I just fit a Pipercross induction kit and followed the instructions that i had. Everything seems to work fine but in the picture you can see the original pipe which is still there and loose, i would just remove it but it is also connected to the engine as well, i can only assume it was warm air being recirculated through the air filter.

So what i would like to know is, what do i do with this loose bit? just tie it up somewhere?

Cheers

Looks like your air - intake pipe. Are you sure it's connected to the engine? If it is your air intake pipe, you can just remove it altogether, as there should be screws located at the opposite side.

here are some more pictures, im pretty sure its connected to the engine, do you think just tying it up is ok?

Sorry. Where are the new pictures? It's really difficult to see what it is.

Here

Looks like a completely different pipe to the first picture!

yea this one im showing now is connected to the pipe in the first picture and also to the engine...

That looks like a warm air divert from the manifold.

is it needed?

If it's what I think it is then no, not with the induction kit you have.

cool ill just tie it somewhere hehe cheers for the help guys

Why not just disconnect it from the engine side and remove it.

I could also do that, hehe.

I cant believe how loud it is, i didnt think it would be that loud. lol. almost feel like a ch4v :p hehe

Also does increase fuel consumption? if so by what percentage on average?

Not in itself. Just for the pure fact, you'll rag it more.

Not in itself. Just for the pure fact, you'll rag it more.

If there's more air available, won't the car put more fuel into the mix which will harm economy?

Chris

I like this better

"Not in itself. Just for the pure fact, you'll rag it more."

I know i filled up a tenner and got 57 miles out of it compared to my normal 80ish, so i like to think that it was my driving it hard ^^