I bought the IE intake and the turbo inlet and it’s absolutely perfect. You can’t hear it at cruising RPM, but it’s very loud when you want it to be, and it claims to add 10hp (though I have my doubts, the turbo spools up noticeably faster). The cone is also MASSIVE and looks great. All around 10/10 mod and it’s the best all around intake, excelling in performance, aesthetics, and sound. Side note on the sound, it is so loud that you can hear it way down the street, or so my neighbors tell me. Another side note on the sound of the intake, when you have the windows down it sounds so loud in the passenger seat that it sounds like you have your ear right up against the intake, which is probably just some weird way that the sound refracts through the cabin. It sounds louder in the passenger seat than in the driver seat… Anyways that’s my review for the IE intake. If you’re considering an intake, you’ll absolutely love this one. I was skeptical at first because it was quite a bit of money for the inlet and the intake, but it was well worth it. Last thing I’ll say is make sure you buy the inlet as well as the intake! You’ll regret not getting both OR getting the inlet later and having to rip out the intake to put the inlet in. Edit: I forgot to add that I’ve had it in for a few months now, no issues at all. Just make sure that you use the rubber holding pieces on the grommets of the original intake box. Also, apply the 3M pads. Mock install the intake, take it out, place the pads where needed, then you’ll never deal with rattling.
@@braydengeorge427 yes, everything is still working perfectly. My only issue is that the metal sheets can collect lots of dust, but it can be cleaned very easily. I’ve probably driven around 8k miles with the intake so far and also I daily my GTI
@@GoBIGclan everywhere in the engine bay collects lots of dust in my experience. The dust that settles on the black metal plates is just particularly noticeable which I think looks awful. However, it’s SUPER easy to clean, especially compared to the rest of the engine bay
@@tredfxman I’ve had it so i speak from experience… it has a metal intake hose that gets insanely hot after a short amount of pulls and starts to get heat soaked really bad and you can really tell on a stage 2 car. I’ve opted for the apr open pex system with an upgraded intake hose and a tip. A lot less heat soak and it looks a hell of a lot better. The injen is ok if you use it for those cold winter months and if you’re not tuned but if you’re tuned I’d highly recommend to keep your distance, don’t let the price and sound fool you. Good luck
I got the Raceline R600 and I got the complete kit, if all you’re getting is the filter and tube you’re wasting your time and money, the R600 included the turbo inlet and the turbo muffler delete, get the whole intake replaced if you’re gonna do that, a filter and tube won’t do much
Just installed the V2 IE intake on my MK7 GTI yesterday... not sure why I waited so long on this. Been stage I APR for 7 years on my 2015 car. I've been missing the whooshing all these years. :-(
Do you not get the racingline r600 in the US or the forge mqb intake? Best flow, look oem+ and are enclosed So no heatsoak to worry about but less noise. But the biggest gains to be made on the gti and golf r on the intake side is by upgrading the turbo elbow
@@PierreCox97 depends. if you’re like me, and have vortex turbo from EQT, they’re stage 2 tune makes 500+ (haven’t dyno’d mine, only tuned from cobb) and I gap everything. Maybe sneeky is the way for IS38? can’t really speak on that
@@thegarf5677 EQT is def a one fo The top contenders but for the MQB gotta go SneekyTuned, they have the fastest Mk7s on Dragy, IS20/IS20+ to IS38/IS38+
Any advice if let's say i wanna mod my GTI but no go overboard. Is there s tuner that is ideal for "moderate" tuning if that makes sense. Just got my 2020 mk7.5 gti 😁
They actually are mostly for sound! The variance in power from one intake to another is about the same as when you drive your car on a cool day vs. a warm day. 0-5hp is not something you could notice. When you have a lot of other performance mods, that is when an intake makes the most difference!
The IE sounds and looks incredible too. So does the open air APR intake
I bought the IE intake and the turbo inlet and it’s absolutely perfect. You can’t hear it at cruising RPM, but it’s very loud when you want it to be, and it claims to add 10hp (though I have my doubts, the turbo spools up noticeably faster). The cone is also MASSIVE and looks great. All around 10/10 mod and it’s the best all around intake, excelling in performance, aesthetics, and sound.
Side note on the sound, it is so loud that you can hear it way down the street, or so my neighbors tell me.
Another side note on the sound of the intake, when you have the windows down it sounds so loud in the passenger seat that it sounds like you have your ear right up against the intake, which is probably just some weird way that the sound refracts through the cabin. It sounds louder in the passenger seat than in the driver seat…
Anyways that’s my review for the IE intake. If you’re considering an intake, you’ll absolutely love this one. I was skeptical at first because it was quite a bit of money for the inlet and the intake, but it was well worth it.
Last thing I’ll say is make sure you buy the inlet as well as the intake! You’ll regret not getting both OR getting the inlet later and having to rip out the intake to put the inlet in.
Edit: I forgot to add that I’ve had it in for a few months now, no issues at all. Just make sure that you use the rubber holding pieces on the grommets of the original intake box. Also, apply the 3M pads. Mock install the intake, take it out, place the pads where needed, then you’ll never deal with rattling.
i’m looking at getting it is it still working fine now? no issues?
@@braydengeorge427 yes, everything is still working perfectly. My only issue is that the metal sheets can collect lots of dust, but it can be cleaned very easily. I’ve probably driven around 8k miles with the intake so far and also I daily my GTI
@@packerjack87 wait wouldn't you rather the metal sheets collect as much dust as possible, rather it go there than anywhere else
@@GoBIGclan everywhere in the engine bay collects lots of dust in my experience. The dust that settles on the black metal plates is just particularly noticeable which I think looks awful. However, it’s SUPER easy to clean, especially compared to the rest of the engine bay
what other mods do you have done to the car?
Forgot the best looking carbon intake V2 or V3 from integrated engineering! Moves 440 of air too! 👍
Injen the best sound and price 😎👍
I switched from cts turbo to vw r600 racingline air intake.. and for me it sounds and feels better to drive it
I love the CTS intake so muuuch
Feel like trying that injen one 🤔 sounded the most aggressive than the other ones imo. Great video btw
Thank you! Injen makes some great stuff. We're more than happy to help you out!
Don’t…
@@vandyy8 Why? Injen should have some of the best reputations performance wise?
@@tredfxman I’ve had it so i speak from experience… it has a metal intake hose that gets insanely hot after a short amount of pulls and starts to get heat soaked really bad and you can really tell on a stage 2 car. I’ve opted for the apr open pex system with an upgraded intake hose and a tip. A lot less heat soak and it looks a hell of a lot better. The injen is ok if you use it for those cold winter months and if you’re not tuned but if you’re tuned I’d highly recommend to keep your distance, don’t let the price and sound fool you. Good luck
I got the Raceline R600 and I got the complete kit, if all you’re getting is the filter and tube you’re wasting your time and money, the R600 included the turbo inlet and the turbo muffler delete, get the whole intake replaced if you’re gonna do that, a filter and tube won’t do much
Damm No APR open air intake
Best turbo noises
That Maperformance one is just too expensive for what it is in my humble opinion.
Will the CTS turbo work on a sportwagen mk7?
does there video clip run with diverter valve or they have blow off valve ??
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Just installed the V2 IE intake on my MK7 GTI yesterday... not sure why I waited so long on this. Been stage I APR for 7 years on my 2015 car. I've been missing the whooshing all these years. :-(
Do you not get the racingline r600 in the US or the forge mqb intake? Best flow, look oem+ and are enclosed So no heatsoak to worry about but less noise.
But the biggest gains to be made on the gti and golf r on the intake side is by upgrading the turbo elbow
So how much air does it move? integrated engineering carbon intake moves 440, ithink its with the turbo inlet.
I know a lot of people seem to like the IE intake too, and thoughts and experiences with that one?
Nope! We don't carry it on our site.
@@maperformance oh okay I see, well thank you regardless!
I love my IE intake on my mk7
What about an air intake for VW ARTEON?
Is the whoosh sound after letting up the throttle from the CAI or a blow off valve?
That would be the BOV or Diverter valve. Though an intake increases those noises as well!
Can u do top 5 bovs for the evo x
X34 Carbon Fiber MQB Cold Air Intake System
Is it alright to run a cold air intake without a heat shield?
Many intakes do not come with a heat shield and work just fine, though the performance will be better with a shield!
Ie should of def been on this list
Does the map intake require a tune
It does not require a tune, but we recommend running our OTS tune to maximize your power gains with the intake/exhaust.
ie should be on there
Unitronic All The Way For Any Model GTI👏🏼
Unitronic is great for street driving. If you wanna make some power, go EQT
@@thegarf5677 EQT is pretty good but SneekyTuned is a better option
@@PierreCox97 depends. if you’re like me, and have vortex turbo from EQT, they’re stage 2 tune makes 500+ (haven’t dyno’d mine, only tuned from cobb) and I gap everything. Maybe sneeky is the way for IS38? can’t really speak on that
@@thegarf5677 EQT is def a one fo
The top contenders but for the MQB gotta go SneekyTuned, they have the fastest Mk7s on Dragy, IS20/IS20+ to IS38/IS38+
Any advice if let's say i wanna mod my GTI but no go overboard. Is there s tuner that is ideal for "moderate" tuning if that makes sense. Just got my 2020 mk7.5 gti 😁
Not the best choices imo.
What is your favorite option?
No APR intake? 🤯🤨
Honestly not the best unfortunately.... Especially price wise
Integrated Engineering
There is very low hp gains tax if any with intakes. Everyone knows this. Buy it for sound
Open aribox intakes rob power and performance from these mk7 GTI...makes no sense to spend that type of money for sound...
How about "Best Performing" intake? Seems like all these intakes are just for sounds lol
They actually are mostly for sound! The variance in power from one intake to another is about the same as when you drive your car on a cool day vs. a warm day. 0-5hp is not something you could notice. When you have a lot of other performance mods, that is when an intake makes the most difference!
They all sound the same
It can be hard to capture the sound of an intake, but we can assure you all of these sound better than stock!
Literally all garbage hot air intakes