Re: K&N mods for Audi 90s...

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As far as I know there is a new duct for the 90 that is used when you put
in a cone filter.  It is more of a "high through-put" duct that breaths
much better than the OEM and is designed around the cone.  As far as the
throttle controller, does anyone know what that is? They mentioned some
noticeable HP increase.

On Tue, 24 Mar 1998, Elliott Potter wrote:

> Gerard wrote:
> > 
> > Wasn't there talk recently on the list that these filters don't do
> > their filtering job very well? 
> 
> Yes, there was.  And on a whim, yesterday, I went and checked out how
> the K&N panel that I had (for about 8,000 miles) was doing.  It seems
> that it lets in a little dust, there was a fine black coating on a few
> bits in the air path.  However it didn't seem like an objectionable
> amount (not that I know what an objectionable amount would be) so I'm
> keeping it for now.  
> 
> Something I thought was notable, however, was the stock paper air filter
> had *many* more pleats, like 3 or 4 times as many, and was about an inch
> taller than the K&N.  Whatever.  The K&N was labeled for "VW Golf/GTI
> L4-1.8L, V6 88-96" and didn't fit in my airbox the same way the stock
> filter did.
> 
> > [...]
> > Aren't there cone filter systems out there that use the same type of
> > paper element as the stock system? The cone should expose more filter,
> > but the paper will do the same filtering. What about the RamAir units
> > one sees in many of the British mags?
> 
> I personally don't think a cone filter would work well for the 90 unless
> some extra ducting was put in.
> 
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