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Intake waste of money?
Chris92:
Stage 2 or above you will really benefit from a aftermarket intake, stage one stock air box is fine.
I fitted a revo one on my stock gti with the intention of going stage 2+ but never did and sold car. When I put the stock box back on I couldn't believe how much more punch it had, first foot to the floor I was :driver: :jumpmove:
When if I come back to the 2.0tfsi it'll be a revo one for sure great piece of kit, forget the rest :happy2:
shoaybmakda:
Weather it was psychological or not I'm not sure but I had the revo intake on mine and it certainly felt that it accelerated better.
For me it was too loud however and with a 6 month old and a Mrs who would certainly not sit in the car if it made loud wooshy noises I had to get rid (of the intake not the mrs I have to add! :signLOL: )
flashp:
--- Quote from: Paradox1 on September 06, 2016, 02:01:57 pm ---For stage 1 I wouldn't bother. they may increase bhp a little bit but that you will notice.
I only got 1 as im going beyond stage 1.. but then again, whos to say I need one for a stage 2 map???
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I'd echo this. I have one at stage 2 and I think if I didn't occasionally track mine I would keep the standard intake. Intakes do help breathing in the upper rev range but they do change the behaviour of the power/torque delivery at everyday speeds. It's not a big deal but I prefer the OE intake for this alone.
pudding:
--- Quote from: Madone on September 06, 2016, 08:15:39 pm ---I recently went from the standard air box at stage 2+ on my edition 30 to the VWR intake. The MAF scaling is spot on so no loss of torque and it takes cold air directly from the grill in the same place the Oem version did. In terms of performance, I can honestly say (at stage 2+) it made a big difference (bigger than expected), def noticeable pulls much harder, more torque and power. 100% worth doing. Noise wise the VWR isn't much louder than stock which is what I wanted. Can't comment about stage 1, I ran the standard intake with panel filer all the way to stage 2+. But based on my experience it made a massive difference.
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Sounds like the best compromise if it doesn't blunt the bottom end at all? Not cheap though!
Madone:
--- Quote from: Pudding on September 12, 2016, 02:40:52 pm ---
--- Quote from: Madone on September 06, 2016, 08:15:39 pm ---I recently went from the standard air box at stage 2+ on my edition 30 to the VWR intake. The MAF scaling is spot on so no loss of torque and it takes cold air directly from the grill in the same place the Oem version did. In terms of performance, I can honestly say (at stage 2+) it made a big difference (bigger than expected), def noticeable pulls much harder, more torque and power. 100% worth doing. Noise wise the VWR isn't much louder than stock which is what I wanted. Can't comment about stage 1, I ran the standard intake with panel filer all the way to stage 2+. But based on my experience it made a massive difference.
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Sounds like the best compromise if it doesn't blunt the bottom end at all? Not cheap though!
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I know you and I have discussed this before and the merits of the standard air box, I was a firm advocate of the standard airbox. :happy2: However, I read the more tuned the engine the more benefit can be had. Dan explained about she MAF scaling killing torque so knew a VWR kit would be scaled right. The difference on a stage 2+ eddy is big, the standard airbox is def strangling it. I am off the RTech in a couple of weeks so wanted to have the best setup I could before going. Even with the Revo stage 2+ and no adjustments for the airbox it feels much stronger !. I am surprised by how much. As you say, it's not cheap but I couldn't face the noises from something like the Revo intake. :jumpmove:
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