Hole or no Hole

[RS291]

Im purchasing a BMC Air Filter from a friend and im contemplating if i should cut a hole in the front bumper for a cold air feed and leavng the ring on the outside so it looks flush then maybe putting a small bit of mesh in the hole to stop leaves and maybe birds being sucked into the engine what your opinions

Cheers

Ryan

[saxovtsmad]

why not have a cold air feed under the bumper saves cutting it

[cloke]

or take out one of the fogs?

[RS291]

Isnt taking out the fog light illegal and i just wanted to have something different to make it stand out

[rey]

Im purchasing a BMC Air Filter from a friend and im contemplating if i should cut a hole in the front bumper for a cold air feed and leavng the ring on the outside so it looks flush then maybe putting a small bit of mesh in the hole to stop leaves and maybe birds being sucked into the engine what your opinions

Cheers

Ryan

Lol, hope your kidding ;)

Just sit the feed behind your grill.

[cloke]

Isnt taking out the fog light illegal and i just wanted to have something different to make it stand out

dunno mate, not gt a clue lol. or could buy some morettes and put an air feed in one of them.

[ollie-vt-]

birds being sucked in? are we talking about a boeing 747 here or a saxo

[RS291]

Lol well if a pigeon is gonna play a game of see if the saxo will swerve he will either get hit or sucked up and turned into crispy shredded Pigeon and i was thinking about that but then with a hole at the bottom of the bumper the air would be colder if the theory heat rises is true ?

[RS291]

Well if a Tit or a sparrow was close it would get sucked in and VTR's Hold a lot of sucking potential ;)

[rey]

Lol well if a pigeon is gonna play a game of see if the saxo will swerve he will either get hit or sucked up and turned into crispy shredded Pigeon and i was thinking about that but then with a hole at the bottom of the bumper the air would be colder if the theory heat rises is true ?

No it wouldn't. You'd need boost to really be pulling in air at a rate that's strong enough to suck in even a leaf.

And there's all of 6 - 8 inches, max, of height difference between your grill and any location on your bumper where you could cut a hole the right size for the intake tube.

[cloke]

Lol well if a pigeon is gonna play a game of see if the saxo will swerve he will either get hit or sucked up and turned into crispy shredded Pigeon and i was thinking about that but then with a hole at the bottom of the bumper the air would be colder if the theoryheat rises is true ?

mate, its not a theory haha. hot air is less dense so rises. hence why you get hot air balloons and not cold air balloons lol

[RS291]

mate, its not a theory haha. hot air is less dense so rises. hence why you get hot air balloons and not cold air balloons lol

Explain the desert then lol! ;)

[JAMason]

You could cut a hole low down, Iv seen it done, the hole was cut out of the NSF corner of the bumper an the feed ran down to that corner. Looks quite smart, but when it comes to resale value...I like to keep it so I can go standard again! :)

[cloke]

Explain the desert then lol! ;)

explain what about the desert? :S

[RS291]

The Heat because its hot in all hieghts of the desert :)

[rey]

That's the climate, not the thermal currents, which is what hot air rising, cold air falling relates to...

[RS291]

I see learnt something i didnt know cheers :)

[wassy78]

dunno mate, not gt a clue lol. or could buy some morettes and put an air feed in one of them.

i'll second that ...thats what i would do m8

[JAMason]

Is it on a mk1 or mk2?! Mk1 morettes look class! But mk2's look out of place I think. Still look good mind! That would cost alot more than cutting a hole mind...morettes are
E X P E N S I V E

[RS291]

its a MK2 and i dont really like morettes they look wierd IMO

[wassy78]

second idea take bottom lights out and make vent from there but do both not one even if other don't work

[Mezza]

ofc taking front fogs out isn't illegal...

[cloke]

its a MK2 and i dont really like morettes they look wierd IMO

mk1 morettes are gorgeous!
and about your desert comment.... everything is hot because of the distance from the sun. the sun heats up the earth, the heat rises from the earths crust.

[RS291]

Ahh okay but doesnt it affect your M.O.T and i have never seen MK1 morettes if you feel like putting alink of some you might change my Opinion ;)

[cloke]

http://i703.photobucket.com/albums/ww33/alex_oldroyd/Randoms004.jpg
even has a cold air feed...double win :y:

[RS291]

Okay i will admit they are pretty plush and the cold airfeed looks plush but the side bits arnt moretted!

[cloke]

Okay i will admit they are pretty plush and the cold airfeed looks plush but the side bits arnt moretted!

them "side bits" are indicators mate lol and yeah i must admit thats a bit of a design fault :\

[RS291]

Yeah i know they are indicators lol

but you couldnt really morette them look wierd

[dave_1]

any one got any pictures of a cold air feed going to infront of the rad

[cloke]

Yeah i know they are indicators lol

but you couldnt really morette them look wierd

theres a guy on here who made some "morettes" for his indicators, looked fucking quality. gorgeous fucking car.

[rey]

Custom indicators was Willsy, looked awesome.

[RS291]

Im gonna have a look at them now see what those bad boys look like!

[ashbuster]

i wouldnt
you get alot of jelous idiots that will stick things in there
not nice , keep out of site :)

[DeekB]

Or Here's an Idea,

Buy enough piping, Cut a hole in your bonnet and relocate the airfiler to come out the bonnet like the exhaust on a tonka truck

[cloke]

Or Here's an Idea,

Buy enough piping, Cut a hole in your bonnet and relocate the airfiler to come out the bonnet like the exhaust on a tonka truck

i had one of them when i was a kid lol

[RS291]

Or Here's an Idea,

Buy enough piping, Cut a hole in your bonnet and relocate the airfiler to come out the bonnet like the exhaust on a tonka truck

Thats just pointless and stupid

[derekm2104]

Or Here's an Idea,

Buy enough piping, Cut a hole in your bonnet and relocate the airfiler to come out the bonnet like the exhaust on a tonka truck

Like a snorkel ?

[DeekB]

Could be like a snorkel yes,

And it's not pointless, you get air at a higher velocity and no need for a cold air feed

[DeekB]

Saves cutting bumper's!

[RS291]

But you still have to cut somewhere to get it out most probably the bodywork which is metal which is harder to cut than plastic!

[DeekB]

Doh


It could work though, I think it's a cracker of an idea and I might carry it out!

[RS291]

Plus your air filter will be seen and then more chance of having your car broken into to see what is in there not wise! and not cost effective

[DeekB]

ok maybe not such a good idea if you need to park your car on the street, you could just unbolt it and take it off when you park up

[rey]

Just superglue it on.

Wont go anywhere then.

[DeekB]

that's an even better idea, when put gaffa tape over the superglue

[DeekB]

Then** not when

[RS291]

Or get a custom made pipe made so its secure or just stick to a cold air feed!

[Goldsax]

I dont understand why people put their cold air feeds so low (i.e in the foggys) what about when you go through a big puddle?? water + engine = £££££...id just put it where the standard feed is :y:

[rey]

Or realise how sarcastic we're being...

[danny-vts]

my cold air feed is behind the grill....for now

[LSOfreak]

lol this thread is full of fail

1. a hole in the bumper has been done a couple of times and looks pretty wank.
2. under the bumper will be a fair bit close to puddles/crap
3. it will NOT suck in leaves, birds or small children
4. the air wont be colder at the bottom of the bumper than the top lol

as said, have it in the grill, fog or morrette if you want that route

[RS291]

Or you could have it strapped on top of the car like a deloreon

[ollie-vt-]

If your gettin a bmc just run the CAF to the standard saxo CAF through the grill like this:

http://i897.photobucket.com/albums/ac180/ollie-photos-/bmc.jpg

i doubt having it in the bumper will give you any extra bhp tbh

[blaconbomber]

completely agree with the above post why mess around just put it where it was designed to go