fitted intake now really loud

[davey_charlie]

Hey guys I recently fitted an intake to my mk5 gti and it now the spool and bov is extremley loud, its like its amplified in the cabin. Is there some sort of noise pipe on the adm models? I also have a wrx with a td06 and no air filter and the gti spool is alot louder

[Umai Naa!!]

There's a reason why the OEM one is restrictive.

It's to keep the induction noise down.

[davey_charlie]

Yes I know that. But I have fitted many intakes to turbo cars and nothing has been this loud as this. Its like an amplified sound coming through the passenger footwell. As I said my wrx running a td06 20g at 22 psi no air filter isnt as loud as this.

[h100vw]

Hey guys I recently fitted an intake to my mk5 gti and it now the spool and bov is extremley loud, its like its amplified in the cabin. Is there some sort of noise pipe on the adm models? I also have a wrx with a td06 and no air filter and the gti spool is alot louder

What intake and can you do us a photo?

Gavin

[davey_charlie]

Spyder intake with k&n filter

[h100vw]

Spyder intake with k&n filter

Never seen a review on that one mate.

Just wondering if as an experiment you could fit something around the filter. This won't sound right but I know what is in my head If you had a suitable coffee tin cut so it would sit over the filter and be sealed to at the bottom. Probably with say at least an inch clearance from the filter at all points.

I wonder if that would quieten it down. I know it's a bit of work but as an experiment, I wouldn't spend too long on it. If it cuts the noise then I'd look at making something more permanent and aesthetic.

I think open filters tend to allow the sound to bounce around in the enclosure too much.


Gavin

More thinking out loud. You could also try some sound deadening material on the shielding. Like the wadding they use in speaker boxes or dynamat. Again for experimental purposes before a permanent fix.

[Umai Naa!!]

Of course it's going to be loud in the car. 90% of it runs along the firewall.

Not sure what you can do to quieten it down. Maybe some of that adheasive heat sheild matting?

[Tom87]

If you didn't get any performance gain, just put the old intake back in and put the aftermarket one up for sale.

Nothing worse than driving a vacuum cleaner.

[bazzle]

If you didn't get any performance gain, just put the old intake back in and put the aftermarket one up for sale.

Nothing worse than driving a vacuum cleaner.

Ill second that. OE intake is probably more than sufficient for a standard or mildly modded motor.

Years ago I should of got into the Air Intake game, many a sucker around the corner