how's the 'ol butt Dyno feel with the S&B intake?
You won't feel any intake IMO.
Then what’s the point of s&b intake vs afe drop in filter
Ok that makes sense from the intake point of view, but why would VW leave this open? Would this drive up engine temps by sealing it off? The piece is designed for another engine, not ours. Just curious, not debating that it helps with intake flow.
Have you logged temps? A few here have and didn't see a significant difference.The rear opening is required for Engine cooling. DO NOT block it off. At highway speeds the pressure differences allow cool air to pass over the top of the engine to the turbo. Feel free to cut the plastic in front of the air box, but adding mesh is recommended to keep birds out of your air box.
Yeah I have mine blocked off as well all throughout summer, my temps never exceeded 112C on the hottest days. I will continue to monitor the oil temps throughout the year but I'm not really worried.whoops.. mine is blocked off. Engine temps were the same as always all summer long.
Yea I'm not quite sure that's correct either, as the VWR600 has front open, back closed scoops on their custom intake piece. Doubt they'd make it that way if it was inherently damaging the engine