well i got the digi jetta and i'm playing with the idea of swisscheeseing the airbox. But do i even want to screw with it? power gains??? really? or just an annoying noise that makes it sound like a honda? K&N w/o swisscheese same as with? Flame away!
Swiss cheese or not to swiss cheese? (or a better digi intake mod)
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Re: Swiss cheese or not to swiss cheese? (RED1990GL)
You probably wouldn't see any real gains on a stock car...I mean seriously how restrictive is a stock digifant air box? Would A P-flo or other aftermarket open-air intake do much other than raise intake temperatures?
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You probably wouldn't see any real gains on a stock car...I mean seriously how restrictive is a stock digifant air box? Would A P-flo or other aftermarket open-air intake do much other than raise intake temperatures?
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Re: Swiss cheese or not to swiss cheese? (MorpheusMac)
intake shoud be one of the LAST things u mess with but...its free and id doesnt hurt i would cut out the whole passenger side of the air box and slap a k&n in there
intake shoud be one of the LAST things u mess with but...its free and id doesnt hurt i would cut out the whole passenger side of the air box and slap a k&n in there
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Re: Swiss cheese or not to swiss cheese? (Clownracer v2)
Amen, what clown said. Mine gives a nice roar, not ricey at all. The stock Digi airbox breathes through a 1" diameter snorkel behind pass. headlight. VERY restrictive.
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Amen, what clown said. Mine gives a nice roar, not ricey at all. The stock Digi airbox breathes through a 1" diameter snorkel behind pass. headlight. VERY restrictive.
Re: Swiss cheese or not to swiss cheese? (RED1990GL)
You can just remove the snorkle from the front of the box. Just take the top off the box, then work the horn/snorkle thing out. The reason that its in there is because it acts as a resonator and quites things a little. That opens the intake up to maybe a 2.5" x 3" hole. Which is probably more than it needs. Then if your autocrossing or at some drag stip, pull out your passenger side headlight. That will make a nice direct path for the air to flow in.
You can just remove the snorkle from the front of the box. Just take the top off the box, then work the horn/snorkle thing out. The reason that its in there is because it acts as a resonator and quites things a little. That opens the intake up to maybe a 2.5" x 3" hole. Which is probably more than it needs. Then if your autocrossing or at some drag stip, pull out your passenger side headlight. That will make a nice direct path for the air to flow in.
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Re: Swiss cheese or not to swiss cheese? (RED1990GL)
I've seen this done on a Fox . . . CHop up the airbox so it will house a K+N cone filter, the existing chooped up airbox acts like a heat shield, and the mounting is very strudy for your MAF sensor . . opinions????
I've seen this done on a Fox . . . CHop up the airbox so it will house a K+N cone filter, the existing chooped up airbox acts like a heat shield, and the mounting is very strudy for your MAF sensor . . opinions????
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Re: Swiss cheese or not to swiss cheese? (RED1990GL)
I've swiss cheesed and I got a digi too. Anyways it doesn't sound ricey gives it more of a throaty sound. If you do it make sure you drill holes on the passanger side under the top half of the box. I haven't really seen any gains but sounds cool. And one more thing K&N filters, don't waste your money. My dad works for chrysler, they've done tests at Mopar with these, they may be less restrictive but they let more sh*t through. Plus they are a hell of a lot more expensive. I guess it's up to you but I don't think it's worth it for an extra 1/4 hp haha.
I've swiss cheesed and I got a digi too. Anyways it doesn't sound ricey gives it more of a throaty sound. If you do it make sure you drill holes on the passanger side under the top half of the box. I haven't really seen any gains but sounds cool. And one more thing K&N filters, don't waste your money. My dad works for chrysler, they've done tests at Mopar with these, they may be less restrictive but they let more sh*t through. Plus they are a hell of a lot more expensive. I guess it's up to you but I don't think it's worth it for an extra 1/4 hp haha.
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