Hey ya'll looking for some input on the cyclone intake. How much better are they than a stock 6 bolt intake?

 

dont know how much better , but it is better then stock

 

theres alot of discussion on dsmtalk.com about the cyclone intake mani

 

JDM Cyclone Question - DSMtalk Forums
cyclone vs stock - DSMtalk Forums
cyclone??? - DSMtalk Forums

just a few..

 

Thanks for the links

 

i try to help in this forum some way since i really dont know a whole lot about cars. but try and learn something new here everyday... knowledge is power.

 

i think the cyclone intake only works good with a 6 bolt head? or a ported head?

 

i just baught one ported n havent been able to get on it yet i still have a break in period of 1000miles and when the brothers get done tuning it ill let u know if i feel a difference and u can get wire tuck done with the cyclone intake manifold

 

I am sure those links will pretty much say the same thing I am going to say but here it goes anyway.

The "cyclone" intake has dual runners and a butterfly valve that is supposed to open and close the second set of runners for more low end response. However, the United States spec ECUs are not programmed to activate this butterfly valve. So basically that intake manifold is the same as the US spec one and the second set of runners are never used.

Another issue these intake manifolds have are with the US spec air conditioning compressors. The bracket for the compressor will not fit with the "cyclone" intake manifold. It does need to be modified. Some people have this issue when swapping in the Jspec engines into their american 1gs.

As far as the butterfly valve thing goes, there have been some people that have successfully set it up to work. However, how much is your time worth?

-Tyler

PS I have a '92 tsi awd for sale in the classifieds...

 

feel better?