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[mdziyaad]

hey all,

can't seem to find any induction kit for the 3.2ltr.. any reason why?

[albitz]

They are a waste of time. Increase in induction noise (if that what you want) but a decrease in power & torque.

[cem_devecioglu]

will bring a negligible performance increase (without other mods) and may decrease performance if not designed properly (suck hot air) .. 
 
also you may easily harm your maf..

[mdziyaad]

scraped that thought... any other suggestions btw increase performance?

[RobG]

scraped that thought... any other suggestions btw increase performance?

ECU can be flashed with a re-map. Only gain around 10 BHP though

[mdziyaad]

a friend suggested to have the engine modified mechanically first then fiddle with the ECU.
What say?

[cem_devecioglu]

modding a 9 year old car means high cost in my dictionary.. before modding you need to bring the engine condition to maximum.. when you start mechanical modifications you may face expensive parts giving up..
 
so first I would be sure of the engine health..  of course if pockets are deep its not a problem and there are many alternatives ..

[omega3000]

Deep pockets 

[tigers_gonads]

Nah, thats for girls 

You want to have a word with these lads     

http://www.steinmetz.no/Home.aspx

[ozzycat]

dont remap it hurts i know

[scottambrose]

my induction kit is mounted at the front of the airbox so you cant see it when you open the bonnet and the airbox is still there complete aand has a pipe inside so the airbox is just cosmetic and the filter sits right behind the headlight where the cold airfeed is.

[tigers_gonads]

my induction kit is mounted at the front of the airbox so you cant see it when you open the bonnet and the airbox is still there complete aand has a pipe inside so the airbox is just cosmetic and the filter sits right behind the headlight where the cold airfeed is.

Unless the lid is on and sealed up, you will still pull in hot air from around the engine bay which will drag your bhp down 

Also if you have used the oil on the cone filter which some manufacturers supply, it will find its way down to the maf sensor and destroy that too 

[omega3000]

Years ago i ran a vectra 2.5 with a cone filter on with direct cold air feed , while low down pickup was bogged down , the top end of the rev range it use to run better and more responsive ... never oiled the filter just blew it out with compressed air now and then . The days of traffic light drag strips 

[scottambrose]

yes lids on but the box has been adapted to house a pipe that links to the filter and the air intake tube. and the filters not oiled. made that mistake with a v5 toledo i had i had to clean the maf every few weeks

[TheBoy]

my induction kit is mounted at the front of the airbox so you cant see it when you open the bonnet and the airbox is still there complete aand has a pipe inside so the airbox is just cosmetic and the filter sits right behind the headlight where the cold airfeed is.

Doubt it would be large enough to have the flow of a genuine GM filter - the standard Omega one is bloomin' huge!