What have you done with your Polo so far (and today)

[FJ Steve]

what I'm after is the serial number for the GTI non-MF-steeringwheel-controller module (wich is very hard to find indeed..). The GTI and Highline airbag are the same so they should fit. If it's the same procedure as the Golf6/skoda the module should be changed, and the paddles can simply be activated by VCDS by checking a box (although 90% of the bits and bytes is still unknown), the ESP and airbag lights will have to be done by the dealer

True, there are a lot of 'shoulds' and 'ifs' but hey, someone has to try it. Eventually I'll have paddles, working or not

It's all long term planning since I bought a house yesterday, but its coming

may have some helpful info on this issue tomorrow (the paddles)

[Casper]

Well my K&N filter arrived from the US today... Delivery was a little slow, but for $75 all up I can't complain!

I'm hoping it's not just a placebo effect, but after driving for about 30-40 mins this afternoon, it does feel more responsive down low. Some of the hesitation and lag on take-off is gone and it feels a little more "urgent".

Definitely don't regret spending the money

[Gambit]

Where did you get that airfilter from, link? Do they have 1.4lt GTI filters?

[JexL]

managed to get my headlights out and realized the LED side lights i bought are too wide and dont fit in! damn!

[ATYPIC]

Where did you get that airfilter from, link? Do they have 1.4lt GTI filters?

Try this.

K&N Air Filter 09-11 Volkswagen VW Polo E-2997 (eBay item 390328631637 end time 04-Aug-11 14:20:19 AEST) : eBay Motors

[Casper]

Try this.

K&N Air Filter 09-11 Volkswagen VW Polo E-2997 (eBay item 390328631637 end time 04-Aug-11 14:20:19 AEST) : eBay Motors

Thats the same seller I bought mine from. Not sure if the 1.4 in the GTI uses the same filter as the 1.2 or not...

[Gambit]

Thanks thats awesome, will be purchasing that for sure. Anyone else running this same K&N in a GTI? reviews, opinions? seat of the pants improvement?

[ATYPIC]

Not sure if the 1.4 in the GTI uses the same filter as the 1.2 or not...

Yep its the same filter. Fitment is for:

009 Volkswagen Vw Polo 1.6L L4 Diesel Engine
2010 Volkswagen Vw Polo 1.2L L3 Diesel Engine
2010 Volkswagen Vw Polo 1.2L L4 F/I (Fuel Injected) Engine, Turbo
2010 Volkswagen Vw Polo 1.4L L4 F/I (Fuel Injected) Engine, Turbo
2010 Volkswagen Vw Polo 1.6L L4 Diesel Engine
2011 Volkswagen Vw Polo 1.2L L3 Diesel Engine
2011 Volkswagen Vw Polo 1.2L L4 F/I (Fuel Injected) Engine, Turbo
2011 Volkswagen Vw Polo 1.4L L4 F/I (Fuel Injected) Engine, Turbo
2011 Volkswagen Vw Polo 1.6L L4 Diesel Engine

[gavs]

Thanks thats awesome, will be purchasing that for sure. Anyone else running this same K&N in a GTI? reviews, opinions? seat of the pants improvement?

To be honest? K&N, BMC etc, are noise filters. If you pulled one apart and put it next to an OEM paper filter, you would see a HUGE difference in the amount of filter surface area. If I gave you 100% sound proof earplugs and did swap overs of the 2 filters, you wouldn't even notice a difference. Besides, the ECU in the car learns what's going in and what's coming out and adjusts accordingly. The engine makes it's own fuel:air calcs so realistically, if indeed the filter is flowing more, the engine will increase fueling and that will actually make the car theoretically slower (basics of petrol combustion engines, lean vs rich air:fuel mixes etc).

Same your cash for an ECU tune, they work pretty good on stock air filters.....

[Corey_R]

Yep, as has been said over in the ECU thread where the filter question was also asked. Filters make "little" difference. When I said little, I mean, not enough for a dyno to measure, certainly not enough for the "seat of the pants" to measure. They can make some sound difference.

As gavs has said, saVe your cash for an ECU tune. If you feel the need to do more later, replace the entire intake when aftermarket intake systems are made available.