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    Can cone filters be detrimental to engine performance?

    Hadnt seen the leaf blower episide Electric SuperChargers Mythbusted - YouTube Looks like a worthwhile mod! :laugh:
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    Can cone filters be detrimental to engine performance?

    Worth a watch.. Cold Air Intakes Mythbusted - YouTube They do admit it isnt very scientific but does make you wonder why someone with a std car will usually always put on some form of aftermarket air filter as first port of tuning.
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    N249 bypass

    I had read some people mentioning some jerkiness whilst reading up on it but personally i didnt notice any difference before or after. (bog standard car)
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    N249 bypass

    Did this mod the other week with some odds and sods of hose i had lying around my shed. I only really bothered as the bracket for my vac chamber was missing and it was bugging me having it flop around on the top of my engine. As has been said, plenty of guides around including a couple in the...
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    show my your bbs/bbs style wheels ?

    Not on our A3 but keeping an eye out for a matching set
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    Boost gauge problems

    Just been out and taken an idle reading from mine using Torque app and getting around -22in/hg
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    Boost gauge problems

    What boost should a standard car run at. I have monitoring mine on Torque but have been getting some quite bizarre readings. Was going to get a mechanical gauge to see what readings i got from that.
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    Hello

    Cheers. Its far from mint but not bad enough for a 12 year old motor. Just concentrating on ironing out its niggles first but it will probably get most of the standard type mods after that - lowered a bit, nicer wheels, hopefully a bit more power. Nothin too crazy. Also have lightly modded Mini...
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    Hello

    I have recently aquired a 2001 A3 1.8T Quattro (ARY) as my winter run about so been spending some time poking around it, fixing odds and sods, discovering and rectifying previous owners bodge jobs, reading up on here, sorting out OBD cables and figuring out how to use vcds and stuff. Just...