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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 07:23 PM
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wifeys got one cracking car i love it every time i drive it, i know ther eonly 150 bhp but somin about it thats nice, you can vaguely here the flock of pigeons under the bonnet when lift off but its too quet, can it be made loader with a cone filter etc? she did ask me to have it chipped as its an instant 200bhp so i believe and costs 300 quid but not too sure ont hat one as she will just drive faster

anyways can it be done?

its a 2001 51 plate model
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 07:25 PM
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wifeys got one cracking car i love it every time i drive it, i know ther eonly 150 bhp but somin about it thats nice, you can vaguely here the flock of pigeons under the bonnet when lift off but its too quet, can it be made loader with a cone filter etc? she did ask me to have it chipped as its an instant 200bhp so i believe and costs 300 quid but not too sure ont hat one as she will just drive faster

anyways can it be done?

its a 2001 51 plate model
It will chatter loudly with a filter. Just fitted one to a mates Octavia VRS and it sounds really good now.

A re-map is a good idea - as long as it's someone reputable.

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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 07:27 PM
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Yeah they do.

My diesel Bora makes a whole load of crazy noises, chatter and dumps. Thats off a diesel aswell!
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 07:27 PM
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oooo will it so a cone filter and it will be a lot better then, will be nowere as good as a cossie though fook me there gr8 with no dump valve, you can give old farts at bus stops heart attacks with em
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 07:41 PM
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I have a filter on my Octavia RS (see pics in for sale room to see how it looks fitted) Sounds really well too.
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 08:04 PM
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is it same engine as vrs then? ill look on ebay for one cheers chaps, is it a intake kit with filter or just a cone filter?
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Old Jan 26, 2009 | 08:08 PM
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If its anything like a Audi TT 225 then yes it will sound MINT with just a filter on it...trust me!!
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