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Will a cold-air intake really up the HP? - 11/29/2007 1:37:41 PM

hey51515

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I own a 2002 A6 3.0; kinda bored; looking to get some subtle mods done.
will a K & N intake make a apparent change? If not, what will?

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RE: Will a cold-air intake really up the HP? - 11/29/2007 4:24:22 PM

Bondga

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no. the stock airbox in our cars are suprisingly efficeint. a simple K&N drop in filter will do. however a cone filter setup will make your car sound more throwty. but you really wont see any gains out of it

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RE: Will a cold-air intake really up the HP? - 1/14/2008 10:19:53 PM

washyourrhands

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i dunno i put in a new intake today and it definatly sounds better and it feels like i can feel a difference in power but it could just be my head

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RE: Will a cold-air intake really up the HP? - 1/23/2008 12:20:52 PM

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i think you should put a cold air intake on. I did it to mine and it made the turbo sound better and the stock ones are really restrictive

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RE: Will a cold-air intake really up the HP? - 1/23/2008 1:43:06 PM

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Well, you're half right. The turbo will definitely spool up louder, but from the collective experience here, what Bondga said is the case - the OEM induction system is pretty efficient, and it's very likely that any gains you feel will really be a placebo effect.

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RE: Will a cold-air intake really up the HP? - 2/18/2008 10:15:12 AM

velocityfactor

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Not a horsepower gain per se, but as the others mentioned, you'll hear the difference. The biggest performance gain is going to be a quicker turbo spool-up.

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RE: Will a cold-air intake really up the HP? - 2/28/2008 8:32:49 AM

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Quicker spooling turbo, quicker throttle response, a small HP gain probably. But more like than a gain will be a change in the shape of your power curve I am having the evoms intake putt in a week from today, I will let you know the outcome fo the CAI next weekend.

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RE: Will a cold-air intake really up the HP? - 2/28/2008 9:57:09 AM

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Ask Leifer! Thats all i gota say.

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RE: Will a cold-air intake really up the HP? - 2/28/2008 12:48:58 PM

Lsixer

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Without searching all of the threads, are there any recommended CAI's for our TT's?

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RE: Will a cold-air intake really up the HP? - 2/28/2008 3:14:43 PM

driftking8732

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all of you guys just mentioned the non hp increase on the turbo models, hey 51515 said he has just a 3.0l a6, no turbo like everyone says doesn't really gain any hp, is that the same for the non turbo cars to,

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