CTS Intake - Mishimoto reducer - MST TIP

CTS Intake Flow Test – Part 2

Background:

A previous post addressed testing the CTS Turbo intake as delivered from CTS, which included using the silicone reducer that joins the 3.5″ intake pipe to a 2.75″ turbo inlet elbow.

CTS Turbo Mk7 Intake Parts
CTS Turbo Mk7 Intake Parts

For the cost of a few dollars a silicone reducer can be purchased that will connect the CTS inlet pipe to the 3″ MST Performance turbo inlet pipe.

Mishimoto and CTS silicone reducers
Mishimoto and CTS silicone reducers

Test Procedure:

For this follow-on test the same procedure is used as in the first flow test.

CTS Intake - Mishimoto reducer - MST TIP
CTS Intake – Mishimoto reducer – MST TIP

Test Results:

After replacing the silicone coupler and turbo inlet elbow the intake flows 404 CFM @ 28″ of H2O. The before and after results are displayed on the chart:

CTS Intake - Modded vs As Delivered
CTS Intake – Modded vs As Delivered

This new configuration is compared with most other results *:

Mk7 GTI Intake Flow Testing
All intakes (adding modded CTS)

*Note: Not all results are shown in the chart above because some intakes have been tested in multiple configurations that consisted of different filter elements, inlet elbows, or inlet hoses. The best flowing configuration for an intake brand is chosen to present on the chart.

Conclusions:

Modifying the 3.5″ CTS Turbo intake by replacing the silicone coupler allows the intake to connect to the MST 3″ turbo inlet elbow. This replacement of the original coupler and use of MST TIP resulted in a 10 CFM increase in airflow through the intake.

This modified CTS Turbo intake has produced the highest airflow reading of the Mk7 GTI intake products that have been flow tested.

References:

CTS Turbo Mk7 Intake

MST Performance Turbo Inlet Elbow

Mishimoto Silicone Reducer