MK5 Golf GTI

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Title: Sure Mr VW knows best, but why? MK6 Intake
Post by: nc35 on June 16, 2011, 04:32:15 pm: Sure Mr VW knows best, but why? MK6 Intake left open...

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Any ideas why?
Title: Re: Sure Mr VW knows best, but why? MK6 Intake
Post by: daz_pd on June 16, 2011, 06:17:50 pm: hmmm, good question, I wondered that myself, interestingly, some have that hole, and some dont, Im going to take a wild guess that its for Harmonic purposes, and possibly gives it a little induction note?
Title: Re: Sure Mr VW knows best, but why? MK6 Intake
Post by: Weston on June 16, 2011, 06:49:19 pm: It's a weight-saving measure :laugh:
Title: Re: Sure Mr VW knows best, but why? MK6 Intake
Post by: RedRobin on June 16, 2011, 06:50:13 pm: .
Just a wild guess but I wonder if it creates suction and/or consequently improves the airflow?
Title: Re: Sure Mr VW knows best, but why? MK6 Intake
Post by: bacillus on June 16, 2011, 07:08:39 pm: VW wants you to upgrade the stock intake... :laugh:
Title: Re: Sure Mr VW knows best, but why? MK6 Intake
Post by: RedRobin on June 16, 2011, 07:22:05 pm: Quote from: bacillus on June 16, 2011, 07:08:39 pm

VW wants you to upgrade the stock intake... :laugh:

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Title: Re: Sure Mr VW knows best, but why? MK6 Intake
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on June 16, 2011, 07:23:22 pm: Quote from: RedRobin on June 16, 2011, 07:22:05 pm
Quote from: bacillus on June 16, 2011, 07:08:39 pm

VW wants you to upgrade the stock intake... :laugh:

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Has Jesus weed on the floor??? :surprised:
Title: Re: Sure Mr VW knows best, but why? MK6 Intake
Post by: RedRobin on June 16, 2011, 07:26:05 pm: Quote from: Tfsi_Mike on June 16, 2011, 07:23:22 pm
Quote from: RedRobin on June 16, 2011, 07:22:05 pm
Quote from: bacillus on June 16, 2011, 07:08:39 pm

VW wants you to upgrade the stock intake... :laugh:

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Has Jesus weed on the floor??? :surprised:

....Must have been in his excitement at the prospect of another conversion to the faith of modified VW's.

It's actually a sticker I came across and photographed and it wasn't perfectly applied.
Title: Re: Sure Mr VW knows best, but why? MK6 Intake
Post by: Stg123 on June 21, 2011, 11:17:20 am: Not sure about on a Mk6, but when i was looking for my Mk5, several of the cars I looked at had a plastic cover over a cut out on the air intake in place, and several had it removed- why?- is it to increase air flow, or induction noise? :confused:
Title: Re: Sure Mr VW knows best, but why? MK6 Intake
Post by: RedRobin on June 21, 2011, 11:39:41 am: .
On the question of "Sure, Mr VW knows best", he only knows best in the context of meeting the requirements of various international territories and their very strict legislation. Add to that the fact that the GTI is merely a version of the Golf range rather than designed and built specifically for enthusiasts (usually mad Englishmen), and compromises are inevitable. Consequently a very healthy aftermarket exists to further enhance and improve the GTI beyond Herr Volks-Wagen's limitations. Fritz does a very fine job of delivering the GTI to base camp though.
Title: Re: Sure Mr VW knows best, but why? MK6 Intake
Post by: dannydubs on June 21, 2011, 06:11:48 pm: mk5 gtis intake is open at the rear also is it not
Title: Re: Sure Mr VW knows best, but why? MK6 Intake
Post by: Janner_Sy on June 21, 2011, 06:36:49 pm: they might well have done something as simple as that just to limit power a certain degree for emissions etc
Title: Re: Sure Mr VW knows best, but why? MK6 Intake
Post by: dannydubs on June 21, 2011, 06:38:59 pm: gona tape it up might make it faster :signLOL:
Title: Re: Sure Mr VW knows best, but why? MK6 Intake
Post by: nc35 on June 21, 2011, 07:44:12 pm: Must admit I had thought that too :signLOL:
Title: Re: Sure Mr VW knows best, but why? MK6 Intake
Post by: dannydubs on June 21, 2011, 09:19:53 pm: its free to i like free stuff :happy2:
Title: Re: Sure Mr VW knows best, but why? MK6 Intake
Post by: rich83 on June 21, 2011, 09:24:09 pm: Taping up the holes won't get you any more power.
Title: Re: Sure Mr VW knows best, but why? MK6 Intake
Post by: dannydubs on June 21, 2011, 09:26:41 pm: might give more air tho had it maped but still running the standard airbox
Title: Re: Sure Mr VW knows best, but why? MK6 Intake
Post by: Jaywoo-GTI on June 22, 2011, 10:01:36 am: Quote from: dannydubs on June 21, 2011, 06:11:48 pm
mk5 gtis intake is open at the rear also is it not

I modified my original and plastic welded the rear and reflowed the inside to work tha same as a carbonio.
Title: Re: Sure Mr VW knows best, but why? MK6 Intake
Post by: rich83 on June 22, 2011, 10:57:58 am: Quote from: Jaywoo-GTI on June 22, 2011, 10:01:36 am
Quote from: dannydubs on June 21, 2011, 06:11:48 pm
mk5 gtis intake is open at the rear also is it not

I modified my original and plastic welded the rear and reflowed the inside to work tha same as a carbonio.

And we all know how much difference the carbonio makes... :wink:
Title: Re: Sure Mr VW knows best, but why? MK6 Intake
Post by: nc35 on June 22, 2011, 11:29:19 am: :signLOL:
Title: Re: Sure Mr VW knows best, but why? MK6 Intake
Post by: RedRobin on June 22, 2011, 02:28:11 pm: Quote from: Janner_Sy on June 21, 2011, 06:36:49 pm

they might well have done something as simple as that just to limit power a certain degree for emissions etc

....Which is exactly why I wrote: "On the question of 'Sure, Mr VW knows best', he only knows best in the context of meeting the requirements of various international territories and their very strict legislation." :happy2:
Title: Re: Sure Mr VW knows best, but why? MK6 Intake
Post by: Saint Steve on June 22, 2011, 02:42:56 pm: I wouldnt be putting "tape" over this induction port, only one place thats going if it gets sucked in :wink:
Title: Re: Sure Mr VW knows best, but why? MK6 Intake
Post by: daz_pd on June 22, 2011, 04:41:32 pm: Quote from: Saint Steve on June 22, 2011, 02:42:56 pm
I wouldnt be putting "tape" over this induction port, only one place thats going if it gets sucked in :wink:

which is bellow the air filter, where it will be perfectly safe, although there is little point putting tape over it I would imagine. actually might be worth the Plastic welding idea, would flow more air into the filter box, but will never match a proper CAI
Title: Re: Sure Mr VW knows best, but why? MK6 Intake
Post by: martziniuk on June 22, 2011, 05:37:10 pm: Maybe it's there to stop the ram air effect so the engine grabs what air it needs and vents the rest through the hole. I would imagine different speed create different amounts of air flow, this would make the flow nice and even. It kinda makes me wonder why the hole wasn't put on the underneath of the scoop like the Mk5 so as to let the rain water drip out.
Title: Re: Sure Mr VW knows best, but why? MK6 Intake
Post by: Snoopy on June 27, 2011, 05:58:38 pm: Not all mk6's have this hole. I asked about it on another forum a while back. Some of them have it some don't.