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 Post subject: AWC Carbon Intake
Posted: Wed Apr 15, 2009 3:35 pm 
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Has anyone used this item? or know of any good reviews of it?
I've only just realised that i only have the 2nd typhoon snorkel but not a bigger primary intake...what a dusch bag eh.

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 Post subject: Re: AWC Carbon Intake
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:45 pm 
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Nothing wrong with that thing,how much are they?
Though this is the forced section and that mod is most likely for an NA but i could be wrong.

 

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 Post subject: Re: AWC Carbon Intake
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:10 pm 
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Apparently for the money there not that good, there big allowing more air in but it lets warm air in too. So i have read

 

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 Post subject: Re: AWC Carbon Intake
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:16 pm 
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allowing more heat in as in...heat soak from being on top of the radiator?

and yeah forced induction is right...turbo is forced :D
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 Post subject: Re: AWC Carbon Intake
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:21 pm 
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Johnny C wrote:
allowing more heat in as in...heat soak from being on top of the radiator?

and yeah forced induction is right...turbo is forced :D



Yea thats what i mean. Do something like this vvvvvvv
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 Post subject: Re: AWC Carbon Intake
Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:30 pm 
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Dunno is AWC is still in business. I've heard rumours. And I've tried to get in contact to buy a s**t load of stuff, no replies.

 

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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 11:44 pm 
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au man wrote:
Johnny C wrote:
allowing more heat in as in...heat soak from being on top of the radiator?

and yeah forced induction is right...turbo is forced :D



Yea thats what i mean. Do something like this vvvvvvv
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i wanted to do that but went the cheap way at the time...regret it now!!!

Data_Mine - thanks for the heads up, will have to make a phonecall tomorrow.
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 Post subject: Re: AWC Carbon Intake
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:19 am 
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au man wrote:
Johnny C wrote:
allowing more heat in as in...heat soak from being on top of the radiator?

and yeah forced induction is right...turbo is forced :D



Yea thats what i mean. Do something like this vvvvvvv
Image

Awesome.

 

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 Post subject: Re: AWC Carbon Intake
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:23 pm 
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data_mine wrote:
Dunno is AWC is still in business. I've heard rumours. And I've tried to get in contact to buy a s**t load of stuff, no replies.


No, AWC isn't they're not Fibresport or something like that. Changed a year or so ago.
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Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:58 pm 
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twr7cx wrote:
data_mine wrote:
Dunno is AWC is still in business. I've heard rumours. And I've tried to get in contact to buy a s**t load of stuff, no replies.


No, AWC isn't they're not Fibresport or something like that. Changed a year or so ago.


I've tried them too.

But if they don't want several grand of my business, too bad for them.

 

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