Really confused about induction options for a classic wrx
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Really confused about induction options for a classic wrx
Hi, I have searched and posted about this before, but all the conflicting advice is just confusing me.
Some people say induction kit, some people say induction kit with a heat shielld, some people say induction kit with an enclosed heat proof box, some people say induction kit with snorkle box removed from the wing, some people say induction kit mounted in the wing, some people say induction kits arnt needed under 330ish bhp, some people say keep standard box with performance filter in it (what I currently have), some people say keep what I have got but removed snorkle box from wing.........theres just so much conflicting advice.
So, please tell me once and for all whats best for my car:
1995 wrx wagon, td04h, 440's, walbro, apexi ecu, simota panel filter, ninja 2 fully decated, blitz ebc running 1.2bar, andy f remap, 280bhp
Was told I need sti tmic and "induction sorted" plus another remap to make 300bhp. I have a sti6 tmic sorted, I have the car booked in for another remap, all I need now is my 'induction sorted'
So what do you think I should do?
cheers guys
Some people say induction kit, some people say induction kit with a heat shielld, some people say induction kit with an enclosed heat proof box, some people say induction kit with snorkle box removed from the wing, some people say induction kit mounted in the wing, some people say induction kits arnt needed under 330ish bhp, some people say keep standard box with performance filter in it (what I currently have), some people say keep what I have got but removed snorkle box from wing.........theres just so much conflicting advice.
So, please tell me once and for all whats best for my car:
1995 wrx wagon, td04h, 440's, walbro, apexi ecu, simota panel filter, ninja 2 fully decated, blitz ebc running 1.2bar, andy f remap, 280bhp
Was told I need sti tmic and "induction sorted" plus another remap to make 300bhp. I have a sti6 tmic sorted, I have the car booked in for another remap, all I need now is my 'induction sorted'
So what do you think I should do?
cheers guys
Last edited by ***Jonesy***; 01 October 2007 at 08:49 AM.
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I'll make it simple. If you like induction noise, get an induction kit for the noise and slightly better airflow which you most likely don't need. A heatshield is pointless unless you think that heat doesn't find its way in, whatever you do. And if it's a good enough heatshield that actually seals out hot air, you've built..... an airbox, which is what you had in the first place.
If you are fitting an FMIC you need an induction kit whether you like it or not.
If you're sticking with TMIC then the choice is yours, do you want noise or not.
All IMHO of course, from modding and testing my own cars scientifically. But I can say with absolute certainty that there is no middle ground between an airbox and an induction kit - it's one or the other.
If you are fitting an FMIC you need an induction kit whether you like it or not.
If you're sticking with TMIC then the choice is yours, do you want noise or not.
All IMHO of course, from modding and testing my own cars scientifically. But I can say with absolute certainty that there is no middle ground between an airbox and an induction kit - it's one or the other.
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I'll make it simple. If you like induction noise, get an induction kit for the noise and slightly better airflow which you most likely don't need. A heatshield is pointless unless you think that heat doesn't find its way in, whatever you do. And if it's a good enough heatshield that actually seals out hot air, you've built..... an airbox, which is what you had in the first place.
If you are fitting an FMIC you need an induction kit whether you like it or not.
If you're sticking with TMIC then the choice is yours, do you want noise or not.
All IMHO of course, from modding and testing my own cars scientifically. But I can say with absolute certainty that there is no middle ground between an airbox and an induction kit - it's one or the other.
If you are fitting an FMIC you need an induction kit whether you like it or not.
If you're sticking with TMIC then the choice is yours, do you want noise or not.
All IMHO of course, from modding and testing my own cars scientifically. But I can say with absolute certainty that there is no middle ground between an airbox and an induction kit - it's one or the other.
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I'll make it simple. If you like induction noise, get an induction kit for the noise and slightly better airflow which you most likely don't need. A heatshield is pointless unless you think that heat doesn't find its way in, whatever you do. And if it's a good enough heatshield that actually seals out hot air, you've built..... an airbox, which is what you had in the first place.
If you are fitting an FMIC you need an induction kit whether you like it or not.
If you're sticking with TMIC then the choice is yours, do you want noise or not.
All IMHO of course, from modding and testing my own cars scientifically. But I can say with absolute certainty that there is no middle ground between an airbox and an induction kit - it's one or the other.
If you are fitting an FMIC you need an induction kit whether you like it or not.
If you're sticking with TMIC then the choice is yours, do you want noise or not.
All IMHO of course, from modding and testing my own cars scientifically. But I can say with absolute certainty that there is no middle ground between an airbox and an induction kit - it's one or the other.
Dont know why, but that really made me
Think I can just imagine some bloke in his shed spending weeks making the same thing he has just took out his car!!!
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Ok spoke to andy forrest and he says the airbox and tubing are quite restrictive on my year car, unlike later years, so he recommends an apexi induction kit with a heat shield.
So thats what im gunna do. Now to find them
Cheers everyone
So thats what im gunna do. Now to find them
Cheers everyone
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Now I'll be the first to admit that many airbox designs aren't great and are built to fit rather than built for performance. But the principle is a good one. And I won't slate induction kits outright either. I've had plenty in the past and have one at the moment but not through choice (I have a FMIC). But I think it's when people imagine that they can have any hope of keeping hot engine bay air out of an open induction cone that they're kidding themselves. It's impossible unless you build a sealed airbox. BUT once you get to higher levels of tune and need greater airflow this disadvantage that open cones have of just pulling in everything, hot or cold, kind of becomes irrelevant compared to the upside of a much freer flowing inlet tract. It's swings and roundabouts like everything in engine tuning.
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ok i was looking into this at the moment. ive just fitted a fmic so i have a k&n at the moment. i was thinking about extending the pipe into the wing, bringing in colder air than engine bay. then having a full metal pipework, apart from maf going into the inlet and then heat wrapping the pipe to keep engine temps away from the inlet pipe?
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