Polo Gti - Pod Vs Seat/bmc

[Petrina Polo]

Hi,

Which intake is better for Polo Gti..

Pod set up off standard tip.

- more airflow
- can hear turbo spooling better
- intercooler should do its job and offset any higher intake temps

SEAT/BMC Panel

- Quieter
- Cooler intake charge
- similar air flow?


Would the intercooler ensure air temps are the same whether a pod filter is used as opposed to SEAT/BMC combo?

[Chrisuk-polo]

Intercooler does all the cooling the turbo acts as a heater for the incoming air, so makes no difference i prefer a cone filter sounds better and less restrictive, when i tested the air box after the cone its was slower to pick up, if you got a front mount get a cone! All this cold air feed stuff is for NA engines! just imagine you turbo is 80c whatever air goes through will turn to 80c weather its 10c goin in or 20c!

[JCM308]

CAI is definately an advantage regardless of which type of car you have. Cold air compresses better (hence why a FMIC gives more power than a SMIC).

I'm currently working on a custom CAI for my Polo GTI but if you want something that is going to look stock i'd suggest going for a Seat intake and panel filter.

[Petrina Polo]

i have a seat intake and BMC at the moment..

Any benefit changing to cone..

Im thinking doesnt matter what the intake charge is the intercooler will make it X degrees anyway?? true or false?

[Grant]

i have a seat intake and BMC at the moment..

Any benefit changing to cone..

Im thinking doesnt matter what the intake charge is the intercooler will make it X degrees anyway?? true or false?

This is taken from the Forge Motorsport website on the Polo GTI intercooler upgrade page:



So you can see if you have a standard SMIC intake temps are still important.

[Petrina Polo]

But if you have a forge FMIC does that mean doesnt matter that intake temps are? Cone or SEAT intake/BMC will yield same results but maybe flow of COne might be beneficial?

[Buller_Scott]

CAI is definately an advantage regardless of which type of car you have. Cold air compresses better (hence why a FMIC gives more power than a SMIC).

I'm currently working on a custom CAI for my Polo GTI but if you want something that is going to look stock i'd suggest going for a Seat intake and panel filter.

except for diesels, in which case a pod filter would be a downgrade when compared to OEM.

[Chrisuk-polo]

This is taken from the Forge Motorsport website on the Polo GTI intercooler upgrade page:



So you can see if you have a standard SMIC intake temps are still important.

forge air in is cooler as there is no back up of hot gasses from a small cooler! There is always an argument on air intakes on all forums , just go with what you are happy with and do your own testing !

[Petrina Polo]

So if I put a unenclosed pod under my hood on top of the standard air box (top of airbox gone) the intake temps will be hotter than the BMC/SEAT combo.

But if I have a Forge FMIC would it cool the intake temp from enenclosed pod to the same temp that it would cool the Panel Filter setup??

ie

if intake temps are 100degress after turbo with panel filter

and 70 degrees with panel filter

what would output temps be of forge FMIC under both scenarios??

[Chrisuk-polo]

OMG your getting to technical, get a cone filter , try it out for a week then replace with your airbox for another week, i can assure you if you get the correct cone for the engine you will notice an increase in throttle response and a nice whoosh!!! The seat intake is alot of money for a larger pipe but reduces to the same diameter at the air box??? Anyway its all in the drive, only you can decide which you like!

[mikepologti]

i dont belive much testing has been done in comparison.i know alot of the uk lads have got pods, though over here they seem to be prodiminantly seat intake/k and n filter setup and , bmc cda.

[Petrina Polo]

Im going to get a adaptor from our maf that has a bend in it and put the whole put inside our airbox. Leave the SEAT intake feeding cold air to it..

then just put a heat shield over the top of the airbox. leaving small exposure to under hood temps..

With the pod there is a major case of spool up noise and blow off...

performance wise I dontice no difference positive or negative.

[gtimonkey]

UK air intakes

I have to say that I miss driving in the UK sometimes, driving in Australia just feels so slow in comparison to the speed you can get away with on the motorways. Police on the motorways will not pull you over unless you are doing better than 90 mph, the fast lane runs at around 100 mph. (mind you I have spent 6 hours stuck, ie no movement in traffic). Sorry off topic

It is lots colder in the UK, flow considerations probably matter more than under hood temperatures. FMIC would have capacity to spare when fed refrigerator cold air.

I imagine that pod setup on a polo would sound awesome, regardless - probably worth it on those grounds alone

[JCM308]

Im going to get a adaptor from our maf that has a bend in it and put the whole put inside our airbox. Leave the SEAT intake feeding cold air to it..

then just put a heat shield over the top of the airbox. leaving small exposure to under hood temps..

With the pod there is a major case of spool up noise and blow off...

performance wise I dontice no difference positive or negative.

That's exactly what I'm working on. Have had my pod in the airbox for about 1 month. Very slight power gain but the spool up noise and flutter is awesome

Will continue to modify until perfect then post pics once complete.

[572]

Need some details JCM! It would have to be a pretty short bend as there doesn't seem to be alot of room. I pulled the airbox out the other day to have a look around.