Haha that sounds good to me. Being a Toolmaker, it should be within my scope too. ;)
I'll Borrow his car and bust out the hole saw kit then!
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What sorta noise though?
a)flutter/compressor surge from blocking BOV - dunno what that does to GTi's though... works well for other makes/models...
b)intake noise from bigger and higher flowing pipework
c)Atmospheric BOV
As said above, you'd hear the stock plumb back or diverter valve if you open up the intake... usually sounds pretty nice.
Just make sure you're attacking the underside of it (unlike that photo); otherwise you'll have a unfiltered air intake.