as above which one is better to use as my car as a standard box with k&n panal filter but i do have a cone to but was unsure of which is best to use

 

Best is to use a panel in the original box but with the front section opened out. I run a cone though without a problem

 

As above, seems a shame to cut up airboxes tho as they are hard to find

 

ill say standard box all day...

I have tested it on the rollers: Cone vs box and there was a lost of power at 10bhp with the cone
i allso tryed standard vs KN panel filter..and lost 1bhp but gain 2Nm more with the KN..

this is what they mean by cutting it open..

 

keep the std airbox, IMO it looks much better, dont cut it up though please!

 

I run a K&N caone but after readin up the standard air box looks the better option for power because you will get less hot air sucked in. Will be taking the head light out for track days to improve air flow.

 

i run a cone filter but read up on all this quite abit so ive brought some carbon fibre sheets and gonna cut one up to shape across the side of the filter and engine down the middle to keep the hot air away!!

 

did one of the mags not do a feature on this before?

 

I run a k&n cone filter, probably could do with cleaning tho will it chatter with the standard airbox ?

 

No m8 it wont

 

Mine did,

 

Never heard of one chattering with an airbox on rob but i suppose there are exceptions lol depends what boost you are running too i guess

 

Like an angry ferret lol, was fairly high(ish) boost so i guess thats why, we'll see if it still does it with efi, im planing on using the standard air box.

 

I would definitly think it would mate regardless of whether you have an airbox or not my fiesta rst i had a couple of years ago was loud lol

 

fiesta= efi so would expect it to "chatter" would you not?

 

mine chatters away quite merrily and im only on 10psi at the mo

panel filter in A box

 

10bhp! would like to see the graphs to see where the power was lost etc.

not doubting you just intrested as i run a cone and have the air box in the shed! be the cheapest 10 bhp i ever got.

 

Going standard get me 5 to 10bhp increase then hehe.Be interesting to see if it makes a difference.As i'm currently running ramair filter.

 

I don't think your box counts gus

 

MFI still chatters if you don't run a DV it's just that the metering unit muffles the sound so it's hard to hear.
Cone VS Stock...... IMO makes bugger all real world difference, once it's gone through your turbo thats being heated by 800deg exhaust gasses and then cooled down again by your IC the temp that it entered the turbo at is pretty much irrelevant lol
In theory of course the cooler it enters the turbo the better..