Intakes

[kirkyboy3]

K&N

http://www.knfilters.com/search/product.aspx?Prod=69-9503TFK

V's


Neuspeed P-flo

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Neuspeed-P-Flo-Kit-2.0T-Golf-Mk5-TT-Mk2-Oct-Mk2-Leon2_W0QQitemZ320473426980QQcmdZViewItem?rvr_id=222997595211&rvr_id=222997595211&cguid=0db1fbc712f0a479ed91b661fffe99f8

Which is the best????
K&N claim to get 18+BHP out of theirs... what sort of gains expected from the P-flo???

Thanks

Dan

 

[Al]

This has been discussed to death dude. Try a search

 

[kirkyboy3]

oooopps

sorry i remeber trying a search ages ago but didnt bring anything up, but ill have a better look now

cheers mate

dan

 

[kirkyboy3]

Has anybody fitted the k and n intake???? Or know anybody that has?
Dan

 

[Foster85]

I can't see how they have gained 18bhp from merely changing the air filter on a stock 2.0 petrol turbo engine. The engine would have to be running badly with filthy filters before hand to get anywhere near that surely?!

 

[Racheluk]

I can't see how they have gained 18bhp from merely changing the air filter on a stock 2.0 petrol turbo engine. The engine would have to be running badly with filthy filters before hand to get anywhere near that surely?!

I must admit i was thinking that

 

[Foster85]

Unless the engine was producing a massive amount of power, therefore 18bhp being a relatively low percentage, not almost 10% as in the dyno results show, I just can't see how it's possible for a well serviced, fully working stock engine?

 

[kirkyboy3]

This is what i thought. more realistic its going to be about 12-16bhp on my remapped stage 1 car aint it????

 

[Foster85]

To be honest I wouldn't even say that much? I'd be more inclined to say 5-7bhp? At most? But.... I'm not a mechanic/tuning specialist.....

 

[Al]

I ran my standard Cupra car against another standard Cupra with a Dbilas and Milltek Cat back, and there is next to no difference between them performance wise. You won't get those gains on a standard car and even if you do, there won't be night and day performance difference.

 

[kirkyboy3]

oh okay then. Im tempted to go for the K&N anyway, iv had a lot of K&N's before and theyve always been good and great customer service. Little bit cheaper too. Then ill get it back on the dyno and see what it pushes out. Its getting 260bhp at the moment so a couple of more BHP would be nice

dan

 

[Jedimaster65]

So which is the best panel filter ???

Is the Pipercross any good ?

 

[kirkyboy3]

I heard panel filters dont offer anything in the sense of performance but might be better for your engine. Not sure which is the best but iv had one panel filter and that was a K&N one which was great, came with a cleaning kit and good help etc.
Sounds like im a sales rep for K&N dosent it? aha
dan

 

[Foster85]

My thinking for air flters for 'performance' cars ie/ the sportier models, they've spent god knows how much on R+D then added a few bits for Euro guff like emissions, so I'd personally just change the panel filter to a free-er flowing one and retain the original air box, but thats just me and I don't have a fast car anymore...

Maybe I'm just jealous.....

 

[kirkyboy3]

Maybe I'm just jealous...

sounds like it pal

Iv been told that once you get a remap and full stage 1 that you better get an intake instead of a panel filter. Especially if your thinking of going Stage 2 like I am

dan

 

[Dude]

A few people on here are running P-flows and seem happy.

Don’t bother with a panel filter, you wont notice any difference and it’s a waste of money imo.

 

[robdf2]

The P flow runs a K and N filter neway , so probably no difference between them.

The pflow has not given me any perforamnce gain , actually worse than the standard air box but the noise is a welcome addition.

 

[Jedimaster65]

A few people on here are running P-flows and seem happy.

Don’t bother with a panel filter, you wont notice any difference and it’s a waste of money imo.

Hey Dude, I am running Std airbox / engine cover with carbonio intake.

Std panel filter is evil newspaper-like material.

The Carbonio came with an equally nasty foam one...K&N has to be an improvement on those ?

 

[RobH]

I woundnt bother unless i was going for a Forge twintake, ITG intake or Evoms intake just my opinion.

Also the carbonio is a COMPLETE waiste of money and so is a panel filter!

Also the "evil newspaper type material" is actually ever so slightly better than a piperx or k&n, ive explained this but nobody ever listens and goes and does it anyway and then finds out the hard way.

Theres plenty of threads out there if you search "intakes" or "filters"

 

[Al]

the carbonio is a COMPLETE waiste of money and so is a panel filter!

Also the "evil newspaper type material" is actually ever so slightly better than a piperx or k&n, ive explained this but nobody ever listens and goes and does it anyway and then finds out the hard way.

Theres plenty of threads out there if you search "intakes" or "filters"

^^^^^^^^
Bang on

My old car (07 Leon Cupra) made 257bhp totally stock on a r/r. With a full Milltek TBE and Carbonio it made 267bhp. The exhaust alone gives around 10bhp, so go figure.