77TSI Custom air filter: How To

[nomadx38]

Oh no please don't understand me, OEM is always the best of both worlds when it comes to good filtration and good performance. Sorry i may have been misleading a bit. The OEM is not very restricting for the purpose it is used for, but in comparisons to other filters such as the k&n has a lot less flow, but much much more filtration for longer engine life.

Personally I don't see myself keeping this car for more than 7 (MAX) years so really long engine life is not a priority. (And with all the DSG issues I am having, that will go before the engine). For me I wanted to get a performance gain, and this did offer a cheaper solution, that doesn't void warrantee (well not as easy to trace)

[brad]

Cool. Enjoy that extra 2kw

[nomadx38]

I'll try to thank you. Don't get me wrong changing a air filter will not give you 30 killerwasps. 1-3kw is expected max. But as I see it its 1-3kw I didn't have before, so for $40 its not to bad. A tune for $800~ will give you 30kw but at the cost of warientee, which I still need until all my "consumables" are fixed (DSG mechatronics, clutches etc XD)