Induction kits

Andy Tims · Feb 10, 2003

Has anyone bought an induction kit for their car?
If so where from, how much & was it any good?
Thanks in advance for your feedback.
Andy

Guest · Feb 19, 2003

Try www.essentialstyling.com.

Addition of a K&N filter is reputed to give a nice growl.

If it' s a change of sound that you' re after, I' ve heard that removing the rubber " snorkes" from behind the air intake grilles improves the vocals - apparantly.

Andy Tims · Mar 4, 2003

Geri

Already had a K&N (which increased induction noise) & have now removed the snorkel, which increases it again. All very nice, but I was hoping someone had actually splashed out on an induction kit & could advise on performance gains.
Any takers?

Andy

Guest · Mar 5, 2003

tried for 30mins to get the air duct bit off so i can get the snorkel out!!!

any tips as i could hardly get any movement out of it! - and yes i did take the screw out!

Andy Tims · Mar 5, 2003

Dean

Wiggle it & pull hard.
There is a small plastic flange at the bottom l/h corner that will snap, but you can superglue it back on & this does not seem to have an adverse effect on the fit, when you replace the cover.
The snorkel itself also needs a fair bit of pursuasion to get it out.

Good luck.

Andy

Guest · Mar 6, 2003

is the noise difference much??

dont wanna try again for 30 mins and find no difference!

Guest · Mar 6, 2003

MUST be a way to remove without snapping it - try a call to the OPC (or ask Jeoff, Dean!). Seems a shame/travesty to snap it. I' d rather live without the mod! [&:]

Guest · Mar 6, 2003

yeah may have to ask old Jeoff

Guest · Mar 8, 2003

Are there any instructions online for how to remove the ' snorkel' etc.?

It sounds interesting. [

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Andy Tims · Mar 10, 2003

Firstly the noise is worth the effort.

The plastic flange is easily glued back & when the cover is replaced you would never know it had been removed.

There are instructions on Boxa.net - find the K & N Filter thread.

Regards

Andy

JCB.. · Jul 28, 2003

Brian

I' d save your money for something useful!

JCB..

Guest · Jul 28, 2003

Tim Court seems to be having his money' s worth on his 996.

JCB.. · Jul 28, 2003

This is only IMHO.

I don' t know Tim Court or his 996 but I assume that were talking improved performance?

But the only way to prove it (or disprove it) is on a dyno.

If it were as simple as whacking larger pipes at each end why don' t Porsche do it?

JCB..

tim court · Jul 28, 2003

try this link..... Prices seem to have gone up since I purchased and the dollar is also stronger though

http://www.evoms.com/

Guest · Jul 28, 2003

Thanks Tim !

I read the fitting intructions and got cold feet. The 996 looks straightforward however the Boxster looks like major surgery is involved. Perhaps you could give me a demo at Eynsham ? A bunch of us are camping overnight a la Le Mans so hopefully I' ll see you there.

Brian

tim court · Jul 28, 2003

I see what you mean.

The 996 is a doddle as long as you don' t drop anything (like an old pair of socks or a handful of gravel) into the intake.

But then that would be a crazy thing to do.

Rule No. 1 - Do not work on your expensive car whilst coated in gravel.

There are probably others but this seems pretty important.

Tool Pants · Jun 29, 2008

If you loook at the stock air filter it has a layer of black foam on one side. This foam is not to filter the air but to lessen the induction sound. You could remove this foam and see if this is loud enough for you.

akwaugh · Jun 29, 2008

Try de-snorkeling it. Can't remember where I got the info for this, possibly on this site. Dead easy to do and it makes a difference to the driving experience. Makes aboslutely no difference to anything else though!

bigkeeko · Jun 29, 2008

As you`re probably aware, expect no performance gains and you won`t be disappointed. I`ll confess I haven`t fitted one to a Porsche but I have to many other cars and in my opinion, asides from engine bay asthetics and induction noise some of them are rubbish. The cheaper systems suffer from heat soak (at the expense of performance) . OEM air intakes have been designed to ensure only colder air reaches your engine (albeit some with restrictions).
Its really up to you. I`d try as the poster above says or replace the OEM panel filter with an aftermarket one such as PiperX. You`ll get an induction note from that and it won`t mean dismantling your car.
Good luck

tony stokes · Jul 1, 2008

Thanks for the advice so far.The units I am looking at are the high.
flow induction kit from Porscheshop or the Evo-v flow induction system.Surely someone must have one of these on their cars?
Tony