Acehole Posted September 11, 2012 Posted September 11, 2012 Hello all, As the title says I wish to purchase and have a go at installing said kit this weekend, I have an S2 111s 2004 I guess lots you have already done said mod or similar, what pitfalls should I be looking out for? More to the point can I do it on my drive and still have a car that works afterwards ! Acehole
Steve J Posted September 11, 2012 Posted September 11, 2012 I believe the install on a VVC engine is a little more difficult as it has two air boxes to remove. Did it myself on my old S2 in an hour or so. Was a fairly simple process and combined with sports exhaust and decat gave 134bhp from standard 120bhp. Mainly the noise was the biggest change.
Acehole Posted September 11, 2012 Author Posted September 11, 2012 hello, this may sound dumb and proberbly is, is the hurricane from elise-parts only, if so I assume they are ok to deal with, yes the curent air box looks well complicated with a couple of hoses running to/from, i hear i may have to take the wheel off and arch liner to get access, but will have a try. Acehole
Steve J Posted September 11, 2012 Posted September 11, 2012 Since Elise-parts are an MLOC advertiser, and that revenue supports the running of the club, I would always recommend a club supporter. Other suppliers are available though as well as second hand.
Acehole Posted September 11, 2012 Author Posted September 11, 2012 Elise parts it is then, Ordering on line this evening hopefully fit on Sunday, if it comes before then, give me time to read up some more on the best way to do it. Any hints and tips would be most welcome Acehole
Jonathan E Posted September 11, 2012 Posted September 11, 2012 Eliseparts are the place to buy. Do yourself a favour, safely jack up the car, remove the rear wheel and also remove the wheel arch liner, you wont get it all out on a 111s without doing this. Fitting of the Hurricane is straight forward if you follow the supplied instructions. Put everything back together and go off for a blast, passenger window down if possible. Good upgrade imho.
Acehole Posted September 13, 2012 Author Posted September 13, 2012 Hello again, Well took delivery today of the hurricane and and started the task of fitting about 18:00 hours. completed about 20:30 ish, wasn't as bad as I thought but not as easy as I would have liked! Managed to lose a 10mm socket somewhere behind the side grill and the door sill? Could not find it grrrrrr Took the car for a quick blast, well pleased with the new noise however a problem has occurred I could do with some help with. Just getting back onto the drive and the car cut out, rolled to bottom of drive and restarted, the car is not idling correctly trying to rev on its own, only a little but not right, anyone have any suggestions for me to try, apart from re fitting the old air box Thanks Acehole
scatty Posted September 13, 2012 Posted September 13, 2012 im guessing and it is a guess, that the ecu is just relearning the change you have made by fitting the induction kit. similar happened to me after having my cam lowered. after 3 or 4 starts and hopefully it should be fine....
Acehole Posted September 13, 2012 Author Posted September 13, 2012 Thanks for the reply, will drive it to work tomorrow and see what I get, must remember to take my AA card with me just in case. Don't see how you could fit the hurricane without taking the wheel off, nice design on the s2 111s for old box removal.. Acehole
Acehole Posted September 14, 2012 Author Posted September 14, 2012 well, drove the car to work this morning still not 100%, took it out a little later and appears to be getting better by the drive. so in conclusions about the hurricane 2.5 hours work involved, not easy but do-able about £180ish from elise-parts. was it worth doing? definately a big yes, love the new roar to the car, can't really hear anything below 3000 rpm which is great when tootling around town, take it over that and the lion comes to life. well pleased with the first tiny step down the upgrade path. just hope the engine settles down. Acehole
fentuz Posted September 14, 2012 Posted September 14, 2012 Have you touch the throttle body? Have you check the idle screw is OK? did you reset the throttle position sensor?
Acehole Posted September 14, 2012 Author Posted September 14, 2012 Hello, No, no and finally no, What/where is idle screw, how do you reset throttle position, still new to this game Acehole
Steve J Posted September 14, 2012 Posted September 14, 2012 IIRC Key in ignition with drives door open. Turn on single click to power accessories (don't start the car) Depress throttle slowly all the way 5 times Turn off Start car as normal.
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