Post by: Vwgtiking on July 06, 2015, 11:11:33 pm
Post by: Simo on July 07, 2015, 07:58:47 am
It's the same kit for the k03 and k04. It's comes with a blanking plug if you have a k03 engine.
Noise wise it's pretty loud with whooshes, dumps and chatter. My car dyno'd 216bhp with the kit alone.
Only issue was the instructions... Awful with steps missing where you have to use your head a bit.
Chris
Post by: Vwgtiking on July 07, 2015, 01:00:39 pm
Post by: Paradox1 on July 07, 2015, 02:31:15 pm
Post by: usmangti on July 07, 2015, 03:05:08 pm
Post by: Vwgtiking on July 07, 2015, 04:32:56 pm
Post by: Ruggy on July 07, 2015, 07:20:31 pm
Post by: Vwgtiking on July 07, 2015, 07:43:45 pm
Post by: AJP on July 07, 2015, 08:29:20 pm
Would love to see how it affects the torque curve as quite a few people say you lose out on torque at low revs!
Post by: Ruggy on July 07, 2015, 08:41:06 pm
Cool. I have just asked if they fancy allowing me to do a group by?
Will be interesting to see what offer they come back with. The deal on eBay to get the 2nd one at half price is a very good deal!
Post by: Dave(tm) on July 07, 2015, 09:44:44 pm
Dave
Post by: th3_f15t on July 07, 2015, 09:56:03 pm
Either of you two willing to do before and after dyno's?
Would love to see how it affects the torque curve as quite a few people say you lose out on torque at low revs!
I fitted a RamAir kit onto my GTI, and I lost a bit of low end torque but gained quite a bit at the upper end of the rev range. I got mine for £155 (think I got a 70mm version mind) but for the cost it's brilliant. When you think the more expensive ones are over double the cost but don't net twice the gains this kit does it's crazy to spend more!
Post by: Ruggy on July 07, 2015, 10:22:50 pm
Power gain or loss will be negligible anyway and won't really make any difference in the real world.
Post by: AJP on July 07, 2015, 10:42:33 pm
To be honest, I'm more interested in the sound.Interesting that most tuners recommend an intake as part of stage 2 hardware though.
Power gain or loss will be negligible anyway and won't really make any difference in the real world.
There's a thread somewhere covering the real need for an aftermarket intake on stage 2, or whether the standard intake does the job. Opinion was divided. I'd bet the real gains come from the downpipe and cat.
But yeah, without sending this thread off on a tangent, I'm kind of with you - in that while I wouldn't call the peak gains of an aftermarket intake negligable, I'd question just how essential they are for stage 2 maps.
If you're buying for the noise then there's nothing wrong with that. I think a lot of us have grown up hearing Cossies, Evos and the like, hissing and chattering up the road, and I'd be lying if I said I didn't think 'wow!!!!' at the time!
Post by: Ruggy on July 07, 2015, 10:50:45 pm
Always found that the quest for big bhp figures are more willy waving than anything else!
Just my opinion though and no doubt many people will disagree with me.
Anyway, didn't mean to derail the thread!
Post by: white91 on July 08, 2015, 11:10:55 pm
Post by: Vwgtiking on July 09, 2015, 06:41:55 am
Post by: Ricky123 on July 09, 2015, 06:58:32 am
Post by: wezoo2010 on July 09, 2015, 04:44:16 pm
i wasn't to sure about it at 1st but now i have got used to it i love it
the instructions are a complete wast of time, there is no mention of the heat shield you get with the kit so i had to work that out by myself
but for the price i think it is a bargain, here are a few pics of mine
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fwezpepper%2FMobile_Uploads%2FIMAG0053_zpsl7pxgr4s.jpg&hash=f3d5ab7600927d70b4ed12e4b78f55a1d3c2460e)
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fwezpepper%2FMobile_Uploads%2FIMAG0057_zps2b6a7h2u.jpg&hash=08028aaa4102839edce3ddadf70465659df2b244)
and here is a picture of the heat shield in case anyone needs to know how it fits
(https://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdaz.co%2Fmedia%2Fwezpepper%2FMobile_Uploads%2FIMAG0056_zpswa97la4v.jpg&hash=cf7c8f107256ceba2fd1f8967a00783f35b346c5)
Post by: Ruggy on July 09, 2015, 07:36:46 pm
Not had reply from ram air yet?
Ok, if you don't end up getting a reply from them, I'm still interested in going halves if they are still doing the offer.
Post by: Vwgtiking on July 09, 2015, 08:17:41 pm
Post by: Ruggy on July 09, 2015, 08:56:16 pm
Post by: Vwgtiking on July 09, 2015, 09:23:52 pm
Post by: Ruggy on July 09, 2015, 10:31:12 pm
To be honest, I can't see them offering any deal better than their 50% off the 2nd purchase offer that they're running on eBay.
Post by: GavGTI on July 12, 2015, 08:45:18 am
Post by: Ruggy on July 12, 2015, 12:50:00 pm
Post by: Vwgtiking on July 12, 2015, 04:12:16 pm
Post by: Vwgtiking on July 12, 2015, 04:13:21 pm
Post by: Ruggy on July 12, 2015, 04:30:35 pm
I think the foam technology has moved on a fair bit since the stories of the filters degrading and breaking down.
Post by: Jamie9004 on July 12, 2015, 05:08:30 pm
Post by: th3_f15t on July 12, 2015, 05:42:11 pm
Post by: Vwgtiking on July 12, 2015, 06:40:41 pm
Post by: patpong_pete on July 12, 2015, 09:33:56 pm
Yeah. Apparently I need to call them so will do that sometime next week
Vwgtiking please could you update and let us all know how the call went this week
thanks in advanve for help and reply
Post by: Ruggy on July 12, 2015, 10:05:40 pm
Post by: patpong_pete on July 13, 2015, 12:42:19 am
The price and the noise is also the selling point for me. Such a good price compared to other manufactures and I'd put decent money on there been hardly any difference in quality or performance.
Revo v Ram Air which one is winner ?
price ram air ?
BHP little more would you say from Revo ?
if anyone thats had both please feel free to add comments
Post by: th3_f15t on July 13, 2015, 07:09:01 am
Also:
http://ramair-filters.co.uk/ramair-special-offers
Extra 10% off when you use 10OFF at the checkout... Now it's even better price wise!
Post by: Vwgtiking on July 13, 2015, 07:16:33 am
Post by: Dan_FR on July 13, 2015, 07:26:21 am
I don't have either kit as i went full DIY, but i am curious.....
Post by: Ruggy on July 13, 2015, 08:00:52 am
There's an element of Emporers New Clothes with these types of products, also some people like to be seen to buy the most expensive type of equipment and some others equate expense with quality. There's a myriad of different reasons to be honest.
With the RamAir product it's one of the cheapest intakes out there, it seems of a decent quality and people seem to be using them with no issues. Where's the downside? Seems like a no brainer to me.
Post by: th3_f15t on July 13, 2015, 10:34:35 am
Just look at it this way, a K04 RamAir CAI is £190 (actually £171 with the 10% off) where as the VW Racing intake is £420+! The reason I would consider the VWR intake over the others is it has one less bend in it as it's attached in the OE position, thus one less restriction on air flow. But again, only in big BHP chases is this an issue.
Even just a panel filter is £22.50 after the discount! That's insanely cheap for what is going to be a great filter.
Post by: white91 on July 13, 2015, 01:05:01 pm
Post by: th3_f15t on July 13, 2015, 02:26:34 pm
Post by: Vwgtiking on July 13, 2015, 04:57:26 pm
Post by: th3_f15t on July 13, 2015, 05:07:11 pm
Post by: Vwgtiking on July 13, 2015, 05:47:51 pm
Post by: Ruggy on July 13, 2015, 07:28:09 pm
Post by: Vwgtiking on July 14, 2015, 04:59:10 pm
Post by: Vwgtiking on July 14, 2015, 06:17:32 pm
Post by: Ricky123 on July 14, 2015, 06:48:06 pm
Is the 90mm kit for £165 in the group buy the same as the one on eBay for £189.99??
Post by: Ruggy on July 14, 2015, 06:52:51 pm
Post by: Ricky123 on July 14, 2015, 06:58:30 pm
I'll pop in this week and double check but may be worth buying through that if I've heard right.
Post by: Vwgtiking on July 14, 2015, 07:06:09 pm
Post by: Ruggy on July 14, 2015, 07:24:43 pm
Post by: Vwgtiking on July 15, 2015, 07:58:31 pm
Post by: Simo on July 15, 2015, 08:17:24 pm
I made an offer of £150 to them a while ago and they came back with a counter offer of £180 and said this is the lowest they would go.
Same here. Still impressive for the money. Good quality bit of kit
Post by: Ricky123 on July 15, 2015, 09:27:04 pm
Shame about the timing. I've just blown most of my spare cash on a clutch and flywheel.
Post by: Vwgtiking on July 15, 2015, 09:46:21 pm
Post by: Ryan_Gti06 on August 24, 2015, 08:24:51 pm
Post by: Jarre on August 27, 2015, 10:03:01 pm
Last one at £155 for anyone who's quick!
Post by: PhilNUK on August 30, 2015, 08:20:47 am
I made a best offer on smaller one for £150 and it was accepted but then thought I would prefer the 90mm after reading here and have made an offer so will see what they say.
Post by: Jarre on August 31, 2015, 10:23:46 pm
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Post by: Vintyd on September 11, 2015, 08:35:34 am