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GTI Forge TWINtake air intake - Review....
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: SteveP on September 27, 2010, 08:14:34 pm ---
So my question in all of this confusion for TWINTake owners that have fitted the filters the wrong way around, what's the process for getting these replaced and is Forge fully covering the costs involved in this?
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^^^^
Answered by Forge UK in Reply #132:
--- Quote from: Forge UK on September 27, 2010, 11:02:39 am ---
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.
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Mine are the 'incorrect' orientation and I have no issues to date. :happy2:
john_o:
aside from the initial orientation, any owners would then also need to carefully remember which orientation the filters are fitted.
Any subsequent removal (by owner or garage to fit other parts etc) would then need to ensure they are re-fitted that way.
There is potential to refit them differently, with the dirty side then on the filtered engine side.
from what I can see if I was a twintake owner , Id be marking them in some way (based on which ever way Id fitted them)
RedRobin:
--- Quote from: john_o on September 28, 2010, 09:12:52 am ---
aside from the initial orientation, any owners would then also need to carefully remember which orientation the filters are fitted.
Any subsequent removal (by owner or garage to fit other parts etc) would then need to ensure they are re-fitted that way.
There is potential to refit them differently, with the dirty side then on the filtered engine side.
from what I can see if I was a twintake owner , Id be marking them in some way (based on which ever way Id fitted them)
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^^^^ A very important point, John :happy2:
The filter cannister ends are already clearly marked with moulded arrows. All you have to remember is your own interpretation of them: For me, and originally Forge UK but not Forge USA, the arrow very logically indicated the direction of air flow - i.e. arrow points inwards to show that air flows inwards (now officially deemed by Forge worldwide to be the 'incorrect' but non-damaging orientation).
It's now academic but the arrow does beg the question of how else can it indicate anything other than the direction of air flow! Arrow pointing into the filter centre = air flow into the filter centre..... But, no, now it doesn't :rolleye:
This is the arrow moulded on other end:
Hopefully, Forge will have learnt a lesson from all this but it's not helped by there now being as long as 8 weeks delay on Twintake orders. The funny thing is that if I didn't already have a Twintake, I'd still wait for one - I love it! They say that's the definition of 'love': You love someone/something in spite of their faults. So I continue wearing my Forge hat with pride.
As with any component when it's removed and re-installed, there is the potential to re-fit incorrectly. It's a matter of either very specifically briefing your mechanic or being present (which I usually am).
Forge UK:
we have big love back to you as well :happy2:
Janner_Sy:
As has been mentioned above if you have been running your filter the wrong way around through no fault of your own, the answer is not to simply just turn it around. You will then be putting the 'dirty' side closest to the turbo and sending all the stuff that was initially filtered out in the previous orientation right through to the turbo and engine.
Me personally i would be fitting new filters, or at least having them cleaned properly. On that note, can the filter element be removed from the housing for cleaning purposes?
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