Mod questions

What do you guys think about replacement intakes?

John said that with the WRX there isn't really any point to replace the intake with a short ram vs a drop in due to the turbo. I know a cold air of give me for hp but the issue is water and snow in MN. I don't want water getting sucked in.

Should I got a replacement intake or drop in a better filter to the stock intake?

 

My suggestion is do whats in your best interest! From my experience I have had both. I personally prefer the CAI for my Turbo car and high compression N/A track car. What I have noticed is at WOT on the track the difference is rather beneficial.

What some of us will do in a rain situation is separate the intake pipe at the joint where it goes into the wheel well.

C

 

Water induction shouldn't be a problem, you have fender covers n stuff. But, AEM makes something that protects from it if you still want it... It goes in between the piping as a coupler and if the pressure drops too much it pulls in air thru itself.

 

i think you should read this:

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=477393

 

here is another:

http://forums.nasioc.com/forums/showthread.php?t=623606&highlight=short+air+intake

 

John, thanks for the links... I will take a look at them tonight. Hopefully it will answer my questions.

Oh hey.... another question.... What do you guys think about the products that HKS makes? I thinking about getting a exhaust from them.

 

i got a hks carbon-titanium exhaust. i love it.

 

I'm guessing you have it yourself... thats what i'm thinking about doing but on saturday the meeting at firestone I think it was Vic who said this to me... If I'm going to spend the 700 or 800 on the hks for only a catback why not spend it on turbo back setup.

I'm thinking... yeah that would be cool to have a turbo back and gain more hp but how would that effect the car over time. Plus I'm trying to gain the most hp without making my car really loud.

 

if you dont want loud...hks isnt for you.

 

I think you misunderstood me... I ment in loud as in truck loud or the sound when someone buys the wrong muffler for their car and its just a sh1tty sound loud. I fine with correct setup racer loud.... lol that makes any since.

 

John... thanks for the links. I just got the chance to read them and it did answer the questions I had on deciding on replacing the intake or not. I think as of right now, the best thing would be to just replace the stock filter and a higher quality drop in filter for the air flow until my car is more modified that it need to better intake system. Thanks again...

 

get one like matt's then? individia or something like that. i think his is a TBE. or BPM/BMP? which everyway or scoobysports(what i'm getting).