All Things Mk5 > Performance Modifications
VWR Intake disappointing
Shoduchi:
That might work. Not sure if you could use the pipe from a Revo intake (or from its cheaper replica from Creations Motorsport) and add the BMC OTA to it. I can tell you that the VWR intake only has 3.5% correction on the long term fuel trims, so it's under the preferable spec of <5%. :smiley:
AJP:
If you give @Dan_FR a shout he might be able to give you some starting points - he built his own intake, and I remember him talking about the MAF tube etc.
pudding:
Cheers guys. Good to know the VWR is tuned correctly :happy2:
MAFs and turbos.......they've always been a pain! As long as the section of tubing the MAF bolts into is the correct cross sectional area/flow volume, you can do what you like to the pipes before and after that point, within reason. MAFs don't like being too close to the compressor wheel either (hence the air straighten gauze upstream of the MAF), and is probably why they moved the MAF away from the engine on the EA888 installations. After market intakes also dump that air straightener, which doesn't help. No wonder people have so many stalling, timing pull, lean running issues with aftermarket intakes.
grey golfster:
Got a VWR intake from Awesome about 3 years ago now, they fitted it as part of a deal including an APR map 2.
The intake itself is very good, and ideal for a daily that covers long-haul motorway trips very regularly; has the flow performance, but it is not noisy at all. Still gives a nice "turbo whoosh" when you may fancy it.
AOK for about 18 months, until it snapped off the coolant elbow nipple....
No warning at all about this potential issue from Awesome, and worse still that a "VWR dealer" should fit the intake in such a way so as to allow this to happen. Seriously NOT impressed!
pudding:
The canister needs a dent in it where it knocks the coolant pipe for clearance. It wouldn't hinder flow, but it would certainly reduce the risk of people losing coolant. If I thought VWR would actually give a sheet, I would report it, but perhaps instead we should contact ITG to see if they will sell us their version of it for half the price :grin:
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