JayBeeS3 Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 Today Gammba and I installed the Quickshift Taipan Carbon Airbox in my car (thank you very mucho Gammba, couldnt have done it w/o you.. ). Pics of install Website of manufacturer I decided that this was the filter I wanted because its not oiled (inside totally made of stainless steel mesh) so wouldnt hurt the MAF. Also because its in a Carbon box (heat shield) it stays cool and takes the airfeed from the OEM hole in the side of the wheelarch panel next to the battery. I also took out my foglights and thus increasing the airflow on both my intercoolers and on top of that a good cold air feed to the filterbox. my supplier (thanks Rich!) All in all I think a worthwhile conversion, fairly simple to fit (with the help of a friend and his tools). The engine makes slightly more noise now but only when driving and not when standing still, a quite subtle increase and it sounds "fuller" (if thats the correct word). happy chappy now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 Looks cool mate! Any noticable increase in performance? You say "subtle increase", but what I mean is do you feel she's more 'alert' in a way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayBeeS3 Posted November 22, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 [ QUOTE ] Looks cool mate! Any noticable increase in performance? You say "subtle increase", but what I mean is do you feel she's more 'alert' in a way? [/ QUOTE ] well havent been able to test it yet, but it feels more responsive. It makes sense because the air is flowing in much better (also because I took out the foglights). Thinking about getting an airscoop fitted though..... scoop supplier Go to Tuning and then Inlaatsystemen for a piccie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Posted November 22, 2003 Report Share Posted November 22, 2003 Scoop will definitely be interesting me thinks! Pity they only show the airbox thingy, not the scoop... I looked at a few airfilters myself, but looking at the S8 airsystem I think that's pretty sophisticated already, with scoop and all, so there may be not much to gain in this case... Interesting site BTW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayBeeS3 Posted November 23, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2003 well the thing with your awsome S8 is........... it has already everything..... and IF you want to mod something its a hugely expensive mode like a supercharger. BTW the guys in the website built a 420bhp S3...... (conversion costs only EUR 50k + an S3) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Posted November 23, 2003 Report Share Posted November 23, 2003 Wow! What did they put in it, any idea? A tuned RS4 engine maybe......? Might be an idea to ave a word... (not planning on spending 50k though) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayBeeS3 Posted November 23, 2003 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2003 same engine dude..... not RS4, just 1.8 litre with some adjustments (for instance a 2.0 bar Porsche turbo.....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Posted November 23, 2003 Report Share Posted November 23, 2003 Wow, double the HP... That would add up to about 730HP in my case... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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