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From: James on 31 Jan 2008 16:25

"Homer" <feckinstupid(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "James" <James(a)here.com> wrote in message
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>> lol no I'm not after power as thats not going to happen with this.
>>
>> I'm just after a nice subtle roar :) ... just a little throasty sound.
>> God knows if that makes sense.
>
>
> If it's only more induction noise you're looking for just cut or drill
> some holes out of the bottom half of the airbox. The bigger the holes the
> noisier it will become.
>

ounds like a cheaper option :)


From: Depresion on 31 Jan 2008 17:00

"James" <James(a)here.com> wrote in message
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> "diy-newby" <asas(a)asas.com> wrote in message news:fnpnm4$b60$1(a)aioe.org...
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>> "Doki" <mrdoki(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> If it's a GTI, get it chipped. If it's a 2.0 GTI, sell it and get a
>>> GTI... If it's not a GTI, sell it and get a GTI. At the end of the day, a
>>> GTI is the only fairly quick MK4 Golf barring the R32...
>>
>> My V6 4mo was alot faster than a GTI (in standard form). There are some
>> guys on the uk-mkiv forum with some seriously modified GTi's (and diesels
>> come to that)
>> A mod some of the guys were doing was smoothing the standard airbox. Some
>> people said it improved things. Also fiited a CAI so the air was being
>> taken from down low in the engine bay where the temps were cooler
>> (although with the recent floods this is probably not a wise idea)
>>
>> Have a go at the smoothing, it's a free modification.
>>
>>
>>
>
> Call me thick but what is smoothing ?

I think he's talking about smoothing the intake tract. Removing baffles and
webbing inside the airbox, smoothing the exit from the airbox.


From: diy-newby on 1 Feb 2008 04:30

"Depresion" <127.0.0.1> wrote in message
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> "James" <James(a)here.com> wrote in message
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>> "diy-newby" <asas(a)asas.com> wrote in message
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>>>
>>> "Doki" <mrdoki(a)gmail.com> wrote in message
>>> news:609rivF1q4jggU1(a)mid.individual.net...
>>>>
>>>> If it's a GTI, get it chipped. If it's a 2.0 GTI, sell it and get a
>>>> GTI... If it's not a GTI, sell it and get a GTI. At the end of the day,
>>>> a GTI is the only fairly quick MK4 Golf barring the R32...
>>>
>>> My V6 4mo was alot faster than a GTI (in standard form). There are some
>>> guys on the uk-mkiv forum with some seriously modified GTi's (and
>>> diesels come to that)
>>> A mod some of the guys were doing was smoothing the standard airbox.
>>> Some people said it improved things. Also fiited a CAI so the air was
>>> being taken from down low in the engine bay where the temps were cooler
>>> (although with the recent floods this is probably not a wise idea)
>>>
>>> Have a go at the smoothing, it's a free modification.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Call me thick but what is smoothing ?
>
> I think he's talking about smoothing the intake tract. Removing baffles
> and webbing inside the airbox, smoothing the exit from the airbox.
>

Correct. If you take the lid off the airbox VW added ridges to improve
strength to thr airbox. Remove these 'ridges' to improve airflow.


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