BMS Intakes
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And by new intakes I mean the same version but another pair not no v2 and I think I have v2 cause I got them last year in the summer so idk bms are y’all really serious for this platform or is it the money ?
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I had no issue with my V2 touching the hood when I had it. Perhaps it was an installation issue. You have to adjust both the angle of filter and the angle of the pipe.
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The thing is right below the intakes there are rubber pieces that press agaisnt the mesh of the hood and it’s suppose to allow air flow to seep in when the car is going 40 kmph+ to the bell housing and transmission but the bms intakes press agaisnt that rubber seal which is not good
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The BMS intake offers the largest filters by far and is the only one that addresses the actual restriction in the intake path. In terms of the top of your filters touching the hood insulation we had a few reports of that with V1 and lowered the filters around 1/2", not had any reports of it since unless filters are tightened down in a tilted orientation when installed. There is so much filter surface area even if you tapped up half of each filter it wouldn't matter as far as performance goes.
I'm not surprised a tune competitor would say our intakes are bad, lol.
I'm not surprised a tune competitor would say our intakes are bad, lol.
I'm no rocket scientist, but it seems pretty obvious the BMS set up is flawed from the jump. Removing the stock pipes that actually funnel air to the filter seems stupid, also the part of the filter that faces "into the wind" is a big slab o' plastic. Tie that together with the airflow restriction from closing the hood, your only getting air to a small percentage of the filter, and that's basically by accident. The air eventually makes its way to the filter, rather than being sent their directly. (and intentionally)
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The thing is right below the intakes there are rubber pieces that press agaisnt the mesh of the hood and it’s suppose to allow air flow to seep in when the car is going 40 kmph+ to the bell housing and transmission but the bms intakes press agaisnt that rubber seal which is not good
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I'm calling BS, these things are poorly engineered my dude.
I'm no rocket scientist, but it seems pretty obvious the BMS set up is flawed from the jump. Removing the stock pipes that actually funnel air to the filter seems stupid, also the part of the filter that faces "into the wind" is a big slab o' plastic. Tie that together with the airflow restriction from closing the hood, your only getting air to a small percentage of the filter, and that's basically by accident. The air eventually makes its way to the filter, rather than being sent their directly. (and intentionally)
I'm no rocket scientist, but it seems pretty obvious the BMS set up is flawed from the jump. Removing the stock pipes that actually funnel air to the filter seems stupid, also the part of the filter that faces "into the wind" is a big slab o' plastic. Tie that together with the airflow restriction from closing the hood, your only getting air to a small percentage of the filter, and that's basically by accident. The air eventually makes its way to the filter, rather than being sent their directly. (and intentionally)
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I'm calling BS, these things are poorly engineered my dude.
I'm no rocket scientist, but it seems pretty obvious the BMS set up is flawed from the jump. Removing the stock pipes that actually funnel air to the filter seems stupid, also the part of the filter that faces "into the wind" is a big slab o' plastic. Tie that together with the airflow restriction from closing the hood, your only getting air to a small percentage of the filter, and that's basically by accident. The air eventually makes its way to the filter, rather than being sent their directly. (and intentionally)
I'm no rocket scientist, but it seems pretty obvious the BMS set up is flawed from the jump. Removing the stock pipes that actually funnel air to the filter seems stupid, also the part of the filter that faces "into the wind" is a big slab o' plastic. Tie that together with the airflow restriction from closing the hood, your only getting air to a small percentage of the filter, and that's basically by accident. The air eventually makes its way to the filter, rather than being sent their directly. (and intentionally)
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When you design parts like this for a living you'll learn there is no shortage of arm-chair engineers out there. I'm sure a segment of this market is looking forward to the "HighSun_Murder" Intakes coming soon. For the rest of us we'll continue adding power, sound, response, and looks with our BMS intakes.
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I actually AM an engineer, I build corporate IT infrastructure. That said, you don't have to be an engineer to see that intake is bunk. The BMS design focus's on a larger downpipe for air delivery and fails to adequately address the air flow, direction and delivery from the onset.
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@tmodelle brother im gonna take a picture but not at the moment as I’m enjoying my Friday night and show you that rubber part actually keeps spacing between in that area so air flow is able to be directed towards the transmission and bell housing
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I experimented with both intakes like @TModelle and ended up sticking with the BMS. I think it sounds better than the MST, which I think has a louder gurgling sound. I noticed more throttle response on the highway with both intakes; i'm not sure which one is really that much better but if I had to bet it would be the BMS. I think the BMS looks like it would pull in more air. I haven't cleaned it yet so i'll cross that bridge when I get there.
I also closely monitored the IAT on my JB4 with both and didn't notice a difference at all.
Most people get the MST because they don't want to cut that plastic engine cover so they convince themselves the MST is better. I don't think it is.
I also closely monitored the IAT on my JB4 with both and didn't notice a difference at all.
Most people get the MST because they don't want to cut that plastic engine cover so they convince themselves the MST is better. I don't think it is.
