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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: navmk4gti on 18 August 2009, 21:57
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does anyone know where i can get an air intake pipe which will allow for me to place an open air filter ... i just need the pipe.. or does anyone know the sizes needed to make one e.g diametre .. angle of bend.... :smiley:
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Didn't you rescue the ebay carbon kit from your car? :undecided:
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yep that is all untouched just my intercooler cracked thats about it mechanically wise.... the pipe on that ebay stuff is a flexible type im looking for a alloy pipe so better cold air
want to get all this bits and bobs done before i get a remap :evil:
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do you mean you want one of the long induction kits without a filter? You can get them off the bay for less than 50 quid with a filter
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yh but i dont want one that makes the filter go behind the front bumper as i have heard about water getting caught up in it so aint taking that risk... :smiley:
was thinking getting pipe made or buy one and then stick a pipercross filter at the end and get a heatshield made for it.. iv done it before in a clio :embarassed: that was easy tho just a 90degree bend .. looking at the mk4 no space for errors :nerd:
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the water would have to be just under the headlights to go up the filter, i also had one on my yaris ts and that was less than a foot off the floor and never had any probs with that. mind you i never went through a ford, deep standing water.
i'd say pop down you're local exhaust place and see what they say, or get the ebay one and cut the pipe back till its where you want?
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the exhaust place is a good idea.. i wanted get it done while its in the body shop tho... ill go and measure it up then that best can do i think.. see how it goes.. few guys on here said they have had water probs.. but each on their own :smiley:
the diamtre standard pipe is 3" isnt it????
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might be? could you not get a standard airbox and chop it up so you can connect the filter to whats left of the box that would plug into the maf?
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thats too short already thought of that need a pipe that will allow filter sit close posible behid the drivers headlight
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thats too short already thought of that need a pipe that will allow filter sit close posible behid the drivers headlight
drivers headlight? :huh: that would be some artistic piece of pipework...
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thats too short already thought of that need a pipe that will allow filter sit close posible behid the drivers headlight
drivers headlight? :huh: that would be some artistic piece of pipework...
exactly lol :laugh:
hence my prob.. ill give the exhaust place a shot theyll get something done for me.. by sounds of it no1 has tried or acomplished this if i am the first one you know there is hope for us brave ones :grin:
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so you want a filter housed in a heat shield on the left (as you look at the engine) then a piece of alloy pipe going over the VERY HOT intake manifold and around the VERY HOT engine and into the maf?
sorry mate but thats a crap idea :grin:
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huh ..oh sh!t sorry i meant behind passenger headlight :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
you got me thinking wtf!! :laugh: :laugh:
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ah i see.. well you have a battery in the way for a start so unless you relocate that then you're back to the original airbox position surely? there are tons of kits available to put a cone filter there
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batter covers coming off for starts... and i can squeeze the filter in already tried it in the garage today its just the pipe work to get it bang on is tricky.. if its off then its all fooked
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the water would have to be just under the headlights to go up the filter,
On my old Pipercross VIS kit, the filter was more like in line with the lower valance grill, than just below the headlights! ;)
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you had any probs with it ivor?
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you had any probs with it ivor?
The Pipercross??? i had it on for about a week, lol!! Too much puddle-paranoia!!! :D
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you had any probs with it ivor?
The Pipercross??? i had it on for about a week, lol!! Too much puddle-paranoia!!! :D
:laugh: hopefully you wont have any probs then... personally im too scared to take that risk putting filter that low.. to much crappy weather:sad:
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you had any probs with it ivor?
The Pipercross??? i had it on for about a week, lol!! Too much puddle-paranoia!!! :D
:laugh: hopefully you wont have any probs then... personally im too scared to take that risk putting filter that low.. to much crappy weather:sad:
Shouldn't have, seeing as I've now got the ebay jobbie on these days! ;)
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you had any probs with it ivor?
The Pipercross??? i had it on for about a week, lol!! Too much puddle-paranoia!!! :D
:laugh: hopefully you wont have any probs then... personally im too scared to take that risk putting filter that low.. to much crappy weather:sad:
Shouldn't have, seeing as I've now got the ebay jobbie on these days! ;)
wise :grin:
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I have the one that sits in the inner wheel arch, I dont think that the cone would get soaked in water to a degree that it makes it all the way up the pipe mate - I'll get a pic at weekend and post it for you
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I have the one that sits in the inner wheel arch, I dont think that the cone would get soaked in water to a degree that it makes it all the way up the pipe mate - I'll get a pic at weekend and post it for you
here's a reminder of what damage water can do to your engine :cry: :cry:
OUCH!! (http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/t/260410.aspx?PageIndex=6)
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i'll have to get a picture of leigh's bent rod.. its a corker - caused by one of those kit's, a large puddle, and his missus' carelessness :grin:
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I have the one that sits in the inner wheel arch, I dont think that the cone would get soaked in water to a degree that it makes it all the way up the pipe mate - I'll get a pic at weekend and post it for you
here's a reminder of what damage water can do to your engine :cry: :cry:
OUCH!! (http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/t/260410.aspx?PageIndex=6)
i dont see y people bother taking the risk ... i think i might stick to my ebay job
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I have the one that sits in the inner wheel arch, I dont think that the cone would get soaked in water to a degree that it makes it all the way up the pipe mate - I'll get a pic at weekend and post it for you
here's a reminder of what damage water can do to your engine :cry: :cry:
OUCH!! (http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/t/260410.aspx?PageIndex=6)
i dont see y people bother taking the risk ... i think i might stick to my ebay job
i don't either especially as the conclusion from many a dyno run suggests that a decent panel filter gives about the same results but without the fear of destroying your engine!!
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I have the one that sits in the inner wheel arch, I dont think that the cone would get soaked in water to a degree that it makes it all the way up the pipe mate - I'll get a pic at weekend and post it for you
that's the one Ash had...
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I prefer the roar that the induction kit gives - but if it can knacker the engine - time to break out the angle grinder again :laugh:
Seriously though - I dont think that water could travel up the amount of space and the bend in any great quantity - its not an inverted snorkel at the end of the day lmao
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As I said ash had that kit and that soaked up water and knackered his engine
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Aluminium induction kit for sale.........
and advice on what needed to replace it with.........and not a panel filter if possible, I like the noise of some induction
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Aluminium induction kit for sale.........
and advice on what needed to replace it with.........and not a panel filter if possible, I like the noise of some induction
see the Ebay induction kit thread below :afro:
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This is mine http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-99-04-1-8T-GOLF-GTI-JETTA-A3-Cold-Air-Induction-Kit_W0QQitemZ250475663859QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item3a518351f3&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
Unless you literally drive through a swamp with it, I cant see how its any different from the one wrapped in carbon fibre other than the filter is exposed - there is just as much chance of water making it up into the carbon one as there is a pipe that leads down to the same place as the filter on the ali one
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Not really the suction can pull water from the bottom of the intake itself up the tue, but the suction for the 'carbon' one ends after the cylinder it's in. If that makes sense.
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This is mine http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-99-04-1-8T-GOLF-GTI-JETTA-A3-Cold-Air-Induction-Kit_W0QQitemZ250475663859QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item3a518351f3&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
Unless you literally drive through a swamp with it, I cant see how its any different from the one wrapped in carbon fibre other than the filter is exposed - there is just as much chance of water making it up into the carbon one as there is a pipe that leads down to the same place as the filter on the ali one
Nonsense. The carbon filter is situated in the stock location & uses the same feed as the stock airbox i.e. through the main front grill, so whether the filter is enclosed or not, is completely irrelevant to your point. Your filter/air feed sits near enough level with the N/S lower valance grill, which is too near to the floor in my humble opinion. ;)
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This is mine http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-99-04-1-8T-GOLF-GTI-JETTA-A3-Cold-Air-Induction-Kit_W0QQitemZ250475663859QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item3a518351f3&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
Unless you literally drive through a swamp with it, I cant see how its any different from the one wrapped in carbon fibre other than the filter is exposed - there is just as much chance of water making it up into the carbon one as there is a pipe that leads down to the same place as the filter on the ali one
Nonsense. The carbon filter is situated in the stock location & uses the same feed as the stock airbox i.e. through the main front grill, so whether the filter is enclosed or not, is completely irrelevant to your point. Your filter/air feed sits near enough level with the N/S lower valance grill, which is too near to the floor in my humble opinion. ;)
i have same one as ivor and he is right the pipe of the carbon filter box just replaces the standard airbox nicely... love the sound.. but im looking to make a custom one now... you have balls to take the risk of putting a filter that low to the ground :grin:
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LOL - we will see.......
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LOL - we will see.......
WE already have :lipsrsealed:
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LOL - we will see.......
WE already have :lipsrsealed:
Also used to see it on gti-6.com when people replaced the OE item with K&N's etc, as their stock location is down near the floor. ;)
We'll see who's "lol"ing when some valves have been bent! :D
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now now ladies :laugh: ... everone to their own opionion... but c'mon you cant backup a bloody soakng wet filter :evil:
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I'll try shortening the pipe before spending another £40 on an induction kit :angry:
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Don't mean to pi55 on ur parade, Dalo, but just don't want to see another "I need a new cylinder head" thread. ;)
You can buy 'water jackets' for the low down filters, but I can't see how they're not going to restrict cold air getting in.
P.s. Believe me, the turbo's suck in more powerfully than a porn star, lol. :D High boost cars can cause stock turbo inlet pipes to collapse! ;)
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Noted mate - but what im saying is rather than spend more money on the one you have, I would rather for now just put a smaller pipe on so that the filter doesnt hang in the wheel arch and keep the filter just behind the battery (for now)
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I'll try shortening the pipe before spending another £40 on an induction kit :angry:
thats actually a good idea :smiley: ... is the filter that came with the one you got any good tho?? as i was thinking just using the pipe (chop it shorter) and then sticking a pipercross foam filter on :cool:
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All the filters are basically the same when it comes to the non foam ones really, even halfrauds do their own lol
I know I have some odds and sods of induction bits in the garage somewhere (goes digging for pipes)
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All the filters are basically the same when it comes to the non foam ones really, even halfrauds do their own lol
I know I have some odds and sods of induction bits in the garage somewhere (goes digging for pipes)
if you got any be a bonus to me mate :smiley: .. i jus wana see a nice shiny pipe in my engine bay looks to boring at the mo :tongue:
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i have the cold air filter (£39) it for dry use only... gave it a try today sounds well good can hear a blow off noise and pulls even better, wheel spun in second gear pulling away and i still need to replace a boost pipe as it has a split in it :smug:
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i have the cold air filter (£39) it for dry use only... gave it a try today sounds well good can hear a blow off noise and pulls even better, wheel spun in second gear pulling away and i still need to replace a boost pipe as it has a split in it :smug:
you need a filter make it spin in 2nd.. for shame lol :laugh:
wa filter you get?
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ebay £39 cold air filter kit the one that sits in wheel arch , went out a min ago , gave it a good bit of abuse when i got back i felt the cold air pipe and it was freezing and the inlet mainifold was nice and cold , well happy with it :smiley:
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thats the one I have but after seeing IVORs ebay thread one - i will be getting that at some point as there is no space behind the battery to run an ali pipe and a filter.
not chancing borking my engine :sick:
I love the induction noise it gives off on the wheel arch one though :cry:
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which airfilter have you both got again Ivor and Nav?
ive got a evo motorsport airfilter on mine, cost a bomb and you can here it sucking nicely, but i want more of a roar, as if there is so mich air beeing sucked up when i put my foot down like you get on some turbo cars.
doese it sound anything like that, or is it cars with biger turbos that have that?
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which airfilter have you both got again Ivor and Nav?
ive got a evo motorsport airfilter on mine, cost a bomb and you can here it sucking nicely, but i want more of a roar, as if there is so mich air beeing sucked up when i put my foot down like you get on some turbo cars.
doese it sound anything like that, or is it cars with biger turbos that have that?
its this one mate http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CARBON-FIBRE-INDUCTION-KIT-AIR-FILTER-UNIVERSAL-NEW_W0QQitemZ380146982853QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item5882869fc5&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14 (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CARBON-FIBRE-INDUCTION-KIT-AIR-FILTER-UNIVERSAL-NEW_W0QQitemZ380146982853QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM?hash=item5882869fc5&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14)
it gives a very nice sound.. cant go wrong for the price really :smiley:
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Nice one, might just buy and and see what its like