Aluminum CIS airbox?

[Huw Powell]

>> I saw an Aluminum "cold air intake" for a GTI on ebay.  It was a 
>> cast aluminum piece that replaced the upper and lower half of the 
>> plastic airbox.  The fuel distributor bolts directly to it.  It 
>> definately looks OE.

Looks like a nice piece.  I don't know if the 5-cyl fuel distributor has 
the same footprint as the 4 cyl, but it looks like it does.

It wouldn't work right in the n/a audi 5 cyl applications because the 
air comes in at the wrong end - at the rear.

The turbo CIS setup is reversed on some cars, I think, so you'd be all 
set there.  This piece also looks like making one out of aluminum stock 
shouldn't be too tough - a nice inspiration...

It also mounts differently, from what I can remember.  The n/a Audis 
have two "holders" on one side, this one looks like it has 2 at one end, 
and 1 at the other.  But creativity could fix that.

>> It looks like it would help the turbo CIS installation in a 4k.  I
>>  had to make a custom airbox bottom, but this looks like it would 
>> work very well with less effort.
>> 
>> Pictures are here: http://tinyurl.com/2n3u6

 > this GTI one might make it easier to install. The only thing I would
 > be a bit concerned about is that it looks like it has a very small
 > filter area.

The filter is external - there is  no room inside it for one.  As the
current owner mentions, you use a cone type filter on the round inlet,
or on an extension from it.

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Huw Powell

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