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APR OPEN PEX Intake System - 1.8T/2.0T EA888 Gen 3 MQB

The APR Open PEX Intake System is an attractive high-performance upgrade designed to increase performance and sound by letting the engine breathe more freely.

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    The APR Open PEX Intake System is the best dollar-per-horsepower intake system for the 1.8T/2.0T Engine! We've maximized performance and sound dramatically by reducing pressure drop and increasing airflow. This translates to more horsepower and torque, and less physical strain on the turbocharger. The system looks great, sounds amazing, and produces more horsepower and torque you can feel. Our Open PEX Intake System does away with the closed airbox design and uses a massive 7" washable and reusable cotton filter with a frontal inlet and 4" rear outlet. This was necessary to limit pressure drop across the factory system and maximize airflow, while allowing you to fully hear the engine breathe! The massive filter provides excellent filtration. By oversizing the filter, we're able to limit pressure drop without sacrificing filtration. This is made possible through the use of greatly increased filter surface area. The PEX material give the intake an Oem feel and it allows us to make a complex and organic heat shield shape that keeps hot air pushed through the frontal radiator away from the intake tract. Lastly, PEX retains heat less than other materials, such as metal, making it ideal for performance.

    Features:

    • More horsepower with gains up to +12 AWHP over stock
    • More torque with gains of up to +13 AWFT-LBS over stock
    • Greatly outflows the full factory frontal airbox by 60% at 833 CFM vs 521 CFM
    • High heat deflection PEX construction
    • Massive 7” washable and reusable cotton filter with a frontal inlet and 4” rear outlet
    • Creates an intoxicating intake sound in the engine bay
    • Improves throttle response
    • Lessens pressure drop
    • Lessens strain on the turbocharger
    • Lessens heat retention compared to other materials, such as metal
    • Compatible with APR and factory rear intake tubes and turbo inlet pipes
    • Easily installs in minutes

    About APR

    At APR our sole mission is to engineer only the highest quality tuning solutions for Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche vehicles ensuring the enthusiast the ultimate driving experience while consistently providing the enthusiast the ultimate in customer care and support.

    Brand APR
    Emission Code7
    Filter ColorRed
    Filter MaterialPleated Cotton Gauze
    MaterialPEX
    Product TypeIntake System
    StyleOpen
    UPC810009932710
    Part NumberCI100041
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    This part is legal under the provisions of EPA’s Tampering Policy dated November 23rd, 2020. The company has reasonable basis (test results) to verify that this product allows the vehicle to operate within legal emissions standards and is therefore legal to be sold for on-street use in all states that accept the legal provisions of the Clean Air Act and the EPA Tampering Policy. This product is NOT LEGAL FOR SALE OR USE IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. Testing with the California Air Resources Board, in order to achieve 50-state compliance, is pending with CARB. Once testing is complete with California, and an E.O. number is issued, this product will be updated to 50-state legal status.

    Install Instructions
    Note: Models with Secondary Air Injection (SAI) require a breather filter (CI100020-A). This intake is not designed to fit EA888 Gen 3B engines that feature a MAF sensor on the intake tube. This system is not compatible with the MS100100 intake mounted Catch Can System.

    Flow Bench and Power Testing

    The factory intake system simply can’t match the performance of our intake system. The full factory frontal airbox only flows 521 CFM at 28” of H2O. We improved this by 60% with our open airbox, which flows 833 CFM by comparison! However, it’s important to always look at the intake system as a whole as flow numbers alone don’t always speak to the broader picture. The factory turbocharger can only flow just under 400 CFM through the factory opening, and any intake system will lessen maximum flow. The goal is to minimize all restrictions before the turbocharger as much as possible to maximize performance. The full factory system brings this down to 275 CFM, or 31% less. The full APR System (Open airbox, rear pipe, and turbo inlet pipe), bring this down to 345 CFM, which is only 13% less, or a 25% improvement over stock! This directly translates to more power you can feel. Our full bolt on APR Tuned S3 saw max gains of 12 AWHP and 13 AWFT-LBS of torque using the full intake system compared to stock! These are solid gains that make a noticeable difference in performance!

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