[Bagelfast]

Got my cyba scoops today to aid in bringing some air to the DCI..

For the price the fitment was dead on and the design was pretty good. Slits at the back of the scoops are nice so no rain goes up into the intake track. Fit is perfect, and one bolt and a plastic clip hold them on pretty damn well.

Only one problem i had was one small piece which came up to high and up in the front, did not let the grills install flush and correctly, so i cut off that small tab to allow enough room for the grills to install correctly. I have them marked off in red in the picture below.












ALSO, i made my own hanger type bracket out of alum. and painted it in black, to use the stock snorkel to hold and keep it poiting directly at the DCI. Works well and really brings the air right into the DCI. The snorkel without this bracket, sends air the intake manifold and down.
This bracket helps lift up the snorkel and point it direct at the DCI.

This and the DCI work amazing to bring cool ambient air to the DCI.

[PlutoniumTans]

wtfffffffffffff why not red

[PlutoniumTans]

lumiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii it would match the albanian flag

[Bagelfast]

hhahahahaaa i dont think they were in stock haha i was tight.... i can paint them easily lollll

[bigdaddycane]

did you notice any power gains?

[PlutoniumTans]

Originally Posted by bigdaddycane

did you notice any power gains?

seriously ?

[Bagelfast]

All i know is, the DCI themselves are alot cooler after im done driving when i touch them... They use to be damn HOT when i was done driving.. i think scoops help alot! Brings alot more air and alot more cooler/ambient air to the DCI. Throttle response on the highway seems def great.

[idrift4wd]

i was thinking about scoops, but when it rains, wouldnt more rain and water get to the filter?

[Bagelfast]

You can see the scoops have slits at the back end of them where the rain/water would escape out of the intake track.

Honestly there is no way, even if the rain somehow escaped the slits at the back of the scoops, there is no way water can go up and into the stock snorkel onto the filters... It would take too much pressure and the water somehow not getting caught at the scoops slits, the gap between the stock snorkel and scoops, and the transitions.. its just a tale if you ask me...

It rained and snoked like hell yesterday... the snorkel inside had no signs of even being wet.. Even after highway driving.

[bigdaddycane]

Originally Posted by PlutoniumTans

seriously ?

yeah, what's the issue?

There has been a lot of back an forth on the scoops and I wanted to know if he felt any gains or benefits.

[idrift4wd]

Originally Posted by 1LUMI335

You can see the scoops have slits at the back end of them where the rain/water would escape out of the intake track.

Honestly there is no way, even if the rain somehow escaped the slits at the back of the scoops, there is no way water can go up and into the stock snorkel onto the filters... It would take too much pressure and the water somehow not getting caught at the scoops slits, the gap between the stock snorkel and scoops, and the transitions.. its just a tale if you ask me...

It rained and snoked like hell yesterday... the snorkel inside had no signs of even being wet.. Even after highway driving.

Nice to know! maybe picking up myself a pair!

[Syndicategt]

Originally Posted by bigdaddycane

yeah, what's the issue?

There has been a lot of back an forth on the scoops and I wanted to know if he felt any gains or benefits.

They make your engine bay dirty if running DCI's, that's about it. I have them on my car, even with the closed airbox I don't notice any difference in throttle response or IAT drops. I'm up in the air on them and would not recommend them.

[bigdaddycane]

Originally Posted by Syndicategt

They make your engine bay dirty if running DCI's, that's about it. I have them on my car, even with the closed airbox I don't notice any difference in throttle response or IAT drops. I'm up in the air on them and would not recommend them.

That's what I thought....thanks for the unbiased review.

[Jeff@TopGearSolutions]

They allow more air into the engine bay. A guy did a test a while back using a leaf blower (as wind).

He placed a candle where the DCI sits and blew air at the front of the car with and without scoops.

Sure enough with the scoops the candle blew out.

This is not any seat of the pants power gain by any means but it atleast proves it does direct air towards the cones moreso then without the scoops.

I'm not ashamed to recommend them.

[vasillalov]

Originally Posted by Jeff@topgearsolutions

They allow more air into the engine bay. A guy did a test a while back using a leaf blower (as wind).

He placed a candle where the DCI sits and blew air at the front of the car with and without scoops.

Sure enough with the scoops the candle blew out.
.

WOW! Now THAT's the scientific approach that excites everyone around here!

[G.I.Joe]

Well I measured an average ~2 degree drop in oil temps as well as a slight performance gain at speed (+60 mph) (Vbox measurements) upon installing the Cyba Scoops. At high speed (120 mph+) the temperature drop is even higher. I use the AFE stage 2 DCI kit, so maybe it is more affected by the scoops than a closed air box.

They do however, also add quite a bit of dust in the engine compartment though.....

[Jeff@TopGearSolutions]

Originally Posted by vasillalov

WOW! Now THAT's the scientific approach that excites everyone around here!

OK

[ajsalida]

If it lets a lot more dirt and stuff in it has to let a lot more cold air in. It would probably be a good idea to put some mesh on the end of the cold air inlet inside the engine compartment for those running open DCI's.

I have a set on order will look carefully at temps before/after.

[G.I.Joe]

Originally Posted by ajsalida

If it lets a lot more dirt and stuff in it has to let a lot more cold air in. It would probably be a good idea to put some mesh on the end of the cold air inlet inside the engine compartment for those running open DCI's.

I have a set on order will look carefully at temps before/after.

I'm sure you'll be happy with them, I know I am with mine. I drive on the autobahn quite a bit, and I frequently hit 150+ mph (at least weekly, sometimes daily), and up there it's easily a 5+ degree difference in max oil temp. Obviously it does nothing for rush hour/down town traffic @ ~30 mph.

I measured a ~1.5-2 mph gain in average quartermile end speed as well on my Vbox. Quite consistently actually, and the improvement was from 60 and up.

For the 41 dollars I spent, I would say it's a great upgrade.

[ajsalida]

Originally Posted by G.I.Joe

I'm sure you'll be happy with them, I know I am with mine. I drive on the autobahn quite a bit, and I frequently hit 150+ mph (at least weekly, sometimes daily), and up there it's easily a 5+ degree difference in max oil temp. Obviously it does nothing for rush hour/down town traffic @ ~30 mph.

I measured a ~1.5-2 mph gain in average quartermile end speed as well on my Vbox. Quite consistently actually, and the improvement was from 60 and up.

For the 41 dollars I spent, I would say it's a great upgrade.

Good to know. I live @ 7800 ft altitude, and drive up to 12k ft all the time. I put both a DCI and Cobb tune on, and oil temps are higher, by a lot. Was hoping these would help out. Have an ETS FMIC on order too.

Anyway $41 for some relief is a welcome break from traditional BMW aftermarket pricing.

[G.I.Joe]

Originally Posted by ajsalida

Good to know. I live @ 7800 ft altitude, and drive up to 12k ft all the time. I put both a DCI and Cobb tune on, and oil temps are higher, by a lot. Was hoping these would help out. Have an ETS FMIC on order too.

Anyway $41 for some relief is a welcome break from traditional BMW aftermarket pricing.

A welcome break indeed

Anyway, the FMIC will help A LOT, the scoops a little on temps. I basically live and drive at sea level, but I do remember back before I upgraded my FMIC when driving spirited through hairpins in the Austrian Alps [~7k feet altitude) how my oil temp increased another 8-10 degress over any previous use.

[ajsalida]

Originally Posted by G.I.Joe

A welcome break indeed

Anyway, the FMIC will help A LOT, the scoops a little on temps. I basically live and drive at sea level, but I do remember back before I upgraded my FMIC when driving spirited through hairpins in the Austrian Alps [~7k feet altitude) how my oil temp increased another 8-10 degress over any previous use.

Yeah you'll get screwed (at least) three ways at altitude.

1) Less air means things like radiators, oil coolers and esp INTERCOOLERs are less efficient, since there is less dense air to transfer the heat to.

2. Turbos have to spool up harder to hit target MAP pressures, so more heat produced.

3. More of the target MAP pressure is from pressurized air, so the air is hotter. But then go to 1) and see that FMIC is less efficient etc.

Anyway in my case the oil temps got so hot so fast I decided to shut it down until I can get a better FMIC. I want to do some baseline runs and datalog but I am afraid to look at IAT's right now, so driving very conservatively.

All my other cars (& bikes) are NA and are down 25% plus in power at these altitudes. One reason to get the 335 was the turbos to get some of it back.

Back to the scoops, my hope is they at least counteract the likely increased IAT's due to the DCI (but better air flow), plus the better FMIC, will get things to where I can thrash it at will and not worry about oil or IAT temps. This is with Cobb stage 1 91 octane tunes. Get those reliable and I'll try the stage 1 93 octane tunes...