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Model specific boards => Golf mk4 => Topic started by: sk8boy73 on 19 May 2012, 18:07

Title: smoothed air box
Post by: sk8boy73 on 19 May 2012, 18:07

smoothed air box! is it worth doing?

Title: Re: smoothed air box
Post by: daz veedub on 19 May 2012, 18:13

more air flow  :wink: so yeah worth doing

Title: Re: smoothed air box
Post by: sk8boy73 on 19 May 2012, 18:19

worth drilling some holes in too?
did this on my mk2 and 3.liked the noise more than anything :laugh:

Title: Re: smoothed air box
Post by: daz veedub on 19 May 2012, 18:19

i know a couple peeps on here have drilled aswell  :smiley:

Title: Re: smoothed air box
Post by: jonnyturbo on 19 May 2012, 18:55

yeh used to have smoothed airbox they are good tbh

Title: Re: smoothed air box
Post by: tdi_blu on 19 May 2012, 20:08

Ive smothed and drilled mine sounds good on my derv  :smiley:

Title: Re: smoothed air box
Post by: Wayne on 20 May 2012, 00:30

It will help a little it seemed to on mine but I have now switched to a induction kit.

Title: Re: smoothed air box
Post by: tdi_blu on 20 May 2012, 09:22

I had a K&N induction kit sounded great but sometimes at random it would cause my car to cut out so I done my airbox which sounds the same really thats all I wanted it for was sound.

Title: Re: smoothed air box
Post by: local.litw on 20 May 2012, 09:37

is there any guides for doing this!?  :shocked:

Title: Re: smoothed air box
Post by: richw911 on 20 May 2012, 12:56

Quote from: local.litw on 20 May 2012, 09:37

is there any guides for doing this!?  :shocked:

http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=87356.0

Title: Re: smoothed air box
Post by: ALBEEEEY on 20 May 2012, 16:24

I'm confused as to
1) what this does to performance?
2) why it does it?

Title: Re: smoothed air box
Post by: daz veedub on 20 May 2012, 16:32

Quote from: ALBEEEEY on 20 May 2012, 16:24

I'm confused as to
1) what this does to performance?
2) why it does it?

 its a free modification mate  :smiley: increase,s airflow  :smiley:

Title: Re: smoothed air box
Post by: ALBEEEEY on 20 May 2012, 16:36

What does the increased air flow do? Don't want to spend time on this too not even notice any difference  :grin:

Title: Re: smoothed air box
Post by: theshrew on 21 May 2012, 00:05

Its a mod people do to try and get power gains that in my opinion is pretty much a waste of time.

It wont increase air flow. Will just change how the air actually flows. The engine will only be able to suck as much air as the filter allows.

You would be far better off getting a filter kit and fitting that. Even that will only gain you a tiny bit of a gain.

In simple terms if you want more power you need to put more air into the engine - the more air you put in the more fuel you can put in = more power.

Title: Re: smoothed air box
Post by: wasps1990 on 27 May 2012, 18:43

whats the best filter for this??

Title: Re: smoothed air box
Post by: richw911 on 27 May 2012, 18:49

Quote from: wasps1990 on 27 May 2012, 18:43

whats the best filter for this??

Pipercross imo

Title: Re: smoothed air box
Post by: wasps1990 on 27 May 2012, 18:55

cool thank you  :grin: just ordered one  :cool:

Title: Re: smoothed air box
Post by: daz veedub on 27 May 2012, 19:00

pipercross  :cool:

Title: Re: smoothed air box
Post by: JimBR on 27 May 2012, 19:08

Id agree its a waste of time. The baffles will have been designed to induce turbulence to the flow. They will have been engineered for a reason. They wouldn't waste materials for nothing.

Title: Re: smoothed air box
Post by: daz veedub on 27 May 2012, 19:44

its a modification that if ya bord and want something to do  :grin:

Title: Re: smoothed air box
Post by: JimBR on 27 May 2012, 19:47

I know  :grin: