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GTI Forge TWINtake air intake - Review....
chungster:
Found this earlier after having the Twintake removed to allow a cam follower check.
The hose clamp on the little hose that is hidden from view by the top canister has managed to grind a hole in the Twintake pipe work. Not impressed as system was fitted by Forge themselves in 2010.
I would advise all those with this kit on the older TFSI engine to check the hose clamp is facing the right way and has enough clearance from the pipe so not to end up like mine!
Thanks to Alex at AKS though for doing quick repair job on it.
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: chungster on December 15, 2012, 01:54:51 pm ---
Found this earlier after having the Twintake removed to allow a cam follower check.
The hose clamp on the little hose that is hidden from view by the top canister has managed to grind a hole in the Twintake pipe work. Not impressed as system was fitted by Forge themselves in 2010.
I would advise all those with this kit on the older TFSI engine to check the hose clamp is facing the right way and has enough clearance from the pipe so not to end up like mine!
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.... :scared: Oops! That's not nice!
I'm not quite understanding the exact location on my Mk5 GTI:
chungster:
RR
It's the hose underneath the one that goes from your PCV canister bottom right to PCZ plate.
You have a silicon hose for the 90 degree bend on your intake pipe - Mine's a hard pipe.
Anyway just had email back from Forge to say replacement being sent out Mondy :happy2:
Alex used his welding skills to cover up the hole in the meantime. Worry is where the metal bits have gone obviously (into turbo I guess)
Maybe that's why along with misfire it didn't do 300bhp at JKM :sad1:
chungster:
Forge had the car in 2010 to test the Twintake / TwinCooler on my car. They decided to use a hard pipe with 90 degree bend as opposed to earlier versions using a 90 degree silicone pipe.
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: chungster on December 15, 2012, 03:58:49 pm ---RR
It's the hose underneath the one that goes from your PCV canister bottom right to PCZ plate.
You have a silicon hose for the 90 degree bend on your intake pipe - Mine's a hard pipe.
Anyway just had email back from Forge to say replacement being sent out Mondy :happy2:
Alex used his welding skills to cover up the hole in the meantime. Worry is where the metal bits have gone obviously (into turbo I guess)
Maybe that's why along with misfire it didn't do 300bhp at JKM :sad1:
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....My bend pipe being silicone (by Forge) is what confused me. Silicone can get rubbed and punctured too, so I'll check mine. Jim fixed it for me (JKM installed my Twintake) and it would have been typical of him to spot the potential problem and turn the OEM clip.
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