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Offline smitty12

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« on: 24 December 2009, 00:24 »
Right this may sound stupid for this time of year but anywho!

About a month ago i removed my air filter from my Mk4 2.slow gti and WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!!
Ive put it back in now but i am definatly investing in a K&N/PiperX air filter after christmas.

The main difference i noticed was the way the engine rev's, with the filter in it seems to have to drag the rev's up but filter out it is about 100 times smoother! Ive also changed my oil to a far high grade so think that has possibly helpped  :smiley:

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VeeDubGTI16v

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Re: 2.slow
« Reply #1 on: 24 December 2009, 10:04 »
im afraid a k&n filter feels like a normal filter, not like no filter at all. but as a bonus it stops things getting sucked into your engine  :wink:

at least you will have a k&n sticker for your car though  :afro:
« Last Edit: 24 December 2009, 10:10 by veedubgti16v »
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Offline Adam

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Re: 2.slow
« Reply #2 on: 24 December 2009, 10:58 »
Getto = tights
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Offline roger1234

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Re: 2.slow
« Reply #3 on: 24 December 2009, 19:10 »
Your filter is probably blocked, any new filter will improve the stuation.
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Offline Wayne

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Re: 2.slow
« Reply #4 on: 24 December 2009, 21:21 »
I cannot believe anyone is daft enough to run a car without a air filter.
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Offline jeessnoid

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Re: 2.slow
« Reply #5 on: 29 December 2009, 06:06 »
maybe your filter was dirty  :smiley: , you should try to clean all the induction system(replace air filter , clean the throttle body ) i did it and it improves a lot .
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Re: 2.slow
« Reply #6 on: 29 December 2009, 09:51 »
an air filter is restrictive, be it a standard one or a k&n.

look at some of those big bhp jap cars. They take the filter off the turbo on the dyno and gain 50bhp!
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Offline roger1234

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Re: 2.slow
« Reply #7 on: 29 December 2009, 14:57 »
We know that air filters are restrictive they are a neccessary evil if you want to keep sh*t out of your engine but a clean or new filter is not as restrictive as a dirty one, as it does its job of keeping sh*t out of the engine it will inevitably get clogged up.
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Offline AlanD

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Re: 2.slow
« Reply #8 on: 29 December 2009, 15:03 »
Quote from: Wayne on 24 December 2009, 21:21
I cannot believe anyone is daft enough to run a car without a air filter.

My thoughts aswell ! Insane :shocked:
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Offline th3_f15t

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Re: 2.slow
« Reply #9 on: 30 December 2009, 15:46 »
A happy medium would be to buy a filter that you can wash out and re-use (I have a Pipercross one) so every so often you can clean it out thus keeping performance at it's peak but not filling your engine with crap.
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