | A L 3 X [ Fri Oct 24, 2008 7:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: air filter fitting |
I'll see what i got tonight....oh and if your going on dads policy...make sure the car is registered to him to be on the safe side |
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| Author: | fonfe [ Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: air filter fitting |
if you dont want to splash out cash you have 2 options that i can think of: 1. find the nearest custom exhaust place, powerflow are the normal ones around, go down and ask for a piece of pipe however long with a diamter to fit the filter and the other to the same size as your plastic one then join the pipe to plastic pipe with original rubber hose. will propably cost you £5 max, i had a custom adapter peice made up for the rs2000 engine when i put in into my mk4 and they did it for just the labour charge so were very reasonable and the piece will polish up quite nicely as powerflow only use stainless pipe 2. the more pikey option, cut the normal rubber airbox pipe that goes from the plastic cross over to the airbox, find a suitable metal or plastic ring that will fit inside the air filter hole (old wheel bearing casing from a big truck or like so may work) then put the hose you have cut to size into a pot of boiling water let it warm up and get stretching over it! may not stretch 70mm but is worth a try, ive never used car specific air filters i seem to aquire them and then make them fit somehow. 3. the propper pikey way of doing it, cut your original hose into 1 inch thick rings, then cut them so that its no more a solid ring its a ring with a cut in it, the place over plastic pipe and wrap round with insulation tape, repeat whole procedure with another ring untill the desired width is achieved. last way is propper pikey though and wouldnt recomend it but it has got me out of trouble in the past when ive needed and air filter and have only had cones available, come to think of it ive had to do that with the last 2 engines at first as i havent got any space for an airbox. hope this helps |
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| Author: | d00ner [ Fri Oct 24, 2008 8:39 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: air filter fitting |
number 1 is the place i think im gonna do it, because 2 has a restriction on the line, as shown by the arrow. i used 100% of my photoshop skillz here! 
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| Author: | DANIELP1991 [ Sat Oct 25, 2008 4:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: air filter fitting |
wer u putting the air filter? r u taking the air box out then? |
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| Author: | Ry [ Sat Oct 25, 2008 6:19 pm ] |
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| Author: | cs detailing [ Sat Oct 25, 2008 8:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: air filter fitting |
personaly i would take the K+N back, get a refund and spend the money on fuel
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| Author: | d00ner [ Sun Oct 26, 2008 10:59 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: air filter fitting |
| Author: | Ry [ Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:31 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: air filter fitting |
just connect it straight to the TB for now. you'll get a nice sound, and its getting colder so will cope ever so slightly better. |
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| Author: | fonfe [ Sun Oct 26, 2008 9:56 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: air filter fitting |
ok i wrongly assumed you had a fiesta! |
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| Author: | A L 3 X [ Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:27 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: air filter fitting |
| Author: | fonfe [ Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:11 pm ] |
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| Author: | Ry [ Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:18 pm ] |
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