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Can only do one. Intake or Air Filter.
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06-02-2012, 12:09 AM | #1 |
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Can only do one. Intake or Air Filter.
Guys so I gathered enough money for an upgrade. Which would you rather upgrade: Air Filter or Intake. Also can you give me a brand that you recommend. Thanks fellas
Car is stock for now, might have a jb4 in a few weeks |
06-02-2012, 12:12 AM | #2 |
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People are gonna say get the DCI's because their cheap. ($100)
I personally prefer the look of the AFE duel cone. (Yes it's more expensive but it's a quality looking part) |
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06-02-2012, 01:13 AM | #3 |
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He has an N55. Theres no DCI for it. The intake won't give you really much performance mod, but if you're looking for the cool whoosh sound, then i'd say get it over the filter. I ended up swapping my AFE filter for a BMS intake and I love it.
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06-02-2012, 01:15 AM | #4 |
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why didnt u keep the filter and install the intake as well?
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06-02-2012, 01:26 AM | #5 |
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It's one or the other man. The intake is technically your new filter.
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06-02-2012, 05:07 AM | #7 |
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What i think about intakes...
Open intakes just suck hot air from the motor bay... If you wan't a bit more sound from the engine... ok it's nice, but thinking of performance... it is a big NO! Stock intake can cope with a lot more HP! And if you really wan't more performance, take a bigger closed one Like the Alpina one! |
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06-02-2012, 10:04 AM | #9 |
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You're welcome
If you are thinking about JB, why don't you buy a dp instead of the intake? It would bring you so much more I would save some more and get that |
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06-02-2012, 10:28 AM | #10 |
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I tried the replacement filter, then the BMS intake.
The BMS intake is alot better. It also doesn't matter where the intake is cause the air being pulled in goes through a very hot turbo then through the FMIC, The FMIC is where the air is cooled before going into the engine. An intake will not give much power unless you are fully bolted on, and even then it's minimal. |
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06-02-2012, 12:14 PM | #11 | |
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It is pretty simple: OPEN intake: nice sound CLOSED intake: stock performance, temp better stabil UPGRADED CLOSED intake: possible higher performance For me upgraded intake comes after dp, exhaust, fmic,... |
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06-02-2012, 12:34 PM | #12 |
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there already were a couple cases long before this..
It's not as notorious as it was on the n54's when they first came out,
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