jimlloyd40
Autocross Champion
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Did you mean save $200?
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Recommend me an inexpensive intake for turbo noise
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Did you mean save $200?
GTI Jake
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Nah, a drop in won’t add any sound like he’s looking for.
A good quality filter is important no matter what brand or style intake you prefer. After 75k miles and tons of washes I decided to replace the Injen filter with AEM.
Both are American made and dry flow. Great stuff
jimlloyd40
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- 2018 SE DSG
Nah, a drop in won’t add any sound like he’s looking for.
A good quality filter is important no matter what brand or style intake you prefer. After 75k miles and tons of washes I decided to replace the Injen filter with AEM.
Both are American made and dry flow. Great stuff
I get it now. I thought you meant an AEM dry flow with the stock intake.
GTI Jake
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Not to say that isn’t a great mod, just not what the OP is after
I've had the AFE Intake (51-12672) on my wish list for a while. The metal pipe plus running it open would make some nice turbo noises, and you could put a lid on it in the summer to keep temps down, open the lid up when it cools off for the sweet wooshes and possibly a little better MPG when its freezing out, due to the open nature heating up the engine bay quicker.
Just never seemed worth the 350 bucks to me though.
Just never seemed worth the 350 bucks to me though.
riceburner
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- MK5 Best GTI
you could literally replace the intake box with a cheap cone filter if you wanted
nicholam77
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Ha that's not a bad idea for a cheap solution.
Old thread, but I ended up finding a used BMS intake recently for $60. Definitely not as loud as I was expecting, especially with the windows up, based on some videos of other intakes like the CTS and IE. But I removed the weather stripping and that helps a bit.
I used the stock turbo inlet elbow, and fitment for the intake wasn't great. Glad I didn't spend more on this. On the plus side it's not so loud it's obnoxious, not even close. Should be fun in the summer with the windows open. So far car still seems to drive great, not down on power or anything. It's fairly well sealed off and temps are still cold where I am.
Again thanks for everyone's input.
I'm getting there with mine. I would have loved it in my late teens/early 20s though.
Lol...following t
Following your link...I came across this one.
They're $100 now.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/BCP-BLACK-...motedViewItems&_trksid=p2047675.c100752.m1982
Following your link...I came across this one.
They're $100 now.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/BCP-BLACK-...motedViewItems&_trksid=p2047675.c100752.m1982
GTI Jake
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Id just replace the filter with AEM right off the bat in that case. You’d still be well below $200 after tax/shipping on both all in
vjmvjm
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If you don't have a popcorn tub, you can use one of these.
Unrelated to OP's post, but if wonder if removing that weather stripping would increase airflow through the cooling stack?
GTI Jake
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Tape some yarn to the lower windshield, if it stands up (low pressure) the answer is yes.
That’s a good idea, someone needs to do it for science!
jimlloyd40
Autocross Champion
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- 2018 SE DSG
What weatherstripping are you talking about? If it's the one that goes from side to side below the windshield wipers I can tell you that your engine will get covered with accumulated dust and dirt.