[335twins]

Hi All,

I want to change stock airbox with BMS intakes with white oiled filters. Is it a good idea even though i live in AZ and its really hot in the summer time, will this still help even though the car will be breathing hot air? i have Cobb tune for now..Also is it going to get louder with these filters on? I seen videos with them on but in person i bet its a bit louder...

Thanks

[GI335I]

Get an intercooler first then get the dcis!

[GI335I]

and yes they sound great, wishhhh sound *air sucking O.O* :P

[fireline43]

Yea get the intercooler. I had the intakes on in Florida but took them off for the sucking hot air reason.

[335twins]

Intercooler is on my list aswell along with intake, I'm set on BMS intake and VRSF fmic.

Thanks

[marv85]

do it at teh same time then

[335twins]

Originally Posted by marv85

do it at teh same time then

Will do, it will be nice to hear the car a bit more instead of something like Toyota Prius when running on electric power.... J/k .......

[AWil335i]

Get the DCIs now and an FMIC soon.

[335twins]

Originally Posted by AWil335i

Get the DCIs now and an FMIC soon.

I have to get the fmic before the summer >100 degree weather here.

[kboss335]

I'm here in Phoenix and I have the bms dual cone intake. I also have an AMS fmic and I don't have any trouble at all. They are a little bit louder than stock but I like it

[Jeff@TopGearSolutions]

Intercooler will definitely be more advantageous.

You can always get a K&N Filter for the stock box. We are running a giveaway this month.

[Stage 2 Drew]

Having seen the BMS intakes in person they are VERY nice and very high quality.

+1 for BMS intakes

[135Hoser]

Originally Posted by Stage 2 Drew

Having seen the BMS intakes in person they are VERY nice and very high quality.

+1 for BMS intakes

Wat?

It's 2 pieces of metal piping, with 2 conical filters attached.

They require some work to install, one rests on the other, and still relies on the crappy OE flex tubing to hold them in place.

They are cheap and do the job, not quite sure what is 'high quality' about them.

[335twins]

Originally Posted by 135Hoser

Wat?

It's 2 pieces of metal piping, with 2 conical filters attached.

They require some work to install, one rests on the other, and still relies on the crappy OE flex tubing to hold them in place.

They are cheap and do the job, not quite sure what is 'high quality' about them.

I think the white bms filters come with tubing so you don't use the oe one.

[Jeff@TopGearSolutions]

Originally Posted by 335twins

I think the white bms filters come with tubing so you don't use the oe one.

There is no BMS intake that replaces the OE Turbo inlet. The white and red filters are the same concept.

[E90Company]

Originally Posted by 335twins

I think the white bms filters come with tubing so you don't use the oe one.

The red filters use couplers too. How else would you connect it to the compressor inlet tubes?

[335twins]

Originally Posted by Jeff@TopGearSolutions

There is no BMS intake that replaces the OE Turbo inlet. The white and red filters are the same concept.

Ok, what does replacing the turbo inlet benefit? Also which intakes include the turbo inlets that you recommend?

[TXWatchGuy]

I just installed mine a few days ago. Not nearly as loud as I was expecting. My last car was a Mazdaspeed3 with a Cobb Short Ram Intake. Even under part throttle that had some pretty serious woosh to it. I'm sure a big part is the fact that the cabin is insulated quite a bit better than a little Mazda, but the only way to get some decent sound out of it is a good amount of throttle at low RPM. This isn't a knock on the BMS DCI as I don't think there's any other intake that's going to be any louder. This seems to be about as open a system as you're going to find.

Here's an old vid of my Mazda for comparison :

[nailer335]

Originally Posted by 335twins

Hi All,

I want to change stock airbox with BMS intakes with white oiled filters. Is it a good idea even though i live in AZ and its really hot in the summer time, will this still help even though the car will be breathing hot air? i have Cobb tune for now..Also is it going to get louder with these filters on? I seen videos with them on but in person i bet its a bit louder...

Thanks

Depending on how much boost you're planning to run, the stock air box plus a BMS drop in filter does the trick well. I'm in Phoenix too and have tried to stay away from DCIs down here in an attempt to minimize IATs.

A simple little trick for getting a good amount more noise from your intake, DVs and turbos is to remove the cowl. That opens up the sound a lot. There will be people after my post who warn you against doing so... Just avoid driving during a monsoon and wash your car intelligently and you won't have to worry about water hitting the turbos.

[Stage 2 Drew]

Originally Posted by 135Hoser

Wat?

It's 2 pieces of metal piping, with 2 conical filters attached.

They require some work to install, one rests on the other, and still relies on the crappy OE flex tubing to hold them in place.

They are cheap and do the job, not quite sure what is 'high quality' about them.

Sorry I was thinking of the new N55 ones....my bad.

[Trout]

Noob question, what are the benefits of going with the BMS white-oiled filters over the original BMS red ones? There has to be a $14 difference for a reason...

[E90Company]

Originally Posted by Trout

Noob question, what are the benefits of going with the BMS white-oiled filters over the original BMS red ones? There has to be a $14 difference for a reason...

Color only