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GTI Forge TWINtake air intake - Review....
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: prepree on September 23, 2010, 10:19:19 pm ---This is the pic i pulled from the instructions today, so i hope this is the right orientation
I did the same at the front slam panel also, is that how you have yours RR?
For a £350ish product this kind of takes the pi$$ for something that should be simple, I know either orientation wont cause any harm, lack of performance but still its pretty slack!
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....Yep, that's what Forge are now unanimously agreeing as the 'correct' filter orientation.
I too am pissed off with Forge - They told me they were sorting out what was going to happen about those of us who followed their original UK instructions and consequently have the 'incorrect' orientation. All they have done is assure me it doesn't matter but no official statement has been made on the forums as promised. I've lost faith in Forge's efficiency as a company - Typically fecking useless English! I haven't lost faith in their products. I'm getting sick of being asked questions by people which they should be answering, or at the very least they should give me something in writing which I can quote.
prepree:
--- Quote from: RedRobin on September 24, 2010, 02:41:10 pm ---
--- Quote from: prepree on September 23, 2010, 10:19:19 pm ---This is the pic i pulled from the instructions today, so i hope this is the right orientation
I did the same at the front slam panel also, is that how you have yours RR?
For a £350ish product this kind of takes the pi$$ for something that should be simple, I know either orientation wont cause any harm, lack of performance but still its pretty slack!
--- End quote ---
....Yep, that's what Forge are now unanimously agreeing as the 'correct' filter orientation.
I too am pissed off with Forge - They told me they were sorting out what was going to happen about those of us who followed their original UK instructions and consequently have the 'incorrect' orientation. All they have done is assure me it doesn't matter but no official statement has been made on the forums as promised. I've lost faith in Forge's efficiency as a company - Typically fecking useless English! I haven't lost faith in their products. I'm getting sick of being asked questions by people which they should be answering, or at the very least they should give me something in writing which I can quote.
--- End quote ---
Thanks for your reply Robin, yes i totally agree with what you say, especially as after spending countless hours on various forums there was never anything 100% conculusive which is shocking when you consider A, the price B the simplicity of something that should NEVER have been an issue, to say the orientation doesnt matter is a bit of a cop out in my eyes.
I can certainly say your review and posts across the pond will have help loads of people with this though.
Forge UK:
We apologise for our lack of reply on the forum, which could make us come across as unprofessional, but we have been working hard on this behind the scenes. We will make sure this lack of communication doesn’t happen again. We agree that it seems to be a simple thing to get right, but the filter is the only part of the kit that Forge doesn’t make, and having used the BMC CDA filters before (which definitely DO fit in the ‘reverse’ orientation) we fitted our carbon canisters in the reverse orientation too. Our US office had not used BMC filters before and so fitted them in accordance with how you perceive the filter would be fitted if it weren’t boxed in i.e. with the wide end attached to the inlet pipework. It’s only in the last month that we’ve received the flow diagram from the filter manufacturers and acted upon it.
We’ve conducted many hours of testing on all of the cars that feature our twintakes, and have tried with the filters in both directions, and seen negligible difference in power or power delivery. Of course, the filtration remains unaffected by orientation. If any customer perceives that they have an issue then they should contact us at info@forgemotorsport.co.uk
We can only apologise for any misunderstanding that we may have caused.
RedRobin:
^^^^
@ Forge UK:
Ah! Thankyou! :drinking:
Thanks for officially allaying people's concerns :happy2:.
It is a great product in my considered opinion and continues to be reliable and to give me aural pleasure as well as smooooth performance.
RagingKileak:
I think....
I'll be getting the Forge Twintercooler and an ITG Maxogen kit shortly!! ;)
Matt
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