Bora 4Mo Intake and cold air feed ideas

[Dyldo]

howdy all

So, i fitted my Modshack VTDA http://www.modshack.info/VTDA.htm and am exceedingly happy with the noise over 2800rpm and the butt dyno might be picking up a torquier bottom end and throttle response too.

but it got me thinking about VR6 and 3.2L intake positions and designs and I wondered if folks could post up photos and thoughts on their intakes - particularly if you have modded the cold air feed.

As far as me and my Bora, I will post pics later tonight but my initial fitment had to necessitate the removal of the stock cold air "trumpet" that plumbs the colder air from the passenger side front air dam. Ideally i'd like to get it back to feed a bit more cold air in there but it seems to work for now.

[balkanac]

This is the neuspeed CAI that i have had for about 2.5 years now and i love it!

[Dyldo]

yeah, those neuspeeds looks sweet as, but the VTDA came at a good price and does offer legitimately lower temps going down the pipes (which is the main thing i guess). plus most intakes that have proper decent intake meshing/filters sound wickedly good.

curious, on yours do you get the increased exhaust sound all the way thru, or like me at higher revs like 2800rpm?

[Big Yellow]

good to see you're making good use of the modshack!!

[Dyldo]

good to see you're making good use of the modshack!!

Absolutely mate - you got a BMC CDA right? I'll be hoping to take some photos tonight, just please forgive me if it ends up being dusk/night time shots.

Worked a treat on the Golf. Got my already insanely good mileage to be that much more frugal. Ended up averaging 1200kms to a tank on highways and 950kms a tank in city with many a diesel squirt. With the Bora after 1,000kms or so (and definitely hitting the loud pedal now) i am still averaging about 600kms a tank.

[Big Yellow]

nah i got the VF intake. nathan_b has the bmc.

looking forward to some pics!

[Dyldo]

coolios. VF with the cold air feed from right near the front skirt? or is it sucking in a mix of ambient air and the cold air that comes up from the front dam?

[Big Yellow]

its a mix off the OEM front feed, and a cold air feed from the lower grills. same set up as when i had the modshack on mine

[gavs]

From memory, there was a thread (can't remember if it was here or on vortex) that the guy did a heap of testing and the best airbox design was the stock airbox that came with the car. I think he also increased in breathing the diameter of the intake tube..... I tried a search for you but it didn't come up.... Though if you're just after intake sound, the VF and BMC intakes sound good.

Have seen dyno graphs of Mk5 R32s with after-market intake setups and they have lost power at the wheels over stock though....

[Dyldo]

Photos below - apologies for the lack of artistic talent




Here you can also see the shiny allow linkages for the Dieselgeek shortshifter too




Concerned here that maybe it can't get access to enough air perhaps?


Considering shaving the end of the "trumpet" shaped cold air feed pipe from the front dam to help some air (somewhat cold) feed directly into here without the risk of water from other CAIs....