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Old May 3, 2011 | 07:21 AM
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so guys with intakes. what do you guys think is the best intake so far? as far as i know, descendant and weapon-r?? are still not out? all i know is injen and fujita?? just waiting for a write up/review of some other brands. im noob and it's my first time to mod a car.

planning to buy an intake this month...
thanks in advance for your suggestions and helps...
Old May 3, 2011 | 01:29 PM
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Any idea what you want to look for? SRI (Short Ram Intake) or CAI (Cold Air Intake), and some CAI's can be converted to a SRI. Oiled filter element or a dry Amsoil type element?

Goal? Looking for better mpg? Better hp/tq?

Price range?
Old May 3, 2011 | 01:33 PM
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Goal: All of the above.
Old May 3, 2011 | 02:15 PM
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There are two available. Injen and takeda. Descendant is coming out with a cai soon and weapon-r is a little pricey. Stick to dry flow filters as oiled filters require an excessive amount of maintenance and you won't gain more from having it. All intakes available so far use a dry flow filter. Wait for descendant's though.
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fujita released theirs?
Old May 3, 2011 | 04:40 PM
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^not sure about fujita... sorry i think i mixed up takeda and fujita... lolz

@scratch-goal? both? is that possible? heheehehe well i think more on hp/torque gain..
yeah i'm looking for an dry filter. i think doesnt matter for me right now if it's SRI or CAI. as long as it gives what i want from an intake and helps my car run better...

@papa-yeah im waiting for your contrast/compare of injen intake and descendant's... im looking forward for the descendant's though.

i know nothing about the brands/companies who make intakes for our car... like their reputation, who makes better intake. etc.. so yeah...

thanks again for you help. really appreciate it.
Old May 3, 2011 | 09:32 PM
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AEM should be coming out with a new intake pretty soon I hope it will put out 9hp gains like on the 08 tC's
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