Best Intake?

TartanJack · 07-24-2008, 10:33 PM

OH!

They changed brands:
Sparks Toyota

feardavid0586 · 12-30-2008, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by lp3noy

i think u should get the AEM cold air intake. i absolutely LOVE IT! i purrs so nicely and felt a real noticeable power gain! the gas isnt too bad im still getting 28.3mpg but that all depends on the way u drive. if u go to the right place u could find it for $260, mayb even cheaper. theres cheaper systems out there but i think it was worth the money

ohh please tell me where i can get an aem intake for my xb2 for $260(besides ebay pls) i have had aem intakes on all my cars (05 Lancer R/A, 06 Cobalt SS/SC, and my 93 Eclipse GSX) always love them i never had instal problems, always had felt the performance, and most of all they always sounded fantastic. so this time will be no different. i would suggest a bypass valve for those of you whom have low xb's and live in areas that get moderate to heavy rain.

XBERRYD · 12-31-2008, 05:10 PM

where did you guys buy your intake? i'm trying to find tha cheapest price, ya dig?

feardavid0586 · 12-31-2008, 05:14 PM

i havent done too much research but the cheapest intakes (besides ebay) was on fastscions.com they had a good selection with competitive pricing.

XBERRYD · 12-31-2008, 05:22 PM

oooo they dont seem to have the TRD intake on there though, and im trying to keep that warranty intact...

feardavid0586 · 12-31-2008, 05:43 PM

i definetly understand where you are coming from with wanting to keep the warranty. but this is how i see it, if something happens to the car i will re-install the stock intake because i can not see myself paying the same price for a TRD intake plus you have to have them install it to keep the warranty. so it will end up being 500 bucks for a intake that doesnt perform or sound that great. this is only my opinion though.

wxb5sp · 01-01-2009, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by XBERRYD

where did you guys buy your intake? i'm trying to find tha cheapest price, ya dig?

just make your own... i did. I bought a 07 tc stock intake box for $20 bucks and cut the mass air-flow sensor part and had my own aluminum intake piping and high flow filter.

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Originally Posted by feardavid0586

i definetly understand where you are coming from with wanting to keep the warranty. but this is how i see it, if something happens to the car i will re-install the stock intake because i can not see myself paying the same price for a TRD intake plus you have to have them install it to keep the warranty. so it will end up being 500 bucks for a intake that doesnt perform or sound that great. this is only my opinion though.

that's what I would do also

thanhtran · 01-04-2009, 02:18 PM

i had both the trd and aem cai. i personally like the drive better on the aem but the trd one sounds a lot better

also, the trd one is carb legal, you dont have to worry about getting a ticket

WRLEO · 02-12-2009, 08:27 PM

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Originally Posted by cnstarz

i know a couple ppl that have weapon-r secret weapon intakes and they love them. weapon-r has that tube that you can route into your bumper to help push air INTO the secret weapon intake. seems like a neat idea.

Thats not even the real engineering in the SECRET WEAPON INTAKE.. It has a dual tube design to allow more air flow into the manifold...
First Larger diameter tube flows at rate ( for example ) 1 to 1. The secondary tube inside of the larger diameter tube flows at 2 to 1 because simply because of tubing diameter... Small pipe air moves faster through it.. Mass x Velocity x Volume = More air..

Proven many times that WR Secret Weapon Intake Beats any intake out in the market Period..

ScionFred · 04-26-2009, 03:08 AM

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Originally Posted by ketchup_xb

best intake is the stock one..with a k&n drop in filter. gas is too expensive still..

This link is to a TC intake dyno comparison but it still offers some useful info. The drop-in K&N lost hp. I don't believe that it really lost hp (unrelated dyno run discrepency) but I do believe that it didn't add any. IMO the intake restriction on the XB2 is the airbox, not the paper filter. If you want to actually benefit from a drop-in filter, I highly suggest that you remove the charcoal filter and the long silencer hose or re-route the silencer hose behind the grill for CAI. I did something similar on a Dodge Dakota and it seemed to work very well. At speed the air rushing into the intake hose doesn't create any significant pressure but it does help a bit and it's all cold air.

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Originally Posted by WRLEO

Proven many times that WR Secret Weapon Intake Beats any intake out in the market Period..

Which one? The original hot air intake or the new cold air intake?

bieniman · 05-22-2009, 11:40 PM

guys what about prm intake, they look cool, and the yaris guys put some vids on youtube, they also sound good

any mods anyone?

seppuku27 · 05-27-2009, 01:43 PM

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Originally Posted by bieniman

guys what about prm intake, they look cool, and the yaris guys put some vids on youtube, they also sound good

any mods anyone?

They don't make one for the XB and they never show a dyno for any of the cars.

wattspd · 06-04-2009, 08:29 PM

I have a tenzo and love it. Got it for about $100.00 new. Great sound at wot.

paradizecityz · 06-07-2009, 03:07 PM

just got the fujita, love it!

jackfrost · 06-14-2009, 03:38 PM

what does everyone think about AEM cold air intake, i found a cheap one for sale, but i just dont know.

help23 · 06-21-2009, 02:38 PM

^^ I have a few friends that have had AEM intakes and they love them. Really good quality products and they are from South Bay (Southern California, Compton to be exact and now located in Hawthorne) which doesnt hurt

xbsrt4 · 07-05-2009, 02:03 PM

Where can I get the injen splash guard?

thwilla · 07-06-2009, 03:48 AM

Injen is by far the best intake the new CAI can also convert to short ram if u want and they sound awesome it's kinda loud but a deep loud not that raspy one i love mine personally

xbsrt4 · 07-06-2009, 08:39 AM

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Originally Posted by thwilla

Injen is by far the best intake the new CAI can also convert to short ram if u want and they sound awesome it's kinda loud but a deep loud not that raspy one i love mine personally

Yeah I used to have the SRI on my neon srt-4 but switched. I just bought the fujita CAI for my wifes xb and the injen hydro filter.

SPIKEnTR · 07-06-2009, 05:09 PM

Save money! Install it yourself carefully! I did the TRD for a number of the reasons I just read here. It's new but my mileage seems to have gone up in spite of my heavier foot. I find myself shifting my a/t much more than I used to.