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philby

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air filter
« on: 08 June 2009, 19:58:10 »
hi can you get a induction kit 4 a 1997 omega 2.0 auto ??? :-/
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Re: air filter
« Reply #1 on: 08 June 2009, 20:07:42 »
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hi can you get a induction kit 4 a 1997 omega 2.0 auto ??? :-/

I'm sure you can - but trying to make an omega 2.0 barge go faster is like polishing a turd - 4 pot performance is just dire, due to weight of car....
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Re: air filter
« Reply #2 on: 08 June 2009, 20:11:31 »
the current airbox system is the best setup, all induction kits do is make more noise. If anything you loose performance.
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Re: air filter
« Reply #3 on: 08 June 2009, 21:51:12 »
it makes a v6 roar though
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Re: air filter
« Reply #4 on: 08 June 2009, 22:01:15 »
what ever money you want to spend improving the 2.0 i'd just put aside and save up for the V6, thats what i'm doing lol.
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Re: air filter
« Reply #5 on: 08 June 2009, 22:33:50 »
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the current airbox system is the best setup, all induction kits do is make more noise. If anything you loose performance.

 :y  Yep, not even worth getting K&N, Pipercross etc for std air box.
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Re: air filter
« Reply #6 on: 14 June 2009, 00:39:01 »
so no one put one on there omega ??????????
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Re: air filter
« Reply #7 on: 14 June 2009, 03:01:35 »
Someones may have tried it, but it's common knowledge on here that they make no difference and can even be detrimental to performance and reliability.
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Re: air filter
« Reply #8 on: 14 June 2009, 07:25:54 »
'Only a biker truly understands why a dog sticks it's head out of the window of a moving car'

Turk,
You've never skydived then? ;)

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Re: air filter
« Reply #9 on: 14 June 2009, 09:18:46 »
The reason the original setup is best is due to the massive surface area of the filter.

People have tried various kits, I've yet to see one that has *any* improvement, most decrease power!  And I get to drive an awful lot of Omegas ;).  Worse still, some people have buggered their MAF sensors using oiled filters.

The recommendation is to stick to the original airbox, and use genuine GM filter every year (Genuine GM filter has approx 50% more surface area than a Halfords pattern one).
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