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Vwr cold air intake
muckipup:
Is it just my imagination or is the filter canister bigger on the VWR vs ITG?
http://www.awesome-gti.co.uk/product.php?xProd=24610
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dan930:
--- Quote from: muckipup on May 02, 2012, 01:26:48 pm ---So what is the current retail price for the VWR induction kit for a Mk5?
I see Awesome are still advertising a Mk6 kit under the ITG brand for £270 which doesn't seem too bad (although I am comparing to say a Mk5 Twintake at £400 which may not be a fair comparison)
Edit: Just found tat the RRP's £456 inc.vat from VWR's site - that's a shocker! :scared:
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Would this fit our mk5s??
muckipup:
No I don't think so Dan.
I'm not seeing an ITG in this style for the Mk5 - only the tried and trusted open filter ITG Maxogen for the Mk5 with the one I posted earlier from the Awesome website being Mk6. Perhaps someone will correct me on that one.
I've got a TSI on order so took the liberty of ordering the ITG version this morning. VWR can ****ing whistle if the pricing for a Mk6 compatible intake is anything like that above and I will be interested if anyone can show real-worl gains on similar dyno set-ups between ITG's closed filter and that for the single-canister Wintake and VWR.
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: muckipup on May 03, 2012, 02:26:29 pm ---
I will be interested if anyone can show real-worl gains on similar dyno set-ups between ITG's closed filter and that for the single-canister Wintake and VWR.
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....I think that will be what they call 'the acid test' or 'proof of the pudding' etc. Prospective buyers of air intakes invariably place power gains high on their list of considerations and want gains which will justify the price. Back-to-back runs on the same car on the same dyno (as I did with my TWINtake at JKM) is perhaps one of the few ways to make meaningful direct comparisons.
IIRC, the Forge TWINtake and ITG Maxogen are similarly priced - The ITG costing only a bit more and delivering only a few more bhp (relatively!).
Looking at the VWR's design in photos it appears to be extremely well considered but from a sales point of view, where does the VWR intake fit into the market? - Rightly or wrongly, people's expectations are that a higher price reflects higher power gains. From my own knowledge of VWR they partner product developments and don't just slap a VWR label on as some people accuse them of. It will have taken them considerable time to develop this air intake and that without significant gains or advantages they would not have brought the product to market.
ktlstar:
IMO all these induction kits / air filters are over priced.
I mean i had a £10 pipercross air filter that fitted straight to my TD04 turbo with a small bit of silicone piping on my old jap car which did the job. Some nutters were running no filter and just a mesh.
What im saying is a DIY kit would be just as good IMO!
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