R36 Cold Air Intake

[balkanac]

80,000 yen is approx $1,130 lus $12,000 yen shipping $165.00 and if you are lucky it will slip through customs otherwise add $113.00 duty, then GST onThe freight , duty and the goods $141.00 and customs charge $56.00 and broker fee $125.00 plus warehousing $75.00. Total $1,850.00.
This has happened to me on other things I have imported, sometimes the goods get through but anything over $1,000 has duty, GST etc added.

That is just stupid!!! Im sure that if you go to any engineer he'll be able to make a proper CAI that goes down to the bumper. CAIs are not worth $500 let alone almost $2000!!!!

[Swallowtail]

^ what he said...

LOL... I'm sure there's a bit of engineering in it (I assume there's a MAF sensor mounted somewhere on the intake tract), but almost $2K for a CAI is ludicrous.

[gead]

That is just stupid!!! Im sure that if you go to any engineer he'll be able to make a proper CAI that goes down to the bumper. CAIs are not worth $500 let alone almost $2000!!!!

have you go the number of any engineer? what part number is it? who do i ask for?

[BrettD]

Just wondering if someone can tell me how much diference a cold air intake set up would make to my 1.8L turbo Passat..

I understand the principle and just wanted to know if its worth the $$$..even though they seem cheap enough.

Thanks

[xp02ed]

Try this.. They are the worlds first. I will update you when mine arrives. i ordered mine last week.
http://gruppem.co.jp/news/?itemid=136

did you end up buying the gruppem intake and installing it? any feedback from it?

the intake itself wouldnt cost 2k delivered anywais.

[Black R36 Sedan 09(alfie)]

Yes guys got it fitted a while now.. Yea.. I love the Intake... You should hear the car now... It's well fitted and so far so good.. The boys at Evolve Technik got them in and fitted it on my car. These guys are good at what they do.. Trust me guys. They really know their stuff.

www.evolve-technik.com.au

[ozr36]

The gruppe m filter is a lot of dollars for a K&N filter in a moulded carbon fibre wrap.
Same performance available for less than half the cash if you know where to look.

[gead]

do enlighten us on where to look....

[ozr36]

Here is one example

http://www.namotorsports.net/detail....MINTKVFMKV-R32

Its for 3.2 and 3.6L with similar gains plus I prefer it being a non oiled filter as well but you can get oiled also.

EDIT. Plus I have been quoted $419 shipped US

[gead]

cheers...