djfob

I nee help clearing something up. I was watching some gay tuner show a while ago and they installed a cold air intake on a Golf TDI. I've also read elsewhere in some magazine where other guys also got intakes with turbos. Just doesn't make sense to me, can't picture a cold air intake and turbo working together. :P

90accordIHI

the "cold air intake" would just go from the intake on the compressor to somewhere it could get "cold" air at, seems pretty simple if u ask me

-sean

45psi

yeah, a TDI needs all the help it can get. an HF can beat a tdi

jake2001z001

I really dont see the point of a cold air intake on a turbo when ur using a intercooler

chingro

intercooler cools the air before the engine.

wouldn't it be good if the TURBO itself gets cooler air?

think about it.

Wally

You could add an intake so the air you start with is cooler than without. Otherwise you're sucking in warm engine bay air and not outside air.

deacon2377

There was a discussion about this on another forum. I guess if you have nothign left to do to your car, then you can spend the time to put the CAI on there, but I personally dont think that 50 degree air vs. 120 degree air would make that much of a difference when it is going through the turbo, getting compressed, and then getting intercooled.

jake2001z001

word

chingro

well it is not just about the engine, what about the turbo?
Giving the turbo cooler air can't hurt, and i would think it would somewhat be better.

scttydb411

actually mase from h-t documented this and it didn't have any effect.