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Title: Which Intake? All views and comments welcomed
Post by: Lee01 on June 29, 2011, 12:09:58 pm: Hi All,

I am shopping around for an intake and was after some advice.
I am not fussed about claimed performance increase's however I would like to enhance the sound of the turbo / waste gate chatter / DV.

Does anyone have any experiences?

Thanks in advance guys

Lee
Title: Re: Which Intake? All views and comments welcomed
Post by: SteveP on June 29, 2011, 12:29:12 pm: For sound it has to be the ITG, but the Evoms is a close second to me :happy2:
Title: Re: Which Intake? All views and comments welcomed
Post by: h4rdy on June 29, 2011, 12:30:52 pm: BDM which is pretty loud like the ITG sounds lovely especially on a cold damp morning.

But you have to live with it and I couldn't................or should I say my wife!
Title: Re: Which Intake? All views and comments welcomed
Post by: RedRobin on June 29, 2011, 12:55:01 pm: .
Don't forget to also consider the Forge Twintake - Much prettier than the ITG, comparable performance and not so loud. As always it depends what floats yer boat.

Review: http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,9988.0.html
Title: Re: Which Intake? All views and comments welcomed
Post by: johnboy07 on June 29, 2011, 01:41:28 pm: Good gains from either the ITG or forge twintake and then choosing between the two would be down too how much noise you want>, forge being the quieter :happy2:
Title: Re: Which Intake? All views and comments welcomed
Post by: mattchaps on June 29, 2011, 01:45:22 pm: I'm liking the look of the ITG and the lure of it being slightly louder. It's currently £360 from Merlin >> Linky (http://"http://www.merlinmotorsport.co.uk/p14726/ITG-VAG-2.0Ltr-TFSI-INDUCTION-KIT/product_info.html")

Does anyone know of any deals on this at the mo? Supply and fit would be good!
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Post by: MAT ED30 on June 29, 2011, 01:46:05 pm: Evoms is loud :laugh: was a little too loud for me :surprised:
Title: Re: Which Intake? All views and comments welcomed
Post by: E30Dom on June 29, 2011, 01:47:58 pm: having seen both at the JKM meet i would prefer the ITG, just looks more purposeful! Sounds awesome too :evilgrin:
Title: Re: Which Intake? All views and comments welcomed
Post by: johnboy07 on June 29, 2011, 03:31:05 pm: well im biased as i have the ITG but absolutely love it. Sounds like the devil is in your engine, either that or darth vader haha
Title: Re: Which Intake? All views and comments welcomed
Post by: Lee01 on June 29, 2011, 03:33:20 pm: Food for thought :happy2:

Thanks for the help and comments guys!

Perhaps I will wait and see if anyone has these at Bug Jam as I would like to see it in the flesh.
Title: Re: Which Intake? All views and comments welcomed
Post by: vRS Carl on June 29, 2011, 03:36:48 pm: Having had the EVOMS on my last car and now the ITG on the current one i can safely say that the EVOMS is loud as foook.

The ITG you can hear a bit at low revs if you back off quickly but otherwise the noise is no where near as noticable as EVOMS.

I have heard the Forge Twintake in Robins car and i would say it is comparable to the ITG (I'm referring to a TSi ITG which is an enclosed cone & not a TFSi one which is an open cone)
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Post by: h4rdy on June 29, 2011, 03:36:53 pm: Its a shame you are a bit late as loads of really good deals at Inters.
Title: Re: Which Intake? All views and comments welcomed
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on June 29, 2011, 03:51:52 pm: Quote from: SteveP on June 29, 2011, 12:29:12 pm
For sound it has to be the ITG, but the Evoms is a close second to me :happy2:

+1 :party:
Title: Re: Which Intake? All views and comments welcomed
Post by: AlanEdition30 on June 29, 2011, 03:53:45 pm: I have an ITG intake, i love it. Though my GF does make comments like it sounds like a dyson :laugh:
Title: Re: Which Intake? All views and comments welcomed
Post by: adamf on June 29, 2011, 07:03:38 pm: Which has the loudest chatter noise?..
Title: Re: Which Intake? All views and comments welcomed
Post by: keano on June 29, 2011, 08:08:48 pm: Look at the BDM intake.

It's like the ITG but bigger filter. Sounds insane!

Turbo chatter is very loud if u want it to be :happy2:
Title: Re: Which Intake? All views and comments welcomed
Post by: Poppa Dom on June 29, 2011, 08:51:11 pm: Well, I like my evoms :evilgrin: am interested in putting on an ITG and doing some back to back logging though (so they can be compared-same environmental variables). If I did not already have a CAI I would be drawn to the ITG..
Title: Re: Which Intake? All views and comments welcomed
Post by: MattPoss on June 29, 2011, 09:50:46 pm: Anyone got any sound clips of their EVOMS or ITG?!

Matt
Title: Re: Which Intake? All views and comments welcomed
Post by: Lee01 on June 30, 2011, 06:55:07 am: This is intresting reading, after doing a quick search I have to say I think I prefer the look of the ITG.[
Title: Re: Which Intake? All views and comments welcomed
Post by: liver on June 30, 2011, 08:19:13 am: ive got the evoms and im realy impressed with it

think the layout of the itg and the fact that the majority of it is silicone pipe etc think it could be the better one
Title: Re: Which Intake? All views and comments welcomed
Post by: Lee01 on June 30, 2011, 09:07:40 am: Quote from: liver on June 30, 2011, 08:19:13 am
ive got the evoms and im realy impressed with it

think the layout of the itg and the fact that the majority of it is silicone pipe etc think it could be the better one

Yes, I do agree. I am a particularly fastidious person and the fitment and logos on the hoses look spot on.

Does anyone know how much modification is required to the engine cover to get this to fit with the ITG intake?
Title: Re: Which Intake? All views and comments welcomed
Post by: keano on June 30, 2011, 11:45:49 am: Quote from: Lee01 on June 30, 2011, 09:07:40 am
Quote from: liver on June 30, 2011, 08:19:13 am
ive got the evoms and im realy impressed with it

think the layout of the itg and the fact that the majority of it is silicone pipe etc think it could be the better one

Yes, I do agree. I am a particularly fastidious person and the fitment and logos on the hoses look spot on.

Does anyone know how much modification is required to the engine cover to get this to fit with the ITG intake?

Chop the back off, and the right hand side.

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm6.static.flickr.com%2F5310%2F5618464695_a2b35d577d_z.jpg&hash=6ef9359e66004888eb74437fe2d881b652d238d5)

See red lines i've put on the pic:

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Ffarm6.static.flickr.com%2F5186%2F5585802048_8439649a94_z.jpg&hash=bb870096c28deb6e6fe90ce214158e9bf7c26dff)
Title: Re: Which Intake? All views and comments welcomed
Post by: E30Dom on June 30, 2011, 12:54:28 pm: That looks very neat and tidy! :congrats:
Title: Re: Which Intake? All views and comments welcomed
Post by: Lee01 on June 30, 2011, 01:17:32 pm: Quote from: E30Dom on June 30, 2011, 12:54:28 pm
That looks very neat and tidy! :congrats:

I second that, and would think you may have just made my decision much easier :happy2: Thanks Keano

Silly question, but there is no potential problems with water being sucked into the intake? I also notice you have not fitted the heat shields, - any reason for this?
Title: Re: Which Intake? All views and comments welcomed
Post by: cupra_k1 on June 30, 2011, 02:29:37 pm: Quote from: Lee01 on June 30, 2011, 01:17:32 pm
Quote from: E30Dom on June 30, 2011, 12:54:28 pm
That looks very neat and tidy! :congrats:
I also notice you have not fitted the heat shields, - any reason for this?

Its a Backdraft intake mate, these are not supplied with a heatshield like the ITG. Not much difference between them other than that though.

Looks very tidy btw Keano, top job! :happy2:
Title: Re: Which Intake? All views and comments welcomed
Post by: johnboy07 on June 30, 2011, 04:11:48 pm: Right here is a video of the sound of the itg. Just so everone knows the car is up on axel stands with the bottom dog bone mount off. my engine does not move that much usually :signLOL: mid way through fitting new anti roll bar bushes to shouldnt really have started her up but thought id try to let you see how it sounds and also worth pointing out that under load it is alot louder and more aggressive sounding :happy2:

Oh and im aware its upside down haha

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi108.photobucket.com%2Falbums%2Fn28%2Fjonny_boy_01%2Fth_VID-20110630-00002.jpg&hash=b0a3ca4cc97e9984d9a753d1b17a1497d8c723c4) (http://s108.photobucket.com/albums/n28/jonny_boy_01/?action=view&current=VID-20110630-00002.mp4)
Title: Re: Which Intake? All views and comments welcomed
Post by: theroxbury on June 30, 2011, 04:53:09 pm: £360 quid tho! ..... wtb group discount
Title: Re: Which Intake? All views and comments welcomed
Post by: Frodo-anni on June 30, 2011, 06:26:52 pm: but the noise........ :signLOL: :love:
Title: Re: Which Intake? All views and comments welcomed
Post by: johnboy07 on June 30, 2011, 06:48:38 pm: i thought the same when i bought mine with regards the price but it has proven gains, brilliant build quality and sounds suberb. :jumping:
Title: Re: Which Intake? All views and comments welcomed
Post by: malamute on July 14, 2011, 08:29:15 pm: the forge twin intercooler creates a great sound :-) try it out and you WONT be disappointed....i fell in love with it a little :laugh: