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GTI heatshield
Posted: Fri Aug 09, 2013 6:41 pm
by andyc315
Has anyone got/made one of these? Looking to buy a cone filter and fancy a heatshield to go with it.
Pictures or links would be greatly appreciated!

Re: GTI heatshield
Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2013 11:02 am
by Tony Boi 92
interested too
Re: GTI heatshield
Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2013 1:56 pm
by GTi_Red
Can you not buy a 90 degree silicon pipe and leave the base of the airbox in place with the intake from front panel then let the come openly sit in the base of airbox?
Re: Re: GTI heatshield
Posted: Sat Aug 10, 2013 2:52 pm
by andyc315
GTi_Red wrote:Can you not buy a 90 degree silicon pipe and leave the base of the airbox in place with the intake from front panel then let the come openly sit in the base of airbox?
Have seen that but looks stupid imo
Want a lcr/s3 type heat shield
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Re: GTI heatshield
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2013 1:38 am
by VWindahouse
Guys there's been a heap of testing on this recently and the results show there is no point at all of a heat shield unfortunately other than looks on the 1.8t.
They logged the IAT's and g/s on the stock air box with paper filter, drop in filter, cone filter with and without shield, and velocity stack with cone filter with and without shield.
Long story short what you want is maximum air flow - g/s measured at the MAF and a cone filter or better yet a velocity stack with cone filter will always win hands down. Your cooling system - decent FMIC, will take care of the IAT's measured at intake manifold. Don't forget these are turbo charged cars so unlike NA vehicles intake temps are dictated by your cooling system.
Jump over to the 1.8t technical section on VWvortex for all the tests.
Hope this helps

Re: Re: GTI heatshield
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2013 9:19 am
by andyc315
VWindahouse wrote:Guys there's been a heap of testing on this recently and the results show there is no point at all of a heat shield unfortunately other than looks on the 1.8t.
They logged the IAT's and g/s on the stock air box with paper filter, drop in filter, cone filter with and without shield, and velocity stack with cone filter with and without shield.
Long story short what you want is maximum air flow - g/s measured at the MAF and a cone filter or better yet a velocity stack with cone filter will always win hands down. Your cooling system - decent FMIC, will take care of the IAT's measured at intake manifold. Don't forget these are turbo charged cars so unlike NA vehicles intake temps are dictated by your cooling system.
Jump over to the 1.8t technical section on VWvortex for all the tests.
Hope this helps

Is there a velocity stack available for a 70mm maf though? Only seen ones for the 80mm
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Re: GTI heatshield
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2013 11:28 am
by VWindahouse
How bout these
http://www.bpi-us.com/stacks.php
Are you still running stock MAF housing? Is so a silicone reducer will help.
Cheers.
Re: GTI heatshield
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2013 4:57 pm
by andyc315
but then what size filter would fit over that?!
Re: GTI heatshield
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2013 10:55 pm
by VWindahouse
Two options man. Either grab the whole kit from BPI
http://www.bpi-us.com/filterkits.php
Or do what I did and grab a custom made inverted cone filter from these guys
http://www.verociousmotorsports.com/Sho ... Air-Filter
I have a Blue 8" long with 6" inlet size on the way, and they should include a clamp also.
If you can do some logging with VCDS and map your g/s air flow and post your results. I think you'll be happy with the difference

Re: Re: GTI heatshield
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2013 11:13 pm
by andyc315
VWindahouse wrote:Two options man. Either grab the whole kit from BPI
http://www.bpi-us.com/filterkits.php
Or do what I did and grab a custom made inverted cone filter from these guys
http://www.verociousmotorsports.com/Sho ... Air-Filter
I have a Blue 8" long with 6" inlet size on the way, and they should include a clamp also.
If you can do some logging with VCDS and map your g/s air flow and post your results. I think you'll be happy with the difference

But any cone with a 6" inlet should work right?
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Re: GTI heatshield
Posted: Sun Aug 11, 2013 11:19 pm
by VWindahouse
Sure will but they can be hard to find.