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VWR Intake disappointing
Shoduchi:
I'm glad Matt posted here and asked for our feedback. I have this intake and it does rub one plastic elbow connected to the intake manifold. So far its the aluminium canister that is taking the damage, not the plastic elbow. In my can I have to be careful on how the pipe is fitted to prevent the canister from popping out of its front bracket.
Fortunately my MAF seated well and the canister doesn't hit the coolant elbow, although its close from hitting it. By fitting a thicker IC I had to trim a bit the front canister bracket to make it fit the rear of the front grill.
That's my feedback. I'm happy with the performance and noise. I do worry about water entering the intake pipe when under heavy rain. :smiley:
99hagued:
Another thought my peron intercooler is slightly thicker than the original one and it pushes the radiator back towards the engine. Something else to consider for the revised intake.
Dave J:
It is great news that Matt has joined this thread to resolve the issues. Thank-you Pudding for your time to be the spokesman and to work with Racingline directly.
I think you have covered the issues that have affected my intake; T-piece coolant pipe being damaged by the canister moving back and forth, rubbing on the hoses to the radiator as the canister was resting on them. My kit was improved by shims to the supporting bracket on the battery tray, and moving the air guide further to the passenger side. The canister still has sometimes popped out of it, so it would be good if there is a way of permanently fitting the canister to the snorkel.
pudding:
The position of the air guide does indeed influence the position of the canister, it's something I discussed with Matt. As Dave J said, it needs to be moved over a bit to allow more clearance, but people with brand new intakes are somewhat fearful of drilling new holes, just in case they have to return it.
That relates to the older generation intake with the pressed ally air guide, which also as pointed out, can be affected by intercooler size.
The current MK5 intake adopts the moulded snorkel from the MK6 kit, which is a great addition imo! Hopefully this will position the canister with a bit more clearance.
As for rain and snow getting into the canister, I had another look into that and I think it's an acceptable risk. The snorkel is offset from the grille a bit, which will allow heavy water splashes to pass underneath the canister opening......I hope :grin: I wouldn't recommend chopping the grille slats out like some folk do. I'd keep them there to keep twigs and leaves out.
pudding:
And speaking of MK6 GTIs, I have the turbo pipework and MAF pictured above on the way, to see if it will fit the MK5.
The reason for it to move the MAF away from the turbo. When running a lot more boost than standard, the extra turbulence and wearing out turbo seals tends to dump oil onto the MAF, which is erm, not great! Younger mileage cars may not exhibit this problem, so it's not essential. Just an idea I want to experiment with.
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