K&N induction kit makes the world of difference!!!!

[Gambit]

the warm air thing is only a factor when the car is at a stand still. even at the slowest speeds aka 20mph there is still enough cold air being forced into the engine bay to extract the warm air

you know what its like when you stick your hand out the window at 70mph, well think about the much cold air then is being forced into the engine bay then. you wont be sucking any hot air!

[...joe]

well all i know is everytime i tried an induction kit i lost power. i put it down to the heat thing as that is the most common fault of induction kits.

but i guess we are all in agreement that cold air good, hot air bad!

[mix]

ok ok y not? so ur telling me with enough enhancements that its not possible? you seriously dont know much bout cars to say that, my mate has a toyota Supra RZ his 3rd gear standard use to go to about 95mph before he had to change he put a HKS filter in it now his 3rd goes to 110mph so explain that if its impossible, do u even know what K&N's and things like that do? They give more torque and strength in the lower gears and that has been proven by many tests and magazines, so next time look ur facts up mate

If thats aimed at gambit, i wouldn't under estimate his knowledge of cars!  anyway, you car wont go faster in a certain gear than what it is geared to do.  so adding an air filter isnt really going to change the ratio of the gears!!!!  its just gonna force more air into the engine = more power, not top end speed out of a gears ratio, duh!!

[AudiA8Quattro]

well all i know is everytime i tried an induction kit i lost power. i put it down to the heat thing as that is the most common fault of induction kits.

How can you actually lose power?

[...joe]

well all i know is everytime i tried an induction kit i lost power. i put it down to the heat thing as that is the most common fault of induction kits.

How can you actually lose power?

compared to panel filter in airbox, my car just felt sluggish and picked up badly

[...joe]

obviously i didn't rolling road it before and after so can't prove an actual loss but i also trust my tuning friend from his decades of experience. if hes got a panel filter in his f**king quick 16vg60, then thats good enough for my 8v!

[AudiA8Quattro]

I think that an induction kit and a drilled box/sports filter do the same thing.
Just cheaper to do the panel filter option 

[...joe]

yeah i know what your saying, but i think the induction kit definately needs somekind of heat shield to get the best from it on an 8valve.

[AudiA8Quattro]

Should be the same on 8v/16v/vr6 in theory 
As the airbox is in the same place 

I suppose it also depends if you don't mind destroying your airbox.
I used a 25mm spade to drill my airbox 

[redcarboy]

I drilled 28 holes in my airbox....