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Intake waste of money?
pudding:
Hmmm, you've got me tempted as well! Not noisy, adds power and the MAF tube is correct.
I'm still on the factory airbox and filter on my Eddy. I've been stage 1 for ages now. Kind of tempted to go stage 2 with the VWR!
If you're stage 2+, do you notice the famous 'surge' around 2500-3000rpm under hard load?
Madone:
I have noticed the noise yes, wondered what it was ! Obviously it was there before the change in airbox but couldn't hear it before. It does seem to come and go, doesn't appear 100% of the time. It's hard to hear much with the windows up but there are a few more noises than before, this surge noise, general turbo noises and such. But my wife didn't notice anything different, so it's suttle.
pudding:
Yeah that's true, the OEM airbox filters a lot of noise out. Out of interest, what does your wife drive day to day? My gf drives a MK4 1.6 Golf, which literally is one of the slowest cars I've ever driven, so when she drives mine, she's a complete nutter in it. Drives it harder than I do!! I don't appreciate how quick the car is until I'm a passenger in it. They're pretty bonkers these remapped ED30s aren't they? :grin:
Anyway, looks like the VWR kit has come down (a little!) in price. I didn't spot one for an Edition on Awesome's site. I guess a MK6 R one would work?
xs2man:
--- Quote from: Pudding on September 13, 2016, 02:17:58 pm ---
Anyway, looks like the VWR kit has come down (a little!) in price. I didn't spot one for an Edition on Awesome's site. I guess a MK6 R one would work?
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This not it? https://www.awesomegti.com/shop-by-brand/volkswagen-racing/volkswagen-racing-intake-system-vw-golf-mk5-2-0tfsi/
£438 for an intake though? You boys must have more money than sense. I couldn't possibly justify that sort of outlay on an air filter, and I thought the Revo was expensive, lol. (Although I do have a Carbonio fitted to my ED30, I certainly didn't fit it).
pudding:
--- Quote from: xs2man on September 13, 2016, 03:52:53 pm ---
--- Quote from: Pudding on September 13, 2016, 02:17:58 pm ---
Anyway, looks like the VWR kit has come down (a little!) in price. I didn't spot one for an Edition on Awesome's site. I guess a MK6 R one would work?
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This not it? https://www.awesomegti.com/shop-by-brand/volkswagen-racing/volkswagen-racing-intake-system-vw-golf-mk5-2-0tfsi/
£438 for an intake though? You boys must have more money than sense. I couldn't possibly justify that sort of outlay on an air filter, and I thought the Revo was expensive, lol. (Although I do have a Carbonio fitted to my ED30, I certainly didn't fit it).
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That's for the GTI chap. The Edition 30 has a front mounted dump valve that throws it's waste choo choos into the turbo intake pipe. The MK6 R kit shows the right turbo intake pipe for that.
I know what you mean. Crazy cash isn't it. It's a good way to get rid of the annoying engine cover and solve the associated heat soak issues though. It does also appear to give good gains when the boost is whacked up to the max too. But yeah, 44 sheets on an air filter. The missus would think I'd lost the plot if I bought one. Then again, £1000 for a handbag?!?
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