well at the time of the build the requirements were for 45mm of clearance and no body part could touch the ground with one tyre fully deflated (excluding any splitters or spoilers).How much ground clearance is there for the front undertray?
That book is pretty full on. I'm a third year engineering student (not mech. but I've still done all the maths and dynamics shit) and I need to really concentrate to understand that book. Its very mathematical, and not normal maths either.
I wouldn't worry about it leitch. Car manufacturers don't usually go out of their way to make their cars struggle to breathe, and I would think hard about putting a pod filter on it.Question.. in terms of air intakes, does bigger effectively equal better? At least in terms of surface area?
In the second picture you can see the trumpet I am talking about just in between the headlight (our right) and the bonnet latch. As you can see, it draws not from the nice big gap (see pic 1 - in line with the Pug symbol), but rather from the shitty little space below the level of the headlights/just above the bumper.
Yeah I was not very keen on going down the pod filter road for the fact that it's apparently a bit of a pain in the ass to take the airbox out (not a difficult job but brackets in crappy positions etc) and for the fact that I'd like to keep the engine bay looking as stock as possible. The Pugs apparently aren't that great with pod filters either unless you go closed system because (like the Clios, I guess), the engine bay is pretty little. Anyway, I cut the trumpet to make the intake area larger for a bit more air and have put a K&N panel in to replace the shitty paper and it feels noticeably more responsive at the throttle and makes a bit of induction noise when pushing, too.I wouldn't worry about it leitch. Car manufacturers don't usually go out of their way to make their cars struggle to breathe, and I would think hard about putting a pod filter on it.
I know with the Clios that the stock air intake is the best you can get. People have done dyno runs back to back with different brands of pod filters and the stock airbox with its paper panel filter and lose up to 8Kw. And your Peugeot one doesn't look too dissimilar to my Renault one. Main difference is the part you're concerned about though. The Clio has two hoses with trumpets, one goes collects air from below the headlight, the other from under the battery. Each is about 2" dia.
Qld, legal as long as they don't move by more than 10mm in any direction as far as I know.^^^^Not sure what state you're in but in NSW pod filters are defectable and are one of the first things police look for when inspecting a vehicle. Granted, the Clio isn't exactly high on their hit-list, but it's a mod that needs to be approached with caution irrespective of power loss or gain.
Yeah that's right. Was one of the 1st things they checked on my car when they defected me. At least i passed that.Qld, legal as long as they don't move by more than 10mm in any direction as far as I know.
That's good. They're nowhere near as lenient in NSW; all filters must be enclosed, ie: in an airbox.Qld, legal as long as they don't move by more than 10mm in any direction as far as I know.
Not sure about mine in particular, never dynoed it. But the official figures are 128Kw at 6250rpm, and 200Nm at 5250rpm. Kerb weight (ie with fuel and fluids) is 1035kg, so thats where the performance comes from.PS... What power does your Clio make?
Makes me wet.S3
Intake/exhaust/timing
32 GTS-T brakes front/rear
Koni shocks, king springs, swaybars, bushes
Stripped interior from front seats rearward
Momo steering wheel + gearknob
Bucket seat
Rebuilt LSD
16's
You could replicate it with a pretty low budget and have a nice package.
Yeah 2.0L 16V, so very similar to yours - that's why I asked when I saw the stamping on your engine. They're officially 100kW, but crazy poms have seen them up above the 200HP mark which is pretty cool for such a light car - the kerb weight is 1140kg so again, similar to the Clio. I would have loved a GTi6 Pug, but they're impossible to come by oer here.Is your 306 2.0L?
In Vic, it's one intake modification isn't it? So, I could have a pod filter (without being enclosed or anything) without any other intake mods?Here in vic i ziptied mine into position, still moves about 80mm any way if you try to move it haha. Passed rwc and vicroads no worries, ziptie excess uncut and all.
Correct, i was able to get away with it as i'm just running a stock sidemount cooler, as soon as i go to a front mount i'll have to track down an airbox to make it more legal.In Vic, it's one intake modification isn't it? So, I could have a pod filter (without being enclosed or anything) without any other intake mods?
Before I heard the previous piece of info, I was always under the impression that pod filters were illegal no matter what.
Don't really have any pics. Started out as a blue S3 with fucked paint and grey bumpers, ended up with a free respray and decent 16's, hiding the different coloured bootlid for the first time. Winning time trials in a 31 with different colour panels, shitty silo wheels etc = fun.Makes me wet.
Do you have any pics?
How did you go with fitting a bike in with the stripped intertor?
I saw a GTi6 once, in the Valley. Looked pretty neat.Yeah 2.0L 16V, so very similar to yours - that's why I asked when I saw the stamping on your engine. They're officially 100kW, but crazy poms have seen them up above the 200HP mark which is pretty cool for such a light car - the kerb weight is 1140kg so again, similar to the Clio. I would have loved a GTi6 Pug, but they're impossible to come by oer here.
Should start a Euro Hatch club
In Vic, it's one intake modification isn't it? So, I could have a pod filter (without being enclosed or anything) without any other intake mods?
Before I heard the previous piece of info, I was always under the impression that pod filters were illegal no matter what.