Induction kit Pro's & cons

Silky V · Post by **Silky V** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:33 pm

Yeh its ok. Minor scrub on the rub strip. That guy was ripping it. Did you think it was my fault?

cjwardy · Post by **cjwardy** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 11:24 am

You got any pics of the cold air feed that you've made up olop_chris?
I really do wonder whether or not to get a BMC!
It's all bout the cold air feed it seems though

olop_chris · Post by **olop_chris** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 12:14 pm

The fixings are temp, Its the standard pipe thats the most restrictive...get rid of it IMO.

loud · Post by **loud** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 2:16 pm

Silky V wrote:
loud wrote:
Silky V wrote:In my opinion, the induction kit on the GTI isn't worth it.

The reason being is that the airbox sits on top of the manifold and ends up getting hot anyway. So there is no advantage to the induction kit except for the louder sound.

If the airbox was located on the side then it would be more benificial.
thats why you get an enclosed one like the bmc, rather than a **** open one
Although its enclosed, it doesn't stop it from absorbing the heat.
Its not heat resistant.

why do you think it's covered in carbon fibre, it does more than just look pretty

ModifiedMadness · Post by **ModifiedMadness** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 4:54 pm

Silky V wrote:Yeh its ok. Minor scrub on the rub strip. That guy was ripping it. Did you think it was my fault?

To be honest mate it happened so quick I missed it, although by how the road is, he should have perhaps have stopped if not slowed down to make sure no-one was coming.

Still, the plus point is that he didn't want to go through the insurance I suppose.

cjwardy · Post by **cjwardy** » Sun Dec 17, 2006 7:40 pm

Cheers for the pics Chris.

I may try & get hold of some Samco hosing & hook that up?

What happened then Silky?

way_z · Post by **way_z** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:34 am

sorry fellas, but have to go against the tide and say induction kit made a huge difference on my TDi..

got no exact figures but all i know is when i go for it now while accelerating through the gears and i get a lil wheelspin in 2nd and 3rd!!

the amount of torque is ridiculous, along with the exhaust gave it a much deeper sound and after speaking to some rally car guy he explained cuz mine's a turbo it was worth it otherwise non-turbo's you're better off with a panel filter... plus my cold air feed sits alongside the engine

shantybeater · Post by **shantybeater** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 9:38 am

mine wheelspins like anything changing into second and third if i rag it, probably not doing the gearbox too much good though

Silky V · Post by **Silky V** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 10:12 am

way_z wrote:sorry fellas, but have to go against the tide and say induction kit made a huge difference on my TDi.. got no exact figures but all i know is when i go for it now while accelerating through the gears and i get a lil wheelspin in 2nd and 3rd!! the amount of torque is ridiculous, along with the exhaust gave it a much deeper sound and after speaking to some rally car guy he explained cuz mine's a turbo it was worth it otherwise non-turbo's you're better off with a panel filter... plus my cold air feed sits alongside the engine

Your right. It'll make a difference on turbo cars and hardly any difference on a N/A car.

olop_chris: - Your right. The standard pipe is more restrictive. Its the same thing on the MK4 golfs. What you've doen is the best thing to do.

Dee-vub: - A good air feed is always the key!! Just use the standard airbox and slip in a panel filter! - You know what you talking about.

Mouse_GTI · Post by **Mouse_GTI** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 12:07 pm

Anyone want to make up a definitive step by step DIY guide lol

Arnoldo · Post by **Arnoldo** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 8:04 pm

I have one on my 1.4 s 75bhp and its Def made an marked improvement. Lovely note of it. Only problem is that I am losing up to 30 miles or so each fill because of it.......then again I like to rag it

sally_healey · Post by **sally_healey** » Sat Dec 23, 2006 9:12 pm

Just fitted the one I bought off olop_chris today and tbh it has made mine 'slightly' more responsive, definitely no loss of power, but the sound is AMAZING.
I'll see how I go with it in terms of fuel consumption but I'm expecting the tank to do about 20-30 miles less (then again my GTi wasn't particularly good on fuel anyway, but do you expect a car that's built to be driven fast to be economical?).

olop_chris · Post by **olop_chris** » Sun Dec 24, 2006 1:24 pm

Get a picture up Sally, glad you enjoy the noise

sally_healey · Post by **sally_healey** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 3:49 pm

FINALLY got round to finishing off the engine cover today, so now I've taken a couple of piccies - not the best 'cos it started to rain

I really like it, but it will look a LOT better once I've had chance to clean up the whole engine bay

olop_chris · Post by **olop_chris** » Sat Dec 30, 2006 4:22 pm

Looks nice in its new home