What do you guys reccommend as an intake other than the popcharger?
Injen
K&N
Nismo


How important is a hydro lock valve?

any input on the sound from different intakes?

If anyone knows of any good deals on intakes other than JWT i would be interested

 

First decide what type of intake you want:

a. Short. Filter inside engine bay
b. Long. Filter at end of tube outside engine bay
c. Hybrid. Filter inside engine bay. Some sort of tube feeding ambient air to filter.

 

even a cold air intake will produce marginal gains over the stock system. for the money its really not worth upgrading. the JWT has good gains for what its worth.

 

I've got an aem cai for sale. i loved the way it sounded and produced good power.

 

Nismo in a hearbeat. Looks great and has the best filter placement IMHO. only downside is needing to unhook driver's side front bumper to reach it.

 

Typhoon all the way.

 

isnt the nismo a copy of the aem cai?

 

I think AEM makes the CAI and NISMO stamps it's name on the piping.

Unless you're plowing through water, the bypass isn't necessary. Some argue it robs you of any gains you MAY get from a CAI. When I had my NISMO, I still used it though because I wasn't willing to gamble with hydro-locking my motor. After one summer I sold it as it got dirty SO fast and having to pull the bumper to clean the filter every 2-3 months was a huge PITA.

Another member of the forum measured the air temperature through a JWT vs CAI and found that above 15 mph, there was no difference. Food for thought...

For the money, I'd say JWT is your best bet. I liked mine, but pulled/sold it to stay in stock for autocross.

Edit: From the looks of it, I may try a Stillen intake next year. Looks easy to maintain, and has complete segregation from the engine bay... from the picture.

 

you dont have to remove the front bumper. i was able to install one leaving the bumper cover on. i would recommend cutting the the bottom plastic diffuser to allow more air into the intake, but your filter will get dirtier faster.