air box mod?

[jimmywhu]

Good morning to all you helpfull and wonderfull vectra owners,

got a day off today was thinking off doing the airbox mod,

does it effect the ecu in any way will i get a message saying somethings up and also where can i get a decent filter from,

could someone please help me in what i have too do help would be great please.



ohhh and have a great day dont do any thing i woulndt

[bigdave1701]

It wont affect your ECU or throw up any errors.

K&N panel filters are usually regarded as the one for the job but you dont have to replace the paper filter if you don't want to. If you have a Halfords locally they sell K&N and will tell you which one will fit the car but it'll cost more (as with everything from halfrauds). Alternatively doing a search on the forum for 'k&n filter' or 'airbox mod' will likely bring up the part number you need to order online and save a few quid.

[jimmywhu]

thanks bigdave top man

[bigdave1701]

Assuming the airbox on your 2.2 direct is the same as the 1.9cdti the part number for k&n is 33-2848.

[Innes]

The think I dont like about the K@N filters is that they have an oil coating that needs re-applying. If you over do the oiling it'll coat the MAF with a fine film and ruin it. You'd be better sticking to a standard paper filter IMO.

[jimmywhu]

will this do its only till i buy a decent air filter

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/s...d=&makeName=-1

[jimmywhu]

cant find the how to for A 2.2i auto elite

[Ginge7289]

Its the same for all of them mate.

[Big Dave]

cant find the how to for A 2.2i auto elite

I did mine a while ago - see http://www.vectra-c.com/forum/showthread.php?t=120651

(not for a how2, just the outcome of doing the mod)

As someone else mentioned, the mod is the same, regardless of engine.