BMC air filter?

[borice]

Anyone got this installed? Would recommend or not?

Link: Check out the Warning note

I'm mostly interested in street usage (ad-hoc racing ), not track.
I currently have the K/N flat washable air filter...

[dog]

I have heard that it works but you have to shield that air mass meter or you actualy will drop power.

[clS3]

Got one on my S3, also have friends who got it on S3/TT/S4TT. Works quite well in midrange rev and high rev engine goes up easier. Increase noise also, especially if you don t duct it to the air intake. No problem with air mass meter. Usually pb with air mass meter comes also with panel filter like K&N when they re oiled too much, it create a deposit on the amm which fools it. For now I got it from friend who drove it for some time before crashing his S3, I got his amm with the BMC and works ok. I cleaned the filter once just with air, no problem. Also other people I know haven t reported problems with the BMC CDA.
My car was 231PS and 320Nm on the sportec rolling road before chipping, with BMC and milltek exhaust on.

[bem_ho]

Dog, how would you shield the MAF??

I had a CDA installed and as you've said I have loss poerformance. Therefore, I have go back to OEM!

[clS3]

If you re sucking air in the engine bay chances are you ll get performance loss, as with conical filters