PDA

View Full Version : nova 1.4 sr and a K&n pancake filter


Novasr1.4owner
14-06-06, 01:42 PM
hi guys, just about to fit my k&n filter, i'm using the haynes mod manual for the nova to do it, its says to drill a hole in the filter for the breather pipe to go in, block off the smaller pipe that was attached to the old filter.

is all this correct before i go messing it up?

also theres a big gaping hole at the front of the engine where the old airfilter sat, what do i do with this?

cheers guys

Ian
Mike
14-06-06, 01:53 PM
what big gaping hole? where the OE airbox was?

Oh yes, the rest is correct btw
Novasr1.4owner
14-06-06, 01:55 PM
ok i pretty much know what i am doing i think, the gapring hold is the bit at the front of the car where the air filter sat, you know the long skinny part of the filter that leads to the front of the car, do cover, block leave this hole?

cheers for the quick reply
Mike
14-06-06, 02:00 PM
take the entire airbox off! The round dustbin lid shaped thing and the black metal air intake for it!
Novasr1.4owner
14-06-06, 02:15 PM
ok so i have to put the bit highlighted in green into the acutal filter, the bit in blue is blocked and the bit in red??
cheers for your help
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f117/ianlloyd0405/100_02521.jpg
walton_lad
14-06-06, 02:22 PM
You don't have to worry about the red bit!
Mike
14-06-06, 02:23 PM
dont worry about that bit, its a hot air thing to stop the carb icing in cold weather.

for an SR, thats a mint engine bay and looks like a car only a few years old! What reg is that? A K reg or something??
Mike
14-06-06, 02:24 PM
actually, you can take the manifold heat sheild off completely as normally they just rust and fall off! lol
Novasr1.4owner
14-06-06, 02:25 PM
its a g reg, done 28k. really looked after motor.

so your sure that the bit circled in red can simply be left as it is? done need to do anything whatsoever to it?

cheers
Mike
14-06-06, 02:28 PM
its a g reg, done 28k. really looked after motor

you said it! A G reg :eek: and its absolutly mint! you lucky git. my k plate SR looks buggered compared to that nova! :wtf:
Novasr1.4owner
14-06-06, 02:31 PM
yeah its a really nice motor, had it since january and its seen more mileage in the last 6 months than in the last 6 years lol, its really cool, nice first car, and leaves my mates silly escorts at the line. just now starting to do bits to it like the k&n and some alloys.

talking about alloys? will 15" go straight on these? or will i need to mess about with the arches to get 15"s on?

cheers again
Mike
14-06-06, 02:33 PM
15"s go straight on no problem. Lowerd 30mm and 15"s with an ET49 offset (iirc) will still fit a treat!
Novasr1.4owner
14-06-06, 02:34 PM
top man, you've been really helpful, cheers mate
Mike
14-06-06, 02:37 PM
have a quick look at mine with 15"s on.

clicky clicky>> http://www.faceparty.com/member/pics.aspx?pid=5939223&pname=jaggaboi
Novasr1.4owner
14-06-06, 02:41 PM
looks awesome, cant wait to get my ones on there.


atm mine has 13" steelies, and where yours is all red mine is red at the top and below the bumpstrip is black, with grey/black bumpers and no side skirts, but will be changing it soon. how easy are the sideskirts to fit?
Mike
14-06-06, 02:46 PM
GTE/GSi skirts are well easy to fit! Espcially if youve got the original GM clips (still available although people say there not! just use tigra items! lol)

I had the viynl removed by a bodyshop when i had new doors fitted but im gonna put it back on and ditch the skirts i think. Not 100% sure though?
Nova Full
15-06-06, 08:25 AM
you can use the bit you've circled in red as a hot air feed to the K&N when the weather gets cold

if you get a four branch exhaust manifold such as janspeed you won't have a hot air feed on it thus no hole
SRlew
15-06-06, 01:16 PM
yer in winter you want something to direct hot air to the carb, i havent and fok me, it starts jumping and then it died at a set of lights, and wouldnt start! lol

but yer that bay looks mint mate, mines a g reg and looks fairly bad at the min in the bay any way.

didnt realy read much of this but, on my k&n i drilled a hole in the bottom of it for a pipe to go into it.
Novasr1.4owner
15-06-06, 01:24 PM
cheers for all your comments lads really helped, i got myself a nice set of 15" alloys that came off of another nova, really look sweet, i think they originally was for rovers..? not sure tho, when i get some tyres and have em fitted i'll post some pics

k&n's all fitted, didn't notice any power gain but makes a fat roar when past 3500 revs

cheers again

Ian