R32 Roll Call

[Kg810]

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How long did everything take?

[asp gti]

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haha yeah! reading through various threads for mkiv r32 it makes our cars really show the age
How much of a change in sound did you notice with the bottom cut out?
I have been looking at the evoms for awhile but for the price it hardly seems worth it.
I just read through this one and saw your post http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...urp-..../page3

Sound is night and day, I would do the mod 100 times over again just for that noise! As Jeremy clarkson would say "It sounds like the devils dyson sucking up souls!"
Sounds like a 12v Vr6 with a good intake, just an amazing noise. Im trying to decide if I like it better flapper open or not. With open you get both noises and they are great, but with flapper closed you really hear the intake, I love it!

Closest thing i can find to the sound

[slhazy]

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Reading back through those Vortex threads it looks like a decent number of people went from a short ram or cai to the stock box modified and liked the change



Very old school imo, but it works. To help with cooler air coming in from outside I am thinking of putting in some ducting down the road from the grille up to the snorkel. Price wise though its hard to beat.

haha yeah! reading through various threads for mkiv r32 it makes our cars really show the age
How much of a change in sound did you notice with the bottom cut out?
I have been looking at the evoms for awhile but for the price it hardly seems worth it.
I just read through this one and saw your post http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...urp-..../page3

[asp gti]

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I've been tossing around the idea of going back to the stock intake as the heat shield on the one I have in there now makes a goddamned annoying rubbing sound whenever I tap the gas. This may be a nice tradeoff.

Reading back through those Vortex threads it looks like a decent number of people went from a short ram or cai to the stock box modified and liked the change

I'm all for intake mods, but something about cutting up the stock air box seems a little old school. but more air = more hp. But hot air coming from the engine cant be as dense as out side air. I have been researching different intake mods for awhile and theres a few alternatives.
- Mkiv DSG lower air box and snorkel. - http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/p/144856/980096.aspx
- An aftermarket cold air intake- evoms, etc.
- larryccf lower bumper snorkel to airbox- Best bet...but no one makes one anymore.

I'm interested in the DSG airbox and how much of a difference it would make.

Very old school imo, but it works. To help with cooler air coming in from outside I am thinking of putting in some ducting down the road from the grille up to the snorkel. Price wise though its hard to beat.

[slhazy]

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I'm all for intake mods, but something about cutting up the stock air box seems a little old school. but more air = more hp. But hot air coming from the engine cant be as dense as out side air. I have been researching different intake mods for awhile and theres a few alternatives.
- Mkiv DSG lower air box and snorkel. - http://uk-mkivs.net/forums/p/144856/980096.aspx
- An aftermarket cold air intake- evoms, etc.
- larryccf lower bumper snorkel to airbox- Best bet...but no one makes one anymore.

I'm interested in the DSG airbox and how much of a difference it would make.

[Fated]

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I've been tossing around the idea of going back to the stock intake as the heat shield on the one I have in there now makes a goddamned annoying rubbing sound whenever I tap the gas. This may be a nice tradeoff.

[asp gti]

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nice! but why no pics of wash :(

haha sorry, should have snapped one though

Nice work, Ben!

Thanks! and also i highly recommend doing this! I drove her pretty hard this morning on the way into work and the car just feels so much more alive! power all over the place and the sound is amazing

[Kg810]

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Nice work, Ben!

[Danaldson]

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nice! but why no pics of wash :(

[asp gti]

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well i did this today after work but i kept the hole for the intake snorkel so i can remove that later as well.

needless to say......WOW! i didnt feel a big increase in power (maybe a small increase) but the sound is amazing! sounds like a 12 V vr6 with an intake, now THIS is what an R is supposed to sound like! found there was better throttle response as well. cant wait to go UM tune too add to this!

took advantage of a georgous day after work ( dont worry, i took er for wash after!)

[Kg810]

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I was just looking at the air box mod a couple weeks ago. I think I'm just going to remove the partition inside the intake but keep the "flapper" intact.

[asp gti]

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I'm curious about the filter...dry...or oiled?

dry, says its washable and reusable. no modifications required for the life of ownership

[Geobmx4life]

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just bought a new K & N high performance filter as the other one appeared to be the original and was quite dirty, havnt taken it for a spin yet but i will see if there is any difference. speaking of difference, i am not going to spend much more for mods this year aside from a few suspension parts and a tune so i am thinking about doing the "air box" mod, anyone done it before? saw a how too here http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...ification-urp-

I'm curious about the filter...dry...or oiled?

[asp gti]

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just bought a new K & N high performance filter as the other one appeared to be the original and was quite dirty, havnt taken it for a spin yet but i will see if there is any difference. speaking of difference, i am not going to spend much more for mods this year aside from a few suspension parts and a tune so i am thinking about doing the "air box" mod, anyone done it before? saw a how too here http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...ification-urp-

[asp gti]

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just took the .:R to south centre for the free 30 point inspection for out of warranty VW's! Everything looked good and it was nice to get underneath the car when it was on the lift and see all the scraping i have been doing haha. only thing i need to take car of is a brake fluid flush, other than that everything else looks good!