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Old Mar 8, 2011 | 09:05 PM
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Lightbulb Difference from arc intake and others?

like the top said whats the difference other than the price.
do they give off the same hp or what??
Old Mar 8, 2011 | 10:35 PM
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all intakes are the same
Old Mar 8, 2011 | 10:40 PM
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I dont think so but it does look bad a$$
Old Mar 8, 2011 | 10:49 PM
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I'm sure you've seen the pictures and what you get is exactly that, a nice shiny replacement for your OEM airbox, and run the factory intake piping. I think of it as more of a show piece because of this, regarding performance gains I'll let the owners of them chime in. Of course the nice "Search" button up top will get your answer quicker.
Old Mar 8, 2011 | 11:55 PM
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from what I know, the highest HP gain from all the intakes is Password:JDM, which the system itself was not released b/c it was in limited production. The Sushi guy who is sponsored by them did the dyno run.
Except that, i'm pretty sure others are pretty much the same in HP gains.
ARC doesn't do anything. Just the JDM look.
Old Mar 9, 2011 | 01:36 AM
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YOU GUYS ARE ALL WRONG!!! THE ARC ONE DOES DO SOMETHING....











make you go hella broke. other than that really nothing. Plus the company is filing for bankruptcy... http://blog.nengun.com/news-arc-international-bankrupt
Old Mar 9, 2011 | 01:47 AM
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I still want one.
Old Mar 9, 2011 | 02:49 AM
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djshway, I heard it'll grant you 3 wishes, even if one was to have cut springs.

That is sad news to hear of their bankruptcy though, looks like the owners should stockup on replacement filters(aren't they reusable/washable). Now it's much less likely to see one sold in classifieds.
Old Mar 9, 2011 | 06:39 AM
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Best bang for the buck intake is probably the HPS on ebay.
Its re-badged injen.
Old Mar 9, 2011 | 04:46 PM
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i bought the K&N typhoone intake they have a dyno on their sight to where you get 8hp and about 7.5 foot punds of tourque here is the dyno on K&N site http://www.knfilters.com/dynocharts/69-8614_dyno.pdf
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