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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: Sugar79 on 12 January 2005, 12:58

Title: induction kit
Post by: Sugar79 on 12 January 2005, 12:58

iam a little worried about fitting another one to my car, has anyone else got one fitted?
i did have a cone filter on there before, but i have a feeling that it damaged my old maf meter.
i have a new maf, but i dont want to put another filter on if its only going to fail the maf again.
Does anyone have any advice?
Thanx  :smiley:

Title: Re: induction kit
Post by: topher on 12 January 2005, 13:20

I'm now convinced that a modified standard airbox + filter is the best way to go in terms of both performance and reliability. A bunch of us have discussed and tested different methods at great length, using diagnostic equipment to give real factual results. Basically you want to cut/sand out the ridges in the airbox, and cut a hole in the side into which you feed a bit of pipe which you route through the engine bay as a cold air feed. Thanks to GaryM for the vagcom testing, read more about it here ... >clicky< (http://www.uk-mkivs.net/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=40803)

Title: Re: induction kit
Post by: Sugar79 on 12 January 2005, 13:40

i have heard that you can modify the box but i didnt know if the results were good or not.
i'll think i might pester my other half about donig it for me lol.
Does it sound any different? because the one thing i liked about my old cone filter was the change in engine tone.

Title: Re: induction kit
Post by: topher on 12 January 2005, 13:42

No it pretty much sounds standard, I prefer exhaust rumble to induction roar :wink:

Title: Re: induction kit
Post by: Sugar79 on 12 January 2005, 13:47

i quite like the sound of both lol.
i also heard if you put a few small holes in the top of the box it sounds better.

Title: Re: induction kit
Post by: topher on 12 January 2005, 14:08

May sound better, but you'll be sucking in all the hot air that gets trapped under the bonnet, it's a favourite trick of the xr3i chav-brigade. Hot air = low oxygen density = you go slower.

Title: Re: induction kit
Post by: Sugar79 on 12 January 2005, 14:56

sob sob sob  :cry: lol about the

Quote from: topher on 12 January 2005, 14:08

it's a favourite trick of the xr3i chav-brigade. Hot air = low oxygen density = you go slower.

Title: Re: induction kit
Post by: Sugar79 on 12 January 2005, 14:57

funny :laugh:

Title: Re: induction kit
Post by: topher on 12 January 2005, 15:26

Just sell it and buy a turbo, you know you want to :wink: Turbo whistle beats induction roar hands down !

Title: Re: induction kit
Post by: Sugar79 on 13 January 2005, 12:54

i did see a supercharger for my car on awesome gti site a few months back, couldnt i just bolt one of them on lol  :laugh:

Title: Re: induction kit
Post by: topher on 13 January 2005, 13:45

Ade is having trouble selling that kit because its for LHD cars only :sad: good idea though :tongue:

Title: Re: induction kit
Post by: Sugar79 on 13 January 2005, 14:02

whats lhd? :huh:

Title: Re: induction kit
Post by: topher on 13 January 2005, 14:05

Left Hand Drive.

Title: Re: induction kit
Post by: jv on 13 January 2005, 14:06

and there was me expecting a joke response toph  :evil:

Title: Re: induction kit
Post by: Sugar79 on 13 January 2005, 14:07

doh  :laugh:

Title: Re: induction kit
Post by: topher on 13 January 2005, 14:12

Quote from: jv on 13 January 2005, 14:06

and there was me expecting a joke response toph :evil:

who ? me ?! *gasp* ... okay i did think about it, but resisted, because she's a lady  :lipsrsealed:

Title: Re: induction kit
Post by: Sugar79 on 13 January 2005, 14:24

hey!!!  :rolleyes:

Title: Re: induction kit
Post by: grayGTI on 18 January 2005, 17:05

i have a cone filter and im not likin it i dont likie the idea of sukin hot air in so im gona go for a closed air induction kit with a cold air feed just behind the grill in my bumper.