V6 Airbox pipe....

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litchy

Noticed that pipe to the TB was squeezed slightly under the scuttle panel. Been bugging me for ages. Also decide that the CAI pipe that I put together meant the air was actually travelling to far to the airbox, and I felt it was actually restricting the airflow than helping it....

I decided to put a hard pipe inside the pipe so it would keep its shape, moved the airbox around to sit better, removed the cai and the change was absolutely astonishing!!!!!!! I can't believe the difference I tell you. These cars seem to respond to the right mods.....which are sometimes the smallest of things.

V6 airbox is the No1 best value for money mod for the clio IMO. Get the enlarged TB along with it and you wont be disappointed.....
 
Any pics of what you did to the pipe mate? Wouldn't mind doing something similar myself to get rid of the kink.
 
yup against standard box . . . i sold box on so that says it all :smile:

but of course no one will believe me :smiley:
 
A2ON said:
We did back to back dyno testing of the V6 airbox weekend just gone . . .
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Still would like to know the results of this. I do fail to see how the standard airbox can be better. If it was then surely Renaultspot are missing something in fitting the cup race cars with the V6 setup. Plus there are a number of people on here that have seen impressive gains from the V6 setup.

Also would be good to have a bit more background info that would give us all a clearer perspective so that we can evaluate the airbox correctly.

  1. What car was this done on? - if yours was this before or after your re-map, with or without TDF exhaust
  2. Was the car dynoed before and after fitment of the airbox, what were the results?
  3. Was the car mapped after having the airbox fitted?
  4. How was the airbox installed. i.e. was the battery moved so that the airbox could sit in the correct place to provide and accurate measurement of real world usage?

Looking forward to the results
 
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Not to start yet another bickering thread... But my own personal dyno, that is, my @rse, can feel more urgency through the range and in particular lower down in terms of response/eagerness over the standard Airbox.

There's a nice bit more noise too, which can often have a placebo effect. But, I can honestly say that the car does pull harder than it used to. It might only have given 0.001BHP or less on the dyno you tested it on A2ON, but on many others it has given a solid increase. As has the ITG Maxogen.

And anyway, the Clio isn't a "numbers" kind of car. Anybody chasing figures on one of these is clearly starting with the wrong car to begin with, RS have done a superb job as standard.

I have heard that they use the V6 Airbox on Cup cars as a restrictor, but I've no actual "from the horses mouth" information on this. I just can't see it myself that they'd use it if it was worse than standard.

3.0 V6 needs more air than a 2.0 I4. More air, generally, means more power.
 
Pictures speak louder than words...

Raptor6767 said:
For n-th time :smiley: :

Clio with:
Miltek, K&N panel filter and remap
VS
Miltek, V6 airbox and remap (the same one)

Clio-197---Miltek--V6-airbox--lightweight-flywheel--remap-VS-Miltek--remap.jpg

It's not just the peak power but the power/torque increase at lower rpms.

In this setup (Miltek, V6 airbox and remap) my car ran great.


P.S. The "REMAP" is the same before & after the remap (I didn't remap the car to suit the V6 airbox).
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I've never believed the 'used as a restictor' chatter myself. If its used as a restrictor why is it part of the R3 230hp kit ?

It's a great mod and I loved mine, especially the noise. On the dyno it made the same power as the standard airbox (give or take a couple from winter/summer runs) on my car without a re-map.
 
Raptor6767 said:
True...true...next thing is the dyno before/after the 64mm TB, as soon as I get it.

Of course, will leave the TB to settle the rpm for a few days before going to dyno.
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Mines settled now, its been on nearly 3 weeks and it ticks over at around 900-1000, it does sometimes go upto 1500 in traffic but thats only on the odd occasion.

Overall I'm really happy with it
 
the gains or counter claims of no gain....

just depends what it was tested with etc and as some of us already know that RR figures can vary alot

perhaps in due course we might get some evidence but for now the v6 airbox has the ability to deliver or provide "more air" if the engine/tuner needs it...
 
i think there are alot of variables involved, maybe some cars just do not like being messed with, then others are like junkies at a crack house and love it
 
Not all Clio's were created equal....!! I personally love the v6 airbox, sounds superb and enhances the mods I've done to date. More importantly and often forgotten when moddin' is how it makes you feel....plus dyno'd 210 bhp with my cams so equally cant be too bad.

Like Will said, Renaultsport did a decent enough job on the clio so the margins of improvement all always going to be small. No magic, fairy dust or special engineering is going improve on that. Cup Racers are living proof of that.
 
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I would imagine the clio cup racers had these fitted because they were a renault part and thats what they had to hand.

Restricting or not, they all use them because they have to.
 
they were only a restriction due to the intake placement IE pressed up against the headlight back !
 
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