ToonTonic Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Hi everyone, 2nd post for me (My 1st was to say hello: can be found here) I was wondering if the great debate on Induction kits had been solved yet? Im not sure which route to go down out of Open Air or Closed Air. I prefer the noise of the Open Air systems but i hear due to heat soak etc then that could but blockers on any BHP gains i intend to make so was looking at the Closed systems..Well i had a PiperCross Viper on my last car and it was naff! No noise, No improvement to anything (not noticable anyway) so what did i just waste £150 on? Regarding the Open Air system i was thinking along the lines of a cold air feed pipe and a heat shield to reduce heat soak etc. If i went down the closed route...The K&N Apollo looks nice...as does the EVOMs kit...but i wasnt looking to spend as much as that on this mod. Sorry if i seem a tad nooby on my opening subjects...Im abit new to the whole tuning scene and all i knew before seems to be slightly different on the GTi. Thanks in advance for any replies Toon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Just bolting on a Cold Air Intake (CAI) to a stock engine will make minimal difference. Unless the ECU is being remapped to take advantage of it, spend your money on something else. If you just want noise, fit a K&N or Green Cotton filter and drill holes in the bottom of your air box. If you're buying a CAI, find out which filter it has and ask to see dyno plots of before and after fitting. Also, what are you using the car for? If it's a road car, what you need is very different to if it's a track car (where you have more sustained heat generated in the engine bay for longer periods). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonTonic Posted July 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Thanks for the reply, i intend on this just been a road car with maybe the odd track day. I think ive decided to go down the Neuspeed P-Flo route and buy the extra heat shield and cold air feed pipe. I had a CAI (Pipercross Viper) on my last car & noticed ZERO difference so doubt ill go down that route again now...plus thats nearly £200. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldavo69 Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 I changed the airbox in my 944 for an induction cone and have since changed it again. The standard airbox takes a cold air feed from the wing whereas the induction cone sounded great but was sucking in hot under-bonnet air. The bum dyno convinced you it was quicker due to sounding better but as the car warmed up the performance seemed compromised. I then changed to a carbon fibre enclosed induction cone (about £45 from eBay) and mated this to the original cold air feed. Much better! I also changed the chips to take advantage of the airflow, etc and performance is much much better. I wouldn't use an open induction cone under the bonnet again so see if you can get a carbon enclosed cone first and foremost. If (as your username suggests) you're based in Newcastle/the northeast then I've got some black flexi hose spare for mounting the filter wherever suits best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToonTonic Posted July 17, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2011 Cracking response eldavo69....i was allset to buy the Neuspeed P-Flo...but youve given me food for thought! Yes im a Newcastle Utd fan...but based in Bristol Thanks for the offer though. Ill have too look into this abit more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now