Carbonio Intake? WTF??

[utripn]

does anyone have problems with these intakes??? mine just wont sit straight on to the firewall... i thought the lid was supposed to sit right up against the firewall like the pics on their site, but my right side is off like 2 1/2 inches. does anybody have any suggestions???

[evilgabbie]

yea mine's like that as well and i am sure you will get more ppl telling u the same thing

i actually had to trim a tab off mine .. that's how bad the fitment was

[utripn]

yea mine's like that as well and i am sure you will get more ppl telling u the same thing

i actually had to trim a tab off mine .. that's how bad the fitment was

well i just sent pics to carbonio and they say its not right, so i think they will send a new one out... hope so, its not cheap

[gunxit]

Very shitty intake. Wish I stayed stock.

Will never buy Carbonio again

[7speed]

mine is fine, I used a self tapping screw to hold mine in place.

[evilgabbie]

sending it in and getting one back would've taken forever and cost me more shipping fees.. sigh...

self tapping screw ? what's that ?

[Smiley]

mine doesnt fit in the corner like their pictures..but whatever, i dont care

does its job

[b6onboost]

if your only issue is that the lid does not sit correctly on the heatshield, try taking the intake off, losening the heatshield bolts to allow some flex, then reinstalling it. i found that if you bolt it together tightly the lid doesn't come close to fitting, but if you losen it and take some time to fit it correctly, it sits right and all the holes line up. even then, its a tight fit to make everything look right.

the intake does its job, looks and sounds great, and i don't mind that i paid a lot for it.

[DownhillA4]

if your only issue is that the lid does not sit correctly on the heatshield, try taking the intake off, losening the heatshield bolts to allow some flex, then reinstalling it. i found that if you bolt it together tightly the lid doesn't come close to fitting, but if you losen it and take some time to fit it correctly, it sits right and all the holes line up. even then, its a tight fit to make everything look right.

the intake does its job, looks and sounds great, and i don't mind that i paid a lot for it.

What site has this unit the cheapest? Couple of days ago the lowest price I saw was $349.95 @ MJMAutohaus, tonight I went to purchase it and its back to $374.95. If you guys know any other sites that sell them or happen to come upon a site that sells them, let me know, thanks.

[Jbone29]

sending it in and getting one back would've taken forever and cost me more shipping fees.. sigh...

self tapping screw ? what's that ?

its basically like a screw but the tip is like a drill bit so it can get through thicker material

[Siggiepop]

mine doesn't sit perfectly into the corner like the pics but mine was cost free, not complaining about that

[utripn]

stock is way better, plus if you get the nuespeed extreme TIP it wont fit.

[vdubstreets]

Mine doenst fit correctly either, and its faded. But i havent looked into it. The one on my GTi is pretty decent.

The bixenon headlights dont help either anyone have bixenon lights with the carbanio?

[[IX]]

stock is way better, plus if you get the nuespeed extreme TIP it wont fit.

^^TRUE^^
I had to do about 1 1/2 hours of fighting to get it to hook up. Now the CF sits about 2 inches off the Firewall

[DownhillA4]

I don't get some of these aftermarket companies. Why make a product that doesn't fit.

[B6Lovin]

because most of the people posting in this thread paid about 400 bucks for it anyways

i spent that 400 bucks on a wideband 02 and lots of beer
(and lets not forget that as stated earlier this intake is only good for a relatively stock setup.... mods that you have to replace or remove as you continue to modify your car are wasted money. hence I went straight to stage 3 -- and then BAT..)

[A4 Moda]

I had to loosen the screws, then it fits. Kinda.

Post some pics

[CyberPMG]

I believe this has been discussed here when the V2 intake first came out.

Here's the reason for things not fitting correctly. It's all about where the MAF is positioned in the engine bay. With the Carbonio V2 intake, the MAF now sits slightly more towards the firewall than it did when it was connected to the OEM airbox. Because of the positioning, it throws off the turbo inlet pipe (which are designed to fit with the MAF in the OEM position).

Now with Carbonio, you're causing the inlet pipe to stretch to a position that's not really designed to reach (due to the molding/forming of the pipe). The result is that the pipe will want to move back to it's original form and cause the CF lid to sit crooked.

There is a solution. You can get an inlet pipe extension (also known as a transition hose). By adding the extension, the pipe can now reach the MAF without stretching and allow the CF lid to remain flush against the firewall. I've had to do this for my setup (I have the Neuspeed XTreme TIP).

I was able to get one over at Eurocode: http://www.ecodetuning.com/shop/cart...t_detail&p=764

[ben light]

Mine does not sit flush against the firewall. It is only about a 1/4" off. Not Complaining. Mine actually went together pretty easy. I did notice that the turbo does spool faster. So all this crap about saying the stock is better. SORRY I do not think so.

[Kittrell]

Mine does not sit flush against the firewall. It is only about a 1/4" off. Not Complaining. Mine actually went together pretty easy. I did notice that the turbo does spool faster. So all this crap about saying the stock is better. SORRY I do not think so.

Yeah, not so much................

[Papachristou]

Yeah, not so much................

its been dyno'ed to give up to ZERO hp/tq gains.. money well spent

[F16HTON]

Looks good.

FWIW, on my next trip to our CF manufacturer, we will have passenger side engine bay cover in CF that matches our drivers side.

It will do absolutely dick for performance, but may satisfy the needs of those who want some blizzzing.

I anyone has and questions what the drivers side cover looks like, here is a picture on RXREP's car



The cover I am making goes right here

[pondside36]

That should look rear nice and compliment the RS4 cover you wrapped.

[rxrep]

That should look rear nice and compliment the RS4 cover you wrapped.

Freudian slip, lol.

[dougyfresh]

Freudian slip, lol.

Haha

Nice catch.

[F16HTON]

That should look rear nice and compliment the RS4 cover you wrapped.

Not wrapped...100% genuine CF, fits much better than the OEM part.

[pondside36]

^^ Oh I didn't know it wasn't wrapped, very nice.. and oops on the "rear".. lol

[Papachristou]

argh! i wished there was someone near greg with a USP who wanted their black piece on the rear bumper in CF! i cant ship my bumper to him

[absolutegtr]

Greg, so that new piece you plan on getting made....will it resemble the B6S4 cover?

[20A4Audi1.8t01]

What site has this unit the cheapest? Couple of days ago the lowest price I saw was $349.95 @ MJMAutohaus, tonight I went to purchase it and its back to $374.95. If you guys know any other sites that sell them or happen to come upon a site that sells them, let me know, thanks.

check eurocode tuning.com thats where I got mine $322 shipped. They usually have pretty good deals going on from time to time.

[F16HTON]

argh! i wished there was someone near greg with a USP who wanted their black piece on the rear bumper in CF! i cant ship my bumper to him

To easy, on my next trip to FI, I will take a OEM sticker for them to copy.

[DownhillA4]

check eurocode tuning.com thats where I got mine $322 shipped. They usually have pretty good deals going on from time to time.

Thanks. Just checked, they have it for $341 at the moment.

[FireWire]

no problems with mine , fits snug against the firewall.

[F16HTON]

Greg, so that new piece you plan on getting made....will it resemble the B6S4 cover?

Very similar however it will be made to fit the 1.8T airbox perfectly