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ITG Maxogen Intake for 2.0TFSI
SteveP:
Why
Well like all mods the why part is a subjective question, but to me I wanted an intake that had been designed to work with the car and wasn't just there for "eye candy".
As this is something that lives under than bonnet and is rarely seen, to me function was the absolute priority.
The limitation on my car has been two things when I when to Revo Stage 2+, one was the DSG box (now resolved with software) and the intake
So when I was asked to go and see ITG so they could test fit an early version of their kit I jumped at the chance.
This also gave me a good opportunity to really understand what goes into the development and production of these kits.
Here's some pictures of the parts that make up the kit: -
Turbo Hose with step to improve airlfow
Ali part's all rolled edged and with top quality welded brackets
Plus a bulit-in headshield on the main bracket
The rest of the kit
And the kit installed in the car: -
Sourcing
Available either directly from ITG - Tel 024 7630 5386 or from a number of different resellers and tuners.
Fitting
Takes less than an hour and requires a few basic tools. A good set of ratchet hose clamp pliers really help when removing the OEM hose connection to the top of the turbo.
Other versions
Plenty of options in the market, including: -
Evoms
Forge Twin Take
Dbilas
BSH True Seal Intake
Plus Points
* A really well developed and made product, key feature being a correctly sized MAF housing
* Using a properly rated and oiled foam filter
* Dyno and data logging based proven improvements over OEM intake and airbox
* Awesome enhancement to the engine / turbo noise, with my favorite being the "80's Rally car style" wastegate chatter
Minus Points
None for me, but some might not like the increased noise or the fact by default (unless you chop an original engine cover up or buy an after market one) you engine will no longer be covered.
Summary
So after now over 14k miles on the various kits I have had from ITG (4 in total during the development) I can 100% say I would recommend the kit.
As with most of the mods I have done it's opened my eyes as to how these different parts can really change the way the car "feels", this is certainly one I would do sooner rather than later next time.
My logging has shown a peak airflow increase across the MAF 17-18g/s compared to the old OEM airbox with high flow filter.
A back to back dyno test of the kit to compare the OEM airbox with OEM paper filter and the kit also produced a very healthy increase (wheel power shown below): -
Plus the final bit of positive data is my long term fuel trims have improved to - Lambda (Partial) - Self-Adaptation = 1.8%
:happy2:
Janner_Sy:
the ITG rocks, absolutely love mine.
If you love the chatter on yours you should hear the one on the Seat. So much louder than mine.
I didnt know the intake was known as the maxogen though.
RedRobin:
^^^^
Obviously the ITG Maxogen is a great performer and subject to seeing graphs, data etc from it on other cars as well, it looks very promising indeed. As you say, eye-candy it certainly ain't!
I expect that an intake such as this is going to be more worthwhile on the higher performing GTI/ED30's.
Janner_Sy:
i think your the minority there though RR (each to their own though, everyone who has seen mine has commented on how awesome it looks. my ITG made iirc 7-9bhp over my previous Code red induction kit, so prob alot more from a stock intake
RedRobin:
^^^^
It certainly looks very "awesome" but more in a functional way - It's only my opinion but I still wish that ITG had resolved the foam seals more aesthetically than a couple of foam blocks on top of the battery.
It looks very purposeful and its many components have been very well manufactured as SteveP's pics show.
The intake has suited Steve's individal car performance very well too. That's why I hope others will also post their plots here in this review. As I say, it looks very promising indeed.
The ITG Maxogen would appear to clearly be a high-end intake.
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