upgrading air filter in a 1.1 forte

[lilbenchy9192]

Ok, so ive been told that fitting an induction kit or wacking an open filter on the air inlet wont do anything atall mainly due to the way the engine is set out, and that the best thing to do is to upgrade the standard filter.

tbh ive never taken it all apart so i dunno what the filter looks like or what i need in order to upgrade it.

what is the panel filter i need to replace and with what??

[Shunter]

http://www.saxperience.com/forum/showthread.php?t=368842

Check that thread out mate there is also a an induction kit you can buy of ebay where the filter sits right on top of throttle body.

Hope that helps!!! :y:

[carlsmith715]

my mate got one of those that sits on top of throttle bodie and it just made it drink more juice and not any faster but that was on a 106

[tomsmarty]

If you do wanna change your standard panel then have a look at a K&N one. They sell performance panel filters :y:

Heres some pipercross ones: http://shop.ebay.co.uk/i.html?_nkw=saxo+1.1+panel+filter&_sacat=0&_sop=15&_dmpt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&_odkw=saxo+panel+filter&_osacat=0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m270.l1313

[Shunter]

my mate got one of those that sits on top of throttle bodie and it just made it drink more juice and not any faster but that was on a 106

I have the K&N on my throttle body and saw no diference to performance either just sounds better and made no difference to fuel consumption either. :A:

[carlsmith715]

i dont know then it must have just been him putting his foot down more and not realiseing or something then haha

[lilbenchy9192]

engine bay on myne looks totaly diffrent tbh, i dunno what filter i need,

is there any point removing the breather hose that connects to slam panel and putting a filter on the end of that pipe?

[Shunter]

Can u put any pics up?

[tomsmarty]

Its different as you have the mk2? Which is a multi-point engine. Mine is a single point engine. :)

[tomsmarty]

and about the breather pipe that comes from the slam panel its better to keep it on as it is forcing cold air into the engine.

[lilbenchy9192]

o ok :) so whats the best filter to put inside the original setup?? needs replacing anyway so is just a standard one ok or will a performance one be better

[tomsmarty]

Check the first post i made buddy there some on that ebay link :) not saying they are the best ones but they are some.

[lilbenchy9192]

ok silly question but is it flat or a tube ish one??

[tomsmarty]

My mk1 is a tube one, not sure about the mk2 ones. I suppose its the flat ones as thats what came up on ebay. Not sure though bud sorry

[lilbenchy9192]

ok mate no worries, is it difficult to disassemble to find out??

[Zander123]

1.1 Forte has a tube Cylinder air filter mate

[kennym1987]

Its different as you have the mk2? Which is a multi-point engine. Mine is a single point engine. :)

i have a mk2 with single point

[tomsmarty]

i have a mk2 with single point

My bad was thinking of mk2 vts and vtr lol 1.1 are single point :)

[kennym1987]

me and my friend both had W reg 1.1s, but mine was single point and his was multi point.

[tomsmarty]

me and my friend both had W reg 1.1s, but mine was single point and his was multi point.

Strange :)

[kennym1987]

i used to laugh at him because his never had power steering and i have. mines was faster aswell lol :y:

[tomsmarty]

Haha fair enough, not that you raced or anything cuz that would be naughty :ponder:

[lilbenchy9192]

haha no one ever races! were all far to well behaved we all drive 5mph under the limit just to be safe /:)

[tomsmarty]

haha no one ever races! were all far to well behaved we all drive 5mph under the limit just to be safe /:)

Thats good to know! But driving at 5mph is probably more unsafe haha :y:

[lilbenchy9192]

5mph under the limit not at 5 mph :p tbf my driving tends to be 5 mph under physical engine limits :P