I did the same swap on my '22 Q3 from the APR cold air intake to the APR open element carbon fiber intake. The sounds are so much better!

Dude looks pretty intense about that mode!!!!

Nice vid mate. I have the IE equivalent and love the sound compared to the closed style.

Loving the new camera settings.

@savagepandaprojects

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks man. Just picked up a sony 24mm G Master F 1.4 lens. Cant wait to use it 🙂

Not gonna lie thats a pretty dope piece!

@savagepandaprojects

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah dude it's pretty exciting! Lots of whooshy whoosh 🙂

good sound very good job for project😍😍😍

@savagepandaprojects

3 жыл бұрын

Yes, thank you

Sheesh buying this soon 😊🤫😈🤙

After having this installed on my 7.5 GTI, the car rarely runs temperature wise over 95C. My wife's 2 litre turbo Passat runs at about 107C in the same conditions. I also swear my aircon is more effective. Not sure why.

it also fits in a 2016 a3 8v 1.4tfsi (software optimization) 200ps

Hey, great vid man! I'm about to go stage 1 on my a3. I've never had my car tuned before and this is my daily. What should I be expecting as far as maintenance upkeep and other things I should do to keep the car running well.

@aidan4028

3 жыл бұрын

hey man i can’t answer your question, but i wanted to congratulate you on going stage one. i just did the same on my 15 a3 and the difference was so satisfying. i found that my launch was nearly the same, but in late 2nd all the way to 5th the car was a different animal.

@ryanlivelsberger8112

3 жыл бұрын

@@aidan4028 Thank you! I'm really excited as well. I got about an hour's drive home from the tuner; can't wait to play around with the car;))

@SkinnySkinch

3 жыл бұрын

@@ryanlivelsberger8112 Is your car still reliable after having the tune for almost a year now?

@_driver_

2 жыл бұрын

No matter who tunes your car, you’re taking a gamble. I’ve known people who’ve driven a tuned car for years with no problems and then you have the guys who blow their engines up. You wanna play, you gotta pay. I like to have fun . Enjoy

I Love the look and sound of this - could anyone advise will this fit 2019 Audi A3 8V 35 TFSI 1.5L Engine? or just the S3?

@savagepandaprojects

3 жыл бұрын

Hard to say man.. I don't believe we have the 1.5L in the states

I’m very interested in seeing the IATs. i’ve seen multiple tests where the stock airbox with a high flow filter, snow grate removed, and the grill cut out, flows the best and shows the lowest iats. i guess intakes are cool for sound, but imo they’re a waste of money on these cars.

@Shawzlbot

3 жыл бұрын

agree! At the end of the day these companies need to make as many products they can to sell! Hence why there’s all these pipes to buy and carbon stuff. It’s more for show in my opinion

@savagepandaprojects

3 жыл бұрын

Totally get where you're coming from man. I'm usually big on looking at the data/numbers, in this case for where I'm at on the build this was more so for fun. Had a tough time with exhaust on this car so more induction noise is a consolation at this point haha I gotcha man.

@hsproyaya

3 жыл бұрын

Humble mechanic made a video comparing stock closed intake to IE open intake, the open filter is wayyyyy hotter

@garrettbundy1810

3 жыл бұрын

Most people buying these understand that it doesnt really improve anything, its mostly just for sound and looks in the engine bay

Yo! How loud is that turbo sound with the new intake compared to the closed system? If you had to describe it?

@savagepandaprojects

3 жыл бұрын

Its pretty loud 😂

If my 2010 A3 2.0T is at 130,000 miles and has not gotten timing chain serviced, should I get it done as soon as possible or can I leave it? If it's not giving me problems is it fine to keep the original timing chain? Also possibly looking to go APR stage 1 soon. thanks

@savagepandaprojects

3 жыл бұрын

those older models before the 8v were more problematic. You may want to do an inspection before you get into adding more power.

MASSIVE UPGRADE😂😂

@savagepandaprojects

3 жыл бұрын

😂

I have just installed mine and sounds nothing like that have you an updated diverter valve on there or dump valve

@savagepandaprojects

2 жыл бұрын

Stock diverter valve with turbo muffler delete and inlet elbow.

Are you selling the old closed box setup?

@savagepandaprojects

3 жыл бұрын

Gonna hold onto it for now

Looking to getting stage 1+ from unitronic on my 2020 s3, saw some of your comments that intake isnt necessary? More on just the sounds? Because on their site it says their carbon fiber intake system with air duct is recommended, but it cost almost a grand lol, while the stage 1+ tune is 600$

@savagepandaprojects

3 жыл бұрын

Dude 100% I totally understand. I would skip the intake and put that money into the tune.

@Chocobohunter

3 жыл бұрын

@@savagepandaprojects yeah will probably get stage 1+ then dsg tune, im just very nervous because the car only has 1500km on it, how hard do i have to drive before i fuck it up? i dont really even drive hard, i just want the power just incase anyone pulls up on me, i mean its already pretty fast though lol

Ive always heard of this kind of open setups as "hot air intakes". This is an upgrade vs the old one?

@savagepandaprojects

3 жыл бұрын

understandable man, I totally get it... It really comes down to what's important to you. In my opinion neither intake will net huge power gains. some guys need the numbers others it is more about the sound. For me it's just about having fun! LOL :)

@chozen_juan

3 жыл бұрын

@@savagepandaprojects I'm with you man. I am all about the noises too and I love the size on this thing. I've just heard that open style intakes cause high intake temps/turbos to gum up.

I have a question, my 2016 Audi A3 anti lags in dynamic mode at 3 rpm is that healthy? I mean it’s been in APR stage two for like 4 to 5 months and my car is still running. I just don’t get if the it’s programmed to be anti lag or anything

@savagepandaprojects

3 жыл бұрын

Hmm 🤔 never heard of anti lag as an applicable feature on these cars. Not sure about that one man.

@soulvanisher7343

3 жыл бұрын

@@savagepandaprojects same 😂 I’m new to cars, but once I hit 3 rpm it gets loud and then pops once, so I have no idea what’s it called

@cjlsniper

3 жыл бұрын

@@soulvanisher7343 it’s just the throttle plate closing to burble just throw it in manual and up shift, it’s just holding revs

Surprised it doesn't seal with the bonnet and shame about that coolant hose now showing and in the way of the airflow.

@savagepandaprojects

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah man this was the first one we installed so I got to be the guinea pig! Sounds great but regardless I never expect to make any difference in power for something like this. Just having fun with a little more whooshy whoosh 🙂 lol

@JShayy

3 жыл бұрын

Think the spulen re route hose would work?

@savagepandaprojects

3 жыл бұрын

@@JShayy hard to say I've never used any of their products. Its possible I suppose

Is it better than the Carbon fiber AMS intake (mqb)?

@savagepandaprojects

3 жыл бұрын

It's totally subjective based on individual options. Both high quality top tier brands 👍

@ezywin_matrixoutsider

3 жыл бұрын

@@savagepandaprojects and what about the hpa race downpipe ? Is it a good choice or their is other options to consider such as armytrix or milltek

But what about any power gains? Heat Soak?

@savagepandaprojects

3 жыл бұрын

You know man with intakes I really can't take it too seriously lol end of the days no intake is going to net huge gains lol sometimes you just gotta have fun with it, a little whooshy whoosh 🙂 lol my exhaust never played out how I wanted it so yay for induction noise haha

@JimBean365

3 жыл бұрын

@@savagepandaprojects I can’t disagree with that. I think my S3 with the inclosed intake sounds loud enough for me. Does the open one sound much louder?

@savagepandaprojects

3 жыл бұрын

@@JimBean365 Its definitely louder inside the car. When you let off the gas it's very whooshy lol sounds a bit throatier from the outside. If I was advising someone starting out stock I'd suggest putting the money into ECU and TCU tunes first. Intakes are fun but not required lol

Yea that old carbon fiber closed one sucks😆. I want that open one. More noise, more power, more airrrrrr.

I think this intake was definitely more of a gimmick vs being made for performance. The big air filter really only does so much especially when it tapers down to an inlet the size apr’s so it’s hard to believe this intake gives more airflow like what they’re saying... iat’s are really only going to be affected by the intercooler so I think this is solely made for noise. Looks great nonetheless lol

@willf1118

Жыл бұрын

It definitely improves airflow but since its under the hood it just ends up sucking in more hot air and decreases performance as the car gets to operating temp, a properly routed cold air intake outside of the hood is were you see the real benefits however then you worry about rain and debris, stock closed intakes under the hood work much better then open air intakes under the hood

Pll still think sound = power

@savagepandaprojects

3 жыл бұрын

Yep that's usually how it goes haha

@chrishurst642

3 жыл бұрын

@@savagepandaprojects the apr cai cf. Willkeep the engine cooler.