Mk7 / MK7.5 Budget Intake Build! 

Which apr intake, I had the 1st gen apr, didnt make power, the design for airflow make no sense. Ive sold it and put a 100mm open intake with Bmc filter

The Neuspeed module is a great item and it will not void the warranty. Make sure the dip switch is set for 91 octane and enjoy!

@@Driven2Compete thanks for the advice. Definitely buying it now.

Thanks. I actually ended up buying that from ECS and it's a VW unit. Apparently the Euro models use that plate to block off the intake from the factory.

@@Driven2Compete I live in the EU, I have a 2.0TDI though, but as far as I know its the same intake/airbox. For some reason I dont have that unit either. Might buy it at the Vw dealership, should be about 15 euros if I recall correctly. Just to see what difference it will make. The gap could be useful in my case since I drive a diesel with a particle filter, which needs to regen once in a while and when it does that, the EGT goes skyrocket. The gap might cool the engine bay down a little bit quicker. After opening the right side of the intake there was a noticable difference to be honest. I didnt dyno it before opening it up though.

@@Driven2Compete By the way. In your case, there is a plastic manifold right behind the gap on the left side, so it might be less cooled now. Make sure it doesnt start melting.

there is a hole on the bottom of the airbox to lead water out of it.

Today installed in my car ^^

Yes! It flowed so much that the stage 1+ tune on it couldn't adjust for the additional air and lower temps. I kept getting a lean condition at the bottom O2 sensor after the cat. So, I went full stage 2 with an intercooler, pipe kit, etc. HUGE difference! I did a video on that as well if you want to check it out.

@@Driven2Compete right on! Which tune did you go with?

@@stathi13 I am running the Performance by IE stage 2 93 octane high torque tune with the tcu tune and love it!

@@Driven2Compete I just cut out the air duct openings this weekend on my '17 GTI - a couple weeks before that I installed a CTS turbo inlet elbow and CTS open intake. It's great for sound but I think there is some power loss vs the closed airbox. I found this piece on ECSTuning's website called the "Performance Inlet Scoop Kit" that I think would be a nice addition to this airbox mod. It creates a vent on the intake side of the grille and also a scoop from the grille up to the intake duct for a DIY ram-air effect. Check it out!

Hey, its your opinion. It works a flows more air then a stage 1 tune could support without a cel.

Hello! Great to hear from you! No water issues. Now, if you were to attempt to drive through a significant amount of standing water or flooding, then I would expect to have a water issue. If you are overly concerned, just add an additional drain to the air box. Thanks for commenting and for watching!

The car isn't driven in heavy rain or through standing water, so no worries regarding hydro lock.

In the description for the video

There are a number of aftermarket cais that offer a product similar to the product I modified. There are drain holes and other design cues to keep water from being drawn into the engine. So, I believe the modification to be safe and efficient as long as you have tuning to support the additional air flow.

You really won't see or feel a difference without tuning. I was surprised how much it woke the car up on a stage 1 tune from APR when compared to stock. I can't answer your question any other way, because I didn't dyno the car.

Agree with the Stage 1 tune. I thought the car was already quick from the factory but the tune takes it to another level.

Good,,vid,,,,did it my self years ago,,,don't wast money on aftermarket intake unless you want more induction sound,,, Wish I had the patient's to do the intercooler upgrade like U did 😃👍

There is no power improvement, because all this flow is based on the system of connected wessels, the whole flow improvement is going under the bonnet via open space on the left side...

No water issues in rain

@@Driven2Compete thanks

Without a tune, you will want to leave the stock air filter with snow screen installed and don't install a block off plate to the back of the grill.

Well, for starters, any air that would have flow through the opened (now closed) section would have only one way to go....towards the airbox. Also, drilling or filing out the N/S section of the scoop (which is also blocked off) would also increase flow. That's basic physics. As for the drop in filter doing the same. Not really. If you have only one way the feed us coming in, then a filter alone won't increase flow as much as having multiple entry points of flow. Plus, the surface area of a panel filter is less than a standard paper unit, so it might be more free flowing, but it won't filter as well.

He did say budget intake build....not $5000 mod build....of which the last $3000 got you about 30 HP....and 2 tenths of a sec. in quarter mile...

This mod should be considered as additioanl benefit over drop in high flow filters. I am on IE stage 1 and IE DSG tune, for reference. I just did snow guard removal and opened up the intake grid as shown in the video. One very obvious difference can be reproduced is by tapping the paddle quickly. Something like from + 5% throttle and let it go back to where it was and then + 5% again. Doing this at around 1 second or less interval in sport mode or manual. What would be noticed is OEM felt 'lagging'/'choking' when transitioning from the two different gas demands. It does not react as quickly as after the mods. My guess is the OEM is good enough for the amount of air the engine needs, just may not be deliverying that amount as quickly. For example, maybe when changing the demands of air intake so quickly, there exists some kind of vaccum/pressure difference in the narrow tunnels, where for a split second it does not work as efficent. By looking at the OEM design, it appears to be for the function of seperating larger particles from getting into the intake, since there is a height difference from the left-side open hole to the air path way that goes to the righ to where the air box is. I don't want to pay for the expensive aftermaket intakes for the reseason they do not provide cooler intake air over stock. I have seen tests supporting this idea from the Humble Mechanic and the Engineer Explaned. They do look cool and also solve the response isssue I described above.

Not worth spending 5000$ on an mk6 gti

Hacking it to pieces? Skidding around over a rubbish bin? I appreciate the comments, but totally disagree with the comments. None of my cars are hacked up and I was working over a trash can to minimize cleanup. I was also trying to utilize some of the basic tools and environment most may have to work with at home. Anyway, Thank you for watching and for sharing your thoughts.

This guy gets it. Unless you're going above IS20 with a tune there's no good reason to upgrade/bastardize the intake.

I agree too. Tried loads of aftermarket filters and intakes in my time and you just lose torque instead. The engine won’t suck more air in than it needs no mater how many holes are in front of the filter! May sound a bit louder but it’s a placebo effect.

@Flipgurujn Actually, a stage 2 unitronic tune only REQUIRES a downpipe upgrade. the intake, turbo inlet and intercooler are recommended upgrades. I have a 2019 golf r with unitronic stage 1+ ecu and stage 1 tcu the rest is stock. Also a pedal commander which made the throttle response ridiculous. Wondering if I would see any differences with a drop in panel filter like k&n or AFE... I would like to keep the rest of the car stock. www.getunitronic.com/ecu-tuning/vw-golfr-2019-stage2

I'm not sure what information is missing from the video? I try to give alot more information then other videos. If you have questions, I'm glad to help. As for idle problems, I truly think its tuning. With my IE stage 2 tune, the car runs, drives, and performs flawlessly. Honestly, it's hard to believe a tune is that well sorted out that there aren't any quirks that randomly show up.

Haha Nah he will be fine. Water can't just flow in that easy. The grill wont let water in that hole the way it covers that stuff up.

Nonsense. Stop parroting rubbish on topics you know nothing about

What, the Trump flag?

Geezus chrimeny christ! IT IS! NO! And here I was beginning to like this video. God damnit man what a let down.

@@jamesjohnson3910 Wow you are special...not liking a video that has nothing to do with politics because of something you saw on hanging on his wall...

@@jamesjohnson3910 youre right, he should put up a hammer n sickle flag! Smh

@@jamesjohnson3910 trump is god.

@@jackfrost5398 didn't age well.