Bloody Hell! How good does that sound!?
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Pretty happy with the afternoon's work - got home and decided to have a go (finally) at fitting the Elise Additions Induction Kit (formally known as the Piooly Ebay induction). All went well, and, what can I say: It sounds absolutely bloody marvelous!! 
What a roar on acceleration. It totally shows up the poor noise of the engine and the standard Lotus mild steel exhaust when you open the taps.
Now please bear in mind that I am THE biggest mechanical biff in the country. I truely have no idea about car maintenance whatsoever, but, using the Hangar111 ITG instructions, fitting was a doddle. It only took an hour and a quarter and that included plenty of time swearing at one of the catches that keeps the standard filter boxes lid on. After that everything went pretty smoothly, even the tying of some remarkably awkward and hard to reach cable-ties to keep the ducting in place near the side air-intake. Having said that, I reckon my 9 years of caving and pothole experience was a big help when it came to getting my arms and head into the left hand-side of the rear clam!
To anyone wondering whether an induction kit is worthwhile - damn right it is! Especailly when you can get the ebay one for £70 and save £60 on fitting by doing it yourself. I'll try and post an mp3 of the in-car induction noise later this week.
What a roar on acceleration. It totally shows up the poor noise of the engine and the standard Lotus mild steel exhaust when you open the taps. Now please bear in mind that I am THE biggest mechanical biff in the country. I truely have no idea about car maintenance whatsoever, but, using the Hangar111 ITG instructions, fitting was a doddle. It only took an hour and a quarter and that included plenty of time swearing at one of the catches that keeps the standard filter boxes lid on. After that everything went pretty smoothly, even the tying of some remarkably awkward and hard to reach cable-ties to keep the ducting in place near the side air-intake. Having said that, I reckon my 9 years of caving and pothole experience was a big help when it came to getting my arms and head into the left hand-side of the rear clam!
To anyone wondering whether an induction kit is worthwhile - damn right it is! Especailly when you can get the ebay one for £70 and save £60 on fitting by doing it yourself. I'll try and post an mp3 of the in-car induction noise later this week.
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