eSeM

I have done a couple of these with the bonnet on the car.

Xd

Nah remove the bugger That way one of you can deal with cutting whilst the other fits the CAI. Oh and don

j8mie

Good point TM.

The Dremmel disc I used was a grinding disc and as TM has mentioned it creates a heck of a lot of swarf, so make sure you cover everything up beforehand.

chrisr111

I used a disposable plastic decorating sheet (bought from Homebase).

Chris.

Polemicist

Thanks for everyone's advice - much appreciated.

Strangely it was the intake sound that convinced me to go for the Mugen!

In chrisr111's S the overall sound of the car was massively different from my standard S - certainly in VTEC - much louder and with a harder edge to it. Chris has the Mugen exhaust manifold fitted too but I would not have thought this would play a major part in the aural experience...

With respect to fitting, my instincts were to take the bonnet off - but I may rethink that.

chrisr111 - I might take you up on the kind offer of help... this weekend looks to be out now, but I'll let you know when I plan to start.

MB

Yep it does sound better, but not loud which I like. Im sure the intake sound isn't too different though?

chrisr111

MB, the intake is much louder/nicer on my 07 car than it was on my 03 car for some reason - perhaps the ECU and DBW changes have made the difference???

Chris.

Polemicist

There could be something in this - there's is a definite flat-spot/hesitation at low-ish revs in my '07 under certain load conditions, so something's changed.

Polemicist

Just ordered a Buddy Club CF Aero bonnet so no hacking required.

Probably just as well - anything combining cars and cutting usually ends in blood-shed on my part...

Xd

Now you just got to get it to fit