Which intake to get - Page 2 - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

Tim603 · 10-03-2012, 11:20 AM

if your looking for sound the aFe wins in my book for sure, sounds amazing

jbas93 · 10-03-2012, 11:23 AM

One person says INJEN is better one person says AFE is better..
I can't decide!

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Zajac1 · 10-03-2012, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by JS-NA.E92

It's a condom for the intake

i'm guessing it's so it keeps the filter clean but it's a mesh like so air can still go through, useless in my opinion.

pretty big condom lol

Zajac1 · 10-03-2012, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by jbas93

One person says INJEN is better one person says AFE is better..
I can't decide!

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Check on yt and then decide but in my opinion INJEN is the winner

AFE is just the most popular, commercial intake.

jbas93 · 10-03-2012, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Zajac1

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbas93

One person says INJEN is better one person says AFE is better..
I can't decide!

:

Check on yt and then decide but in my opinion INJEN is the winner

AFE is just the most popular, commercial intake.

Yeah I see what you mean..
I just don't my car to sound too much like a "race car" ya know? Girlfriend would hate it.

I want it to be a little louder but not over do it. If that makes sense.

Zajac1 · 10-03-2012, 03:01 PM

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Originally Posted by jbas93

Yeah I see what you mean..
I just don't my car to sound too much like a "race car" ya know? Girlfriend would hate it.

I want it to be a little louder but not over do it. If that makes sense.

So find a new girlfriend simple lol.

andrey_gta · 10-03-2012, 03:41 PM

Has anyone compared the aFe Si closed box vs Eurobox??

It is interesting because aFe replaces the pipe from box to Throttle body, eurobox doesn't.

jbas93 · 10-03-2012, 04:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Zajac1

Quote:

Originally Posted by jbas93

Yeah I see what you mean..
I just don't my car to sound too much like a "race car" ya know? Girlfriend would hate it.

I want it to be a little louder but not over do it. If that makes sense.

So find a new girlfriend simple lol.

Brian_TII · 10-03-2012, 06:48 PM

I have the afe and would NOT recommend it. The maf spacing problem is very real and requires a custom made spacer to make your car run right. I'd get either the injen or the afe closed box.

jbas93 · 10-03-2012, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Brian_TII

I have the afe and would NOT recommend it. The maf spacing problem is very real and requires a custom made spacer to make your car run right. I'd get either the injen or the afe closed box.

Can you send me a link for the closed box one? Is it the one on **********s?

Brian_TII · 10-03-2012, 08:58 PM

The afe closed box was discussed in this thread:

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...&highlight=Afe

I will say that the regular afe with the spacer works fine, sounds great, and is what's on my car (though mine came with it so I didn't have a choice ). I'd just never recommend a product that clearly is lacking in r&d... Especially when there are other options.

jbas93 · 10-03-2012, 09:57 PM

Thanks Brian.
So I think I'm going to go with injen. People are saying it's good and it's less $$ than a euro box and apparently better than the aFe in terms of having any issues.

midnight express · 01-03-2013, 01:10 AM

buy my brand new burger motorsports n55 intake, pm me $175 shipped

rorkor · 01-04-2013, 01:47 AM

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Originally Posted by F30ftw

buy my brand new burger motorsports n55 intake, pm me $175 shipped

Yeah, that is gonna look sick on an N52, sick like a leper.

SuckMy_Nick · 01-19-2013, 09:47 PM

I have an Injen SP, love it, sounds great, looks great and you can feel it on the high way

LeonardBMW · 01-19-2013, 11:30 PM

I recently purchased and installed the aFe Intake Stage 2 54-11012 BMW 325i/328i/330i. Price from AFE direct is on extreme sale. I paid 260ish. Car as extreme sound difference, but its only there when you want it to be 3500+ = awesome sound. 3500> not noticeable at all. I am very satisfied. Power difference w/sprint booster makes for a really dramatically different driving experience.
Bottom line: I am not concerned with my engine receiving enough air.

10-03-2012, 11:20 AM	#23
Tim603 Lieutenant Drives: 2007 328xi coupe Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Portsmouth Nh Posts: 504 iTrader: (1)	if your looking for sound the aFe wins in my book for sure, sounds amazing __________________

10-03-2012, 03:41 PM	#29
andrey_gta Lieutenant Colonel Drives: 130i coupé ;) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Bimmerpost Posts: 1,785 iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 BMW 128i [0.00]	Has anyone compared the aFe Si closed box vs Eurobox?? It is interesting because aFe replaces the pipe from box to Throttle body, eurobox doesn't. __________________ 128i Sport 6MT converted to Euro 130i spec, tuned by EVOLVE In-progress: Evolve tune configuration!!; custom lip, some susp. "The 1-series is the last car that BMW engineered before the Germans, as a car-making culture, fell out of love with driving." - R&T 2013 135is Review

01-03-2013, 01:10 AM	#35
midnight express Lieutenant Drives: F30 335i Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: South Florida Posts: 464 iTrader: (1)	buy my brand new burger motorsports n55 intake, pm me $175 shipped __________________ BMW ///MPower. 2012 F30 335i-Jet Black, BMW 1M Bumper w/ Slek CRT Splitter, GT Haus Super GT exhaust. MORR wheels coming soon Build Thread http://www.f30post.com/forums/showth...2#post13387602. Check out @bmwgram on instagram!

01-19-2013, 09:47 PM	#37
SuckMy_Nick Red Liner Drives: e92 328xi Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Boston Posts: 112 iTrader: (0)	I have an Injen SP, love it, sounds great, looks great and you can feel it on the high way __________________ 07' E92 328xi - Black Kidney\|Black Emblems\|Injen SP Intake\|MMW Headers\|AA Stage 2 Tune\|-

01-19-2013, 11:30 PM	#38
LeonardBMW New Member Drives: 2006 330i E90 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Oregon/Washington Posts: 10 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 BMW E90 330i [0.00]	Afe Intake I recently purchased and installed the aFe Intake Stage 2 54-11012 BMW 325i/328i/330i. Price from AFE direct is on extreme sale. I paid 260ish. Car as extreme sound difference, but its only there when you want it to be 3500+ = awesome sound. 3500> not noticeable at all. I am very satisfied. Power difference w/sprint booster makes for a really dramatically different driving experience. Bottom line: I am not concerned with my engine receiving enough air.

10-03-2012, 11:23 AM	#24
jbas93 Private Drives: 2007 BMW 328xi Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Atlantic City, New Jersey Posts: 96 iTrader: (0)	One person says INJEN is better one person says AFE is better.. I can't decide! :

10-03-2012, 06:48 PM	#31
Brian_TII Private First Class Drives: 06 e90 330i 6spd Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 191 iTrader: (0)	I have the afe and would NOT recommend it. The maf spacing problem is very real and requires a custom made spacer to make your car run right. I'd get either the injen or the afe closed box.

10-03-2012, 08:58 PM	#33
Brian_TII Private First Class Drives: 06 e90 330i 6spd Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 191 iTrader: (0)	The afe closed box was discussed in this thread: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...&highlight=Afe I will say that the regular afe with the spacer works fine, sounds great, and is what's on my car (though mine came with it so I didn't have a choice ). I'd just never recommend a product that clearly is lacking in r&d... Especially when there are other options.

10-03-2012, 09:57 PM	#34
jbas93 Private Drives: 2007 BMW 328xi Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Atlantic City, New Jersey Posts: 96 iTrader: (0)	Thanks Brian. So I think I'm going to go with injen. People are saying it's good and it's less $$ than a euro box and apparently better than the aFe in terms of having any issues.

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