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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: philby on 08 June 2009, 19:58:10

Title: air filter
Post by: philby on 08 June 2009, 19:58:10
hi can you get a induction kit 4 a 1997 omega 2.0 auto ??? :-/
Title: Re: air filter
Post by: JamesV6CDX on 08 June 2009, 20:07:42
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hi can you get a induction kit 4 a 1997 omega 2.0 auto ??? :-/

I'm sure you can - but trying to make an omega 2.0 barge go faster is like polishing a turd - 4 pot performance is just dire, due to weight of car....
Title: Re: air filter
Post by: tunnie on 08 June 2009, 20:11:31
the current airbox system is the best setup, all induction kits do is make more noise. If anything you loose performance.
Title: Re: air filter
Post by: gazsomega on 08 June 2009, 21:51:12
it makes a v6 roar though
Title: Re: air filter
Post by: James Q on 08 June 2009, 22:01:15
what ever money you want to spend improving the 2.0 i'd just put aside and save up for the V6, thats what i'm doing lol.
Title: Re: air filter
Post by: Turk on 08 June 2009, 22:33:50
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the current airbox system is the best setup, all induction kits do is make more noise. If anything you loose performance.

 :y  Yep, not even worth getting K&N, Pipercross etc for std air box.
Title: Re: air filter
Post by: philby on 14 June 2009, 00:39:01
so no one put one on there omega ??????????
Title: Re: air filter
Post by: Turk on 14 June 2009, 03:01:35
Someones may have tried it, but it's common knowledge on here that they make no difference and can even be detrimental to performance and reliability.
Title: Re: air filter
Post by: MV6Matt on 14 June 2009, 07:25:54
'Only a biker truly understands why a dog sticks it's head out of the window of a moving car'

Turk,
You've never skydived then? ;)

Matthew
Title: Re: air filter
Post by: TheBoy on 14 June 2009, 09:18:46
The reason the original setup is best is due to the massive surface area of the filter.

People have tried various kits, I've yet to see one that has *any* improvement, most decrease power!  And I get to drive an awful lot of Omegas ;).  Worse still, some people have buggered their MAF sensors using oiled filters.

The recommendation is to stick to the original airbox, and use genuine GM filter every year (Genuine GM filter has approx 50% more surface area than a Halfords pattern one).