Air Intake padding

[jkash31]

Just got a new K&N drop in and a 034inlet, I know some people have taken out the noise reducing padding in the stock box for a bigger turbo "sneeze" as i like to put it. - Is there any pictures or instructions on how to do this? I searched the tech area and couldn't find anything, and I really didnt want to start taking apart my air intake.

Thanks!

[yungcotter]

I just ripped mine out. Theres a plastic piece holding it in pop that off and pull out the padding.

[Jay-Bee]

I really didnt want to start taking apart my air intake.

Good luck getting the filter in then.

Once you open it up it's pretty clear, not hard.

[jkash31]

sweet, thanks guys.

[CorneliusRox]

I really didnt want to start taking apart my air intake.

lol you're definitely going to need to. The hardest part it dealing with the overhead (grill to box) tube, and you need to take that out to do the inlet pipe.

[jkash31]

yeah that grill to box is easy, I had to do that for my headlights. I just ment I didn't want to start ripping apart my box. lol

[Stewy]

No one wants a ripped open box...sorry, couldn't resist. I took mine out, this is before I put the Carbonio in. It definitely adds a deeper "tone" to the intake if that makes sense.

[bnish]

can this process be reversed, or do you have to break some clips etc to remove the assembly?

[s4b585]

can this process be reversed, or do you have to break some clips etc to remove the assembly?

The lattice holding the foam in place is plastic welded to the airbox if i remember correctly so it's not easily reversed.

[DRAKLORE]

It's things like this that make me happy I no longer need to worry about revision DVs, upgraded PCV systems, opening air boxes, or basically anything that has to do with fucking about on the stock motor

[shiro1745]

Don't do it. U won't get any extra noise. Ask me how i know.

[DRAKLORE]

Removing the hood padding adds the most noise

[Ed Gein]

Removing the hood padding adds the most noise

what does this involve doing?

[DRAKLORE]

5 mins at most. 6 plastic pins or so, push them together and pull them out

[Ed Gein]

thanks

[CorneliusRox]

probably going to do this tonight when I do my cam follower

[Adub-Drew]

I just yanked mine out, it wa nice when the box was clean inside, whenever there was sand, animal nests, leaves in there it would rustle around and be super annoying. So I just bought a p flow cone the other day strapped it onto the maf/ custom heat shielding. Sounds much better.

[shiro1745]

Removing the hood padding adds the most noise

Correction, removing the hood itself adds the most noise LOL

[Hugh@EuropaParts]

Correction, removing the hood itself adds the most noise LOL

Correction, destroying your DV adds the most noise. Psssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

[mec]

Don't do it. U won't get any extra noise. Ask me how i know.

how do you know?

[grassrootz]

Correction, destroying your DV adds the most noise. Psssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...

All day whhoooosshhh. STi type whoosh..even better with the WOT pppssssshhhhh.

[shiro1745]

how do you know?

I read a lot LOL

[soleam87]

Removing the hood padding adds the most noise

Hey Shane, other than the noise, any other side effects from take the sound deadener off (i.e., paint flaking, warping)?

[bnish]

its intended use is not to deaden the sound. its supposed to put out a fire in your engine bay if you ever get one. i took mine off on my gti like 10 years ago and it didnt ruin the paint or anything

[mec]

Removing the hood padding adds the most noise

I just removed my firewall, definitely added more turbo woosh.

[Lensch09]

Umm....no heat suppressant on the hood?
-Dan

[Ed Gein]

Removing the hood padding adds the most noise

I pulled it out today and noticed no difference :(

And to everyone who thinks its to protect the paint its not. It dosent get that nearly hot enough under there to do anything to the paint lol

[CorneliusRox]

I took my padding out of my air box last night and hear no difference at all. And for those of you that think it will be just unclipping a couple things... it's not. I took the box out, threw a long allen wrench down the skinny hole, beat it with a hammer, and that's how I got those damn clips out.

Oh well, it just had some dirt on it. They didnt make changing air filters the easiest thing on our cars did they?

[soleam87]

I took my padding out of my air box last night and hear no difference at all. And for those of you that think it will be just unclipping a couple things... it's not. I took the box out, threw a long allen wrench down the skinny hole, beat it with a hammer, and that's how I got those damn clips out.

Oh well, it just had some dirt on it. They didnt make changing air filters the easiest thing on our cars did they?

Remove airbox, and oem filter, replace with any dry cone filter. And boom, you have a "custom" intake with your spooling noise...

Approx $20 and about 10 minutes.

[CorneliusRox]

frees up some room too. Why didnt you leave the stock heat shield?

and what size OD does the cone have to be? do you know off hand?

[soleam87]

Heat shield came off with the box, I just never thought about it. IIRC, I think 3" cone, If anything just use couplers to size up or down. Cleaning the intake now is a breeze.

I now have a 034 TIP heat wrapped just like the pictures stock inlet pipe. It doesn't really make a difference as far as heat sink, Our cars are still gonna get heat sink no matter what, unless you get a fmic

[CorneliusRox]

Heat shield came off with the box, I just never thought about it. IIRC, I think 3" cone, If anything just use couplers to size up or down. Cleaning the intake now is a breeze.

I now have a 034 TIP heat wrapped just like the pictures stock inlet pipe. It doesn't really make a difference as far as heat sink, Our cars are still gonna get heat sink no matter what, unless you get a fmic

I might do this this weekend

[jkash31]

Remove airbox, and oem filter, replace with any dry cone filter. And boom, you have a "custom" intake with your spooling noise...

Approx $20 and about 10 minutes.

not to be a dick, but your inlet hose looks like foil and cheap.

[shiro1745]

Heat shield came off with the box, I just never thought about it. IIRC, I think 3" cone, If anything just use couplers to size up or down. Cleaning the intake now is a breeze.

I now have a 034 TIP heat wrapped just like the pictures stock inlet pipe. It doesn't really make a difference as far as heat sink, Our cars are still gonna get heat sink no matter what, unless you get a fmic

After I'll change my timing belt I'll get some logs with

1. the stock air box on
2. the custom CAI I have on
3. the Cone filter sitting in the engine bay with no heat shield

and be put and end to all these speculations. I'll record boost, IAT, MAF, but my question is how I get logs for power or torque with VAG-com? cause at the end I guess that's all that matters.

There's probably no accuracy in logging power numbers with VAG-com on a modified car ??


EDIT: but ^ this option is the easiest and cheapest I've ever seen. Doesn't look bad either. So instead of getting a ~40 K&N drop in just get a ~40 cone filter, nice...

[CorneliusRox]

After I'll change my timing belt I'll get some logs with

1. the stock air box on
2. the custom CAI I have on
3. the Cone filter sitting in the engine bay with no heat shield

and be put and end to all these speculations. I'll record boost, IAT, MAF, but my question is how I get logs for power or torque with VAG-com? cause at the end I guess that's all that matters.

There's probably no accuracy in logging power numbers with VAG-com on a modified car ??


EDIT: but ^ this option is the easiest and cheapest I've ever seen. Doesn't look bad either. So instead of getting a ~40 K&N drop in just get a ~40 cone filter, nice...

I started a thread where someone already did this. It was called something like 'restrictive oem air intake'. Turns out that our OEM air boxes flow better (more and colder) air than the cone. At least with our K03's and I would assume with a K04 and K0R too. BT you would probably want a cone, and vented to the pass side SMIC since you would probably have a front mount by then

[Philthy]

I yanked the padding off both the hood and inside the airbox as soon as I got the car. The airbox padding is meant to suppress noise, but I don't think the effort was worth it. I just hated the way the padding under the hold looked, plus I clean my bay constantly in the summer and it got wet and looked worse...ran without it for over a year through summer and winter with no ill effects to paint.

[Ed Gein]

I started a thread where someone already did this. It was called something like 'restrictive oem air intake'. Turns out that our OEM air boxes flow better (more and colder) air than the cone. At least with our K03's and I would assume with a K04 and K0R too. BT you would probably want a cone, and vented to the pass side SMIC since you would probably have a front mount by then

I thought for a sec about doing the cone mod too but I think if anything it would just suck in hot air rather than the well flowing oem box that gets its cold air through the grill....

[Adub-Drew]

My setup is same as soleam86 but i went for a cleaner look (no offense) I love it every bit and sounds awesome!

Here's my build thread if your interested : http://www.audizine.com/forum/showth...04#post7268304

[Ed Gein]

I like the open one more, no offense.

[thenofjboy]

^ open "may" look better but the intake is completely exposed to heat radiating off the turbo & CAT. Basically making this a HAI.