> > Performance improvement will probably not be noticable, but you may notice > less noise. > > Refitting the missing snorkel made a *huge* difference in interior noise > on my diesel. (Diesels have a similar snorkel setup, but in the left rear > pillar instead of the right one.) Now, a gas engine has a much less open > intake tract than a diesel does, but it may still make a noticable > difference. I would never have guessed, but the snorkel makes a very noticeable power difference on the diesel vans. In my (former) 1983 ASI camper, the snorkel made about a 5 MPH difference in top speed at full throttle in high gear. VW must have paid some attention to tuning the system. I couldn't say if that would also apply to the gas models. Michael Snow |
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