grambles423
Automotive Engineer
GTIwannagofast,
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Are you looking for spool times?
For what it's worth, the volume levels between the Modshack and Carbonio are similar with the window down. The modshack makes a bit more "sucking" sound, while the Carbonio has more Darth-Vader sounds. With the windows up, you can barely hear the Modshack at all, and the Carbonio is louder in comparison. Windows up and tunes playing... Little to no intake noises are heard.
GTIwannagofast,
Are you looking for spool times?
Wow, great thread, right on. Yes, it was clear the Carbonio was less restrictive than the stock box that I am back to (w/pointless drop-in filter) but I couldn't get past the noise & sound which bums me out because it is clear from more 'hard data' like this that it is superior to the stock airbox. Oh well.
The only caveat though is that all these tests were run w/k04 which is just better from the start. Bigger turbo, etc. so it seems like an intake would show a more noticeable difference working in tandem w/k04 vs. with something more 'common' like stage 1 on a k03 turbo no?
Great sticky though. Real good. Thanks for your ongoing technical contribution to this forum Grambles!
I wanted to add a couple thoughts about the competing intakes and the functionality and importance of keeping the stock MAF placement. I'd absolutely love if Grambles could get his hands on those competitors.
I seriously would love to get a bunch of untamed together and test them. That way things can stay consistent. No vendor wants to do that though or would ever consider that.
However even regarding the differences in tuning we should be able to expose short comings if the tune remained consistent.