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General Barchetta as a beast
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what's wrong with that filter? .....was just planning on ordering one
Get a blue one dont go the black way!! LOL
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what's wrong with that filter? .....was just planning on ordering one
Probably nothing, there are enough arguements on the colour of the Barchetta without argueing over the colour of the air filter, which is what I was pointing at....
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so after all is it a good buy or not?
I wouldn't buy a cone filter anyway, but if I did I'd go for a known brand like K&N.
The reason is that poor quality material could leave you with a Barchetta which makes a nice noise but doesn't filter the air properly or is actually more restrictive than the original.
I think that's the problem with an unknown brand, they could be good or they could be bad. I suppose that's the "bleedin' obvious" so I probably haven't helped
Does anyone know anything about this brand, is probably a better question.
The reason is that poor quality material could leave you with a Barchetta which makes a nice noise but doesn't filter the air properly or is actually more restrictive than the original.
I think that's the problem with an unknown brand, they could be good or they could be bad. I suppose that's the "bleedin' obvious" so I probably haven't helped
Does anyone know anything about this brand, is probably a better question.
The only way to be sure really is recomendation with someone that has already bought and fitted it i'm affraid.
Would I need any kit to fit it?
If you buy that blue filter you will have no good way of fitting it to the B. Best off getting a GSR kit, Green filter kit or the CDA kit.
Loads of info on the Green kit on this forum as well as the CDA one.
Loads of info on the Green kit on this forum as well as the CDA one.
Thanks Doc. I will read up on the filters first. Got to stay calm about these mods.
If I had a B that had the throttle body design and I was after a new intake I would spend a bit more and get the GSR kit that will be out soon or put something together with the BMC CDA unit. The Green filter kit is best for sound but it makes the engine run hot in the summer when stuck in a jam.
Doc what throttle body design are you talking about sorry?
Think ive got lost somewhere
Mark
Think ive got lost somewhere
Mark
The Barchetta has two intake designs, the 95-99 B had the tube inline throttle body design and the 99-2005 has the throttle body built in.
See below:
As you can see in the second picture to get a cone filter on with the inline throttle body you have to bring it forward so it clears the battery.
Hope this helps.
See below:
As you can see in the second picture to get a cone filter on with the inline throttle body you have to bring it forward so it clears the battery.
Hope this helps.
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Thanks for clearing that up Doc, now i understand.
Thank you
mark
Thank you
mark
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- I hope you appreciate me biting my tongue on this one Al!!
I have the Green setup and am quite happy with it, I have not really suffered from the heat issue but then I have added exhaust wrap to my manifold.
CDA is probably one of the best known and well respected but it a s**t to fit on the earlier cars because of the external Air Flow Meter (AFM), I know it can be done but takes a lot of effort due to the space - its not so much of an issue in the car's with the AFM in the throttle body 'cos you don't have to account for re-positioning the AFM.
I am planning on fitting the GSR kit once its ready, been speaking to Peter about this for a while now - I will let you know how things progress..........
beside lotsa hi-flow on intake, and "open" pipes on exhaust side, and "hot" cams and superflow cylinderheads, ... there is the ignition part itself... like spark plug keying/indexing ... which made run into this : http://www.pulstarplug.com/
Any one any experience? Comments? Suggestions?
Personally, i think they are waaay too expensive compared to a "normal" NGK or BOSCH , although having a "stronger" spark all the time cannot hurt, probably.
Any one any experience? Comments? Suggestions?
Personally, i think they are waaay too expensive compared to a "normal" NGK or BOSCH , although having a "stronger" spark all the time cannot hurt, probably.
Hmmmm, not too sure about their claims but the technology makes sense (if it really does work).
Whenever I hear of this sort of technology I cannot help but think 'if it's that great why has it not been adopted by professional racing teams who spend million's optimising every aspect of their car'...........?
I will stick my neck out and say that Denso are probably the best 'stock' spark plugs money can buy, again a bit on the steep side but well recognised as high performance plugs!
Whenever I hear of this sort of technology I cannot help but think 'if it's that great why has it not been adopted by professional racing teams who spend million's optimising every aspect of their car'...........?
I will stick my neck out and say that Denso are probably the best 'stock' spark plugs money can buy, again a bit on the steep side but well recognised as high performance plugs!
Plugs can make a difference but only slight no matter how good they are, a spark is a spark. But for optimum sparking, the timing is set by the ECU, the voltage by the ign system/coil, the duration of the spark by the gap which should always be checked when fitting rather than shoving them in straight from the box. So all that the plug can offer is better and longer lasting conductive material. So leads are as important as the plug, the thicker the better so less resistance (all this silicone crap give me a set of thick copper core any day)
It's also important to have a very good earth lead on the engine block which will enhance the power of the spark.
It's also important to have a very good earth lead on the engine block which will enhance the power of the spark.
