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 Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:53 am |
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... ok, I know cone filters aren't liked too well on here but I'm not interested in your opinion of them so no posting that please.
What I'm looking for is an idea why my car is being weird.
Right, I've had 3 different open cone filters on my 206 GTi and none of which has made any difference to throttle noise. The latest one, (that luckily I didn't pay anything for) is a Pipercross Piper X foam cone.
I've heard cone filters on a few GTi's and have just also been watching them on Youtube so I know what its supposed to sound like.
My question is... why does it make no difference noise wise when it should???
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:54 am |
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Have you tried the standard airbox?
It will sound different then.
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 9:58 am |
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drill a hole in the filter then it would sound different.
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:05 am |
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I take it your listening to ones with foam/closed cone filters as opposed to open cone filters?
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| Haven't got a pic but we all know what they look like. |
Being the picky sort - I really hate it when people say this. Yes we all know what it looks like - but we all want to see the condition that yours is in! | |
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:09 am |
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No, been watching vids of open filters and like I said, the latest filter is a foam one.
@CD-vRS I had a standard airbox on before and there's no difference in noise, whether its the airbox or a cone on.
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:10 am |
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| juanfernandes wrote: |
| I take it your listening to ones with foam/closed cone filters as opposed to open cone filters? |
close clone filter is a good way to reduce noise level.
and it sounds almost like an oem airbox
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:10 am |
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| Necro wrote: |
No, been watching vids of open filters and like I said, the latest filter is a foam one.
@CD-vRS I had a standard airbox on before and there's no difference in noise, whether its the airbox or a cone on. |
Aren't foam filters closed?
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| Haven't got a pic but we all know what they look like. |
Being the picky sort - I really hate it when people say this. Yes we all know what it looks like - but we all want to see the condition that yours is in! | |
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:12 am |
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| juanfernandes wrote: |
| Necro wrote: |
No, been watching vids of open filters and like I said, the latest filter is a foam one.
@CD-vRS I had a standard airbox on before and there's no difference in noise, whether its the airbox or a cone on. |
Aren't foam filters closed? |
www.thepipercrossshop....erneck.asp
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:17 am |
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So if have heard GTi's with this exact cone filter and yours doesn't sound the same.
Ok, is there a lot of sound difference?
What about the piping used from the filter back to the throtle - is it the same?
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| Haven't got a pic but we all know what they look like. |
Being the picky sort - I really hate it when people say this. Yes we all know what it looks like - but we all want to see the condition that yours is in! | |
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:44 am |
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Heres a pic of it on my car...
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 10:52 am |
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do you not get any noise at all ?
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:40 am |
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i changed mine from the same as yours to a viper and i must say itr made a nice improvment in throttle responce and a nice induction roar at 3k
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:46 am |
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they will make a massive difference to noise lol well they should every car i have had and every car i know with even a hole in the air filter makes it sound more airy, i think you need to put the standard box back on take a drive then put the old one back on and u will notis it..... failing this if you just take it off completely and if it make any noise difference then your filter is probably well compact and quite air restrictive
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 11:48 am |
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has it been cleaned probably has but worth asking
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Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2011 1:53 pm |
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| Andy180 wrote: |
| do you not get any noise at all ? |
No 
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