GTI Forge TWINtake air intake - Review....

[gigolo456]

Cheers. Albeit that my GTi is a 2005 model, when it was on the RR with R Tech a few weeks back (after my Twintake was fitted and full BCS Powervalve exhaust with sportscat), it only made 210 bhp and c.250 lbs torque (stock map), although that could be down to various reasons!!?? 

[edd666999]

Cheers. Albeit that my GTi is a 2005 model, when it was on the RR with R Tech a few weeks back (after my Twintake was fitted and full BCS Powervalve exhaust with sportscat), it only made 210 bhp and c.250 lbs torque (stock map), although that could be down to various reasons!!?? 

whats wrong with that? your car is standard in terms of a map so all your relying on is the stock ecu to adjust slightly. Its only when mapped that your going to benefit.

I had fuel pump, intake, turbo back exhaust and i made 28bhp more, that's after driving it like that for 100 or so miles.

Plus you have the all the RR tolerances to take into account.

[RedRobin]

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As edd says, you not only need a remap but also a high-flow TBE exhaust system to see/feel any power/torque benefit gains from adding an aftermarket high-flow tubular air intake such as a Twintake. I hoped I had made that clear in my first post - If not, I'll revise it.

On the whistling subject queries, still no-one picks up the phone at Forge all afternoon. I'll keep on trying.... 

[gigolo456]

No worries RR, u were clear alright! I guess that I had only 1 missing like, ie the remap (the driving force pardon the pun), as my full BCS TBE was already fitted by then. I guess I was just a tad disappointed that well over a grand had produced only 13 bhp over stock, yet a fifth of that a mere fifth of that was the main gainer, lol! I maybe shud have considered the fact that only after ALL 3 mods wud any real results b felt!? Maybe I shud have had it on RR with everything stock beforehand, c if I got the alleged 197 bhp, bearing in mind my GTi is 7 yrs old!?

[RedRobin]

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Mine is 7 yrs old too, and still going strong 

[gigolo456]

Mine has only done 45k miles, lol! Wat were yr last RR figures then Robin, if u dont mind me asking??

[RedRobin]

Mine has only done 45k miles, lol! Wat were yr last RR figures then Robin, if u dont mind me asking??

....No prob you asking at all 

At JKM 26th May: 252 bhp / 300 ft lb but it was a poor day for dyno conditions. But healthy smooth curves plotted (as usual).

My previous best has been 269 bhp. Rolling-roads are a bit of a lottery. She drives fine and that's what matters to me.

[gigolo456]

Yeap, roughly same as the figures I got too! My small fan is broken, so having that and the thermostat, etc changed next wk, then the N75 (Nick suggested that), the plugs, then go bak to them in a few wks, see if theres any difference!?

[dan930]

last night I heard a howling sound too from the Intake..anybody else get this??

[vRS Carl]

Was it Midnight?

[dan930]

Was it Midnight?

Yeah mate,at 12ish..I thought it was a wolf

[GLIDN]

last night I heard a howling sound too from the Intake..anybody else get this??

Well finally have one of these myself. A mere 14 months in waiting. I installed it tonight, i'm having that constantly between 3500 - 4100rpm.
Whats causing it? How do you we get rid of it?

[RedRobin]

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I have now been regularly phoning Forge for 24 hrs and they still don't answer their phone!!

Forge staff are a nice bunch of people and their products good and beautifully manufactured, but sometimes they just behave like a typical old-fashioned inefficient British company of the sort that are lucky to survive. No wonder much of British industry is uncompetitive.

I may have to email them, but if they can only field emails, why publicise their phone number? [/rant]

[gigolo456]

I'll be honest and say that i actually quite like this 'whistling' noise, amongst others, but if this is a noise that suggests something is not quite right, then yes, it's something that needs to be addressed!? I shall look forward to the outcome...

Andrew

[jedi-knight83]

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I have now been regularly phoning Forge for 24 hrs and they still don't answer their phone!!

Forge staff are a nice bunch of people and their products good and beautifully manufactured, but sometimes they just behave like a typical old-fashioned inefficient British company of the sort that are lucky to survive. No wonder much of British industry is uncompetitive.

I may have to email them, but if they can only field emails, why publicise their phone number? [/rant]

funny... i phoned that number you gave me the other day and they answered right away and were very helpful.. maybe they have you on caller ID now???