Stokie Dave
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Registered: 16th Dec 03
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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Right, I've got a Corsa Sport 1.6 x16xe with a de-restricted and drilled (on inner wing side) airbox (was the standard one) and a K&N panel element filter.
Now, the thing thats pissing me off is fuel consumption!!! I'm pretty certain it'd do anything between 80-100 miles on a tenners fuel depending on how you drove.
Now it'll do 60 to 65 miles with "average" driving (bit of nailing bit of sensible)... which is doing me nut in. Since had a catback exhaust on so cant even hear the induction roar that much anymore so not too fussed about that... just want the best performing yet economic solution. It was doing that MPG before the exhaust by the way as I drilled the airbox purely for noise lol
So:
1) leave as it is?
2) get a standard airbox and DONT de-restrict it?
3) get a standard airbox and de-restrict it (dont drill though)
4) get a BMC or similar enclosed air filter
remember I want a few MPG back lol... what do ya reckon guys?
[Edited on 22-03-2007 by Stokie Dave]
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Jake
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Registered: 24th Jan 05
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re-restrict it or replace and see if it makes any difference to performance
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andyc1234
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Registered: 7th Nov 06
Location: Lancashire
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i got a enclosed bmc style filter on mine and i cant fault it much better than a standard induction kit 
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DAZ1985
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Registered: 3rd Sep 06
Location: Scholar Green, Cheshire
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get a standard airbox and DONT de-restrict it with holes keep in the panel filter you've got unless you want replace it. just improve the front airfeed to the standard box (with no holes in it)
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Haimsey
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Registered: 8th May 05
Location: Nottingham Drives: Corsa B
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bmc is good 
Marcy Marc 
White Sport Progress Thread
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Steve X16XE
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Registered: 31st Dec 06
Location: Barnsley, South Yorkshire
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I feel better now i read this. Coz i've just got about 65miles for a tenner.
Glad it's not just me.
I'm not bothered though coz i have a 2.0 DTi astra that i can use if i want economy (though i only get about 35mpg tops  ).
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Scotty C
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Registered: 6th Nov 05
Location: Kidderminster Drives: 1.6 16v Sport
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My sport gets 80 miles to £10 on optimax 
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topshot_2k
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Registered: 1st Dec 03
Location: Northampton Drives: Pug GTi-6
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put K&N ind kit inside airbox and DONT drill
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Stokie Dave
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Registered: 16th Dec 03
Location: Stoke-on-Trent
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80 miles would be SO much better... i dont really go anywhere and put 50-60 quid a week in lol wish it was a bit cheaper...
Might try get a boggo airbox to test with leave it completely standard, then de-restrict and see how it does
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