the halfords tuning generation

[Stuart]

the filter itself might not be hot, but the air in the bay is, which gets sucked into the engine....

[Adam]

WELL
if the filter is NOT hot, then is it not correct to think the air thats run through the filter is also NOT hot

Makes sense? Lol

[Stuart]

nope as there isnt enough time for the air flowing through the filter to heat it much above ambient bay temperatures

[kronk10]

oh my god , the lad in the Nissan Sunny , i know him if it was around the Derby area hahahaha

Yes it was in derby mickleover
Do you well the story goes, i took my girlfreind home every night and he was always on the laybye talking to his missus then one night out of the blue i hear the sounds of induction kit up my **** Then going up a hill he boots it past me like he has something to prove???? the only problem was anouther car was coming down the hill so i had to slow down to under 30mph to let him past

[craig green]

Exactly.
I've noticed even after my cars been parked for 5mins the filter is not hot at all.
Its just something someone always says with cone filters.

I would agree in your case (n/a). But if you had a turbo under the bonnet the temps are much higher, it even smells hotter. On idle from cold you can feel a a lot of heat from the manifold area. The ambient bay temp is definately more of an issue for a cone filter then.

The reason XEs are effected so much by cones is because as an engine they run quite lean. As the air thins out as it gets hotter, the engine struggles to maintain optimum mixture.

[TommySR]

Yes it was in derby mickleover
Do you well the story goes, i took my girlfreind home every night and he was always on the laybye talking to his missus then one night out of the blue i hear the sounds of induction kit up my **** Then going up a hill he boots it past me like he has something to prove???? the only problem was anouther car was coming down the hill so i had to slow down to under 30mph to let him past

Id have held him out

He always used to try and get me to race him etc when i had my GSi, he thinks its the fastest thing on the road You going to Santa Pod on the 15th?? I might be heading down with jamiegsi16v etc and he mentioned you might be comin down??

[kronk10]

Id have held him out

He always used to try and get me to race him etc when i had my GSi, he thinks its the fastest thing on the road You going to Santa Pod on the 15th?? I might be heading down with jamiegsi16v etc and he mentioned you might be comin down??

Sorry for surfacing this thread yeah iam going down the pod on the 15th and would deffo like to meet up with you guys. pm me near the date and we can drive down, iam gonna be borrowing someones sat nav so should get there easy