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Thats highly illegal! If you were to get pulled over you would get done quite nicely for that one...
Alternative is to get a FMIC that fits correctly with less curves in your piping as well for better flow. I'm sure you can sell your FMIC and get one more suited and just change your pipe work.
do it right and it'll look neater and fit in better with the right airflow coming in as well! ??????
or alternatively, deal with it how it is or do some hacking and be prone to the yellow birdy! (well yellow here... lol)What’s behind you doesn’t matter..Comment
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Who manufactured the bottom one?Originally posted by WhubbsieComment
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I think Neuspeed have one that fit straight on and apparently u only need to shave the bar back a bit, maybe Ian can shed further light on this..Comment
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You can't see what's behind the bumper anyway, so it would be one knowledgeable copper to pull me on that.
In SA there's no RWC and I have big brakes, so don't worry about having any frontal impacts.
The Golf and A3 while sharing lots of common parts have different bumpers. No one does an off the shelf front mount for an A3, that is any good.
The outlet on the turbo is about 2 inches in diameter so I doubt that the bends in the pipes, which are mandrel bent, cause a measurable restriction to airflow.
Admittedly, I could have put a smaller core in there but I reckon in Australia you can use all the cooling you can get. Plus I have a bigger turbo to go on over Christmas which will make good use of the size.
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gavin, looks awsome... clean job
MK4 GTI|REVO|4BAR ADJ FPR|APR FMIC|APR R1 DV|TURBO INLET PIPE|KONI|WHITELINE|CUSTOM CAI + K&N|2.5" TB + HI FLOW CAT| ECS DOGBONEComment
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Clean but dangerous! I'd go down the path Fuzion showed.
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I know putting a cover or a sheild is restrictive to the intercooler, but wouldn't be safer on the road and police wise to put a black or coloured sheild over the front?
I wouldn't know how to manufacture one but wouldn't be a heck of alot safer to avoid being defected? All those kits are quite visible.
Also, I read somewhere about using another standard intercooler in paralell which seemed to work as well when a larger turbocharger was installed. Who's gonna notice that?
80,000km 1997 MK3 VR6 manual for sale - www.vwwatercooled.org.au/forums/f23/80-000km-1997-manual-vr6-nsw-sydney-67658.htmlComment
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The Audi 1.8T uses two SMICs ... possibly go that way?
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Crossing the road is dangerous but doesn't stop you from doing it.Originally posted by FknDubbin View Post
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They have a different inlet manifold with the throttle body on the other side on the S3 and TT if that's what you are thinking of.Originally posted by DaveMack View Post
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