Drillslinger Posted December 5, 2003 Report Share Posted December 5, 2003 OK, I was thinking about intakes. The Quickshift Carbon Fiber ones Gambba and JayBee have on their cars look Suh-Weet and I like the stainless steel filter element. Now I've seen THIS from ABD and the kit is just the pipe and fittings, no filter. So what I was thinking was.... would I be able to get this pipe, AND source a stainless element from somewhere else, to piece together my CAI?? Any ideas? I could just spend a bit more $$ and get the Quickshift Anyway, thx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 Hmm, there is a filter: "When mounted the air filter is now placed directly behind the bumper skin to ensure filter protection from road debris". They just don't state which kind, which is a pity... Over all, I think it's pretty useless for every day road use in our climate: "(Not to be used in any type of bad weather. Do not use when raining etc…)" Now how practical is that... they expect you to take a spare kit along and change it when it starts to rain? There are several better solutions me thinks. At recommendation of JayBee and Gambba I'm checking out DBM here in NL, to see what's possible for my car. My Audi dealer pointed me towards Motorsport Schmid, which is in Germany. They also sell replacement filters which they claim offer 60% more intake capacity. At €75,- Cheaper than an airbox, but less effective on an A3/S3 I think, as S8 has a front mounted air scoop already. Unless you make one of course... May be interesting to check it out anyway, they have a good selection of Audi goodies... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayBeeS3 Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 interesting site from Schmid motorsport Sven i was looking at steel brake tubes (or whatever you call them). My dealer quoted me Eur 450 and this site has them for Eur 200 or so (perhaps the difference is the fitting?, no idea how long it takes to fit them). Also the spacers look interesting..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 Yup, my thoughts exactly... They have perforated brake disks as well, which fit the OEM system. As I have Brembo's already (which are superb) I deem it a bit OTT to go and change the whole system. A set of perforated disks and some braided steel brake lines however might be interesting... That's why he gave me the site in the first place, as Audi doesn't supply these. However, apparently the dealer can order them directly from Schmid and fit them on your car. Spacers are also on my list... Next week I'll do some comparing, and also see what DBM comes up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 [ QUOTE ] My dealer quoted me Eur 450 and this site has them for Eur 200 or so (perhaps the difference is the fitting?, no idea how long it takes to fit them). [/ QUOTE ] I think that's a bit steep... It's not THAT much work. Just a matter of replacing the tubes, refilling fluid and getting the air out. It might be interesting to check out a high quality brake fluid as well at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitas3 Posted December 6, 2003 Report Share Posted December 6, 2003 Drill, I'm currently looking into this area and may order an Injen. One of the best seems to be from Injen in the US, like the following: Just have to be satisfied that i'm not going to be pulling in loads of water into the engine... More details at Injen Web Site Here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drillslinger Posted December 7, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2003 Thx dude, gonna check Injen out As for the incliment weather part, I've seen plates that can be mounted under the filters to keep water from splashing up on to the filters Anyway, thanks for the advice, and I'll keep y'all informed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambba Posted December 8, 2003 Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 Talk to Rich as he should be able to get a quickshift filter for you, or alternatively look at Blitz.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drillslinger Posted December 8, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2003 Blitz?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambba Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 YES BLITZ! Extremely famous Japanese tuning company, selling fantastic products, which are more at home on Skylines and the like but will do the job in your case I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drillslinger Posted December 9, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 Ahhh, Soooo Well, thanks, I'll look into them when it comes time to get an intake. At the moment, that's looking like..... JULY or so Just found out I'll need a new AC Compressor which will only run about €750 So the Intake and exhaust will be waiting a bit Thx though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brabus Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 Have a look at the force induction kit made by Ramair I had on my S3. Big filter, easy to install and very good additional power gains when it was cold outside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drillslinger Posted December 9, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 Yeah, but the filter, it's an "Oiled" foam filter, isn't it? (One of the things I want to step away from) and it also draws warm air from the inside of the engine bay (ANOTHER thing I wanted to avoid) I'm not saying it isn't a good intake, just not what I'm looking for But thx for the input dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brabus Posted December 9, 2003 Report Share Posted December 9, 2003 ....er, no. I had an intake pipe from the front of the grille feeding cool air and there is air coming from the S3 wheel-arch also. As for it being oiled, I dont see what the problem would be. Never had a problem with the MAF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drillslinger Posted December 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 I've had a K&N panel filter for 3 years now with no MAF problems, but I still want to avoid oiled filters Would prefer a Stainless one actually As for the cold air feed, my bad, didn't see any feed on the pic so ASSumed.... But tbh I'm thinking of either an exclusive Cold air feed, or an intake that relocates the filter to the wheel arch Thx Dude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brabus Posted December 10, 2003 Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 See what you mean, the system on JayBee's car looks cool; Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drillslinger Posted December 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 From what I've heard/been told it's SOUNDS nice as well But for some reason, I like the idea of the filter itself being in the wheel arch Although, when it comes time to finally get an intake, I'll be looking VERY closely at the one above Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambba Posted December 10, 2003 Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 [ QUOTE ] See what you mean, the system on JayBee's car looks cool; [/ QUOTE ] It does look very neatly installed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drillslinger Posted December 10, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 Yeah, I mean, he COULD have just simply stuck it in there with some foam around it, but what fun would THAT be, eh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayBeeS3 Posted December 10, 2003 Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] See what you mean, the system on JayBee's car looks cool; [/ QUOTE ] It does look very neatly installed [/ QUOTE ] yeah and its still in place at the moment. tnx Dan sounding nicely and looking beautifully. still thinking about an airscoop tho...... btw Gammba did you by any chance see a trace of the breather filter thingy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambba Posted December 12, 2003 Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 [ QUOTE ] btw Gammba did you by any chance see a trace of the breather filter thingy? [/ QUOTE ] Nothing here......suggest you drop him a PM and ask where it is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drillslinger Posted December 12, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 Refresh my memory, was the breather filter gonna be stainless as well?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Posted December 12, 2003 Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 Nice Avatar Gambba! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambba Posted December 12, 2003 Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 [ QUOTE ] Nice Avatar Gambba! [/ QUOTE ] More to the point, nice pic used for the Avatar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Posted December 12, 2003 Report Share Posted December 12, 2003 Glad you like it, I'll tell her! But I like it fading into Oettinger gif too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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