would you have to tell insurance that you have drilled your air box? i wouldnt think so? its like telling insurance that you have just curbed your front wheel and there is a scratch on door, lol but just checking with you lot
Minime said:However, for your own peace of mind, you could ring your insurance company and ask them if drilling your air box will affect your policy/premium. They may charge you a few quid (administration fees) to change the details of your car on their database (ie listing that your car has a modified air filter/induction system), and they will ask you if the mod affects the cars performance (which it doesn't) or they may just say its not worth changing the cars details for such a minor change to the cars specification.
Ben R said:Why on earth would anyone want to drill holes in their airbox? If you want to make more noise just buy an induction kit!
Ive read an article testing different induction mods and drilling the standard airbox, leaving the standard paper element in, got the biggest power increase!! It was from a Ford RS Turbo mag (dunno why I was reading it)Ben R said:Why on earth would anyone want to drill holes in their airbox?
wolfracepunto said:Ive read an article testing different induction mods and drilling the standard airbox, leaving the standard paper element in, got the biggest power increase!! It was from a Ford RS Turbo mag (dunno why I was reading it)
Minime said:Drilling the airbox wouldnt affect performance
GhettoMoose said:...TPFT You've nothing to lose
Id never do it on newer cars with warranties, but on older cars that you wont mind if anything goes wrong, why not? Its a way of getting more air into the engine as long as cold air gets to it. A rolling road would be needed to see actual power gains/benefits thoughBen R said:I can't see any benefit myself.
arseofbox said:Nah. Rubbish. More air goes in = better bang = more power.
For the same air speed, a drilled airbox will flow more air than the standard item, so it will definately affect performance!
Ben R said:Can't see that myself as most airboxes are pressurised Start messing with that & you could throw the engine out of tune. Just because there's more air going in doesn't mean it'll get burnt so doesn't actually mean there'll be a bigger bang.
Ben R said:Can't see that myself as most airboxes are pressurised Start messing with that & you could throw the engine out of tune.
Hellcat said:technically they would want to know that you curbed a wheel or scratched a door as its an accident and they will use it as an excuse to get another 20 quid out of you at renewal.
GhettoMoose said:Depends what cover is its TPFT You've nothing to loose.
Personally, I havn't told about any mods, beacause im never going to claim on my insurance at the point where I am at the moment.
If I had a crash and they inspected my car, then so be it.
I'd rather take the risk, than get scammed out of £50 by a ****ty company!
chaos said:So.............what if you went into someone, put them in intensive care and they had to be cared for the rest of their life, unable to look after themselves? The cost would be significantly more than the money you could 'save' by not declaring mods and thereby making your insurance invalid.
And remember, this is a public forum, accessible to anyone, so what you've essentially done is akin to standing up in the pub and shouting out 'I'm breaking the law'.
If you can't afford to insure a mod, then you can't afford to have it.