rotarykillz

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I had heard they can actually hurt your power. I wanted to see what kind of air induction force I was getting without it. I was checking on my CarPC and during heavy acceleration I was getting between 12-15 lbs of pressure measured by the MAF. After putting the stock back on, I peaked at around 20lbs of pressure.

Not only is the air hotter, but the pressure was better with the stock....really total BS imo. I'll do the community a favor and NOT resell this POS K&N.

I definitely felt better pull with my car afterwards too, so it was more of a downgrade. Guess I need to look at a CAI instead of short ram.

Any comments, suggestions? My next mod WILL be a high flow CAT, but I won't do a CAT delete. I want to keep it legal.

dondo

iTrader: (7)

aem/mazdaspeed cai ftw

9krpmrx8

iTrader: (46)

Yeah most intakes are just for sound. Really no usable HP. I've seen stock cars dyno with the same HP as 8' with Intakes of different brands.

Jedi54

iTrader: (7)

9k: not necessarily.
some intakes can definitely help deliver more (colder) air which CAN help the engine and produce added performance.

I would suggest:
Racing Beat + Duct
AEM / Mazdaspeed

jessedrifter

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so u dont want to sell it ; ) haa

Symbioticgenius

I would just put the RB duct on the stock intake and call it a day.

9krpmrx8

iTrader: (46)

Well its such and insignificant gain that it does not relate to faster times on a track.

nycgps

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on K&N Version 2, the MAF location is wrong, I think they did it on purpose tho. that way it can trick the ECU into thinking its getting less air, less air = less fuel. but the truth is its getting more air than stock (it does), so the mixture will be lean.

this trick only works in open-looped tho, when its closed-loop mode. its useless.

jessedrifter

iTrader: (4)

or doo u? lol

nycgps

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its about 0.05 seconds faster.