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ARC Made INTAKE BOX for tC. MORE Japan STUFF COMING.

Old Sep 2, 2005 | 05:43 PM
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Hey guys,

I just got a press release yesterday for an ARC Induction Box. Just thought I'd post it up here for info.

If you guys are interested we are a distributor for ARC and can hookup the crazy JDM dudes who have to have this. I run this Induction box on my S13 SR20DET Silvia. It is a very efficient design.



Let me know if you're interested:

sales@autornd.com

Peace, Rishie
Old Sep 2, 2005 | 05:45 PM
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If I were to build our Dezod tC NA, that'd be THE intake no matter what. They make awesome intakes for Evo's and Skylines. Top quality.
Old Sep 2, 2005 | 05:45 PM
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Is that a foam filter? Does it pull any air from inside the fender? Seems kinda silly to me.
Old Sep 2, 2005 | 05:53 PM
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I have not seen this in person, but yes the subaru one did pull from fender. Once we actually see the product we will know. I will gather this info from them early next week.

Japanese = Expensiv-anese

ARC Does make incredible stuff.
Old Sep 2, 2005 | 06:03 PM
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nice piece. $480 is quite pricey
Old Sep 2, 2005 | 06:24 PM
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Excellent! Good company and nice build quality, great to see more companies supporting the SCION community.
Old Sep 2, 2005 | 06:34 PM
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Totally. Especially since this car isn't over there. I'm working on getting a brake system and some incredible coilovers made from Endless. I'm gonna be running a GB shortly.

I will also have some Japanese wheels new to the market coming out in a week or so. Our first container hits.

Early Jan we might have a full header back exhaust system for the tC under our own brand with Japanese build quality.
Old Sep 2, 2005 | 06:50 PM
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from the pic it doesnt look like it pulls air from the fender but make a hood scoop like the wrx and then your in buisness lol just might look odd all the way over on the drivers side of the car rather then centered
Old Sep 2, 2005 | 07:23 PM
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Joe, hook one of those things up to make the induction system for your turbo!
Old Sep 2, 2005 | 07:43 PM
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Ya the bottom pic doesn't look like it leads to the fender. I concur.

Thanks, Rishie
Old Sep 2, 2005 | 07:50 PM
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interesting...
Old Sep 2, 2005 | 07:57 PM
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i dont realy see why the kept the stock intake piping either but oh well i probly wont buy one enen though i see them in magazines alot and ppl seem to love them
Old Sep 2, 2005 | 08:23 PM
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Cams and Codes. We need some nice upgraded cams for this motor and the ecu codes to get some real gains!
Old Sep 2, 2005 | 08:33 PM
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Isn't an Intake AN Intake? I mean, what makes this one so much more special that it needs to be priced at $400+ dollars? Does it do anything different than every other Intake out there, besides display an ARC logo?
Old Sep 3, 2005 | 12:57 AM
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different countries seem to have different philosophies about intakes:

American: long fixed tube that puts the filter at a openning down in the bumper (cai's from injen, k&n, aem)

Japanese: keep the filter near the stock location under the hood. essentially a short ram. (arc, hks, greddy, apexi)

European (British): keep the filter under the hood in the stock location, and run a flexible tube down to a bumper opening (pipercross, itg)

checkout how others do it:
www.arcinter.co.jp
www.itgairfilters.com
www.pipercross.net
Old Sep 3, 2005 | 06:14 AM
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motherfreakin damn! that is niiice Rishie. I wanna see what other stuff is coming! i may hit you up about this box
Old Sep 3, 2005 | 06:33 AM
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i jsut thought this isnt jdm becouse its made for the american market lol
Old Sep 3, 2005 | 07:01 AM
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When you get inot the higher end of power production, engine builders care less and less about intake velocity and intake air temp, and more about volume-- the biggest filter media you can find, as close to the TB as possible. Once you're up in the 500hp and up range, hot charge air makes little difference.

Our oval car was faster with the hood cowl taped closed and half the front grille sealed off-- meaning it was drawing air straight off of the rocker covers-- than it was with a bit of cold air induction off of the cowl. Of course, it makes about 550whp.
Old Sep 3, 2005 | 07:43 AM
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good find man, looks sick
Old Sep 3, 2005 | 10:25 AM
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curious..wonder how it sounds, looks great though.

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