Air Induction Kits and Exhausts

[Snowcol]

Hi. Looking to release a bit more power from my 1.7. Limited budget and skills so thinking I will start with an air induction kit and a sports exhaust. I need to keep the Cat but what do you reckon to fitting a sports exhaust tube without middle silencer and sticking on a cherry bomb or other back box? I don't want excessively loud as our local track has a limit of 105Db at 4000rpm. Also need to get it through an MOT!

Anybody tried Hoffman
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Ford-Puma-1-7-Hoffmann-Race-Exhaust-System-/351058012472?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item51bcb02938" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
These are on ebay at a good price but if they don't release power then no point I would be better spending more and going Miltek or some other well known make. They are a lot dearer though.

Air induction kits - Any body used Ram air? Again they seem well priced, about half the cost of K&N but are they any good?

Your thoughts on how to get the best out of the engine would be appreciated
Thanks again

 

[Flying Scotsman]

I've used RAMAIR on all my Pumas... my opinion that's the one to go for.

'Race tube' or that hoffamn thing... what a pile of junk rubbish, that includes cherry bomb mufflers.
If you want more power, you use a proper exhaust system and not that stuff that's designed for cheap-ass boy-racers

 

[Snowcol]

Hi and Thanks for your advice - that is the sort of info I am looking for.
What would be the best bang for my buck in exhausts then? I will probably need to keep the standard cat as a sports cat will probably be out of my price range at the moment. Is it still worth spending the money to put a decent exhaust on the car ? Any idea what uplift in HP a ramair filter and a decent exhaust from the Cat back should give me.

All the best and thanks again

 

[Flying Scotsman]

When it comes to full systems exhausts, in your original post, I reckon you nailed it on the head with the Milltek. That's the one I would certainly recommend.

Now performance enhancements compliment each other, the more you have the more they work well together. a RamAir filter alone, is not the whole 5-8bhp they claim, its more like 2bhp. equally a full Milltek will only be about 8-9bhp.
If you slowly get other things to compliment them, ecu flashing and cams are the most common ones, then those individual gains you will find would increase by 1-2bhp.