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Intake waste of money?
baka:
Are the OEM intakes and air boxes identical between the eddy and the GTI?
AJP:
--- Quote from: baka on September 12, 2016, 08:18:30 pm ---Are the OEM intakes and air boxes identical between the eddy and the GTI?
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Yes
Shoduchi:
--- Quote from: baka on September 12, 2016, 08:18:30 pm ---Are the OEM intakes and air boxes identical between the eddy and the GTI?
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The air filter is different, it seems. Same shape but less restrictive for Ed. 30 and mk6 Golf R.
Shoduchi:
--- Quote from: Madone on September 12, 2016, 07:55:56 pm ---
--- 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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Your experience makes me want to try the VWR intake to see what it would be like in my Ed. 30. At least for doing the odd track day I'd take advantage of it. For daily driving the car is fast enough.
Madone:
--- Quote from: Shoduchi on September 13, 2016, 01:27:59 am ---
--- Quote from: Madone on September 12, 2016, 07:55:56 pm ---
--- 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!
--- End quote ---
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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Your experience makes me want to try the VWR intake to see what it would be like in my Ed. 30. At least for doing the odd track day I'd take advantage of it. For daily driving the car is fast enough.
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I am happy with the change, I didn't think the stock box was bad till I tried the VWR. If I was anything less than stage 2+ I wouldn't have bothered. But at 2+, glad I did. It is slightly noisier, you can hear the recirc valve if the windows are open, but with them closed sounds pretty much the same with slightly more engine noise on a full throttle pull.
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