Having been researching for a Induction Kit for my 160 V6 for a while and could not justify or afford a K & N kit I decided to source myself an alternative with very pleasing results.
(all prices approxamiate ebay minus delivery for basic comparrision)
A basic K & N normal replacement element filter kit costs 35 pounds for the KV6! A K & N Gen 2 kit costs 179 pounds for the KV6! A K & N Apollo / Typhoon kit costs 149 pounds!
My alternative kit, with perfect fitting for all parts having done a bit of time on research cost me 52 pounds all in! I have been EXTREMELY happy with the result, and have now done 900 miles since fitting and felt that i could give a fair review of it.
The car sounds very impressive now, from idol the car is no louder than normal and is far from that cheap booming sound. On light acceleration, again the car is slightly louder, but those not used to their cars would no hear the difference. There has been no preformance loss in the slightest and ive had no issues with the open cone in the engine bay.
However, upon anything more than half throttle and after 3500rpm the car sounds transformed. A good solid strong noise, that remains very constant until the limiter.
Preformance is significently noticable. Throttle responce has improved, especially in high gears at lower sub 3000rpm where I felt the car lacked compared to the 190 I had driven before and the car is much happier to rev.
Overall, anyone with a KV6 160 you MUST get yourself one or something similar, the difference is shocking and really emphesises how restrictive the standard 160 air box is. The bumper will be coming off soon, so I will be uprating the shannon pipe, fitting mesh for additional air ducting and im currently making a heat sheild also from an old battery tray.
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The list of parts for those wishing to do the same are as follows for this perticular kit, I have also included photos for a referance of before fitting also.
1 - 19mm - 45 degree elbow Silicon Hose pipe Black - From Ebay shop http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Redline-Auto-Extreme
1 - Breather Filter 25mm (Oil/Crankcase/Air) Medium - From Ebay shop http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/800bhp/
1 - 76mm to 70mm Silicon Hose elbow reducer Black - From Ebay shop http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Redline-Auto-Extreme
1 - K&N Style Induction Kit - From Ebay shop http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/ZORIN-GLO ... QQ_armrsZ1
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Genuinely havnt had any problems and had been checking every day on my last car. We had some truely awaful rain, sleet and snow the last few weeks when ive had her installed the first time. On the plus side, I dont have to worry about water in the shannon tube now.
And dont forget, the 2.0 150 kv6 / the 2.5 160 kv6 share the same sized air element and air box as the 2.6 190 kv6. The only standard difference is the size of the air intake from 70mm to 80mm and the restrictive throttle trumptet inside the box itself, unlike on the 190 kv6. The cone ive shown above is slightly larger surface area of cone than a standard K and N. Hopefully this will be useful to some new members who havnt seen it before!
(all prices approxamiate ebay minus delivery for basic comparrision)
A basic K & N normal replacement element filter kit costs 35 pounds for the KV6! A K & N Gen 2 kit costs 179 pounds for the KV6! A K & N Apollo / Typhoon kit costs 149 pounds!
My alternative kit, with perfect fitting for all parts having done a bit of time on research cost me 52 pounds all in! I have been EXTREMELY happy with the result, and have now done 900 miles since fitting and felt that i could give a fair review of it.
The car sounds very impressive now, from idol the car is no louder than normal and is far from that cheap booming sound. On light acceleration, again the car is slightly louder, but those not used to their cars would no hear the difference. There has been no preformance loss in the slightest and ive had no issues with the open cone in the engine bay.
However, upon anything more than half throttle and after 3500rpm the car sounds transformed. A good solid strong noise, that remains very constant until the limiter.
Preformance is significently noticable. Throttle responce has improved, especially in high gears at lower sub 3000rpm where I felt the car lacked compared to the 190 I had driven before and the car is much happier to rev.
Overall, anyone with a KV6 160 you MUST get yourself one or something similar, the difference is shocking and really emphesises how restrictive the standard 160 air box is. The bumper will be coming off soon, so I will be uprating the shannon pipe, fitting mesh for additional air ducting and im currently making a heat sheild also from an old battery tray.
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The list of parts for those wishing to do the same are as follows for this perticular kit, I have also included photos for a referance of before fitting also.
1 - 19mm - 45 degree elbow Silicon Hose pipe Black - From Ebay shop http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Redline-Auto-Extreme
1 - Breather Filter 25mm (Oil/Crankcase/Air) Medium - From Ebay shop http://myworld.ebay.co.uk/800bhp/
1 - 76mm to 70mm Silicon Hose elbow reducer Black - From Ebay shop http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/Redline-Auto-Extreme
1 - K&N Style Induction Kit - From Ebay shop http://stores.shop.ebay.co.uk/ZORIN-GLO ... QQ_armrsZ1
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Genuinely havnt had any problems and had been checking every day on my last car. We had some truely awaful rain, sleet and snow the last few weeks when ive had her installed the first time. On the plus side, I dont have to worry about water in the shannon tube now.
And dont forget, the 2.0 150 kv6 / the 2.5 160 kv6 share the same sized air element and air box as the 2.6 190 kv6. The only standard difference is the size of the air intake from 70mm to 80mm and the restrictive throttle trumptet inside the box itself, unlike on the 190 kv6. The cone ive shown above is slightly larger surface area of cone than a standard K and N. Hopefully this will be useful to some new members who havnt seen it before!
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