Cold Air Intakes

[JK8]

Im looking for Cold Air Intakes for the Polo GTi.
Currently have the PD160 and K&N setup.

Any recommendations?
ITG dont make intakes for the PGTi:(

[Blitzen]

Might look at doing a search next time mate. There was a huge thread in here a while ago on the subject here...

http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/forums/f127/air-intakes-40015.html

[clicht]

Bmc/Cda do a good intake, and if you place it well enough, you can keep the std battery

[vwthunder]

Bmc/Cda do a good intake, and if you place it well enough, you can keep the std battery

Yours is a BMC OTA isnt it?

[clicht]

Yup it is...

[vwthunder]

Yup it is...

CDA is too big to fit in there, unless you do major move/relocation of battery

[Sheen]

was just wondering upgrading intake makes any different?
lets say if i just change the stock intake panel to K&N panel, would it makes any different?
or unless i change it to those Pod Filter
or SRI & CAI

Thanks!

[vwthunder]

Probably the best thing to do is to get yourself a panel filter and a Seat PD 160

[pog]

Probably the best thing to do is to get yourself a panel filter and a Seat PD 160

I'm going to agree. I had the BMC CDA but sold it. Personally, the effort wasn't worth it, BUT if you know what you're doing then all good.

[Buller_Scott]

was just wondering upgrading intake makes any different?
lets say if i just change the stock intake panel to K&N panel, would it makes any different?
or unless i change it to those Pod Filter
or SRI & CAI

Thanks!

hey mate, hows things?

the pd160 intake does make a difference - it certainly did with mine in terms of being able to shuffle along with traffic at lower revs whilst warming up, so that's a good thing.

panel filter will make a difference to the noise, but it wont make too much of a difference to performance. that being said, i've removed my bmc filter, so if you want one (it's clean and ready to go) then you can have it for $50 (it was on my car for 25,000kms, no damage etc etc).

pod filter - the VW system in place, once you've got a pd160 intake, is actually a pretty good setup - direct air feed from a high pressure external point on the front grille, few bends etc. a pod filter is a step back, really - sucking in hot air from the engine bay, unless you go to the trouble of trying to fab up a heat shield, in which case you're still not drawing air from a high pressure point.

i know there have been lots of threads about cai's and pod filters etc, but dont underestimate the legitimacy of the stock setup. the geeks at VW thought of everything when they designed it - grid infront of the maf to smooth out airflow, the ram trumpet in the upper (clean) side of the airbox that helps to direct air swiftly - i experimented, and took that trumpet off, and the car DEFINITELY felt lazier.

unless you're willing to spend $1000 on a bmc cda, or otherwise a few hundred and a bit of time trying to design and produce your own "cai" setup, for the purpose of chasing down that 1.5/10ths sec faster 0-100 time, it's.... well, i dont think it's really worth it.

[Sheen]

ook, are u guys going to the sunday morning meeting/cruising? if so i can meet u guys there and have a further talk about it =]
thanks

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by the way what is PD 160 >.>
where can i get that? O_O!

[Servo]

I have a spare PD160 if you're interested

[noone]

jump on that. second best mod after chipping.

[Bflat]

ook, are u guys going to the sunday morning meeting/cruising? if so i can meet u guys there and have a further talk about it =]
thanks

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by the way what is PD 160 >.>
where can i get that? O_O!


PD 160 is the larger diameter intake and trumpet as installed on the Seat Cupra/Leon.

The best part about this mod is that it clips straight in and is made of the same plastic of every other part and looks stock as a rock.

Get on it son, I waited weeks for mine from the UK.

[theOctopus]

PD 160 is the larger diameter intake and trumpet as installed on the Seat Cupra/Leon.

The best part about this mod is that it clips straight in and is made of the same plastic of every other part and looks stock as a rock.

Get on it son, I waited weeks for mine from the UK.

Would they fit a mk4 golf???

[noone]

Doubt it. Suited to the Polo 9n3's, maybe 9n as well (same body).

[Buller_Scott]

Would they fit a mk4 golf???

hey jake, unfortunately it wont fit as it's the intake that's designed for the previous model seat ibiza cupra - we're just lucky that it fits the 9n model polos.

[Old_Fart]

I also have a brand new - never fitted - Seat PD160 cold air intake and trumpet for a 2006-2009 Polo GTI for sale.

It was purchased for a Polo GTI that was sold before the PD160 was able to be delivered to me in Sydney.

As noted in other posts - this simple bolt-on accessory corrects the action by VW to detune the Polo GTI 1.8T engine and not undermine the value of the almost similar but higher output 1.8T engine in the Audi A4.

I paid $160 for the Seat PD160 - now for sale with the original bubble wrap packaging for $120.

[Sheen]

ohh so my polo gti originally got PD130? and if i increase to PD160 would be better? where can i get them?

[Buller_Scott]

yes, the pd160 intake is good. i would look to the business called Dub Addiction (username ''tim'' on here) as he might still have some in stock/ sourcing them for melbourne locals.

[Sheen]

tim is out of stock with that! anyone else that is selling in melbourne? that u guys know of?
please let me know T_T!

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if i want it, would u manage to ship it down to melbourne?

[Blitzen]

Try Jabba Sport...

On a side note, why start another Intakes thread when we already had one going that discussed almost the same things in it. I posted the link to it in the first reply to this thread.

[Sheen]

hey, do u still have that PD160? would u be able to ship to melbourne?

[Blitzen]

Will Jabba Sport not send to Melbourne??

[boogs]

About $130 au from Jabba Sport to Melbourne. First class int shipping too.

[Sheen]

have u bought anything from that website before?
how long does it takes to ship down to melbourne?

[GRP]

have u bought anything from that website before?
how long does it takes to ship down to melbourne?

Send a PM to Servo and you may be able to buy the one he has.

[boogs]

Nah I haven't. But they have a good online store. I'll probably be gettin my PD160 from there next week. I'll let you know how I go.

[Servo]

Yep, he sure has. He's currently backup if the deals falls through.

I bought mine from Jabba took about 3 weeks. $10 for shipping so don't get too excited on how long it'll take. Also got the cone in the box as Eddy mentioned in another thread.

And I finally bought the Forge Tip, Throttle body hose and the strut brace. Got a full Miltek on the way as well so working towards making the engine breath a bit better.

[Sheen]

sorry~ what cone? i'm not to sure what u on about

[Blitzen]

sorry~ what cone? i'm not to sure what u on about

The intake cone. This attaches to the rear side of the grill and to the opening of the intake pipe... It comes as one of the two pieces of the PD160 trunk kit as the stock trumpet is too small to attach to the PD160 trunk.

[Sheen]

so if i get PD160, do i need to also get the cone? or normally that cone comes with PD160?

[Blitzen]

so if i get PD160, do i need to also get the cone? or normally that cone comes with PD160?

Yes to both questions.

Picture taken from the Jabba Sport website...

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/images/imported/2012/03/572793e0-1.jpg

On the left you can see the stock intake with the stock intake trumpet attached, one on the left is the PD160 intake with the trumpet attached. It is a two piece kit, and as a whole, it takes about 15min to attach, and the only tool you need is the double ended screw driver that comes as part of the tool kit in the boot of your car.

[Servo]

sorry~ what cone? i'm not to sure what u on about

Some people have the BMC air filter but Eddy mentioned this in another thread, this is what I also bought: JabbaSport Fabia vRS "Cone In Box" Filter Replacement (http://www.jabbasport.com/store/index.php?app=gbu0&ns=prodshow&ref=JSIKFABIAVRSCONE)

It's just an air pod filter bolted on to a metal plate so it fits in your standard air box. You could probably find an air filter with the right dimensions and do the fabrication yourself.

As Blitzen mention, the PD160 does come in two pieces, the air pipe and the trumpet which takes about 15 minutes to install if that.

[Sheen]

hey Servo ,
so this " JabbaSport Fabia vRS "Cone In Box" Filter Replacement" will also fit into my Polo Gti 9n3 perfectly?

[Servo]

hey Servo ,
so this " JabbaSport Fabia vRS "Cone In Box" Filter Replacement" will also fit into my Polo Gti 9n3 perfectly?

Yep, it sure will. I've got this in my car atm.

[Sheen]

feel any different compare to stock intake (paper filter)
=]

[Servo]

The change isn't night and day, but I can feel the car just breaths better and feels slightly smoother. When I pulled the stock filter out I was suprised as how compacted it was. Obviously this is a good thing in order to get clean air into the engine but I think a little bit restrictive. I might not get a lot of performance but I know it's doing good for the engine.

[blackbetty]

i've just recieved a pd160 intake which i bought from partsworld-uk.
including shipping, it came to 94 pounds. took less than 2 weeks to arrive.
cant wait for tomorrow morning so i can put it on and go for spin.

[Sheen]

Blackbetty let me know how u feel yea! I got mine too but haven't get to install it yet :)

[pog]

Blackbetty let me know how u feel yea! I got mine too but haven't get to install it yet :)

Install it, takes no more than 20 minutes regardless of skill!

It makes quite a difference. Car breathes better to redline.

[Sheen]

Damn boy can't Walt man!! Atm working for my air filter wahaha then go get Apr free trial lol

[blackbetty]

i installed the pd160 and cleaned out my k&n filter. and there is a nice difference in airflow to the motor now, is certainly feels like it breaths better and has a crisp rev in the higher range. Keep in mind that i still have a stock ECU and exhaust.
one more thing, i was looking at the piece that the pd160 clicks in to (the one that screws into the car) - and i thought it too looked a bit restrictive, so i cut out the plastic bit and now the opening has more area/cm2 than the pd160 intake trumpet. without cutting that plastic flap, it would have been about 1/2 the area.

next on the list is a downpipe (using the factory cat and exhaust)....improve the breathing in the motor, should also improve the breathing out :)

[Blitzen]

You won't feel much difference if you are using the stock cat.... That is where most of the restriction is.

[blackbetty]

ah yeah thats a really good point. i might hold off then and save the pennies for a full exhaust.

[JK8]

Sorry for creating another thread.
Anyway, ITG has a flatbed for our 9N3s they also have a CAI system.
Just waiting on pricing.

[GTiPilot]

I have a spare PD160 if you're interested

Hi Servo, do you still have this available? How much are you looking for it?

Cheers,

Scott

[Servo]

Hi Servo, do you still have this available? How much are you looking for it?

Cheers,

Scott

Hey mate,

I've sold it unfortunately but you can purchase it from Jabba.
Fabia VRS PD160 Intake Upgrade (http://www.jabbasport.com/store/index.php?app=gbu0&ns=prodshow&ref=JSFAIU)

[arcenite]

that will fit the polo 9N I presume? :p

[Blitzen]

Yes... The PD160 fits the 9N3 Polo GTI and Skoda Fabia VRS.

[arcenite]

Yes... The PD160 fits the 9N3 Polo GTI and Skoda Fabia VRS.

thanks blitzen!

[kesh7001]

hey guys,

is there like a step by step guide to fit the pd160. i aint very good when it comes to these things...

[kurtkubin]

hey guys,

is there like a step by step guide to fit the pd160. i aint very good when it comes to these things...

Kesh7001 Check out the POLO DIY sticky thread, heaps of helpful info.

Here is the step by step guide for the seat intake, http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/forums/f127/seat-air-intake-installation-instructions-6160.html