General air box modifications

[suddes917]

recently purchased a 1.4 grande punto sporting finding out its a rare model t-jet bucket sort of style seats the multi spoke t-jet alloys 6speed box its real nice car but wanting to modify

i havent looked into it to deeply but it has a stupidly masive airbox right over the hole engine can it be removed pipes added and k&n fitted also can the box be drilled adding airflow

thanks nick

 

[Magic Johnson]

Lol drilling the airbox.

Thought we hadn't sunk as low as the saxo owners but here we are.

 

[Lal B3N]

Im confused, is it a Tjet then ? As Tjets dont have a 6 speed gearbox.

 

[GymJunkie]

its a 1.4 sport then?

just fit a GSR kit if you can afford/find one

 

[peter7889]

By drilling the box yes it will sound better, but and there is a large but. You will be inducting warm air into the engine, warm air is less dense than cold air that is why it rises. Being less dense means that the ecu will detect this and lower the amount of fuel it injects into the engine as it will run rich so in effect you will loose power. To run at it's best an engine wants a cold air feed that is why most force air induction cars have an intercooler to cool the air down.

So to sum up don't bother, you will make your car slower and if you drill the wrong side of the air filter you will suck crap into your engine.

 

[vagosofron]

Just use a panel filter and later on if you like the sound get something like a GSR kit.

 

[TallTom]

Im confused, is it a Tjet then ? As Tjets dont have a 6 speed gearbox.

Expecting it may even be the Abarth, as bucket seats where mentioned?

 

[DlightSwitch]

Nah it can't be the abarth, who puts T-Jet alloys on an abarth? My money is on it being a 1.4 16v sporting.

 

[Magic Johnson]

Why do people not, know what car they are buying?

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Drill holes to get extra air inflow

The car would have already been designed for the air intake system to take all the air it'll need

If it ain't broke don't fix it IMO, if you want induction noise then get / make an induction kit

 

[Booth]

Why do people not, know what car they are buying?

This. This really really baffles me.

 

[Most Easterly Pandas]

Why do people not, know what car they are buying?

It does make you wonder if half the time people are insuring their cars properly as well tbh.