HKS Racing Suction Intake Installed!
12-04-2004, 11:52 PM
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HKS Racing Suction Intake Installed!
Hi all,
Just installed my HKS Racing Suction intake kit the other day and am once again very happy with the results.
The intake noise reverberating around the stainless steel airbox sounds f***ing awesome!
Thought I would just share a few pics with you.
Just installed my HKS Racing Suction intake kit the other day and am once again very happy with the results.
The intake noise reverberating around the stainless steel airbox sounds f***ing awesome!
Thought I would just share a few pics with you.
12-05-2004, 12:15 AM
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Butt dyno is registering a loss down low for a gain up high. 
The engine does not feel as though it revs as freely in the low rpm range, but above 6k, all hell breaks loose.......
The engine does not feel as though it revs as freely in the low rpm range, but above 6k, all hell breaks loose.......
12-05-2004, 12:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Lock & Load
Neat but i am a sucker for yellow
Pity about the loss of power down low can anything be done to rectify it ?
cheers
michael
Pity about the loss of power down low can anything be done to rectify it ?
cheers
michael
I'm not actually sure the engine loses power down low since it does feel "torquier".
It just feels as though the engine is slower in building up the revs from low.
12-05-2004, 12:26 AM
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Well, I gotta say it looks the part . Don't know if I could live with the racket though...
What was the damage to your skyrocket, if you don't mind me asking?
. Don't know if I could live with the racket though...What was the damage to your skyrocket, if you don't mind me asking?
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12-05-2004, 12:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Gomez
What was the damage to your skyrocket, if you don't mind me asking?
I'm guessing you're asking how much it was?$1000 if that was what you're asking Gomez.
12-05-2004, 02:18 AM
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Originally Posted by JasonHamilton
looks great, i bet it sounds great too, but damn, $1,000 is a lot of cash for... oh, wait, I spent more than that on a wing. heh.
Still bloody expensive though in any currency.
12-05-2004, 02:20 AM
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Originally Posted by oyester
wow..looks neat with that aluminium cover, where do u bought it from? thx...any sound clip?
Sorry, I don't have anything to record a sound clip.
12-05-2004, 02:25 AM
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Originally Posted by nojooc
Just want to clarify that I am in Australia and that's $1000 AUD not USD.
Still bloody expensive though in any currency.
Still bloody expensive though in any currency.
You paid way too much for way too little.
You could get the K&N for a better system and have a metal shop build the top half of the box for you. Then you would still have another $300 USD burning a hole in your pocket.
Pity.
12-05-2004, 02:34 AM
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Originally Posted by MazdaManiac
Damn. That is like $43.07 in USD! :D
You paid way too much for way too little.
You could get the K&N for a better system and have a metal shop build the top half of the box for you. Then you would still have another $300 USD burning a hole in your pocket.
Pity.
You paid way too much for way too little.
You could get the K&N for a better system and have a metal shop build the top half of the box for you. Then you would still have another $300 USD burning a hole in your pocket.
Pity.
How is the K&N a better system?
I paid too much?
Guess I paid too much for my catback system as well, hell, I think I paid too much for the car to start with ($65k+).
12-05-2004, 02:53 AM
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Originally Posted by oyester
lol..hks air suction is better than k&n intake...
They are the EXACT same thing - a foot or so of 3.5" polished aluminum pipe and an air filter.
That is it.
Neither produces ANY power. Period.
The OEM intake is the best engineered system in the world.
Try hooking up a pressure/vacuum gauge to the intake ahead of the MAF on the stock system and measure the vaccum.
There isn't any.
The main advantage to the HKS is the pretty box they mount it in.
$500 is a lot to pay for an aluminum box.
12-05-2004, 02:59 AM
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Originally Posted by nojooc
I purchased it through the Sydney distributor for HKS, BD4s at Gladesville.
Sorry, I don't have anything to record a sound clip.
Sorry, I don't have anything to record a sound clip.
even better.... record a short movie with sound
12-05-2004, 03:14 AM
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Originally Posted by MazdaManiac
The main advantage to the HKS is the pretty box they mount it in.
$500 is a lot to pay for an aluminum box.
$500 is a lot to pay for an aluminum box.
12-05-2004, 03:18 AM
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Originally Posted by nojooc
........along with the pretty box, I also get a high quality Japanese item from the house of HKS. :D
now i know why you payed the $1000 
cheers
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12-05-2004, 03:31 AM
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Originally Posted by nojooc
Oh yeah, but how do I post it on here?
12-05-2004, 03:31 AM
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Originally Posted by MazdaManiac
How, exactly, is it better?
They are the EXACT same thing - a foot or so of 3.5" polished aluminum pipe and an air filter.
That is it.
Neither produces ANY power. Period.
The OEM intake is the best engineered system in the world.
Try hooking up a pressure/vacuum gauge to the intake ahead of the MAF on the stock system and measure the vaccum.
There isn't any.
The main advantage to the HKS is the pretty box they mount it in.
$500 is a lot to pay for an aluminum box.
They are the EXACT same thing - a foot or so of 3.5" polished aluminum pipe and an air filter.
That is it.
Neither produces ANY power. Period.
The OEM intake is the best engineered system in the world.
Try hooking up a pressure/vacuum gauge to the intake ahead of the MAF on the stock system and measure the vaccum.
There isn't any.
The main advantage to the HKS is the pretty box they mount it in.
$500 is a lot to pay for an aluminum box.
