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Like was already said, R&D my ass.. Im well aware of R&D costs, but for an intake like this..
It takes maybe a couple of hours to desing it, sourcing the correct parts will take longer. Especially since similar "filter on a stick" type of intakes have been around for years for theses engines. And for some companies their R&D costs didnt even cover checking the correct maf housing size! Id say most of their focus is in fitment, not function.
Id like to see how many different prototypes some of the intakes on market have seen, my quess is that first time was the charm for most of them. Of course there are items that are better designed then others, usually those manufacturers also publish dyno graphs or other measurements of their intakes. Hats off for those.
You can apply the same logic you have said for pretty much everything , but if people are willing to spend that money then so be it , it might sound expensive but the gains have been tested and the filter is ideally suited to Revo software , and its not jus a pipe and filter mashed together , i to understand R and D costs been a mechanical engineer to 20+ years , again you get what you pay for , its a very well made kit which actually does what it says on the box.
Have you seen the price of a full exhaust assy from some manufacturers ? £1000+ , Well thats another 1 of these cost v RD v materials but dont get me started on that 1 lol
Actually you cannot apply the same logic to everything, I certainly will not. Im now only talking about intakes for cupra in general and not saying that this intake doesnt produce horsepower gains. Im sure it does very well by the looks of it.
You can argue all you want but it doesnt change the fact that its bloody expensive for what someone would pay for the parts sold seperately.
Even with these inflated prices these units seem to sell, so congrats for the manufactures for doing business (also with the downpipe business lol)
I would like the filter to be bigger with the ITG design ...so many choices though (at the moment Im aiming for the ITG but now I seen the BM one im kinda changing my mind then theres the FORGE twin...I'll leave mine standard until I get my map
Or
maybe you should go for a 'JMP special' as he seems to know best 
Poverty
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Fitted in the rain 
Love the noise! Definately doesnt feel stronger, less so at the minute to be honest :s
Think it will be adapting.... Watch this space
Love the noise! Definately doesnt feel stronger, less so at the minute to be honest :sThink it will be adapting.... Watch this space
Fitted in the rain
Think it will be adapting.... Watch this space
Watching
k1_kid
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Not too keen on the design of the ITG one sorry :S Gonna stick with the Forge twintake whenever thats out
Fair play. Wanted to get some pics up but its getting dark. Review to follow.
Had a play with the Foam shield this morning and it solved the fouling on the bonnet bar
Poverty
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eye candy is not everything
production version of the forge doesnt look anywhere near as good as the prototype either.
ITG all the way
Logs, arse dyno, I think this thread is getting a little strange or even (pub landlord mode on)
Logs, arse dyno, I think this thread is getting a little strange or even (pub landlord mode on)
Nowt wrong with a log taken on a laptop by someone with an arse dyno
Nowt wrong with a log taken on a laptop by someone with an arse dyno
THe butt dyno is the most accurate lol.
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