Forge Motorsport Carbon Direct Intake Kit FMINDK14-GTE.R for Volkswagen Golf Mk7 GTE Red

Forge Carbon Direct Intake Kit for Golf mk7 GTE

This product is ideally installed in conjunction with the FMDV1-GTE (1.2/1.4 TSI) diverter valve. If purchased separately, the turbo inlet hose will press against the adjacent original intake pipe, and it may be necessary to trim the turbo inlet leg of the FMINDK14 intake hose to avoid kinking.

With this elegant and exclusive design, you'll enjoy a carbon fiber housing that seamlessly integrates into your engine bay, providing increased power and torque. It includes a coupler machined from a solid block, manufactured to exact tolerances in Forge's workshop in Gloucester, UK, ensuring a perfect fit.

The Design

Following the success of the Golf Mk7 carbon intake, Forge offers the "Hi-Flow" range and presents an affordable option for the 1.4 TSI and GTE engine market.

They conducted extensive market research, interviewing tuners and owners of the vehicles they wanted to install the intake on. They concluded that, instead of creating a complete carbon fiber intake system, the best product would be a carbon fiber air scoop and air box lid that would fit the original air box.

To ensure the highest product quality, and after an exhaustive design and development process, they turned to one of the world's leading carbon fiber manufacturers, whose products range from Formula 1 aerodynamic components to car bodies and aircraft wings.

The tools were CNC machined from solid aluminum to ensure a flawless finish. This allows Forge to create a perfect air box using the autoclave technique during the manufacturing process of the 2x2 twill carbon fiber.

Instead of using vacuum (also known as liquid infusion) to introduce resin into the mold and then stretch carbon fiber into shape, the autoclave technique is employed in the manufacturing of this exquisitely designed product. This technique involves applying up to 10 bar of pressure in a solid aluminum mold to expel the material. This high pressure ensures that the material is in full contact with the mold surface.

Therefore, ensuring a dense, solid, and resistant fabric, this process also guarantees the absence of imperfections in the product.

The mold is then heated to cure the resin, giving it up to eight times the tensile strength of mild steel, but at a much lower weight.

After dedicating so much time to carbon and silicone development, Forge focused on the equally important aspect of filtration.

Following the Flow

With the lid and air intake design complete, Forge Motorsport moved on to the hose and filter. There's no point in creating such an efficient system only to have it limited by the original hose and filter. So, for the filter, they turned to their partners and experts in filtration control: Pipercross!

With over 25 years of experience in both the domestic and racing markets, they recommended a multi-layered foam filter. These filters perform flawlessly in the high-flow range. The oversized filter included allows 30% more air to pass through than the original and fits perfectly in the housing. This combination is unsurpassed.

Forge Motorsport's high-flow intake hose, coupled with the carbon airbox, removes the highly restrictive and noise-limiting plastic intake pipe and replaces it with our smooth bore, multi-ply silicone hose, which increases airflow, improving efficiency and performance. This results in an increase of up to 10 bhp, a notable gain for an easy-to-install modification.

The Forge silicone hose in this kit has been designed to include an inner liner of high-quality modified silicone, known as fluorosilicone. Key Features

Part of the Forge Motorsport Hi-Flow range

Increases airflow and improves efficiency and performance

Up to 10 bhp gain

Strong and compact carbon fiber weave

Made with 100% carbon fiber, no added fiberglass

Formed via autoclave pre-preg

Easy installation

Fluorosilicone lined hose
Washable high-flow air filter, no replacement needed

Limited Lifetime Warranty*

*Pipercross filter not covered by warranty

Box Contents:

1 Forge Motorsport Hi-Flow Carbon Fiber Airbox Lid
1 Forge Motorsport Hi-Flow Carbon Fiber Front Air Scoop
1 Pipercross Air Filter
1 Meguiar's Cleaning Bag and Forge Motorsport Microfiber Cloth

1 Larger Diameter High Flow Silicone Hose
1 L-shaped Silicone Hose and Fitting

Compatible Vehicle:

Volkswagen Golf Mk7 GTE

Color: Red