Is it worth fitting one of these: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350473916851&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

Do they fit ok, I guess the filter supplied is crap so needs replacing.

Or is it better to fit a panel filter.

some say they are ok but i brought 1 last week had it fitted and took it off the next day and sold it

sound was crap realy tinny and no gain in performance at all

have heard bmc cda are the best but expensive

ive just got a green panel filter on mine at the moment and is better than the one your looking at

have just won a pipercross viper not fitted yet

will let you know when had it done

Ifeel you could get the same response from just taking out the pannel filter and attaching a cone filter to cold air feed attached to the original airbox. That way when winter comes you can switch back to the standard panel filter with out having to re install it all. Costs a fraction of the price, still gives you a burble and you haven't had to loose all your oem parts.

Just to double check with premium modders, you would be ok just sticking a cone filter on the end of the cold air pipe and not running a pannel filter?

They are the cheapest way of fitting a CAI mate,

With a CAI you loose torque but can gain HP. Ideally you need a custom remap to take full advantage of it plus they make the DV sound nicer but not chav like the atmospheric ones.

I have one fitted with a K&N filter on it and some silicone hosing off ebay and spray painted. all up mine cost £59.45 as I got mine ages ago really cheap, ran it but didnt like the cheap look of it so I did that to it to match it all up.

These were last year, few other things gone on since then and the blue TB pipe is black one now too.

I have had it on all year round and never had any trouble at all with it even when I had Milotec front grills which are open, since then Ive gone back to std which protects it a bit more as some Newport scrote stole a milo grill

So long as you get a good filter on it and clean it every so often, (I do mine every 4-6 months as I do a lot of miles) they are ace, even better when fitted with a 007p DV and a remap.

Never just put the cone on the end of the MAF. all you do is alow hot air in to the engine. you get the sound but loose out on power big time unless you get the Jabba heat shield kit.

There are a few kits out there but this is the cheapest I know of and with a bit more work on them can look nice. not as good as the Carbonio but then they are 200+ iirc and dont have the SAI connection so you have a silly little filter you need to clip somewhere.

A pannel filter is also a good way to go and get another pipe rigged up as the limitation is the small intake into the airbox not really the filter as such if they are new and clean altho it does help.

Billy

there is a carbonio pipe on ebay number 150648259017 might be worth trying for and just get a good filter

she has a new green cotton filter for £30 extra if the winner wants it

4 days left with 7 bids......money on it that it goes for more than a new eBay special cai does and in theory is no different other than bein carbon! Whoopdie doo.....

Thanks all

4 days left with 7 bids......money on it that it goes for more than a new eBay special cai does and in theory is no different other than bein carbon! Whoopdie doo.....

she told me £70 buy now

the ebay one sounded tinny noise took it off afer 30 miles

no induction roar or power gain at all

then again did have the cheap filter that came with it so could have been thet

got the green panel filter on now and running better

Edited 17 August, 201114 yr by lee1972

she told me £70 buy now

the ebay one sounded tinny

if you went past houses or something on the left close

sounded like a fork dragged accross the floor

awful metal scraping noise took it off afer 30 miles

Put a k&n cone on your eBay pipe. It'll be the same as the carbonio. As for the tinny noise yours must be the only one? Mine was fine and others have used without complaints.

You could buy that pipe and it be the same.

Waste of money when you've already got a pipe.

You won't get induction roar on a turbo car dude

Standard filter housing is the best for road use.

It cost more to design, develop and test than anything aftermarket.

I trust an office full of Audi Engineers more than some bloke with a pipe bender and some old scaffold tube....

Standard filter housing is the best for road use.

It cost more to design, develop and test than anything aftermarket.

I trust an office full of Audi Engineers more than some bloke with a pipe bender and some old scaffold tube....

I couldnt stop laughing when I read that Bodge, my sentiments exactly, thats why I run a airbox and change the filter every 10k.

Edited 18 August, 201114 yr by Silver Bullet

Standard filter housing is the best for road use.

It cost more to design, develop and test than anything aftermarket.

I trust an office full of Audi Engineers more than some bloke with a pipe bender and some old scaffold tube....

lol My thoughts exactly. How can a guy in a shed do any better than the whole Audi R+D team?

I have the standard airbox obviously.

Standard filter housing is the best for road use.

It cost more to design, develop and test than anything aftermarket.

I trust an office full of Audi Engineers more than some bloke with a pipe bender and some old scaffold tube....

Yet 'some bloke' with a computer knows better than the software engineers at Audi?

Here we go again..........

Audi engineers for mainstream manufacturing are thinking of cost and efficiency and not all out performance

go on throw the rocks now.....

Thanks all for the advice, going to run a panel filter and look at fitting a cold air feed.

If the developers at VAG were that good then why did they fit that small TIP? If you get a chance have a look at how small and restrictive it is. You can't even get your fingers into it its that narrow. Till you swap it for either the Neuspeed/cheaper ebay copy tip or silicolne one there is no point having a CAI. Once you swap the tip then you need a cai or a std box with a larger feed into it.

If the developers at VAG were that good then why did they fit that small TIP? If you get a chance have a look at how small and restrictive it is. You can't even get your fingers into it its that narrow. Till you swap it for either the Neuspeed/cheaper ebay copy tip or silicolne one there is no point having a CAI. Once you swap the tip then you need a cai or a std box with a larger feed into it.

Good point Billy about the larger feed, thats something im currently looking at having recently fitted a Forge Silicone TIP.

The intake in the wing does look a tad small, I have thought about a r/angle silicone joint (if available) and a length of flexable terminating at the L/H lower

grill (mesh opened up), tho' having seen a post a while back about someone having their airbox fill up with water (no drain hole) as a result of a faulty comp't

was shocking, and left me wondering on a very wet day whats the risk of hoovering up moisture in that long pipe?.

Also, has anyone compared the surface area of the "flowerpot" shaped filter to a std rectangular one (ignoring the pleats) ?, it would be interesting to see if there is a difference.

Finally, without wishinig to sound like an old f***, I think sharing ideas and opinions is good for everyone, that way we all learn something and move forwards together and

not to take the view that its a personal attack.

People sometimes forget "If you reject an idea it doesnt mean your rejecting the person".

Edited 19 August, 201114 yr by Silver Bullet

there is a carbonio pipe on ebay number 150648259017 might be worth trying for and just get a good filter

she has a new green cotton filter for £30 extra if the winner wants it

I won it - £43 all in

I won it - £43 all in

Very good price there. I take it you are getting the cone filter too (extra £30) as not much cop without that...

Good point Billy about the larger feed, thats something im currently looking at having recently fitted a Forge Silicone TIP.

The intake in the wing does look a tad small, I have thought about a r/angle silicone joint (if available) and a length of flexable terminating at the L/H lower

grill (mesh opened up), tho' having seen a post a while back about someone having their airbox fill up with water (no drain hole) as a result of a faulty comp't

was shocking, and left me wondering on a very wet day whats the risk of hoovering up moisture in that long pipe?.

Also, has anyone compared the surface area of the "flowerpot" shaped filter to a std rectangular one (ignoring the pleats) ?, it would be interesting to see if there is a difference.

Finally, without wishinig to sound like an old f***, I think sharing ideas and opinions is good for everyone, that way we all learn something and move forwards together and

not to take the view that its a personal attack.

People sometimes forget "If you reject an idea it doesnt mean your rejecting the person".

Well said that man...

It is certainly a choice that folks make and would be a small world without individualism.

Never seen a std airbox with water in before?? I ran a std airbox with 3" feed for quite a while even though winter and saw no water in airbox. interesting.

I did a std air box mod that included various feeds. One was a 3" flexiable feed from enlarging the std hole to inner wing. Blanking off inner wing hole and taking 3" feed to front bumper. Worked well. I also did the same with 3" plastic piping using a 60' bend from airbox (that was the best angle to get a smooth line to front of car. I have since made a few of these for folks. Not easy to fit as they need sealing in place. Once in the seal would need to be broken to remove.

Standard filter housing is the best for road use.

It cost more to design, develop and test than anything aftermarket.

I trust an office full of Audi Engineers more than some bloke with a pipe bender and some old scaffold tube....

I couldnt stop laughing when I read that Bodge, my sentiments exactly, thats why I run a airbox and change the filter every 10k.

lol My thoughts exactly. How can a guy in a shed do any better than the whole Audi R+D team?

I have the standard airbox obviously.

So if the Bods at VAG know best, does this mean those of us that have changed suspension components have got it wrong also? I'm positively sure my VRS handles a lot better now then it did when i got it, and what about Remaps are they wrong also. Manufacturer's design their vehicles to put up with crap fuel and poor servicing, not everyone looks after their cars as well as us on Brisky. Not having a pop at anyone, but at the end of the day everything designed by the VAG is designed to a budget and compromise how the car will be used and looked after by your average Joe Bloggs.

4 days left with 7 bids......money on it that it goes for more than a new eBay special cai does and in theory is no different other than bein carbon! Whoopdie doo.....

lol how much money was on this going for more lol £35

not bad ok no filter with it but the ones with the ebay ones aint much good anyway ive been told

Edited 21 August, 201114 yr by lee1972

lol how much money was on this going for more lol £35

not bad ok no filter with it but the ones with the ebay ones aint much good anyway ive been told

You can buy it off me if you want - £60? :-D

You can buy it off me if you want - £60? :-D

offered them £60 when listed turned me down lol

got mine sorted now thx