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Old Oct 23, 2008 | 11:43 AM
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pic of them on then please
looks nice, would be nice to compare the VRP one and this one and see the differences... Rennntech and mkb or carlson have carbon air boxes aswell
I will get pictures of the heat shields on the car as soon as i get it back.... its at the shop for alignment right now...

I went with this intake over the others because of its price and look, with same performance gains
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it appears all stock (besides CF) except for the location of the filter...
It retains none of the oem parts except for the y splitter....

it is new piping that directs air from the filter to the engine....
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Originally Posted by jangy
I thought about keeping my CF box and doing that, but I was worried about the heat. Any IAT data? I assume there are no flat filters in there?

Definitely a gorgeous unit and fair price. I'd just want function. Is there no option for the goose neck (plastic OEM parts at the TB)?
Jangy reading my mind..... they are actually working on making the goose neck a carbon fiber piece later on....

there are no flat filters at all....

when i get my car back i will take a pic of it underneath, it is a 3" pipe, mandrel bent, with a steel plate welded on the top to mimic the factory appearance..... apparently it mimics it too well...lol
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Nice looking kit but the air filters have to be shrouded from engine heat and recieving outside ambient air ONLY (IMO). I can only envision power loss with filters pulling in hot engine air. Under our sealed MB hoods it is brutally hot !
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Nice looking kit but the air filters have to be shrouded from engine heat and recieving outside ambient air ONLY (IMO). I can only envision power loss with filters pulling in hot engine air. Under our sealed MB hoods it is brutally hot !
check out my above comments..... it comes with carbon fiber heat shields to protect it from hot air!!!!
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Do they sell just the cold air box part? Or even just a functional version of the setup? I don't need CF or looks.
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Do they sell just the cold air box part? Or even just a functional version of the setup? I don't need CF or looks.
+1... make it non-CF so it will flow with stock engine cover...
i bet the cost will drop by few hundreds...
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Do they sell just the cold air box part? Or even just a functional version of the setup? I don't need CF or looks.
just go on their website and use the contact us thing to email them and ask...
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+1... make it non-CF so it will flow with stock engine cover...
i bet the cost will drop by few hundreds...
...but the CF helps out in keeping the heat out of the tubes.....
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I am a witness this looks good and sounds good!
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Nice If adds hp/tq or at least doesn't take any away I'll get it for that SC whine.
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Nice If adds hp/tq or at least doesn't take any away I'll get it for that SC whine.
it adds 15 hp!!!
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it adds 15 hp!!!
Did you dyno it?



I love the sound! But it's so expensive!
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Originally Posted by The Godfather
Did you dyno it?



I love the sound! But it's so expensive!
yeah i have dyno proof i'll put up

...the whole reason i went with this intake is because of the price being cheaper than all of the others!
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+1 it is cheaper then other companies AND its a tune that is clearly heard!!!
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you guys are rich. It's expensive to me. I'd like to see the final version and see if we can get one cheaper w/o the CF, or one that we can adapt to our stuff already for say, $500 at the most
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I seen this product and the carbon fiber is like an insulator! It will prevent from the pipes being hot
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I will post up the dyno tomorrow.... we took out the heat shields for the picture.... i will get a picture with the heat shields in place soon!
just a friendly push to get those dyno numbers up, or even better, 1/4mile comparisons.

also, when you dyno'd, where the heat shields in place? ...was the hood open or closed?
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no pics with the heat shields yet?????
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no pics with the heat shields yet?????
i will post up tomorrow for sure
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