BlurrySC300 Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 ok...needing to get an intake...anyone have any advice? Wanting something that looks professional...but still REALLY sporty...this is the current one... Injen Intake Any comments? Not looking to spend much money...this seems reasonable. Really don't want to build anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneHotLexus Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 Sorry but I wouldn't get the Injen intake, it's pretty much a waste of money-and I'm not the only one who will tell you that. I think you should reconsider building an intake. Your best bet would be to build a BFI (planetsoarer.com) you'll probably get the best results w/ hp and torque with the BFI. But something that might concern you is that it doesn't look to sporty-it doesn't really stand out or anything. If you want sporty and some pretty decent hp gains and added torque, try this it's not too hard. . . Buy an open filter (K&N, Reactive, etc.) and replace your stock airbox with it. (Just doing that gives you the same look and effect that the Injen intake does except it's about $200 less than the Injen intake). You can stop there if you just want the intake effect-you'll get about a 5 hp gain from this, but if you're wanting a cold air intake then all you need to do is buy some hose about 1 ft. 1/2 long (about 3 in. in diameter) and attache it to your filter then run it down in front of your grill. This will force cold air into your engine. You should get around 10 hp from this, maybe even 15 on a cold day in the winter. The best part is it only cost me $56 and about an hour or so of my time. Hope that helps, good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 Yeah but he said he didn't want to build anything. Not only that but look professional. The Injen intake will give you sound and maybe and I read it gives more oomph on the sc300 than the sc400. It is probably true that you get the most bang for the buck with the BFI. The BFI took me about 3-4 hours of hard labor. If I build it again it should take me about 1-2 hours. It cost me $10 dollars but I bought a $20 dollar water heater blanket and used about 1/30th of it. But beware, the Injen intake isn't a cold air intake (unless on a cold winter night or if a tree snatched off your hood). A good analogy to that is turbo-ing at 0.01 psi without an intercooler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbles Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 OneHotLexus: Your best bet would be to build a BFI...If you want sporty and some pretty decent hp gains and added torque, try this it's not too hard. . . Buy an open filter (K&N, Reactive, etc.) and replace your stock airbox with it...but if you're wanting a cold air intake then all you need to do is buy some hose about 1 ft. 1/2 long (about 3 in. in diameter) and attache it to your filter then run it down in front of your grill OneHotLexus, On Planetsoarer.com that is the BFD (big fluttering duct). The BFI (big fluttering intake) used the center of the bumper as the 1st of two intake chambers. Just remember that if you use the hose, the end of the hose that points to the cone intake should not point directly at it (perpendicular to filter element). By doing so you would have turbulence within the cone and that's bad. If you point it parallel with the filter element, there could be a possibility of lower pressure from the high air speed and actually decrease air intake through the cone. What I would do is take the hose and direct it against the frame near the ignition coil (basically metal wall of the wheel well). Then again I'm not an aerospace engineer... yet... so you don't have to believe me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKperformance Posted August 29, 2003 Share Posted August 29, 2003 injen makes bleep don't waste your money one anything they sell or anything that is not cold air like a so called ram air pipe Give Me A F ing Break there is no air being rammed into this thing the only ram airs are by GM firebird ,camaro, and some done up j bodies the only air being rammed up anywhere, is being up yours to belive there crap basically any short arm will produce lower #'s than any stock box even on a dyno since no one ever runs a dyno with a hot car or with a hood closed so the true "losses " are never even shown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneHotLexus Posted August 30, 2003 Share Posted August 30, 2003 I know, I know. Just trust me on this one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKperformance Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 I know, I know. Just trust me on this one just wondernig onehot lex where you referring to me on trusting you i truly belive the modified stock box is the best way to go so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneHotLexus Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 C'mon don't get irritated at me, I wasn't directing it toward you, I agree with you about the modified stock airbox- it probably is the best way to go, I was just stating another option that would do well. I was talking to bubbles. Bubbles, your right about pointing the hose directly toward the intake, nope it isn't good. I agree with you in that pointing the hose toward the frame at the IC is the best option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKperformance Posted August 31, 2003 Share Posted August 31, 2003 sorry one hot lex i guess u misunderstood me i meant to say ,i trust you and your opinion i am in no way irratated either :D well maybe a little by injen and there junk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlurrySC300 Posted September 1, 2003 Author Share Posted September 1, 2003 I really don't want to build one..think I lack the knowledge...any ones that I can just buy that are decent in price, look good, and have a decent gain in HP? --John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPORTcoupe300 Posted September 2, 2003 Share Posted September 2, 2003 any ones that I can just buy that are decent in price, look good, and have a decent gain in HP? Livin in a dream world buddy. Either you gotta cough up the dough, or you gotta know what you're doing, otherwise you won't get more than 5 horses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1slicksc Posted September 8, 2003 Share Posted September 8, 2003 Im going to give the BFI a go onmy sc300 5speed. i let you know how it comes out. P.S I have no experience what so every with any of this so this should be fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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