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Snow guard may not actually be a snow guard
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^^^LOL
the white powder looks like snow
the white powder looks like snow
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Damn... Well if it is officially called a snow screen by VW then I guess that's what it is then. I thought the whole "snow guard" thing was something that the forums came up with.
Though... not sure how snow would get into the filter box unless someone modified and cut the new grill openings and such.
But I guess that puts my theory to rest.
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so back in it goes LOL
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it probably still has some effect with rain also
Sandman GTI
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Damn... Well if it is officially called a snow screen by VW then I guess that's what it is then. I thought the whole "snow guard" thing was something that the forums came up with.
Though... not sure how snow would get into the filter box unless someone modified and cut the new grill openings and such.
But I guess that puts my theory to rest.
Recently someone from up North posted a picture of the engine area after a hard snow. The air intake side was clean but the right side (driver side) had snow piled up. This is the location many MK7 owners want to cut open and allow more air in. So as the picture showed snow, rain, bugs do get up in the engine. The OE air intake design allows trash to flow thru to the engine while it sucks air off the top of the air stream.
I think VW designed the intake to pull as clean and cool an air as possible to the engine.
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yeah I did the swiss cheese thing, or I tried lol, major fail, don't do that lol
the stock airflow is fine, then put a panel filter or any type of intake you want, as long as
the airflow stays original then no way you can get crap in the filter
FYI the swiss cheese did produce sound, but was a crappy way of doing it
the stock airflow is fine, then put a panel filter or any type of intake you want, as long as
the airflow stays original then no way you can get crap in the filter
FYI the swiss cheese did produce sound, but was a crappy way of doing it
Sandman GTI
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You could hum louder like the Tanner Foust commercial for the R.
Works for my GTI. Wife hates it. Says I am not in tune.
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I just blast the musci and over rev it, makes me feel like I'm going fast in a really loud car
most of the time I'm stuck in traffic though...
most of the time I'm stuck in traffic though...
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So you get rid of the soundaktor and hum instead? lol
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Yeah that's what I figured. I was looking at the design and couldn't understand how snow would get in there if you didn't cut the driver side open. Which is why I figured it was for air distribution...
I guess if you cut the driver side open, you may want it in? No clue.
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wlfpck
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It's for more driver involvement. Some people just drive their car. He wants the most driver involvement possible. Not only does he rev match... He also matches tone and pitch as a driver (according to his wife, attempts to). This allows the most driver to car connection possible.