3.3TT Open Source Intake Mod

[Ucinn]

Te chrome tubing is a nice touch though.

 

[StungBlueGT2]

Seriously drop-in is the best way to go for performance. For sound the open WAI is the better option.

It's really all about what the individual owner wants more, a lot of extra pssh or a little bit extra power .

There's a video on YouTube showing an open WAI similar to K&Ns gaining a mere 4 hp to the wheels. And that was with a cold engine with the hood open. I'd guess a warmed engine with closed hood would loose a bit of power.

I’m not sure where you’re getting your information, but the opposite is true.

The fact is conical filter short ram intakes are designed & tested to increase power, throttle response and sometimes mpg.

I may be mistaken but I don’t believe drop in K&N filters have any documented increase in power. They are simply made to save money vs disposable paper filters. K&N drop-in filters will breath a little better, but the restriction of our airbox inlet(approx 1x2”) vs an open air cone filter is significant.

At best a drop-in K&N may get a couple HP. When Tork Motorsports dyno tested 16HP more, and K&N got 9HP just from cone filter intake systems.

I can personally attest that these intakes make the boost comes on faster, stronger and longer which you can actually feel. It feels stronger from 2-4k and doesn’t fall off as much from 5-6k. Overall it’s a pretty significant difference just from intakes and can’t wait until I can also get a less restrictive exhaust so I can get the full +28HP.

With all due respect the facts are clear. For more power, throttle response and awesome turbo sounds the cone filter short ram/semi CAI systems win hands down!

 

[Kamauxx]

For more power, throttle response and awesome turbo sounds the cone filter short ram/semi CAI systems win hands down!

I can agree with that statement.

Unfortunately unless the intake is sealed from the high heat of the engine bay it isn't anywhere near a CAI.

 

[jdouga]

I can agree with that statement.

Unfortunately unless the intake is sealed from the high heat of the engine bay it isn't anywhere near a CAI.

I choose to believe the short ram is better simply because i just recieved mine, ive gotta psyche myself out

 

[Kamauxx]

I choose to believe the short ram is better simply because i just recieved mine, ive gotta psyche myself out

Ha. I feel ya man. Like I said it's great for sound and I'm sure it'll give ya some placebo effect, if nothing else.

I'm sure you're well aware of the drawbacks of removing a part that is designed to keep warm air away from the intake and replacing it with something that will pump 200+ degree air directly into the intake.

Will it sound cool? Hell yeah!
Will it look cool? Youuu betcha!
Will it make your 0-60/quarter mile faster? No!

And a side note for people relying on dyno results from parts manufactures. Stahpit! Their job is to sell you a product by showing you how great it is. Instead of relying on their results go with the results of independent 3rd party testers. Those are the results that matter. And in the one review I've found of a dyno tested HAI on a Stinger the car only picked up 4hp (and that car was tested with the hood open and fans blowing directly into the engine bay--imagine the results of a car sitting in stop and go traffic while it's 95 degrees outside...yikes!)

 

[jdouga]

Ha. I feel ya man. Like I said it's great for sound and I'm sure it'll give ya some placebo effect, if nothing else.

I'm sure you're well aware of the drawbacks of removing a part that is designed to keep warm air away from the intake and replacing it with something that will pump 200+ degree air directly into the intake.

Will it sound cool? Hell yeah!
Will it look cool? Youuu betcha!
Will it make your 0-60/quarter mile faster? No!

And a side note for people relying on dyno results from parts manufactures. Stahpit! Their job is to sell you a product by showing you how great it is. Instead of relying on their results go with the results of independent 3rd party testers. Those are the results that matter. And in the one review I've found of a dyno tested HAI on a Stinger the car only picked up 4hp (and that car was tested with the hood open and fans blowing directly into the engine bay--imagine the results of a car sitting in stop and go traffic while it's 95 degrees outside...yikes!)

I honestly neevr truly believe numbers unless it is porveb by other sources, that being said, i just hope i dont lose power, then o will definetly be a little ticked, i plan on putting in a wmi later on. Living in LA with my 3rd turbo car i know buy just that sound man lol

 

[Kamauxx]

I honestly neevr truly believe numbers unless it is porveb by other sources, that being said, i just hope i dont lose power, then o will definetly be a little ticked, i plan on putting in a wmi later on. Living in LA with my 3rd turbo car i know buy just that sound man lol

Ya know before owning this car and being on the forum I didn't even know anything about the pssh sound, not even on the turbo Optima I traded for the Stinger.

Now I'm riding around with a car that sounds like a beer being opened whenever I dump the throttle. Pretty groovy.

I want to add, regarding my above posts I don't mean to sound preachy. I'm a firm believer in "to each their own" and don't mean to sound like anything someone does or doesn't do with their car is either right or wrong.

 

[jdouga]

Ya know before owning this car and being on the forum I didn't even know anything about the pssh sound, not even on the turbo Optima I traded for the Stinger.

Now I'm riding around with a car that sounds like a beer being opened whenever I dump the throttle. Pretty groovy.

I want to add, regarding my above posts I don't mean to sound preachy. I'm a firm believer in "to each their own" and don't mean to sound like anything someone does or doesn't do with their car is either right or wrong.

I dont take offense man, this is how we all learn, everyone is entiltled to an opinion and their own likes. No one should feel offended, modding is exactly that, becauee we all have our own tastes in the music.

 

[Never thought]

This is stillen! I think Forum member on IG has it. Looks similar to the DIY. But gonna be more money like the K&N CAI though.
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That’s the Injen, not Stillen.

 

[mhal8876]

That’s the Injen, not Stillen.

Lol! Replied to soon.

 

[Soca Boy]

Done!!!
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Make that sound video my man, I want to hear it, I want to feel it.

 

[StungBlueGT2]

I can agree with that statement.

So then you agree the K&N Typhoon and these DIY short ram intakes are superior to drop-ins in every way I listed.

Unfortunately unless the intake is sealed from the high heat of the engine bay it isn't anywhere near a CAI.

They are both “semi” CAI systems with the K&N being one step closer to a true CAI. The K&N has a heat shield built around the OEM intake inlet and insulation foam around the box that almost perfectly seals it away from engine bay heat. It’s the same principle as a true CAI that pipes into the bottom of the front fender. All 3 are positioned up front and away from the engine to draw cooler and much more air when accelerating, especially at higher speeds.

Now I’m not saying that a DIY short-ram, or any intake, wouldn’t be initially effected by heat sitting in hot bumper to bumper traffic, but nobody needs extra power while stopped and any engine heat would only be a factor for a second. Fact: Hot air is designed to be drawn away from the engine bay as you accelerate so any heat disadvantage would disappear almost immediately!

I choose to believe the short ram is better simply because i just recieved mine, ive gotta psyche myself out

Lol, don’t be discouraged by non believers. Just stick with the facts of physics, and real turner verified dyno tests I listed above and you won’t have any reason to doubt your purchase. You WILL feel the improved performance with the short ram intake and that will be all the proof you need.

 

[Kamauxx]

Lol, don’t be discouraged by non believers. Just stick with the facts of physics, and real turner verified dyno tests I listed above and you won’t have any reason to doubt your purchase.

So, K&N creates a product and provides their own dyno sheet to show it's gains--you accept that as fact.

Tork Motorsports creates a product and provides their own dyno sheet to show it's gains--you accept that as fact.

Someone makes their own intake (not for sale, they have nothing to lose/gain) , like the ones in discussion, and show it on the dyno with an open hood and fans blowing into the engine bay make 4hp--do you accept that as fact?

In other news I've got a nice little house for sale, located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. It's right on the Potomac and has an awesome security system with built in storm shelter. For you I'll let it go for a special "you only" price. PM me if you're interested.


In all seriousness I want to see someone with a HAI line up against a stock GT for a few runs. That could put all of this to rest.

 

[KoreaDaBOMB]

This DIY intake mod is a no-brainer when all other intake kits costs more than $200+
Total mod for this will cost you less than $100 and will give you similar dyno results of those intakes that costs $200+

 

[Ucinn]

I'm waiting for one to come out that will make it a true CAI or sealed CAI.. hot air going into your intake is not good for performance. Like was said before, there's a reason they blow those big fans into the engine bay doing those dynos...cold air produces more HP. The pics of ones I've seen are taking that air right off the radiator and into the intake.

 

[Beege]

All of you guys are blowing hot air.

 

[Beege]

Everybody needs to cool it.

 

[Beege]

Take a step back and take a breath of fresh air.

 

[Kamauxx]

Well played!

 

[Beege]

Let's just chill out