carbonio intake

[Davo_j]

what does everyone think of carbonio intake for vw golf gti mk5. is it worth me spending $300-$400?

[team_v]

I have one (non Golf - same engine) and it's great, really hear it sucking air in.

[driftn]

The Carbonio intake looks good and certainly adds a bit of appeal to the engine bay.
Someone on VWVortex did a flow test and concluded that it did free up the intake path a little.
In terms of performance however you wont really notice anything significant - if at all.
Adds a slight bit of induction noise but its only slight.
If you want to keep the OEM look then not a bad option.
Im going for the VWR intake shortly....

[Davo_j]

is it easy to install on my own, or do i need to get it professionally installed and re-tuned?

[team_v]

is it easy to install on my own, or do i need to get it professionally installed and re-tuned?

You can do it yourself, you may need some torx head screwdrivers though..
You won't need a re-tune.

[driftn]

As Team V mentioned, its pretty easy to do.
Just need a set of TORX drivers and a common screwdriver for the hose clamps.
I dropped a screw in the engine bay and spent an hour looking for it.
Aside from that and a few swear words it was easy to do.

Whilst doing this I also swapped the standard air filter with a K&N panel.
This required taking off the entire engine cover.
You need to wiggle & lift the cover evenly to avoid snapping the mounting posts.
That was "fun" but got there in the end.....

[Davo_j]

As Team V mentioned, its pretty easy to do.
Just need a set of TORX drivers and a common screwdriver for the hose clamps.
I dropped a screw in the engine bay and spent an hour looking for it.
Aside from that and a few swear words it was easy to do.

Whilst doing this I also swapped the standard air filter with a K&N panel.
This required taking off the entire engine cover.
You need to wiggle & lift the cover evenly to avoid snapping the mounting posts.
That was "fun" but got there in the end.....

thank you guys so much for the advise, im looking at buying these from ebay APR CARBONIO STAGE 1 COLD AIR INTAKE - AUDI / VW 1.8 TSI & 2.0 TSI | eBay (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/APR-CARBONIO-STAGE-1-COLD-AIR-INTAKE-AUDI-VW-1-8-TSI-2-0-TSI-/150793368718?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item231bfc348e#ht_1725wt_1159)

[team_v]

thank you guys so much for the advise, im looking at buying these from ebay APR CARBONIO STAGE 1 COLD AIR INTAKE - AUDI / VW 1.8 TSI & 2.0 TSI | eBay (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/APR-CARBONIO-STAGE-1-COLD-AIR-INTAKE-AUDI-VW-1-8-TSI-2-0-TSI-/150793368718?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item231bfc348e#ht_1725wt_1159)

I would make sure they ship to Australia as APR Aus has a local distribution with a licence agreement in place to inhibit the purchase of items from the US dealers.

[Davo_j]

I would make sure they ship to Australia as APR Aus has a local distribution with a licence agreement in place to inhibit the purchase of items from the US dealers.

thank you so much for your help =D