Green cotton or CAI?...1.8T

Hmmm im going to
change my air filter soon and thinking either Green cotton panel filter
as thats what ive read is the best filter for the 1.8T or one of them
CAI ones off Ebay??..there both about the same price.i could just get
the panel filter as i have smoothed the box and gave it a cold air feed
duct.What is everyone else runing on there 1.8T??..

green filter and smooth airbox is supposed to work well, i'm running a jabba induction kit on mine, i wouldn't put it down near the bottom of the bumper if you get a cai as it will get covered in crap!

Yeah but with getting the CAI thats the only place you put it mate.The green filter is quiet alot of money tho just for a panel filter.Hows the jabba kit?..now that kit is alot of money

im using a k and n panel filter and smoothed airbox. best way unless you have big bucks.

Yep i cant understand why some induction filters are so so much money!

Mrblonde wrote:

Yeah but with getting the CAI thats the only place you put it mate.The green filter is quiet alot of money tho just for a panel filter.Hows the jabba kit?..now that kit is alot of money

my mate moved his cai on his ibiza cos it ended up black and caked in dirt which can't be good for airflow. Jabba kit is good stainless heatsshield, jetex filter and all bits to fit it with clips etc.

Please explain smooth airbox as im getting a panel filter

Smoothed airbox is just all the fines inside taken out and sanded down mate then putting a cold air feed to the airbox.I might have ago and make my own sheld for a cone filter??..

a smooth airbox entails removing the ribs inside, like a honeycomb, to make it smooth for better airflow, some people enlarge the air feed side to 3/4" duct work to get more air.

Damn beaten to it but any who.

This must be the new skool way i just used to drill loads of holes in em.

mk1g60phill wrote:

This must be the new skool way i just used to drill loads of holes in em.

Ha Ha, i beleive it's still done by the chav's!!

Haha yeah i know the old skool way to,i done that before.its all about the cold air feed now i think lol

i'm glad this was brought up, i need to address my own issues.