Today I've had a full service on my wagon, new tyres wheel balanced and a thorough check over and may say it has smoothed the drive up so much.

New bonnet with scoop and spoiler turn up tomorrow hopefully so although I've owned the car under a week I've already started.

All I need now is an induction kit and new exhaust system as by the looks of it the previous owner bodged the system!

Can't wait to post some before after pics

I wouldn't go for a induction kit mate , the maf is delicate and become easily damaged

Ok if you wanna spend 80 quid on a new one every 3/4 months

We don't have a maf sensor on a non turbo wagon.

I only know that because of the encyclopedic knowledge of gem

Most cars have a maf don't they ?

When I had my induction kit done my engine has a air temperature valve on top of it so that's connected to my induction kit pipe, I,'ve had mine fitted for 10 weeks now.

Just googled the engine of a na and can see the maf lol

What you using as a heat shield gem ?

What would you do Matt instead of an induction kit, better quality panel filter?

Yep ! You loose power just slinging a induction kit on

Take air box out , on the wing side drill 3 large 50mm holes and line the inside with mesh

Install a hks or piper cross / k&n / rcm panel filter

Then add a new cold feed if you wish

Mines been awesome since I had mine fitted, never missed a beat

I know it's not going to give any extra power I just want a good noise.

So all I would have to do is cover the holes with mesh, what kind of mesh?

Small stuff

Gem I did the test on a rolling road , same day panel filter and cone in a na 2.5 v6 lost about 4 or 5 bhp

Mines N/A and I've got Maf. i think lol.

 

I'm sure there was a video on mgihtcarmods about filters and cones. I will try and find it.

 

You can make a heat shield

This is mine

This is top of my engine with a air temperature control valve

my turbo 2000 runs an induction kit and so did my bug eye, Maf sensors are sometimes prone to failing, happened to a few mates but these happened on saxos. I for one love the sound of the induction roar.