Yet another induction pipe for the 225, this time from SKN Tuning.
02-27-2003, 04:53 AM
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Yet another induction pipe for the 225, this time from SKN Tuning.
<img src="http://www.skn-tuning.de/pr/saugrohr1.jpg">
<img src="http://www.skn-tuning.de/pr/saugrohr2.jpg">
<img src="http://www.skn-tuning.de/pr/saugrohr3.jpg">
Resembles the Oettinger one I have. I still think the Samco is better than both of them though. Their site is also kind of difficult to get around, if you want to give it a try anyway click here:<ul><li><a href="http://www.skn-tuning.de">SKN-Tuning</a></li></ul>
<img src="http://www.skn-tuning.de/pr/saugrohr2.jpg">
<img src="http://www.skn-tuning.de/pr/saugrohr3.jpg">
Resembles the Oettinger one I have. I still think the Samco is better than both of them though. Their site is also kind of difficult to get around, if you want to give it a try anyway click here:<ul><li><a href="http://www.skn-tuning.de">SKN-Tuning</a></li></ul>
02-27-2003, 07:37 AM
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It solved the collapsing OE intake hose problem, that's for sure.
After I chipped the car I had the aforementioned problem every now and then, mostly on hot days.
I bought the Oettinger intake pipe which solved it, also managed to register higher values from MAF sensor thanks to it.
About 6 months ago I gave the intake pipe to my brother for him to install on his S3. Even though he did not have a collapsing hose problem, he did notice improved responce and slightly better performance.
At that point I bought B&B's combo kit which was comprised of the Oettinger intake pipe, an alloy pressure pipe and an EVO VI dv. Performance was the same as before (i.e. with just the Oettinger pipe), but the dv is now so stiff that when pressure is low, the wastegate opens instead. That makes a cool sound, but have yet to see the drawbacks.
Anyway, the pipe is nice, it did solve the problems I had and it did increase performance a bit (mostly responce and pull high up the rev band), but it does get heatsoaked in traffic, is a huge PITA to install, and is known to be leaking at the turbo's intake if abused during installation despite a rubber ring that prevents that (no such problems here).
I bought the Oettinger intake pipe which solved it, also managed to register higher values from MAF sensor thanks to it.
About 6 months ago I gave the intake pipe to my brother for him to install on his S3. Even though he did not have a collapsing hose problem, he did notice improved responce and slightly better performance.
At that point I bought B&B's combo kit which was comprised of the Oettinger intake pipe, an alloy pressure pipe and an EVO VI dv. Performance was the same as before (i.e. with just the Oettinger pipe), but the dv is now so stiff that when pressure is low, the wastegate opens instead. That makes a cool sound, but have yet to see the drawbacks.
Anyway, the pipe is nice, it did solve the problems I had and it did increase performance a bit (mostly responce and pull high up the rev band), but it does get heatsoaked in traffic, is a huge PITA to install, and is known to be leaking at the turbo's intake if abused during installation despite a rubber ring that prevents that (no such problems here).
02-27-2003, 08:45 AM
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Re: Yet another induction pipe for the 225, this time from SKN Tuning.
All three (Öttinger, B&B, SKN) are made by Top-Gear in Germany. B&B sells the aluminium intake and Öttinger and SKN sell the intake made of high-grade steel.<ul><li><a href="http://www.topgear.de">Top Gear</a></li></ul>
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