Welcome nasty.
Here is a little of what I wrote in think you know most of it
http://audirevolution.net/forum/index.php?topic=2720.0
that stock air box is pressurized and that is a big plus. If you have a scoop on the bottom of the air box you can help pump more cold air in there. That would always be helpful it works great on the rs4
As for the wrap on the dps. That’s always a great idea to help keep more heat in the exhaust system then to let it bleed out. Hp wise is there a measurable difference it might be hard to measure the difference but the benefit not there.
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