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Originally Posted by ex-gti
I have. You are right.
The aesthetic component will outweigh functionality in this case. I just like the ways the additional resonator box looks. The intake itself is markedly more than the other intakes on the market (besides gruppeM). I went all out to make my car look that bit more special =)
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You should do a dyno session with the stock air box then use your last 2 runs with the sard intake pip/syms intake. Spending 1900-2000 on an intake set up, you should spend 50 bucks n dyno it with 3 runs to see what the difference. If I spent that much on just an intake set up I definitely would.
If it was just a 300 dollar intake I wouldnt bother but since you spend so much especially since you got the Sard CF intake pipe you should do it and report the results. Do 1 stock, 2 with the upgrades or 1 with oem drop in and 1 with after market drop in assuming you got an after market drop in filter with all this. I like this type of intake for the twins because it acts like a CAI but you dont need to take off the bumper to clean the filter like other after market intake pipes.
If you look at the drop in filter dyno thread where they tested 3 after market drop ins you would see that there was gains across the whole dyno graph of 5 whp. So with the syms intake the results would be interesting since Syms also claims you get 10 wtq with this intake duct when other drop in filters dont even get more than 1 wtq, this is assuming they used their drop in filter with the intake duct on there dyno. Sard is known for there R&D and I wouldnt be surprised if it performed slightly better than other intake tubes like AVO that got 2 whp with just the silicone tube. Since CF is known for attracting the least amount of heat than other types of materials.
This set up will probably do so well when other NA mods are released. This and Gruppe M's intakes are the 2 best performing intakes for this car so just imagine this set up with a proper tune and cams.