staying_tuned
Drag Racing Champion
- Location
- Poconos
- Car(s)
- 2016 Mark 7 Golf R
I'm impressed with the quality and fitment. I was concerned because a fellow member with a GTI had to dremel a slot for their hood latch but it turns out the Golf R hood latch mechanism is actually different so I didn't end up having to do any modifications.
Quality: 10/10 The weave, rigidity and finish on the carbon is fantastic. That primary grommet connecting the intake tube to the filter housing is very robust.
Fitment: 10/10 Everything has room to wiggle and shift, no contact or potential rubbing that I can find anywhere.
Performance: 1/10 This will be far easier to service (remove 1 band and pull it out) and it looks incredible IMO. I'm confident that it will be a slightly positive factor in my stage 2 protune in the coming weeks but if the intent is pure performance, this is a complete waste of money over a higher flowing drop-in filter.
Sound: 8/10 I also installed AMS's turbo muffler delete. These two combined add some greatly welcomed acoustic drama to the intake and turbo. Very smooth & rhythmic, not like a strung out REX.
Would I buy it again? Absolutely. The quality, appearance, sound and ease of maintenance make it a no brainer but as mentioned above this would be an absurd way to allocate funds if the intent is purely for performance gains.
Quality: 10/10 The weave, rigidity and finish on the carbon is fantastic. That primary grommet connecting the intake tube to the filter housing is very robust.
Fitment: 10/10 Everything has room to wiggle and shift, no contact or potential rubbing that I can find anywhere.
Performance: 1/10 This will be far easier to service (remove 1 band and pull it out) and it looks incredible IMO. I'm confident that it will be a slightly positive factor in my stage 2 protune in the coming weeks but if the intent is pure performance, this is a complete waste of money over a higher flowing drop-in filter.
Sound: 8/10 I also installed AMS's turbo muffler delete. These two combined add some greatly welcomed acoustic drama to the intake and turbo. Very smooth & rhythmic, not like a strung out REX.
Would I buy it again? Absolutely. The quality, appearance, sound and ease of maintenance make it a no brainer but as mentioned above this would be an absurd way to allocate funds if the intent is purely for performance gains.