MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: gazbutS3 on October 11, 2009, 04:32:01 pm

Title: yesterday I also was mostly..........fitting an ITG intake
Post by: gazbutS3 on October 11, 2009, 04:32:01 pm
After an e-mail to Andy at ITG inquiring when the S3 version will be available he mentioned he needed another car to do the final pre-production fit of the kit and finalise the filter size, so off we went to Coventry on Saturday morning, which turned into a forum mini-meet as SteveP was going to get the ceramic coated pipes fitted and Simon was going to get the kit fitted to his Skoda Octavia(which I was really impressed with)

you know what the kit looks like put here's some pics anyway

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fii105%2Fgazbut72%2F020-1.jpg&hash=c14a05a60977b78a9f2f07ad0349f64abff67bc3)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fii105%2Fgazbut72%2F019.jpg&hash=e3e667059aedb484294eac6fbe930f3f95c443f0)

(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fii105%2Fgazbut72%2F021-2.jpg&hash=029a0cf4004e1386c082edfc94282c4d0c5e17d7)


as you can see there is even less room in the S3 engine bay for the filter. As an engineer I can really appreciate the R&D that have gone into the kit, but it really is well engineered with a few neat touches.

All I can say is it works, it really has given the stg2+ an extra edge, It is louder than stock but only when accelerating hard, when cruising it is no different. It also makes a few nice aggressive noises :laugh:
Title: Re: yesterday I also was mostly..........fitting an ITG intake
Post by: G4V VW on October 11, 2009, 04:40:09 pm
Looks the dogs danglies!!   :happy2:
Title: Re: yesterday I also was mostly..........fitting an ITG intake
Post by: Poverty on October 11, 2009, 04:56:41 pm
cant wait to get one :party:
Title: Re: yesterday I also was mostly..........fitting an ITG intake
Post by: gazbutS3 on October 11, 2009, 05:05:05 pm
I'm gonna take the fog lamp grill off tomorrow and see if there is a way to duct cool air into the new "filter housing" :happy2:
Title: Re: yesterday I also was mostly..........fitting an ITG intake
Post by: T88OMM on October 11, 2009, 05:11:27 pm
You jammy bugger, looking good, will be having a good nosey when I next see you  :happy2: :smiley:
Title: Re: yesterday I also was mostly..........fitting an ITG intake
Post by: bacillus on October 11, 2009, 05:18:42 pm
Looking  :happy2:

Noticed you had to move your catch can as well...
Title: Re: yesterday I also was mostly..........fitting an ITG intake
Post by: gazbutS3 on October 11, 2009, 05:51:13 pm
Quote from: bacillus on October 11, 2009, 05:18:42 pm
Looking  :happy2:

Noticed you had to move your catch can as well...

well spotted, yes had to move it but now the std intake is gone there was more room, really pleased with where it is now I can empty it without removing it
Title: Re: yesterday I also was mostly..........fitting an ITG intake
Post by: KRL on October 11, 2009, 07:14:50 pm
Looking great GazbutS3  :happy2:

I like where you have repositioned the catch can as well.  Is that oil from the filter on your xenon housing?

So when is this filter being released then for the S3?  Am really tempted by it but think I might get a HPFP first.
Title: Re: yesterday I also was mostly..........fitting an ITG intake
Post by: gazbutS3 on October 11, 2009, 08:22:22 pm
will be released very soon. yes thats oil on from the filter have cleaned it off now :smiley:

get both, fuel pump and intake :happy2:
Title: Re: yesterday I also was mostly..........fitting an ITG intake
Post by: john_o on October 11, 2009, 08:32:11 pm
sweet  :happy2:
Im very tempted ......
did you make the bracket for the catch can citing there?
Title: Re: yesterday I also was mostly..........fitting an ITG intake
Post by: gazbutS3 on October 11, 2009, 08:34:45 pm
Quote from: john_o on October 11, 2009, 08:32:11 pm
sweet  :happy2:
Im very tempted ......
did you make the bracket for the catch can citing there?

no used the supplied bracket and re-drilled for the clamp, its actually attached using some aircraft spec double sided tape we use at work that fell into my bag  :laugh:
Title: Re: yesterday I also was mostly..........fitting an ITG intake
Post by: SteveP on October 11, 2009, 09:15:51 pm
Good you see you and Simon yesterday  :happy2:

Your car was sounding awesome as you "tested" the new kit  :laugh: :evilgrin: