CTS Turbo intake installed

kikin

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Just to give a little feedback of this intake:
- easy installation, just a little problem with the screw that holds the heat shield with the battery base. The hole in the HS was not in the correct place (at least for S3).
- Ok, this is not the most good looking intake but it has the inlet pipe of 3.5", the difference with the APR intake is that it needs an additional inlet (Spulen maybe) to take out the horrible plastic one.
- Sound comes louder than stock for sure.
- The DTUK box needs to be relocated inside the HS. There wasn´t place between it and the battery like with the stock box.

Need to measure some 0-62 times and 1/4 mile to see the gains. Very happy with the very first ride.
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Videos please :) how's the sound?
 
Don´t have a vid yet, but i can hear the whistle of the turbo even with windows closed. There´s not a great pshhhh between changes but i´m happy with it. I´ll try to disable the soundaktor to appreciate the sound a little more.
After a couple of hours driving i feel the air filter a little restrictive, maybe i will change it or try with a K&N. In fact if you look inside it, there´s a yellow vortex that i have never seen in another filters. In the other side i´ve seen better mpg in city driving.
I will try to film something today.
 
Sadly i dont have a certain way to measure gains apart from the sound.
I´m waiting mid year to buy an I/C and try a dyno also changing to 4+3 program in my DTUK box.
 
Sadly i dont have a certain way to measure gains apart from the sound.
I´m waiting mid year to buy an I/C and try a dyno also changing to 4+3 program in my DTUK box.

How has the sound changed? Is it just louder or do you hear other stuff too?
 
You can hear the turbo spool and a little wooosh when releasing.
It´s a lot much louder than stock, at least with my tuning box or i believe with a proper ECU flash too.