Carbon mk6 intake setup...

[ruan9n]

Gruppe M

[TimeShifter]

I wonder what the damage to the pocket will be

[ryanrich]

Haha, Gruppe M, prepare a 2nd mortgage in the meantime...

[Neuk]

Is that CF over fibreglass?

[dirty d]

it does look like it mr catt.

[vdub caddy]

Is that CF over fibreglass?

Looks like the skinned the intake with CF.

Thought GruppeM would at least have the decency to make a proper full on carbon intake.

[Neuk]

I thought my eyes were deceiving me due to old age but I may be right...

[vdub caddy]

I thought my eyes were deceiving me due to old age but I may be right...

Now we will never hear the end of it.

Wonder why they would have skinned it though?

[Neuk]

I thought my eyes were deceiving me due to old age but I may be right...

Now we will never hear the end of it.

Wonder why they would have skinned it though?

Most likely due to cost? To make CF structurally rigid is quite expensive so they can make the structure from fibreglass and then just overlay the CF without having to make it part of the rigid structure, so to speak...

[vdub caddy]

I thought my eyes were deceiving me due to old age but I may be right...

Now we will never hear the end of it.

Wonder why they would have skinned it though?

Most likely due to cost? To make CF structurally rigid is quite expensive so they can make the structure from fibreglass and then just overlay the CF without having to make it part of the rigid structure, so to speak...

Certainly a company like GruppeM would have a mould of the intake.

Thus creating the carbon piece from the mould, and then vacuuming the carbon mould to make it structurally rigid.

Thats how all CF seats are made and they are rigid.

[PoLonY]

Now we will never hear the end of it.

Wonder why they would have skinned it though?

Most likely due to cost? To make CF structurally rigid is quite expensive so they can make the structure from fibreglass and then just overlay the CF without having to make it part of the rigid structure, so to speak...

Certainly a company like GruppeM would have a mould of the intake.

Thus creating the carbon piece from the mould, and then vacuuming the carbon mould to make it structurally rigid.

Thats how all CF seats are made and they are rigid.

You need an autoclave to properly cure and mould carbon fibre correctly to get maximum strength

that's what makes it really expensive to use just pure carbon fibre without a fibreglass base...

I doubt it is worth the time and money for them to make it out of pure carbon fibre...

[Neuk]

Most likely due to cost? To make CF structurally rigid is quite expensive so they can make the structure from fibreglass and then just overlay the CF without having to make it part of the rigid structure, so to speak...

Certainly a company like GruppeM would have a mould of the intake.

Thus creating the carbon piece from the mould, and then vacuuming the carbon mould to make it structurally rigid.

Thats how all CF seats are made and they are rigid.

You need an autoclave to properly cure and mould carbon fibre correctly to get maximum strength

that's what makes it really expensive to use just pure carbon fibre without a fibreglass base...

I doubt it is worth the time and money for them to make it out of pure carbon fibre...

Yep, as SmellyPolonyHam has said, an Autoclave is the key and it is one **** expensive piece of kit making it probably not feasible as the intake housing isn't really a piece that needs to be strong like a suspension piece in CF for example...

[PoLonY]

Certainly a company like GruppeM would have a mould of the intake.

Thus creating the carbon piece from the mould, and then vacuuming the carbon mould to make it structurally rigid.

Thats how all CF seats are made and they are rigid.

You need an autoclave to properly cure and mould carbon fibre correctly to get maximum strength

that's what makes it really expensive to use just pure carbon fibre without a fibreglass base...

I doubt it is worth the time and money for them to make it out of pure carbon fibre...

Yep, as SmellyPolonyHam has said, an Autoclave is the key and it is one p**s expensive piece of kit making it probably not feasible as the intake housing isn't really a piece that needs to be strong like a suspension piece in CF for example...

[vdub caddy]

Thanks guys.

[ruan9n]

I thought my eyes were deceiving me due to old age but I may be right...

Now we will never hear the end of it.

Wonder why they would have skinned it though?

My apr intake box and intake pipe is 100% carbon. They even market it as aerospace grade carbon fibre.

[Neuk]

I thought my eyes were deceiving me due to old age but I may be right...

Now we will never hear the end of it.

Wonder why they would have skinned it though?

My apr intake box and intake pipe is 100% carbon. They even market it as aerospace grade carbon fibre.

So, APR did have a hand in building rockets to go to outer space I knew it...

[vdub caddy]

So, APR did have a hand in building rockets to go to outer space I knew it...

No fool, they used off cuts from the rocket.

[Neuk]

So, APR did have a hand in building rockets to go to outer space I knew it...

No fool, they used off cuts from the rocket.

That is not anywhere near as exciting, I am dissapoint...

[ruan9n]

So, APR did have a hand in building rockets to go to outer space I knew it...

No fool, they used off cuts from the rocket.

Actually apr don't make these intakes...they outsource them from a company called carbonio, that's why the intake is called the apr carbonio. But yes aerospace grade carbon fibre....don't turn the clamps too tightly or you'll feel like those carbon splinters have been pushed up your rectum, these things are stupidly over priced! The stage 2 pipe and intake box with k&n filter cost R7000 new! I bought the intake box and filter for 2k iirc, used for 4 months and the stage2 pipe for R600! Charou style!

[PoLonY]

So, APR did have a hand in building rockets to go to outer space I knew it...

No fool, they used off cuts from the rocket.

That is not anywhere near as exciting, I am dissapoint...

Either way it makes your GTI go like a rocket....

[Neuk]

So, APR did have a hand in building rockets to go to outer space I knew it...

No fool, they used off cuts from the rocket.

Actually apr don't make these intakes...they outsource them from a company called carbonio, that's why the intake is called the apr carbonio. But yes aerospace grade carbon fibre....don't turn the clamps too tightly or you'll feel like those carbon splinters have been pushed up your rectum, these things are stupidly over priced! The stage 2 pipe and intake box with k&n filter cost R7000 new! I bought the intake box and filter for 2k iirc, used for 4 months and the stage2 pipe for R600! Charou style!

We are trying to have a serious conversation here, please refrain from posting in the future...

[Neuk]

Either way it makes your GTI go like a rocket....

I have a GTi Oh boy, where is it?

[ruan9n]

^^^^and sneeze like a baby because of closed box! Evoms sneezes like a 150kg retard!

[ruan9n]

Either way it makes your GTI go like a rocket....

I have a GTi Oh boy, where is it?

GTI's are for the young at heart

[PoLonY]

Either way it makes your GTI go like a rocket....

I have a GTi Oh boy, where is it?

Duh it's so fast it's farked off into space....