Young and Dumb
Discussion
Young and dumb.. as the parents often call me, however, i like to think theres some love there!!
Anyway, every car i have owned, I have modified in some form, or ruined according to those who don't understand the sense of satisfaction you get from making a vehicle slightly different from standard. Ive now started to get the bug to modify the 4.3 V8V, problem being its a little bit more expensive than previous cars. At some point, Ill get the BR exhaust system and clutch, but i need to do some saving for that. Mean time, I have seen a company, called J1 Automotive, selling air filters for the vantage. £85 plus the tax for the pair, seems reasonable. they reckon plus 6bhp, every little helps and all that jazz!
Has anyone changed their air filters? If so, much difference to performance or noise? Is it worth doing really?
Am i right in saying BR do an induction system? If so how much would that set me back?
Anyway, every car i have owned, I have modified in some form, or ruined according to those who don't understand the sense of satisfaction you get from making a vehicle slightly different from standard. Ive now started to get the bug to modify the 4.3 V8V, problem being its a little bit more expensive than previous cars. At some point, Ill get the BR exhaust system and clutch, but i need to do some saving for that. Mean time, I have seen a company, called J1 Automotive, selling air filters for the vantage. £85 plus the tax for the pair, seems reasonable. they reckon plus 6bhp, every little helps and all that jazz!
Has anyone changed their air filters? If so, much difference to performance or noise? Is it worth doing really?
Am i right in saying BR do an induction system? If so how much would that set me back?
It does indicate my age...
Definitely not saying it will add 6hp, just their comments. Although i do notice i difference the cars vie changed them on in the past.
I was going to buy products from J1 in the past and they seems pretty good. Ill order up as their a direct replacement and see what happens.
The other bonus being you never have to change the air filter again when servicing!
Definitely not saying it will add 6hp, just their comments. Although i do notice i difference the cars vie changed them on in the past.
I was going to buy products from J1 in the past and they seems pretty good. Ill order up as their a direct replacement and see what happens.
The other bonus being you never have to change the air filter again when servicing!
samnagle1990 said:
Has anyone changed their air filters? If so, much difference to performance or noise? Is it worth doing really?
I think it can work and add bhp, but the important thing is to tell the ECU that it can breath more easy. Indeed I thnk you can tell the ECU to run on 97 octane fuel alone and it will increase the BHP, or if not then the drivablity of the car.Changing the filters (and telling the ECU) can add a certain amount of bhp, but to be honest you need to look at the whole system, inlet, outlet, how it breaths etc. The best person to talk to here is Yeti, who is building a road rocket.
Whilst 6bhp could probably be attained, is 6 bhp in a 400+ bhp car worth it? is a 1.5% increase in power worth it on its own ?
Some very good points maverick thanks for that!
not chasing hp by any means, just wondered if it made the engine breathe easier and wether there it made a difference, just a bit of a cheap mod in my eyes to stop me getring bored! Will eventually get the br manifolds and cats.. eventually!
not chasing hp by any means, just wondered if it made the engine breathe easier and wether there it made a difference, just a bit of a cheap mod in my eyes to stop me getring bored! Will eventually get the br manifolds and cats.. eventually!
yeti said:
I have J1s on my DB9... 'Every little helps' as Michael Gould's favourite champagne house says, and like you say, a cheap mod
They are the first step on the way to much greater things
Your one cheeky git .......... They are the first step on the way to much greater things
and for the record, I'm not that fond of champagne .........Mrs Gould enjoys glass of Veuve C which I believe is available from some branches of The Asda Edited by michael gould on Friday 29th March 10:40
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