since all intakes are pretty much simmlar in power what one is the loudest for the xA

I'd bet a short ram, since it is closer to ear level.

from what i've heard i would have to say the blitz sus

injen sri and blitz sus are pretty loud

cai's car slightly louder then the stock airbox

so the k&n CAI isant anywhere near as loud as the injen SRI?

Depends what "loud" you want. More of a higher pitch loudness...K&N. More of a deep loudness...Injen or maybe Weapon R. I've got K&N but it's on the tC so not really sure how loud it would be on the xA. Sorry.

I have never heard the other intakes so I can't compare but the K&N make some noise.

It hisses when you are Idleing and under heavy acceleration it has a throaty growl to it. I can hear the K&N over my exhaust so it's not that loud.

i want something i can hear with my exhaust or have it louder than my exhaust. i have the trd muffler... lol shouldent be too hard

It also depends on the design of the throttle body and the bends in the pipe. The straighter the pipe, the louder the intake will be. Hence, Honda civics.

so the injen sri an the kandn are the loudest?

Those are just the two I know of. Never tried the Blitz one. Just get something with wide pipes and as little bends in it as possible.

im worried, after lookin at the injen intake it looks like the breather hose is before the MAF why would they do this its only going to get the maf dirty. so should i just leave the breather hose disconnected untill i have to do emissions and plug the hole or what?

that hose just allows the intake air to enter the valve cover. If you are getting backspray of oil from the valve cover, then you have a bigger problem. The hose will not cause a problem if it's in front or behind the MAF.

blitz sus in an xa

http://xatuner.com/images/BlitzSUS.JPG

wow that looks kinda... dorkey why not get the injen ram air intake?

That one looks like it allows the maximum amount of air flow. Fords have setups like this and so do Dodge trucks. Give it a very deep, throaty sound.

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they are nice, but I've tried a steel mesh filter and noticed that the car tends to bog right off the start. The increased airflow sometimes hurts engines right on the start, especially ours. Not sure exactly how it would feel on the tC, but I've tried it on my truck and switched back to K&N.

so the injen wil make the most noise? and have the most powe increase?

You're only looking at a possible 5 hp increase. 2-3 to the wheels. Nothing noticeable. Noise wise, not sure though. Can the poster with the Blitz intake post a vid?

ya a vid woulde be rad

they are nice, but I've tried a steel mesh filter and noticed that the car tends to bog right off the start. The increased airflow sometimes hurts engines right on the start, especially ours. Not sure exactly how it would feel on the tC, but I've tried it on my truck and switched back to K&N.

theres no comparing the blitz filter to another metal one.
thats like saying every company is the same if uses certain types of materials.
There is no bogging with my blitz sus, in fact it is the exact oppisite. my cars never ran better.

errrr how do you clean 'em

they are nice, but I've tried a steel mesh filter and noticed that the car tends to bog right off the start. The increased airflow sometimes hurts engines right on the start, especially ours. Not sure exactly how it would feel on the tC, but I've tried it on my truck and switched back to K&N.

theres no comparing the blitz filter to another metal one.
thats like saying every company is the same if uses certain types of materials.
There is no bogging with my blitz sus, in fact it is the exact oppisite. my cars never ran better.

The only problem I see and had with my steel filter, not sure what company it was, was that it did filter out some small particles along with the big, but when I took my TB off, there was a gritty "skin" of dirt on it and the inside of the pipe. Yes, the more filtering you have, the slower the air is (K&N style oiled cotton filters). But, steel mesh filters can only be wrapped so closely together due to the fact that steel, no matter how small, will take up more space than cotton fibers. Cotton is less dense but takes up more space, hence causing a better filtering system.

But again, that was my experience on a different vehicle. If it works on his xA, then I would take his word for it that it would work.

I would disagree that you can't compare similar filters. That's what the companies do to sell their products; they test them against similar filters on the market. But, if it works for your xA, then it might work for other xAs. IMO, I would never go back to a steel mesh filter again.

steel T-304 mesh (200 micron mesh and 150 micron crown)
thats about as serious as any metal filter could ever get.
easily compared to soft filters.

You're only looking at a possible 5 hp increase. 2-3 to the wheels. Nothing noticeable. Noise wise, not sure though. Can the poster with the Blitz intake post a vid?2-3 to the wheels is an increase of between 2-4% p/w over stock considering that we only put about 90-93hp to the wheels to start with.

in a car of of this size, even more so with a car of this size with lighter parts (hoods/rims/etc) you feel the improvement no matter how small. How many extra ponnies does it toss...I dunno... but I do enjoy driving it more then without it.