Blitz SUS Power Air Cleaner Induction Kit - YRV Turbo

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Came across this while searching for an induction kit.
Blitz Induction Kit
Same on Ebay
Has anyone fitted the whole kit or just the filter? Is this price reasonable or should I just get a cone filter and adaptor?

Hi I have the kit, which

Hi I have the kit, which funnily enough I did a swap on with a fellow YRV owner on this club for an Impreza SUS.
Check out the 'Image galleries' -> 'modifications' link at the top of this site for pictures of a couple (including mine) that have been fitted. The kit includes a metal tube the piece that fits to the bottom of the cone, the cone and the bracket you use to connect and hold the filter to the car. Takes 10 minutes to fit. To complement the filter you can also buy the Blitz Nur-spec-R stainless exhaust system, but be warned that the exhausts you buy in this country is designed for the Japanese only YRV AWD Turbo model. Can still be fitted to the U.K 2 wheel drive versions, but would advise to buy uprated powerflex exhaust mounting bushes as that's all the exhaust hangs off. Also Once fitted can cause the turbo overboosting which will cause the ECU to hit the fuel cut on occassion when you accelerate.

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'53' Plate Yellow YRV Turbo/ '53' Plate Black Subaru Impreza WRX STi PPP
130BHP/305BHP

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'12' Plate Mazda MX-5 2.0 litre NC 3.5 Venture Roadster 160BHP
'15' Plate SEAT LEON 184 FR TDI. 240BHP/500nm Torque.
Past: '53' Plate Yellow YRV Turbo Approx. 150BHP

Is it worth it?

Looks good in the pics. Is it worth it to buy the whole kit at that price, or just get a decent cone filter and adaptor (less than a third of that price)?
I dont think I shall be doing the exhaust if there is a chance of having overboosting or fuel cuts. That would be like spending money to make your car more unpredictable or perform worse.

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2004 Yellow YRV Turbo

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Just call me G... Wink
2004 Yellow YRV Turbo

Aftermarket air filters on

Aftermarket air filters on cars rarely make any difference as the Cars ECU is already programmed for stock. As with all aftermarket mods to try to get more performance from the engine, you really need an ECU remap. The only reason I went witht he Blitz was for the whoosh sound and the fact to save a bit of money at service intervals on not needing to buy a new airfilter everytime.

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'53' Plate Yellow YRV Turbo/ '53' Plate Black Subaru Impreza WRX STi PPP
130BHP/305BHP

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'12' Plate Mazda MX-5 2.0 litre NC 3.5 Venture Roadster 160BHP
'15' Plate SEAT LEON 184 FR TDI. 240BHP/500nm Torque.
Past: '53' Plate Yellow YRV Turbo Approx. 150BHP

Same here went for a HKS

Same here went for a HKS mushroom filter,dont think it made much difference but the sound you get from the waste gate,and like jon said the WHOOOOSSSHHH....great Smile

air filters and performance

I am going to try out a normal cone filter with a heat shield and see what the results are. I still have it from another car that I owned.
As far as performance increases go, I agree that you don't get a noticeable increase, particularly in peak power, however, if you manage to decrease the resistance of the airflow even at certain points in the rev range, then you will end up increasing the efficiency or perhaps you could say driveability.

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2004 Yellow YRV Turbo

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Just call me G... Wink
2004 Yellow YRV Turbo

Agreed on that point, but

Agreed on that point, but then you still have the restriction of the Exhaust system at the other end. Let us know how you get on Wink

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'53' Plate Yellow YRV Turbo/ '53' Plate Black Subaru Impreza WRX STi PPP
130BHP/305BHP

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'12' Plate Mazda MX-5 2.0 litre NC 3.5 Venture Roadster 160BHP
'15' Plate SEAT LEON 184 FR TDI. 240BHP/500nm Torque.
Past: '53' Plate Yellow YRV Turbo Approx. 150BHP

A big cone will always work

A big cone will always work well on a turbo engine, You want the least restriction inlet side and exhuast side to allow the turbo to work at its best.

large air filter (biggest that fits) and big exhaust (or at least free flow silencers)

If you are getting more boost pressure from just changing the above then you know it's working better!

Turbo engines are different to a Naturally Aspirated engines where in general you wont beat the manufacturers orignal airbox filter setup, and fiddling with big exhaust bore size is often a waste of time with NA engines. Any gains you get will be top end power only and you ruin the torque curve.