I just got done installing the FX1 cold air intake on my '06 tC...it wasnt to bad only problem i had was the mounting brackets..One of the bolts broke off in the pipe while i was tighten it down....and the other bracket that was suposed to mount under the fender didnt line up...but other then that it went pretty smooth it took me about 1 1/2-2hrs for the complete installation!



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What's with the 3 hose clamps? Shouldn't you only need 2? One on each part?

 

Who makes them? Never heard of FX1

 

I think it's on eBay... not sure.

 

FX1 is the OEM company. They make the FOGS at scionsport.com

 

how is it oem...
toyota would be oem.. keyword original...

 

yea the kit came with 7 clamps 2 for the filter 2 for the throttle body and there was 3 left at 1st i was only goin to use 2 but it didnt feel held in place good enuf so i put that one clamp in the middle were the 2 tubes met

 

it was off of ebay....only paid $100 shippin and all....i was goin to go with the k&n or the Injen but they all seem to be about the same product just different filters so i went with the cheapest

 

does this proform as well as injen or aem?

 

im not sure how it matches up 2 those but from all the dyno's and stuff that iv read all aftermarket intakes were pretty close as to hp gains...i can tell alil difference in terms of a faster launch and when you get on it the growl that the intake makes basicly pays for itself..im happy with my choice and glad i diddnt pay $200-250 or whatever it was on the "name brand" intake if anything i may change out the filter to a better one sometime down the road

 

Went with a similar Intake, but it was from Option Racing. Glad I bought it instead of the Injen one. Bought also an AEM Bypass Valve just in case :D

 

You get what you pay for.

 

Yea, but a pipe with a filter is a pipe with a filter ;)

 

On the contrary, not all intakes are created equal. Injen Technology yeilded the highest #'s on the dyno in the intake shootout that was posted a while back. Umnitza did not fair well, I think it lost like 4lbs of tQ down low. Do a search and you will see the thread.

Like I said, you get what you pay for.

 

and with an intake, your pretty much paying for noise so I would agree that he got what he paid for. you have a turbo, so you where power is made and an intake isnt necessarily it.

 

Sorry, I disagree. Injen's intake has the highest yeilding HP of all the intakes.

 

wow, thats a buttload of clamps. You probably don't need the one in the middle.

 

na, the one in the middle probly could go i jus put in there bc there was an extra in the box and were the 2 tubes connected there felt alil loose so i went ahead and used it jus to be on the safe side...and i do believe you get wat you pay for wen it comes to performance or any mod 4 that matter...im not settin my car up for racing or anything like that its an everyday driver back and forth to work and around town...im jus lookin to have a nice clean ride with a few modz for local shows and things not tring to break a new speed/horsepower record with my tC!

 

by how many hp/whp?

 

i think all intakes are and aren't the same at the same time. the pipes themselves are pretty much similar so any intake, brand name or generic, should work the same. the MAIN difference is with the air filters. the name brand ones allow more air in and filter more particles out better than brand X filters. so the name brand ones are better. i would suggest that u get a generic intake from ebay then replace the filter with a name brand one (AEM, Fujita, K&N, etc. that way u'll get the best of both worlds. i myself got a short ram pipe from ebay and put a AEM dryfilter for $100. ( $60 for generic intake pipe and $40 for the AEM filter.) this set-up works great.