What picture? -josh
--- "Ryan D. Lewis" <[email protected]> wrote: > To show I wasn't crazy please see the attached > image. This officially lets > all the air out of the argument that 16v's do not > have MAF's... > > > > Not trying to upset anyone here, just stating the > facts. > > > > > Kind regards, > Ryan D. Lewis > Webmaster & Owner > Come Get Modified!!! <http://www.glirealm.com/> > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lewis, Ryan [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 1:00 PM > To: A2_16v (E-mail) > Cc: TheJettaGLiRealm@yahoogroups. com > Subject: [WWW.GLIREALM.COM] RE: [A2-16v] K&N filters > and the 16v > > > Please forgive me for being Naïve. :-) > > Does anyone know why the sensor plates fail, or is > it just too much sludge > build up on the electric contacts within the sensor > plate module? Does the > K&N filter let soo much more air in that the plates > get slammed too hard > when you punch the throttle? > > Ryan D. Lewis > Owner & Webmaster > Come Get Modified!!! > <http://www.glirealm.com> > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > AIM: VWJETTA90 > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: DocWyte [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 11:07 AM > To: Lewis, Ryan; A2_16v (E-mail) > Cc: TheJettaGLiRealm@yahoogroups. com > Subject: RE: [A2-16v] K&N filters and the 16v > > > Take off your intake boot and look at your air > plate. > Even with the stock paper filter I bet your airplate > is covered in motor oil from the engine crankcase > breather. The slight bit of K&N oil that mixes with > the sludge that's already there won't contribute to > the air plate dying. Besides, A2 cars like ours > don't > even have mass airflow sensors. Those didn't come > about till the Vr6 motor. > > -josh > > > --- "Lewis, Ryan" <[email protected]> wrote: > > When I first installed my K&N Drop in Filter, > within > > three months of hard > > daily driving I had to replace my MAF (Mass > Airflow > > Sensor) due to it > > completely failing. Granted my engine had 80,000+ > > miles on it. Not sure it > > was the K&N, but I was told they do that and the > > timing was very suspicious. > > I have a A2 '90 GLI 16v 2.0. I'm sure the newer > > cars are even more > > sensitive, but I beg to differ on the > > invulnerability claims to the A2's > > Engines. > > > > Ryan D. Lewis > > Owner & Webmaster > > Come Get Modified!!! > > http://www.glirealm.com > > [email protected] > > mailto:[email protected] > > AIM: VWJETTA90 > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: DocWyte [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 7:54 AM > > To: Boyd Drew; A2_16v (E-mail) > > Subject: RE: [A2-16v] K&N filters and the 16v > > > > > > The K&N air filters, if over oiled, can ruin the > > mass > > air meters in the newer VW's, like the Mk4's. > They > > don't cause any problems for our "old tech" air > > plates... > > > > -josh > > > > > > --- Boyd Drew <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Had not heard this... and havent ever had a K&N > > come > > > apart either... > > > I have heard that this can happen with foam > > element > > > filters, > > > but it hasnt happened to the ITG one that Im > > > currently using in the year its > > > been in... > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Bensinger, Greg > > > [mailto:[email protected]] > > > Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 10:37 AM > > > To: A2_16v (E-mail) > > > Subject: [A2-16v] K&N filters and the 16v > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > Do people recommend running a K&N drop in filter > > w/ > > > the 16v? I believe the > > > PO had put one in my GLI. It is time to > recharge > > or > > > replace it. I have > > > heard some people mention that the K&N will ruin > > the > > > Air Flow meters in our > > > cars? > > > > > > Any truth to this? Any other solutions if not > K&N > > > for performance > > > enhancement? > > > > > > Greg Bensinger > > > Mentor Graphics Consulting Group > > > 2530 Meridian Parkway > > > Suite 135 > > > Durham, NC 27713 > > > Work: 919.484.2510 > > > Fax : 919.484.2540 > > > [email protected] > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > A2-16v mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://maillist.myip.org/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > A2-16v mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://maillist.myip.org/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v > > > > > > ===== > > Josh Wyte > > Momentum Motorsports > > 508-833-3024 After 5 pm EST > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > HotJobs - Search Thousands of New Jobs > > http://www.hotjobs.com > _______________________________________________ > > A2-16v mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://maillist.myip.org/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v > > _______________________________________________ > > A2-16v mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://maillist.myip.org/mailman/listinfo/a2-16v > > > ===== > Josh Wyte > Momentum Motorsports > 508-833-3024 After 5 pm EST > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > === message truncated === ===== Josh Wyte Momentum Motorsports 508-833-3024 After 5 pm EST __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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