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Is the oversized ram air induction kit worth the extra?
« on: December 07, 2016, 02:32:58 am »
As title I've got an option to buy a normal ram air with a small filter but should I bother, is there a noticeable difference?

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Re: Is the oversized ram air induction kit worth the extra?
« Reply #1 on: December 07, 2016, 08:28:47 am »
Anyone?

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Re: Is the oversized ram air induction kit worth the extra?
« Reply #2 on: December 07, 2016, 09:21:10 am »
Give it some time, im sure someone will reply.

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Re: Is the oversized ram air induction kit worth the extra?
« Reply #3 on: December 07, 2016, 09:45:10 am »
I have the oversize on mine, can't fault it never tried the smaller one but can vouch for oversize. Quite loud in the sense of air intake, hope that helps in some way

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Re: Is the oversized ram air induction kit worth the extra?
« Reply #4 on: December 07, 2016, 11:52:10 am »
Not worth it for attempting to gain noticeable power on stock turbo and just tuned. You'd be fine with just a performance drop-in filter in the oem box whether you are tuned or not. Perhaps when you get a larger turbo or have a K04 in an ED30...it is a must if tuning.
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Re: Is the oversized ram air induction kit worth the extra?
« Reply #5 on: December 07, 2016, 12:08:30 pm »
i have the smaller version. the actual filter i think is the same size, its only the pipe diameter which is larger. it only reduces down towards the throttle body anyway so i dont personally understand the point

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Re: Is the oversized ram air induction kit worth the extra?
« Reply #6 on: December 07, 2016, 12:17:09 pm »
Thanks for the replies guys, this is the one I can get for £115 which is pretty cheap I think, the filter looks smaller than usual to me though?


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Re: Is the oversized ram air induction kit worth the extra?
« Reply #7 on: December 07, 2016, 12:26:56 pm »
That isn't the Ramair filter people are talking about here or possibly what you thought you are going to buy....that looks like a neuspeed with a different size and shaped Ramair filter on the end.


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Re: Is the oversized ram air induction kit worth the extra?
« Reply #8 on: December 07, 2016, 12:42:05 pm »
Yeah I think he said it's a neuspeed, what's the difference, should I not bother then?
I'm planning on a remap at R-tech which is only about ten miles away from me  :grin: and getting them to do the pre-cat and maybe a cat back too, obviously a decat is cheaper than a sports cat but how do you get around the mot?

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Re: Is the oversized ram air induction kit worth the extra?
« Reply #9 on: December 07, 2016, 12:55:54 pm »
Not worth it for attempting to gain noticeable power on stock turbo and just tuned. You'd be fine with just a performance drop-in filter in the oem box whether you are tuned or not. Perhaps when you get a larger turbo or have a K04 in an ED30...it is a must if tuning.

Not true, plenty of gains to be had at the top end even on a baby K03. Drop-in filters simply do not compare with a decent intake

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Re: Is the oversized ram air induction kit worth the extra?
« Reply #10 on: December 07, 2016, 01:07:07 pm »
I've told him I've changed my mind and I'll go oversized or get a revo or something.

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Re: Is the oversized ram air induction kit worth the extra?
« Reply #11 on: December 07, 2016, 02:10:11 pm »
The oversize one has a lot of joins and looked like it would create a lot of turbulence, especially just before the MAF. Unsure if this would make any difference but it was enough to convince me to go for the standard version (plus the price difference).

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Re: Is the oversized ram air induction kit worth the extra?
« Reply #12 on: December 07, 2016, 02:40:33 pm »
I've told him I've changed my mind and I'll go oversized or get a revo or something.

Don't change your mind just because of what one or 2 people say  :smiley:

That filter would do the job and is affordable.  Better that than sink £300 into a Revo, which is frankly ludicrous for a bit of drain pipe with a bit of foam on the end (but scene tax eh?), and decide you don't like the noise of an intake.  A lot of people don't, and end up going back to the factory box.  A lot of people also only care about peak hp numbers and not what happens off boost.


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Re: Is the oversized ram air induction kit worth the extra?
« Reply #13 on: December 07, 2016, 04:00:25 pm »
Thanks Pudding, I just think I can get something better for not much more money so I'm going to keep looking :happy2:

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Re: Is the oversized ram air induction kit worth the extra?
« Reply #14 on: December 07, 2016, 05:26:45 pm »
Nothing is cheap in TFSI tuning land mate!


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