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And to be fair, there were about 13 people here criticizing the designs of both intakes before BMS ever chimed in. MST has no presence to defend their design however.
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I just bought the MST intake and would like to share my opinion of the product compared to what I see coming from BMS (I don't own the BMS intake, but you can see that there aren't many components to their kit and everything is plain to see).
1) The MST intake is not an enclosure. I would call it more of a two-stepped heat shield and would say that the BMS intake heat shields cover better and would be more effective than the MST ones.
2) The MST filters are much smaller than the BMS filters.
3) The sensor extensions are much neater and more secure on the BMS intake.
4) The BMS turbo inlet pipes should flow much better than the stock ones. The MST does not come with turbo inlet pipes.
5) It would seem that the "ram air" effect from the stock intake plenums into the MST "enclosure" would be more restrictive than the open air BMS design (which uses no parts, but in fact deletes parts). Cool air gets rammed into the engine bay through the same source/place anyway.
6) BMS needs you to cut the engine cover, that bothers me.
If I were to do this again I would buy the BMS system and a spare engine cover to keep at home knowing I can revert, or leave the cover off entirely.
Hope this helps others make an educated decision of their own.
1) The MST intake is not an enclosure. I would call it more of a two-stepped heat shield and would say that the BMS intake heat shields cover better and would be more effective than the MST ones.
2) The MST filters are much smaller than the BMS filters.
3) The sensor extensions are much neater and more secure on the BMS intake.
4) The BMS turbo inlet pipes should flow much better than the stock ones. The MST does not come with turbo inlet pipes.
5) It would seem that the "ram air" effect from the stock intake plenums into the MST "enclosure" would be more restrictive than the open air BMS design (which uses no parts, but in fact deletes parts). Cool air gets rammed into the engine bay through the same source/place anyway.
6) BMS needs you to cut the engine cover, that bothers me.
If I were to do this again I would buy the BMS system and a spare engine cover to keep at home knowing I can revert, or leave the cover off entirely.
Hope this helps others make an educated decision of their own.
Last edited by TModelle; Jul 25, 2019 at 08:48 AM.
i'd buy those inlet pipes separately if i could. that's the single part that will create the biggest difference in this set-up. the stock units have baffles and chambers for nose reduction
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The BMS inlet pipes are longer/higher and you can't use the original pre-box ducting anymore. If you don't use the ducting, then you don't need the "box" of the MST. If you don't use the "box" of the MST, you might as well use the BMS filters. So in the end you are left with - BMS.
I just had to buy the MST to find this out first hand.
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Verdad GallardoI thought about that but even if I bought the BMS kit to use just the inlet pipes, you can't use any of the MST stuff, so it comes back to getting the BMS kit.
The BMS inlet pipes are longer/higher and you can't use the original pre-box ducting anymore. If you don't use the ducting, then you don't need the "box" of the MST. If you don't use the "box" of the MST, you might as well use the BMS filters. So in the end you are left with - BMS.
I just had to buy the MST to find this out first hand.
The BMS inlet pipes are longer/higher and you can't use the original pre-box ducting anymore. If you don't use the ducting, then you don't need the "box" of the MST. If you don't use the "box" of the MST, you might as well use the BMS filters. So in the end you are left with - BMS.
I just had to buy the MST to find this out first hand.
that would be the ideal set-up.
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We'd be happy to sell them but they won't fit without our filters, the filters and pipes have to be designed as one unit for proper clearance.
what a proper product release thread is: https://www.audizine.com/forum/showt...-Available-now
forum advertisers here get away with murder
Last edited by alexasa; Jul 29, 2019 at 03:31 PM.
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The gains depend on the boost levels being run. We've had customers report around a 1mph gain with the BMS intake in controlled testing, which is in the area of 10whp and shows that the heat soak perception is a myth on the platform.
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MST Intake
Yestreday it was monted into my car (MST perfromance intake V2). Unfortuantely I was expecting more. There is no big sound improvement and also the fitting into the engine bay is not exactly as described. The engine plastic cover is not attached looking towards the fire wall. My opininon is it is better to spend money on other accessories......
