3.3TT SSR Performance Dual Front Mount CAI - PRE-ORDER SPECIAL! (pics/vid inside)

[Oryan]

Unless you pretty much submerge those filters by driving into a river I wouldn't worry too much about rain. Any form of water falling from the sky in such an insane manner that it creates a legitimate chance to hydrolock(Basically a hurricane) will give you and your car a lot of other issues on the road before that point.

 

[Pnbnationsbest]

Unless you pretty much submerge those filters by driving into a river I wouldn't worry too much about rain. Any form of water falling from the sky in such an insane manner that it creates a legitimate chance to hydrolock(Basically a hurricane) will give you and your car a lot of other issues on the road before that point.

It isn't a question of just falling water. This week in Michigan it warmed up to 60°, so there are melting snow mountains everywhere plus falling rain. The roads are soaked, heavy rain falling, roadway moisture being thrown through the air and standing water areas. So an exposed pair of filters could repeatedly suck up small amounts of water. If you don't live in the great lakes region you just don't understand. Notice everyone concerned with moisture live from Chicago to Detroit.

 

[StungnTn]

Man what was I thinking..I am going to trade in my stinger for something else...

What do you think?



The color is perfect.

If this product isn't for you, then it's not for you. Not everyone has your criteria or your phobias.

 

[Pnbnationsbest]

Man what was I thinking..I am going to trade in my stinger for something else...

What do you think?

View attachment 21324

The color is perfect.

If this product isn't for you, then it's not for you. Not everyone has your criteria or your phobias.

Notice how nobody was talking to you?

How about how your commentary is non value added?

It's not a phobia, it's called logic. There are a bunch of people raising the same concern, so are we all paranoid?

 

[StungnTn]

My point is that you have posted the same line of commenting three times in a row in succession, as if repeating yourself adds something to this thread. I on the other hand have purchased this product, have reviewed this product, and have provided the proper drycharger size needed for this intake.

The irony is that you are not adding value when your question was already answered in this thread multiple times by the manufacturer and others. You are not the first person to wonder if a drycharger works, or if a cold air intake is dangerous. If you don't think this CAI is for you, move along.

 

[SKStinger]

I wonder how much air those filter wraps restrict.

On a filter that size its not really going to make a difference.

This seems like a good addition for anyone with this intake. Nice find.

 

[Oryan]

It isn't a question of just falling water. This week in Michigan it warmed up to 60°, so there are melting snow mountains everywhere plus falling rain. The roads are soaked, heavy rain falling, roadway moisture being thrown through the air and standing water areas. So an exposed pair of filters could repeatedly suck up small amounts of water. If you don't live in the great lakes region you just don't understand. Notice everyone concerned with moisture live from Chicago to Detroit.

The great lakes are not the only areas that can see lots of rain or moisture in a short time. Anywhere from the coast of VA south and points south along or somewhat near the coast would like to have a word with you about tropical systems. I am not saying your concern is invalid, I'm trying to illustrate it isn't as severe as you seem to believe. First I'd like to know what manner of water you guys have that's eating through the front undercover and intercooler of the car to get to the filters from underneath in any sizeable amount. Yes, the filters are out of the engine bay and are fairly exposed from the front but there's still an entire car around them. Any splash from wet roads that makes its way into the grill will be droplets and much less than rain. Second, water's not getting into that filter, again, until you soak it. I've run similar intakes on a 370z, I have friends that have run similar intakes on G37, one in particular with an aftermarket bumper and lowered and the damn filters sit RIGHT IN FRONT of his grill..Have yet to see him complain about water. Absolutely water getting through the filters isn't good, especially since there's this assembly of metal parts rotating at insane speeds that may not take kindly to sudden introduction of water behind the intake. I can understand your hesistation. Throwing on some hydroshields or more ideally, SSR simply providing a bit of a physical shield with the intake would make the issue moot and this becomes almost without question the best intake on the market to date. YMMV. Personally I'm going to go with SSR unless I see issues or reason to believe otherwise. Besides, at least these seem to fit which can't be said for at least a couple of other offerings at the moment.

 

[sym]

I've had these in for a week now. I like them a lot. Install was straightforward, but I have concerns about repeatedly taking the bumper on and off to service them, but time will tell in that regard.

The sound is great, more subtle than my Stillen intakes but you can still hear the air rushing in and when recirculation kicks in.

On to the water ingress issue:

The first day after I put these on I had to drive in some terrible rain. The kind where people are pulling off with their hazards because it's coming down so hard. It definitely made me nervous, but I was confident it wasn't going to cause me any issues so I carried on. It cleared up and I parked and used remote start before I left my car to let the filters dry out (so it ran idle for 10 minutes). Haven't experienced any issues.

So there's 3 things now to consider with these:

1. You aren't going to hydrolock the engine during bad rain or hitting a puddle. I'm confident of that at this point. Unless you have the filter completely immersed in water. In which case, you have bigger problems.
   
   
2. No more touchless carwashes.
   
   
3. The filters are going to require frequent cleaning (maybe every 5K to 10K miles?) for best performance. Every time they do get wet the water is going to evaporate and leave some residue in the filter, which will eventually introduce some restrictions.

 

[Kazz]

I'm not giving up on touchless car washes. The ones with brushes will spray water at the front just as well, anyway.

A decent shield is all that's needed. There are some out there. We need to find some that fit and work great.

 

[Pnbnationsbest]

Well it doesn't really matter because they're out of stock on everything stinger for a long time.

 

[mcemc]

I go to touch less carwash and have those intakes. I just turn off my vehicle while it is getting washed. If you think about those directional air intakes that they sell on here I cant remember the name but they force air from the same area of the car to the into the air filter and then the turbos. I think it would be like funneling water to the filter so I dont see much of a difference with these ssr intakes.

 

[StungnTn]

Just dynod the SSR intake plus Xforce exhaust at 367hp and 420 tq. Not turned yet, and drychargers on.

 

[StungnTn]

I mean it's not tuned yet..lol

 

[Pnbnationsbest]

What was your baseline, any idea?

 

[StungnTn]

I don't really know but it's a rwd. These results were my before results before I swapped the plugs and add the JB4 which I will post in a bit. I would think the before how is around 317 to the wheels and the intakes add 20 whp.

 

[StungnTn]

Final jb4 results are 442 whp with exhaust valve open in mode 2, 433 whp valves closed mode 2, and 412whp mode 1. So I would say the results seem pretty good imo.

 

[Pnbnationsbest]

93 octane?

 

[StungnTn]

Yes, it's 93 octane. Here's a video:

 

[Rodney W]

Any one have any thoughts on these intakes?

 

[Oryan]

There's a thread with over 100 replies 3 posts down.. so before someone comes along and likely locks this one,

-Only real CAI for the car so far.
-Arguably highest dyno gains of all intakes
-Because the filters are in front and are exposed in front of the grill with no shielding, there's concerns of water/snow/whatever getting on them and mucking them up.
-Installation requires removing front bumper and cleaning/replacing filters(at least for now) also requires removing the bumper every time.

Pretty much everyone thinks these may be the best intakes from a performance standpoint but ease of maintenance and practicality, especially on a DD, seems the be the biggest concern with them.