New Intake

[Brichinelo]

I folded...couldn't wait any longer. I just ordered the dry filter version a few mins ago.

In the same boat lol. I couldn’t wait any longer either initially. Your setup is nice with those included. Wonder what the change will be in your Dyno numbers ….

 

[StingerMG]

In the same boat lol. I couldn’t wait any longer either initially. Your setup is nice with those included. Wonder what the change will be in your Dyno numbers ….

Idk if I'll go to the dyno again, if I do luckily the shop doesn't charge much. They only charged me 100 USD for 3 pulls. 33 dollars per pull is pretty cheap.

 

[Brichinelo]

Idk if I'll go to the dyno again, if I do luckily the shop doesn't charge much. They only charged me 100 USD for 3 pulls. 33 dollars per pull is pretty cheap.

If it’s that’s cheap then why not. That’s about the same at the shop I go too. $150 for three pulls. Either way glad to see some forum users purchasing these intakes as opposed to the norm ones. A little spice of variety

 

[akch]

I really want to pick one of these up, but I'm a little worried about overboost. I have jun bl catless midpipes and catback exhaust. Plan to leave my primary midpipes alone. Haven't had overboost once, don't really want to be forced to add the JB4 (too lazy to worry about dealership/service drama). Looking forward to feedback from you guys!

 

[sym]

Yep, its a shame that SSR stopped producing their intake system, having the air filters mounted behind the front grill instead of in the engine bay would work even better than an enclosed solution.......

I ran the SSR intakes for 50K miles. They were a mess to install and the overall fitment was not great. Both my turbos developed leading edge damage to the compressors. All of the metal hardware was cheap and rusted in short order. The concern about water ingress never materialized - and I drove at highway speeds in some horrendous downpours.

My biggest complaint with any of the aftermarket intakes is how much time it takes to install / uninstall and the overall fitment. I've had Stillen, SSR, and BMS but I'm back to stock now. I can take the entire low pressure intake system off in 5 minutes.

This is just one nitpick, but none of the intakes listed above had reliefs for the hose clamps for the PCV, CCV, and recirculation hoses. Everything just felt like a step backward which is why I'm excited to see if these are as well designed and high quality as they look. I'm sick of folded sheet metal, welded mandrel bent pipe, all held together with the cheapest fasteners and hose clamps money can buy.

 

[Brichinelo]

I ran the SSR intakes for 50K miles. They were a mess to install and the overall fitment was not great. Both my turbos developed leading edge damage to the compressors. All of the metal hardware was cheap and rusted in short order. The concern about water ingress never materialized - and I drove at highway speeds in some horrendous downpours.

My biggest complaint with any of the aftermarket intakes is how much time it takes to install / uninstall and the overall fitment. I've had Stillen, SSR, and BMS but I'm back to stock now. I can take the entire low pressure intake system off in 5 minutes.

This is just one nitpick, but none of the intakes listed above had reliefs for the hose clamps for the PCV, CCV, and recirculation hoses. Everything just felt like a step backward which is why I'm excited to see if these are as well designed and high quality as they look. I'm sick of folded sheet metal, welded mandrel bent pipe, all held together with the cheapest fasteners and hose clamps money can buy.

I see why SSR hung it up now sheesh

 

[Brichinelo]

I really want to pick one of these up, but I'm a little worried about overboost. I have jun bl catless midpipes and catback exhaust. Plan to leave my primary midpipes alone. Haven't had overboost once, don't really want to be forced to add the JB4 (too lazy to worry about dealership/service drama). Looking forward to feedback from you guys!

How are you liking that Jun bl Catback paired with the downpipes. Besides borla and downpipes (loudness ) I think it is a great alternative.

 

[akch]

How are you liking that Jun bl Catback paired with the downpipes. Besides borla and downpipes (loudness ) I think it is a great alternative.

I really enjoy the setup, premium pricing for sure, but no drone, sounds excellent, no stupid tips to deal with, and the quality of the parts is second to none.

 

[Brichinelo]

I really enjoy the setup, premium pricing for sure, but no drone, sounds excellent, no stupid tips to deal with, and the quality of the parts is second to none.

Music to my ears. No drone and priced decently. Jun bl downpipes and Jun bl Catback racing or gt should be about $2800 total ? I like the sound of the Jun bl exhaust paired with downpipes . No overboost issues ?

 

[StingerMG]

I ran the SSR intakes for 50K miles. They were a mess to install and the overall fitment was not great. Both my turbos developed leading edge damage to the compressors. All of the metal hardware was cheap and rusted in short order. The concern about water ingress never materialized - and I drove at highway speeds in some horrendous downpours.

My biggest complaint with any of the aftermarket intakes is how much time it takes to install / uninstall and the overall fitment. I've had Stillen, SSR, and BMS but I'm back to stock now. I can take the entire low pressure intake system off in 5 minutes.

This is just one nitpick, but none of the intakes listed above had reliefs for the hose clamps for the PCV, CCV, and recirculation hoses. Everything just felt like a step backward which is why I'm excited to see if these are as well designed and high quality as they look. I'm sick of folded sheet metal, welded mandrel bent pipe, all held together with the cheapest fasteners and hose clamps money can buy.

Did the SSR intakes cause the turbo compressor damage or did something else cause it? You stated that the cheap metal hardware rusted, did rust get sucked in?

 

[akch]

Music to my ears. No drone and priced decently. Jun bl downpipes and Jun bl Catback racing or gt should be about $2800 total ? I like the sound of the Jun bl exhaust paired with downpipes . No overboost issues ?

I have the GT catback, paired with midpipes, not primary downpipes. No overboost, had this setup for a year now. Still using stock airbox with k&n filters.

 

[sym]

Did the SSR intakes cause the turbo compressor damage or did something else cause it? You stated that the cheap metal hardware rusted, did rust get sucked in?

Definitely the SSR intakes. The filters themselves were directly behind the front grille. Those filters have good filtration efficiency (e.g. they capture 99.9% of particles of some size), but that metric is misleading in this case. The "raw" air intake ducting on the Stinger (and basically every other car) will separate out or at least slow down heavier particles and effectively act as a pre-filter. Eliminating this pre-filtration mechanism means you get more particles that reach the filter, and thus more opportunities for pass through. Then consider that all of those particles could be moving at upwards of 80 MPH and you end up with something like this.

 

[StingerMG]

Definitely the SSR intakes. The filters themselves were directly behind the front grille. Those filters have good filtration efficiency (e.g. they capture 99.9% of particles of some size), but that metric is misleading in this case. The "raw" air intake ducting on the Stinger (and basically every other car) will separate out or at least slow down heavier particles and effectively act as a pre-filter. Eliminating this pre-filtration mechanism means you get more particles that reach the filter, and thus more opportunities for pass through. Then consider that all of those particles could be moving at upwards of 80 MPH and you end up with something like this.

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I wonder if I should pick up the pre-filters for added protection.

aFe POWER Filter GUARD Pre-Filter (Pair) - Black

aFe Magnum SHIELD Pre-Filters protect your performance air filter and extends your filter cleaning intervals by removing large particles like twigs and bugs from the air stream prior to the air filter. This pre-filter is made of a dry weave fabric that does not attract dirt and cleans with soap...

afepower.com

 

[Brichinelo]

I wonder if I should pick up the pre-filters for added protection.

aFe POWER Filter GUARD Pre-Filter (Pair) - Black

aFe Magnum SHIELD Pre-Filters protect your performance air filter and extends your filter cleaning intervals by removing large particles like twigs and bugs from the air stream prior to the air filter. This pre-filter is made of a dry weave fabric that does not attract dirt and cleans with soap...

afepower.com

Do those just provide extra protection for the intakes ?

 

[StingerMG]

Do those just provide extra protection for the intakes ?

Yes, for the filters.

 

[oddball]

Ordered my AFE intake sometime in May, just got delivered today. Initial quality is very impressive. Everything has a good finish, clamps are name brand, and it's fresh out of the mold. The NPT hole actually is a metal insert that's molded into the elbow!! I didn't realize it has little caps on the back of the boxes, so you can open them up if you want more noise.
Haven't installed - it's really f'n hot out - so no idea if they actually fit.

 

[StingerMG]

The OEM-level quality is nice to hear.

 

[Brichinelo]

Ordered my AFE intake sometime in May, just got delivered today. Initial quality is very impressive. Everything has a good finish, clamps are name brand, and it's fresh out of the mold. The NPT hole actually is a metal insert that's molded into the elbow!! I didn't realize it has little caps on the back of the boxes, so you can open them up if you want more noise.
Haven't installed - it's really f'n hot out - so no idea if they actually fit.

That’s quite intriguing. So you can adjust the Loudness per se of the intakes through the npt hole ?

 

[oddball]

That’s quite intriguing. So you can adjust the Loudness per se of the intakes through the npt hole ?

no.
The connection for the fresh air feed for, IIRC, the vacuum system (brake booster and whatnot) uses a barb fitting with NPT threads. Instead of just cramming that into the plastic like nearly every aftermarket item ever made, they embedded a proper metal NPT female fitting into the elbow. That's expensive and complicated for the mold maker. Also surprising they didn't just make a plastic nipple - the other fittings are just molded plastic nipples on the elbow. This one would have to be particularly small, so it'd be really fragile. It's almost like they chose the complicated and good solution instead of the fast and iffy solution.

Completely separately, on the back side of each air box is a 2" hole. It comes with a rubber plug to close it (only cold air, quieter), or you can leave the plug off (might pull some engine compartment air, but will get some BOV noise).

 

[Brichinelo]

no.
The connection for the fresh air feed for, IIRC, the vacuum system (brake booster and whatnot) uses a barb fitting with NPT threads. Instead of just cramming that into the plastic like nearly every aftermarket item ever made, they embedded a proper metal NPT female fitting into the elbow. That's expensive and complicated for the mold maker. Also surprising they didn't just make a plastic nipple - the other fittings are just molded plastic nipples on the elbow. This one would have to be particularly small, so it'd be really fragile. It's almost like they chose the complicated and good solution instead of the fast and iffy solution.

Completely separately, on the back side of each air box is a 2" hole. It comes with a rubber plug to close it (only cold air, quieter), or you can leave the plug off (might pull some engine compartment air, but will get some BOV noise).

Kind of quality I like. Can’t wait for mines to get here. Did you get the pro 5r or pro dry S ? I got the pro dry s. Also for cleansing the filters would you simply just spray this solution and call it a day every so often