Best air filter and hose solution for a Griff

[alexcurtis]

Hi everyone

Next question on the rebuild thanks again for all of your help with the many other questions! Body is back on the chassis but the engine is bare.

So I need to change the old air intake, I am only going to change up to the air flow meter (standard) though maybe change the elbow to the plenum with a new silicone hose as well. I really do not like the existing hood arrangement over the panel filter, mine always slips.

Therefore I am looking at getting new silicone hoses and a mushroom filter (or 2) in the same space seems a better solution? What are peoples views suggestions. Also any suggestions for suppliers, Hose and Filter?

Lastly is there a way to make the existing hood, better more secure?

The engine is basically standard Griff 500 1999, I am not looking at performance gains out of this though if they do come then happy days just want to know that I am getting clean / filtered air into the engine!

As you can see I have an open mind just want to get a better solution and ditch the worn out existing solution. The only thing is I do not want to make any significant or dramatic mods where the current arrangement sits as if / when I sell, it can be turned back to original again.

Thanks in advance

Alex

[alexcurtis]

Bump! Any thoughts? Thanks in advance!

[Toma500]

I went for the Act induction kit you get the plenum to afm elbow and the afm to filter and a K&N filter all clips in stainless full instructions , says itll take an hour took me a while longer im not a doublejointed octopus . Think it was around £165 .big plus for me was it gets rid of the old pipercross filter that mine had mine is a pre serp 500 . Griff later ones had a panel type filter i think . Make sure before you order www.actproducts.co.uk

Edited by Toma500 on Monday 18th April 21:32

[DaveWesty]

I did this for about £100

[andy43]

I think to be honest you can't beat the ACT kit - it fits and does all the right bends and curves.
Not cheap but good value, if that makes sense
You could fiddle with the ACT hose at the filter end and attach a cone/cylinder filter, but I don't really see the point to be honest.

[alexcurtis]

Sold on act did a rough calculation to buy the bits needed and would save less than £20 so not worth the effort, thanks for replies not sure on filter may /will still change to a cylinder type in the same place to avoid the issue of the hood slipping from over the filter element

Thanks for replies much appreciated al

[Matthew Poxon]

ACT smoothbore elbow and the ACT smoothbore AFM to filter hose as well. Tim does a K&N panel filter as well which is a good upgrade.