Where is the best place to secure the kit?

i cant remember with out looking. have a look at lrb photos see if he got a pic of it

Can't find any buddy...

are you doing it now?

hmm no reply. i'll drive past an see if you out side as i dont know door number

couldnt see your car, only see that battered up fake B

also see a 500 they on the forum?

Hey mate, I was round my Gran's. She has a driveway and garage!

I finally did it anyway, took a while. Hardest part was finding the optimum position for the filter and bracket.

Lol you mean that old MX-5? Terrible condition isn't it.

I love 500's such a cute car. Better looking than anything in its class including the Mito.

Does anyone have any photos of their filter location? I would like to check to see if I did a good job....

i think we bolted lrb's on to the front chassi leg some where or may be the battery tray, i think we also has to put something on the battery tray too to stop it rubbing

ah ha found some pics in my gallery gsr album



that may be the proto type i cant remember

Cheers Dave, that is exactly where I mounted mine.

Although, my kit doesn't have the additional bend just after the filter.

Does he do it for early ones yet?

afroking said:

Cheers Dave, that is exactly where I mounted mine.

Although, my kit doesn't have the additional bend just after the filter.

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Does the air filter really sit just behind the radiator?

HP. said:

Does the air filter really sit just behind the radiator?

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Yes it does, I'm not overly impressed with the fitting but the space in the engine bay is tight.

beacon said:

Does he do it for early ones yet?

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Ask him...

afroking said:

Yes it does, I'm not overly impressed with the fitting but the space in the engine bay is tight.

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You'd benefit from some tin shielding and a cold air duct imo.

afroking said:

Yes it does, I'm not overly impressed with the fitting but the space in the engine bay is tight.

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you can borrow my tester if you like, see if it gets warm down there or not

or go maplins an get one, was only about £5

dave said:

you can borrow my tester if you like, see if it gets warm down there or not

or go maplins an get one, was only about £5

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I'm not worried about heat, I don't race the car so it's largely irrelevant.
I know for a fact it is the best design for the space provided.
I just think the fixing bracket is a little shoddy and doesn't secure the kit properly.

Don't get me wrong, I am really pleased with the results!
The O.E. induction system is a joke, it is so restrictive.
The GSR kit has delivered a noticeable performance increase, especially in the 4k+ RPM territory...

afroking said:

I'm not worried about heat, I don't race the car so it's largely irrelevant.
I know for a fact it is the best design for the space provided.
I just think the fixing bracket is a little shoddy and doesn't secure the kit properly.

Don't get me wrong, I am really pleased with the results!
The O.E. induction system is a joke, it is so restrictive.
The GSR kit has delivered a noticeable performance increase, especially in the 4k+ RPM territory...

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Its not actually restrictive. Its better designed than one would imagine. Same with exhaust. Changing them without touching camshafts wont help much powerwise, usually they just make things worse.

1.8l N/A doesnt require much air, and the stock intake system has plenty of space for that. It also has two intake air silencers which also work as pressure accumulators evening out intake air pulses. Stock runners are a bit on a long side.

The reason why it feels better after 4k+ is easily visible on this dyno plot I measured stock + modified.

As always, barch gives 150ish hp stock.

I'll be doing more testing with different intake setups and I'll post results when I measure them (I have my own dyno so its easy to see changes these mods make).

Test subject is a '98 B.


edit: Thick lines are modified, thin lines original.

Dera, what mods have you got on those graphs?

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Dera, what mods have you got on those graphs?

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Thin line is bone stock B, I think that run was made with cat-back 2" with one free flow silencer and a custom intake. Stock exhaust + intake kit and exhaust + stock intake produce similar curve mid-range. It feels better 4000rpm-> because its actually down on power there where valve timing should work. Thats what I meant by saying you wont get much power without touching cams on those cars with just intake/exhaust modifications.

The stock intake and exhaust are very well designed.

I like the exhaust only because it makes a nice sound. It also feels faster but actually isnt.