i'm soon going to be dropping a (escort) turbo engine into my car.

the engine currently has a drilled airbox with no filter in it. would i be best to get an undrilled OE airbox and a performance panel filter, keep the drilled airbox and fit a performance panel filter or just get an induction kit.

the car is going to be used daily still (hopefully ) and looks are second to function at the moment.

 

personally id fit a undrilled airbox witha k&n panel filter, a cone filter will draw hot air from the engine bay and a drilled airbox looks crap imo

 

mines an undrilled airbox with k&n panel filter cant fault it

 

thanks very much chaps

 

i would have a drilled box with a k+n

 

why's that mate?

 

just cut the hole in the front of the airbox and make it bigger,dont drill it your not wantin to draw air in from engine bay but form front of car,this is how mine looked

 

I want to go back to airbox too, got a pipercross cone but I dont like it tbh
That was one of my favourite erst's
What you driving thes days jambo?

 

keeping away from motors the now mate,prob an evo next,not the now but,enjoyin being rich,

 

the one i've got had already been butchered all over with a hole cuter, i was just asking different opinions.

 

jambo did that make a difference?

does'nt look that bad instead of drilling let me know might try it can you hear induction more what about water does it get any in?

 

dont really know mate tbh,AVA cut it,they usually check airbox temps so would presume they done it for a reason,its just enlarging the area that it already takes cold air in from

 

I don't think theres a "beter" option more preference to be honest. Most tests I've seen aren't conclusive. I'd prefer an airbox because I'm fed up with water running from the vent and pooling in the filter.

 

so really, having an airbox like swiss cheese has the same downsides as a cone filter?

haha, lovely. i'll be getting another one then.

 

i had a std one to with a KN panel in it. Much better then the cone one