Anyone ever run their intake into the wheel well? Curious about performance vs standard Open Air Intake
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reddit.comPosted Sep 22, 2021, 4:19 PM UTC
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reddit.comThe wheel well…. Where brakes generate both dust and heat…. Where mud and water get sprayed…
It doesn’t even have the visible ‘show car’ allure of a headlight intake, why do it?
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Thanks for the reply! I may have misworded it a bit. This design would vent air in from the front fog grill and would still be covered on the wheel well side by the plastic guard.
I do think it's risky and personally wouldn't run this setup, just wanted to see if anyone here ever has!
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Ahhh my bad, i see now there’re multiple pics 🤦🏼♂️
So no brake dust or heat but still a lot of risk of water, road grime, tar, sand, gravel.
It’s makes sense in a motorsport application on a closed track but for street use I’d be a tough sell for a daily, but a cool idea for a show car.
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I had this done on my old mustang, but it was only to make room for the supercharger and after cooler system. I agree that’s it’s not needed for the GTI. I think the APR intake takes air directly from the grill if that’s something you are interested in.
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Awesome ya I've seen it done on a few other cars and was just curious if anyone has ever modded their VW this way. Definitely seems like overkill when you can just get a closed off airbox
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I personally doubt it offers much in terms of performance over any other aftermarket intake. There might be a small difference in temperature, but more piping for the air to gain energy from the engine bay.
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Thanks for the reply! I've seen this design pop up occasionally on other cars and was just curious if anyone has ever tested it on a GTI. Definitely seems like overkill here!
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Seems completely useless in terms of performance gain, and the fact that you can’t drive through puddles.
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Even as someone who runs a filter on a stick for cool guy sounds. Stock box does as well if not better than most expensive systems
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Thanks for the link! This was the type of testing I was hoping for!
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The base of the windshield is a high pressure zone
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Good to know for sure thanks!
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Wouldn’t recommend. Did the same with my mk4 and in about three months the filter got ripped out from a pot hole. Car is also not lowered.
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All these haters. It's how people make legitimate cold air intakes.
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Haha ya I've seen similar intake designs on other cars and wanted to see if anyone has ever tested on a VW. Seems like the consensus is it's a waste of time!
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A closed box air filter system is recommended for the MQB platform. "Cold" air intakes just suck up heat soaked engine air, while this wheel well idea, is just a good way to suck up some water.
Thanks for the insight, this setup definitely seems more risky than it's worth!