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Re: GTI Forge TWINtake air intake - Review....
« Reply #135 on: September 27, 2010, 08:09:44 pm »
^^^^^^^
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Re: GTI Forge TWINtake air intake - Review....
« Reply #136 on: September 27, 2010, 08:14:34 pm »
^^^ He said Twintercooler and ITG and not TwinTake  :P

So my question in all of this confusion for TWINTake owners that have fitted the filters the wrong way around, what's the process for getting these replaced and is Forge fully covering the costs involved in this?

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Re: GTI Forge TWINtake air intake - Review....
« Reply #137 on: September 27, 2010, 08:20:08 pm »
^^^ He said Twintercooler and ITG and not TwinTake  :P


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Re: GTI Forge TWINtake air intake - Review....
« Reply #138 on: September 27, 2010, 08:34:05 pm »
^^^ He said Twintercooler and ITG and not TwinTake  :P

So my question in all of this confusion for TWINTake owners that have fitted the filters the wrong way around, what's the process for getting these replaced and is Forge fully covering the costs involved in this?

I would certainly want a new filter

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Re: GTI Forge TWINtake air intake - Review....
« Reply #139 on: September 27, 2010, 08:37:41 pm »
^^ I would probably want two  :laugh: :laugh:

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Re: GTI Forge TWINtake air intake - Review....
« Reply #140 on: September 27, 2010, 10:53:44 pm »

So my question in all of this confusion for TWINTake owners that have fitted the filters the wrong way around, what's the process for getting these replaced and is Forge fully covering the costs involved in this?


^^^^
Answered by Forge UK in Reply #132:


We’ve conducted many hours of testing on all of the cars that feature our twintakes, and have tried with the filters in both directions, and seen negligible difference in power or power delivery. Of course, the filtration remains unaffected by orientation. If any customer perceives that they have an issue then they should contact us at info@forgemotorsport.co.uk

We can only apologise for any misunderstanding that we may have caused.


Mine are the 'incorrect' orientation and I have no issues to date.  :happy2:


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Re: GTI Forge TWINtake air intake - Review....
« Reply #141 on: September 28, 2010, 09:12:52 am »
aside from the initial orientation, any owners would then also need to carefully remember which orientation the filters are fitted.
Any subsequent removal (by owner or garage to fit other parts etc) would then need to ensure they are re-fitted that way.
There is potential to refit them differently, with the dirty side then on the filtered engine side.

from what I can see if I was a twintake owner , Id be marking them in some way (based on which ever way Id fitted them)
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Re: GTI Forge TWINtake air intake - Review....
« Reply #142 on: September 28, 2010, 09:51:25 am »

aside from the initial orientation, any owners would then also need to carefully remember which orientation the filters are fitted.
Any subsequent removal (by owner or garage to fit other parts etc) would then need to ensure they are re-fitted that way.
There is potential to refit them differently, with the dirty side then on the filtered engine side.

from what I can see if I was a twintake owner , Id be marking them in some way (based on which ever way Id fitted them)


^^^^  A very important point, John  :happy2:

The filter cannister ends are already clearly marked with moulded arrows. All you have to remember is your own interpretation of them: For me, and originally Forge UK but not Forge USA, the arrow very logically indicated the direction of air flow - i.e. arrow points inwards to show that air flows inwards (now officially deemed by Forge worldwide to be the 'incorrect' but non-damaging orientation).



It's now academic but the arrow does beg the question of how else can it indicate anything other than the direction of air flow! Arrow pointing into the filter centre = air flow into the filter centre..... But, no, now it doesn't  :rolleye:

This is the arrow moulded on other end:



Hopefully, Forge will have learnt a lesson from all this but it's not helped by there now being as long as 8 weeks delay on Twintake orders. The funny thing is that if I didn't already have a Twintake, I'd still wait for one  - I love it! They say that's the definition of 'love': You love someone/something in spite of their faults. So I continue wearing my Forge hat with pride.



As with any component when it's removed and re-installed, there is the potential to re-fit incorrectly. It's a matter of either very specifically briefing your mechanic or being present (which I usually am).
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Re: GTI Forge TWINtake air intake - Review....
« Reply #143 on: October 20, 2010, 02:45:07 pm »
we have big love back to you as well  :happy2:

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Re: GTI Forge TWINtake air intake - Review....
« Reply #144 on: October 20, 2010, 07:12:40 pm »
As has been mentioned above if you have been running your filter the wrong way around through no fault of your own, the answer is not to simply just turn it around.  You will then be putting the 'dirty' side closest to the turbo and sending all the stuff that was initially filtered out in the previous orientation right through to the turbo and engine.

Me personally i would be fitting new filters, or at least having them cleaned properly.  On that note, can the filter element be removed from the housing for cleaning purposes?

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Re: GTI Forge TWINtake air intake - Review....
« Reply #145 on: October 20, 2010, 07:54:12 pm »
can the filter element be removed from the housing for cleaning purposes?

Yes, the Forge install pdf tell you what to do.
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Re: GTI Forge TWINtake air intake - Review....
« Reply #146 on: October 20, 2010, 07:55:12 pm »

Me personally i would be fitting new filters, or at least having them cleaned properly.  On that note, can the filter element be removed from the housing for cleaning purposes?


....They most certainly can. The end caps to the carbonfibre cannisters can be unscrewed to allow removal.  :happy2:


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Re: GTI Forge TWINtake air intake - Review....
« Reply #147 on: October 20, 2010, 07:56:50 pm »

we have big love back to you as well  :happy2:


....  :scared:  Should I be worried by this!?  :laugh:


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Re: GTI Forge TWINtake air intake - Review....
« Reply #148 on: October 27, 2010, 02:44:22 pm »
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sounds nice!!  :grin:

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Re: GTI Forge TWINtake air intake - Review....
« Reply #149 on: October 27, 2010, 06:47:12 pm »
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sounds nice!!  :grin:

that is a great vid :grin:  shame they dont sound like that normally.  couldnt believe how quiet it was compared to the evoms and ITG.  Tbh, probably the quietest intake ive heard