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MarkyN:
Seen this on eBay
http://www.ebay.co.uk/ulk/itm/351329110743

I know the filter probably won't be the best, but am just wondering if anyone has used this set up?
I was thinking of getting it bought, wrapping the pipe in heat proof tape while modding the engine cover to take the pipe work and then eventually getting a better filter

Dan_FR:
No. Cheapest decent one is the RamAir Oversized intake.

MarkyN:
I have seen the over sized one. I was thinking about getting it, but I just read that trying to keep most of the pipe work metal would be better than having little bits of silicone sections

Dan_FR:
Having a decent sized pipe rather than a glorified metal straw, as well as heat shielding, decent MAF scaling and a decent filter would help.

There are plenty of kits out there that perform flawlessly and have multiple joins, but seriously the kit linked above is not the answer

flashp:
I think for the cars sake you'd be better off with the OE intake system.
There's a reason some of these cost what they do and it's to cover development costs, at least initially. Some are also definitely made to cost where others aren't.
If you put the development work/costs aside it can appear poor value for money granted.

Heat shielding is almost academic as your inducted air will get heated by the turbo casing before hitting the intercooler where the air is cooled and, in an ideal world, made more dense for better combustion.

I wouldn't even be convinced that the expensive CAM coating on one of the Revo's will give you anything worthwhile. Stage 2 upwards requires more air, this is all they do. To do this effectively without penalty you need correct MAF scaling etc. There's some sense in using a Revo intake if you have a Revo map.

As to all these cheap intakes all they'll probably add is noise and may even screw up more important aspects of your induction system.

Find an Evoms either new or second hand if funds are tight. These are a proven filter system that were cheaper than Revo.

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