Dan32 Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Just finished making these intakes. Not 100% convinced but its a little different. Could be made to draw air into CAI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TP27 Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Immediate reaction is that they look like front fogs... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan32 Posted August 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Was kind of the idea. Wanted to distance them from any chav style mods which is why they are quite small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TP27 Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Was kind of the idea. [/ QUOTE ] The Jury may be out IMHO, however, I'll leave it for the others to comment before I get shot down in flames!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan32 Posted August 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 I've kept the originals so if I get shot down it can be put back in a minute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 How much were the replacement intakes from VW? Edit Badly worded! How much were the replacement covers from VW? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moschops Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 I think they might look better coloured black ? IMHO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan32 Posted August 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Mauve - they were about a fiver each. Mos - I've got another 2 so that might be the 'Evolution' version! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Dan How much did you pay for the left, right and centre grills? I'd like to cut out the honey combe centres with a modelling knife leaving just the grill pattern and then see if I can get them painted / plastic coated to match the alloy wheels. Mines black, so the lower front detail, black on black is a bit lost. It might look chav, but heck if it's £50 for the set (or under) then a few hours work, I'll give it a go. Ta for the info PS Think that the duct holes (although done well)would look better if I new they did something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiftyPence Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 I think it would have looked nicer to simply cut out the honeycomb bits with a small knife to get in all the little holes but A for effort. Or paint them black Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan32 Posted August 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Chris - as I said to Mauve, they were about £5 each for the side grills and I didn't buy the centre one but wouldn't expect it to be more than £20. Don't forget to post photos if you do paint them. And hopefully the intakes will do something if EIP pull their finger out and ship me my CCAI. As the intake on the passenger side doesn't point straight at the filter, figured it would help the airflow without filling the filter up with flies and road grime and would prevent it getting too wet (although I've ordered the bypass valve as well). As for cutting the honeycomb bits out, good luck! I doubt it could be done with just a craft knife. I used a Dremmel to cut the holes out and you have to be so careful not to slip and damage it. Do a search for the american and or australian part numbers as these come with the holes cut out already. Local VW garage said he would order anything for me as long as had full part # and would pay for it even if it was wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 [ QUOTE ] And hopefully the intakes will do something if EIP pull their finger out and ship me my CCAI [/ QUOTE ] Don't hold your breath Dan - it took 7 weeks for mine to arrive direct from EIP Tuning. Good call on the air bypass valve - just check when it arrives that it's the 3" version, not the 2.5" version like they shipped with mine first time around (had to wait another week for the replacement). I run it without the grill cutouts (i.e. using the standard lower passenger side grill), but was going to get around to this at the weekend before a trip to Donington to see if it makes any difference, hence asking about the price. I will also be making up a plate to go just behind the grill with the cutouts to prevent any damage from direct impact (e.g. a stone or gravel etc). Don't think it will make any serious difference to the volume of air entering the filter unless you're cranking well over 60 or 70 around the track. Will let you know how I get on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calm Chris Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Ta for that, I'll pop down and see the VW parts bloke later in the week. I'm quite a good model maker (planes and boats in a past life), if the cut outs are too hard I'll buy a dremmel or alternatively a rota blade thingy thats like a mini jig saw with 80k rpm! Will a powder coat take on plastic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Will a powder coat take on plastic? [/ QUOTE ] You normally need to heat the material to apply powder coat as it is effectively powder that turns to liquid and sticks to the heated material - normally steel or alloy (e.g. metal engine covers). You can get primer for plastics and your bodyshop doing the painting should be able to help you out/advise you on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiftyPence Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Do a search for the american and or australian part numbers as these come with the holes cut out already. [/ QUOTE ] It would appear that a number of owners on VWVortex have used a craft knife to cut out the holes themselves so i dont believe the US version came with cut-outs. Dont know about the Oz version though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan32 Posted August 2, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 Powder coat is put on by applying a positive or negative charge to the metal and then bombarding the piece with paint powder which has been charged with the opposite charge and then its baked in the oven so it wouldn't work on plastic. Mauve - what does the CCAI sound like? Had induction kit on my old MKIII 16V and it was only throaty when you accelerated hard. Is it a good sound? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mook Posted August 2, 2005 Report Share Posted August 2, 2005 [ QUOTE ] Mauve - what does the CCAI sound like? Had induction kit on my old MKIII 16V and it was only throaty when you accelerated hard. Is it a good sound? [/ QUOTE ] See my comment in your "CCAI" post. Sounds awesome. I run an AmD Stage 4 conversion as well which makes it a bit louder as all that fuel and air gets sucked in... Had to take the Milltek straight through centre section off after I fitted the CAI because the car was getting toooooo noisy. The centre section makes no difference to the performance anyway (on my car at least) so I'd rather have a quieter, less noticeable car (if that's possible with an R32)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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