Originally Posted by RedefineRX8

Out of the box I decided to take it apart and look closely at all the parts to try to see if there was something that would surprise me. There was one thing, I'm interested to see if anyone else sees it. (I'm sure you will).

Just a top view of the box


This is all you can see inside of the box, the filter itself


The inside of the actual piping (which i ordered in black mr. fluid )


The "step down" section of the pipe.


Intake alone installed


All done #1


All done #2


Now, first off... This install was braindead easy. I managed to have it done in about 15 minutes. If you are half way familiar with the car you will fly through this which I liked. As for notes per the installation, I really wouldn't have any except that you are going to need allen wrenches, which I was unaware of until I opened the box. I didn't expect this. installation would get a 9.5/10 (would have been 10/10 for easiness had there been no allen wrenches needed).

Car started up just fine, the idle was exactly the same. Pulling out of the garage for a small test run it wasn't noticable at all. In a sense, it was similiar to the AEM intake. I didn't know what to expect once I got it W.O.T. I had OSDucky with me, and he noticed the same thing I did at first, the car felt even more smooth than normal.

Once the secondary port opens up and you are on the gas, the thing sounds pretty damn aggressive. It's inherently a different tone than the AEM due to the differences in design, but to be honest I like it a bit more than the tone I was getting from the AEM I had before. The car screams a bit now, however unlike the K&N intake, it's sexy sounding, and not comparable with a hornets nest. For sound quality I would give this intake a 9.0/10.

Now obviously all of you would like to know how it felt as far as power goes. Well, my butt dyno did NOT measure 21 whp. I will say this tho, it does give a bit of a help after 8800 indeed. When you go WOT before that, it feels just like the AEM did, a tiny better than stock. If you have a flash on your car where you have an adjusted redine (higher than OEM) like I do, you will probably benefit the most from this intake. The power did not seem to die off as easily as it had been after 9k RPMS, it was still pulling just enough to notice. I'm not going to sit here and tell you that this thing threw me to the back of my seat, but I will say after 8800 it is a bit noticable to me the increase. Is it 21whp? Doubtful. It is definitely something. I have a bunch of silly numbers that aren't anything I would like to post courtesy of Dynolicious, but I will not comment on anything until I physically take it to a dyno. For performance, I'd give it an 8.0/10. Combined with either the racing beat or odula ram air duct, I seriously believe this may have the best potential NA.

Should you buy it? If you're going to buy an intake, yes you should consider it. It sounds great, looks sleek, and is an easy DIY ( especially for noobs or lazy people, since you don't have to take off the bumper ). Are there HUGE gains? I don't believe this to be the case. I do think it's giving a noticable amount at the top, but like I've said I don't think it's anything MASSIVE. Who knows, maybe after I dyno I might be surprised. We'll just have to wait and see.

I will have sound files and a video for you guys as soon as I have time... I also got a 1968 strat today, and TBH that is going to occupy a large portion of my weekend