APR Carbonio intake and Carbonio Stage 2 pipe (MAF to Turbo inlet)

[jhunter_83]

Hello,

Just looking for a bit of advice, i currently have a standard GTI mk6. I am looking to buy the above, originally looking to buy just the intake but then thought should i buy the stage 2 pipe.

The question i have, with it being named stage 2, do i have to be running stage 2 software for the car to run properly or is it just something you need to go stage 2?

I am looking to go stage 2+ eventually but wanting to buy the parts first.

I was looking to buy the above kit, then go stage 1 REVO then eventually exhaust and so on.....

Any help would be appreciated before i order today

[mkviken]

you dont need a stage 2 map to run it. its just a different inlet pipe

as far as i can find its more for show than go. the main benefits are from the intake itself


though pipercross do a stage 2 pipe and claim benefits. the APR or carbonio ones on the US site dont seem to do much other than look nice.



if i were buying an intake i would get the pipercross intake. the power increase seems impressive and it looks a good design. some of the shrouded ones look bloody stupid i think

[jhunter_83]

Thanks for that, would you be able to send a link for it please?

[Neil gti]

I have both of the above fitted to mine for about 2 years now, The filter is great but i wouldn't bother with the carbon intake pipe (what they call stage 2) it is as said above just for show and no real gains, also were the oil breather fastens to it there is a crap seal, i often get a bit of oil seapage onto the heat shield on the manifold when giving it some beans, so unless this has been updated i would stay clear 

[mkviken]

this is what i would go for

http://www.piper-cross.de/motorluftfilter-de/news-detail.php?news_id=26

http://www.gnjmotorsport.com/products/Pipercross-Air-Intake-For-Golf-Mk6-GTI-%26-Scirocco-2.0-TSI.html

http://e-parts.co.uk/blog/20110709/pipercross-vw-golf-gti-fsi-mk6-intake-system-just-released

[Raffe]

Looks very similar to the Revo offering.

[mkviken]

i think pipercross developed it with revo

[wigit]

Revo ones are made by pipercross but not sure if on the tai whether the Revo one has a ceramic coated pipework, the K04 one does

I was a big fan of the closed ITG on the tsi but know some had whistles which i never got, ironic as the preproduction ones did about 20k of testing miles

[mkviken]

i had the whistle noise on mine which was horrendous

made the car quicker but it sounded comical so sold it after a few days

[jhunter_83]

Thanks for the help everyone, think I'm going to order the piper cross from gnj. Graeme is great for what he does.

Does the piper cross come with the maf back pipe too? The same pipe as apr call stage 2?

Cheers