A proper intake will be installed eventually on this car, but till then, we can do some quick mods to the stock intake system to help the car breathe better. There is a 'snow grate' placed under the stock air filter that is designed to prevent snow from getting into the intake system. Now in India this little feature is of no use, however because of its design the grate does restrict airflow and removing it should improve the cars ability to breathe freely.
This mod won't increase hp/torque, but should improve efficiency, maybe reduce turbo lag, and give u a bit more of the turbo sounds, especially with the car in Sport Setting. I found that in normal driving mode the turbo sound was audible a bit, but with the car in sport mode (especially the Gearbox) the sound increase was very noticeable.
Its a free mod that can be done by anyone using the tools that comes with the car, and I don't see it impacting warranty in any way.

While this is on a Skoda Octavia RS245, this mod can be done on any VW/Skoda/Audi car that is based on the MQB platform. Even the MQB diesel cars should have a similar intake design.

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