cheap intake for non-turbo?

2fast4u · 02-13-2007, 06:54 PM

anyone know of a really cheap intake for the 5S-FE? like something off ebay, i just want the sound and 2-3 hp out of it, just something that will bolt up correctly and wont give me installation problems and will work correctly.

doctreetop · 02-13-2007, 07:39 PM

I just used the gsr one. It will give you the sound and the 2 hp along with bolting straight up.

Good Luck,
Kevin

wesnemo · 02-13-2007, 08:51 PM

I'd save your money, unless you really want to hear a loud sucking sound. I have one and believe the hp increase claim is a hoax.

bean · 02-13-2007, 09:58 PM

only TomsMR2's intake actually made HP, other than that the best filter is Apexi, if anyone can post the years and models the GSR intake works for that would be great.

2fast4u · 02-15-2007, 08:23 AM

ya i know it wont net me much, i just want the sound for a cheap, price cause next year im planning on dropping a gen 3 in, so it wont matter, just want to sound mean for the summer...ya and what years for the gsr? i didnt know integra intakes would fit an mr2?

2fast4u · 02-15-2007, 06:49 PM

anyone gonna answer me?

Gairloch · 02-16-2007, 12:03 AM

If you're just looking for more sound you can pretty much toss whatever you want on there. Most intakes have shown to minimal impact on power and some even hurt power. Mostly what you're going to accomplish by putting on an intake is get more attention.

goose2580 · 02-16-2007, 05:46 AM

if you want real cheap try a filter from a parts store like auto zone with a shrot tube made from exhaust pipe total about $15. that is what the ricer guys have been doing around here.

2fast4u · 02-16-2007, 03:30 PM

haha well thats what i want, i want it to sound mean, so the stock gsr intake? or an aftermarket one fits?

Ben · 02-16-2007, 03:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gairloch

If you're just looking for more sound you can pretty much toss whatever you want on there. Most intakes have shown to minimal impact on power and some even hurt power. Mostly what you're going to accomplish by putting on an intake is get more attention.

I Have A Blitz On Mine - It Sounds Awesome, But I Lost A Noticeable Amount Of Torque.

2fast4u · 02-16-2007, 03:54 PM

really? can i just take the sound restricting box off the side of intake. i heard it makes you lose hp, but i dont see why, i think it would restrict it, i dunno

auto · 02-18-2007, 04:21 PM

I got mine off ebay with a K&N. Haven't had one problem.

CyFi · 02-19-2007, 02:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2fast4u

really? can i just take the sound restricting box off the side of intake. i heard it makes you lose hp, but i dont see why, i think it would restrict it, i dunno

you can, i tried it, just sounds basically the same without that growl you hear with the stock setup, i put everything back how it was.

korban · 03-09-2007, 03:41 PM

I just took all the air box and crap out, and went to an exhaust place that didn't look busy. They knocked me up a pipe for $10. It was about 2 foot long, with a hole for the air intake sensor and an offshoot pipe for something else that was attached to the original stuff (idle bypass? map sensor? dunno)

Crap taken out
Replacement intake

Enthalpy · 03-09-2007, 05:09 PM

Don't trust intake vendors who point to dyno evidence. I can easily get a dyno to read 2-3 more hp without doing anything. There's one simple test to do here: Run the car at WOT with a pressure gauge hooked to the manifold. If your manifold pressure remains the same with and without the intake, then it's doing absolutely nothing for you.

Another test would be slightly pre-throttle body pressure, although in this configuration, you won't measure intake velocity effects.

korban · 04-26-2007, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Enthalpy

Don't trust intake vendors who point to dyno evidence. I can easily get a dyno to read 2-3 more hp without doing anything. There's one simple test to do here: Run the car at WOT with a pressure gauge hooked to the manifold. If your manifold pressure remains the same with and without the intake, then it's doing absolutely nothing for you.

Another test would be slightly pre-throttle body pressure, although in this configuration, you won't measure intake velocity effects.

Thats a good way of looking at it.

If your manifold pressure is atmosphere at WOT, then there are no more gains to be made (without turbo). If you've got vacuum (negative pressure/less than atmo), then you have restrictions in your intake.

I get atmo from at least 3000rpm and up, at WOT. It's possible that a better intake would get there earlier, but it's too low to make any difference.

Enthalpy · 04-26-2007, 11:44 PM

You have to measure at peak power RPM. Above peak power doesn't do any good.

You might need some pretty good resolution for this test. A simple boost gauge might not get you there. A high-grade mechanic's vacuum gauge or a sensitive home-made manometer will do the trick.

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2fast4u Speed Racer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 553 Thanks: 19 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	cheap intake for non-turbo? anyone know of a really cheap intake for the 5S-FE? like something off ebay, i just want the sound and 2-3 hp out of it, just something that will bolt up correctly and wont give me installation problems and will work correctly.

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wesnemo wesnemo Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Northeast PA Posts: 309 Thanks: 11 Thanked 17 Times in 11 Posts iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	Cheap Intake. Sucking sound or plain sucks. I'd save your money, unless you really want to hear a loud sucking sound. I have one and believe the hp increase claim is a hoax.

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Gairloch Dreaming of apexes Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 4,894 Thanks: 127 Thanked 258 Times in 228 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (7/100% )	If you're just looking for more sound you can pretty much toss whatever you want on there. Most intakes have shown to minimal impact on power and some even hurt power. Mostly what you're going to accomplish by putting on an intake is get more attention. __________________ "Inside the car, the world beyond the driver's immediate horizon ceases to exist. Alone with the solitude of his desire, survival sense numbed by the speed, he's outrun the mediocrity of the outside world, slipped the shackles it tries to clamp on us all. He is running free, chased only by a fear of failure, for failure is to risk ejection into the real world." ~Mark Hughes

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korban No Skills Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: New Zealand Posts: 18 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (0/0% )	I just took all the air box and crap out, and went to an exhaust place that didn't look busy. They knocked me up a pipe for $10. It was about 2 foot long, with a hole for the air intake sensor and an offshoot pipe for something else that was attached to the original stuff (idle bypass? map sensor? dunno) Crap taken out Replacement intake Last edited by korban; 03-09-2007 at 03:51 PM.. Reason: Added pictures

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02-13-2007, 07:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
doctreetop No Skills Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 140 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	I just used the gsr one. It will give you the sound and the 2 hp along with bolting straight up. Good Luck, Kevin

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bean 91 NA Hardtop Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: SC Posts: 528 Thanks: 16 Thanked 15 Times in 14 Posts iTrader Rating: (3/100% )	only TomsMR2's intake actually made HP, other than that the best filter is Apexi, if anyone can post the years and models the GSR intake works for that would be great.

02-15-2007, 08:23 AM	#5 (permalink)
2fast4u Speed Racer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 553 Thanks: 19 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	ya i know it wont net me much, i just want the sound for a cheap, price cause next year im planning on dropping a gen 3 in, so it wont matter, just want to sound mean for the summer...ya and what years for the gsr? i didnt know integra intakes would fit an mr2?

02-15-2007, 06:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
2fast4u Speed Racer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 553 Thanks: 19 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	anyone gonna answer me?

02-16-2007, 05:46 AM	#8 (permalink)
goose2580 Evil Twins Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: portland oregon Posts: 538 Thanks: 16 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post My Google Map iTrader Rating: (4/100% )	if you want real cheap try a filter from a parts store like auto zone with a shrot tube made from exhaust pipe total about $15. that is what the ricer guys have been doing around here.

02-16-2007, 03:30 PM	#9 (permalink)
2fast4u Speed Racer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 553 Thanks: 19 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	haha well thats what i want, i want it to sound mean, so the stock gsr intake? or an aftermarket one fits?

02-16-2007, 03:54 PM	#11 (permalink)
2fast4u Speed Racer Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Daytona Beach, FL Posts: 553 Thanks: 19 Thanked 10 Times in 10 Posts iTrader Rating: (1/100% )	really? can i just take the sound restricting box off the side of intake. i heard it makes you lose hp, but i dont see why, i think it would restrict it, i dunno

02-18-2007, 04:21 PM	#12 (permalink)
auto Medium Bumper Damage Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Dallas, Texas Posts: 662 Thanks: 3 Thanked 43 Times in 30 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	I got mine off ebay with a K&N. Haven't had one problem.

03-09-2007, 05:09 PM	#15 (permalink)
Enthalpy EMS Harmonizer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,219 Thanks: 8 Thanked 54 Times in 42 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	Don't trust intake vendors who point to dyno evidence. I can easily get a dyno to read 2-3 more hp without doing anything. There's one simple test to do here: Run the car at WOT with a pressure gauge hooked to the manifold. If your manifold pressure remains the same with and without the intake, then it's doing absolutely nothing for you. Another test would be slightly pre-throttle body pressure, although in this configuration, you won't measure intake velocity effects.

04-26-2007, 11:44 PM	#17 (permalink)
Enthalpy EMS Harmonizer Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 1,219 Thanks: 8 Thanked 54 Times in 42 Posts My Google Map iTrader Rating: (2/100% )	You have to measure at peak power RPM. Above peak power doesn't do any good. You might need some pretty good resolution for this test. A simple boost gauge might not get you there. A high-grade mechanic's vacuum gauge or a sensitive home-made manometer will do the trick.