...wowee zowee is this thing a pain in the butt to get in an AC equipped car First off thanks to Justin (Ferrell) for his help on the install took us about 3.5 hours from start to finish. Also thanks to Curt941 for selling me the intake (great seller, definitely recommend) and thanks to Chris N and Type-R Yo! for their help/advice w/ the install.

Upon initial inspection this intake is top notch, the quality is amazing. It's so pretty I could almost justify buying on looks alone. Hopefully that won't have been the case though

I had read all of the threads about spreading your AC lines and "massaging" the intake into place and thought I was up to the task This thing is completely huge, and really nearly impossible to get in between the lines. I ended up spreading the lines apart zip tying one to the ABS bracket and one to the header (zip ties were removed once the intake was in place). I also disconnected the radiator and fans and pushed them to the side a bit. There were several times I thought we were done and it wasn't going in buuuut we got it. Aside from the poor fit due to the AC lines there weren't really any troubles, the box sits snug against the coolant resevoir and I wasn't able to get one of the intake's mounting brackets bolted in. If your willing to spend more time moving lines around you could easily get things to fit "correctly". I did get the bracket on the filter connected but this intake is touching so many parts of the car I'm not too concerned about it moving around on me

I did get the mysterious plate installed where the resonator used to be above the intake's air horn (I guess that's what you'd call it). I suppose this plate is designed to direct air into the intake. I only drove the car about 10 miles to make sure everything was functioning correctly, I'll add a full driving impression tomorrow and I'll try to take a few more pics. For now here's some teasers, enjoy.

 

How does it compare to the J's you sold me y0?

 

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Not as loud but I didn't really get much of a drive today, full review tomorrow

 

That looks real good, I am looking foward to the review.

 

Wow, looks really good Chris. Sorry I wasn't able to help (I feel like I post this everytime you install something. My job sucks.) Maybe I could get off the list and see how it and the ats feel since I haven't driven your car in a few months....

 

Good fun today Chris

Mugen intake&gt; all others

 

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I would also like to know. Look forward to hearing about your driving impressions. Thought about that intake but couldn't come up with the bucks.

&lt;-------who rocks the J's and loves it.

 

The j's is a great intake but the mugen is noticable alot better. Suprisingly, the mugen intake has better throttle response than even the j's due to the j's sucking up a lot of warm air most of the time. The most impressive part of the mugen intake its torquey feel.

 

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John I don't think you'll ever be off the list.

Looks great chris. I'll have to test it out for myself before I can really say Tomorrow maybe. If you really wanted to install something as expensive and blingy as that, you should've just pounded on it with a hammer (and chisle).

 

two words.

pimp ****.

got any more install pics.

 

Get pics of the mysterious plate.

 

stop trying to be me

 

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As requested :


It really is a pain in the *** to install on an A/C equipped car, I know cause i did the same install last year. But quality and function is totally worth the $$ and the hassle of installing IMHO. And the whistling sound is cool too

 

god damnit. i dont have enough money for gas and you have enough for a 650 doller intake. jealous.

 

nice stuff chris.

for keeping a/c!

kepani-who loves da cold-air-maker.

 

My AEM kazoo is teh wack I want blingblang..

 

Okay guys, I'm off to do some driving and maybe snap a few more pixors, I'll post up a full impression when I get home. I'm crossing my fingers for impressive results.

Ken, my CE28s and MF10s are on the way

 

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x 100

 

Congrats Chris! I'm dying to hear your review of the intake vs. the J's!

&lt;-- Anxious to see some sexy R pics as well

 

JDM bling indeed! Waiting on the feedback....

 

Snippity snaps i likes yO in-Take

......so its not as loud as the J's though?

&lt;----Who loves the way the J's sounds at cross-over!

 

He hasn't come back yet. Expect a good review.

 

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As requested :


It really is a pain in the *** to install on an A/C equipped car, I know cause i did the same install last year. But quality and function is totally worth the $$ and the hassle of installing IMHO. And the whistling sound is cool too </TD></TR></TABLE>

Welcome to the M.I. club.

you can actually turn the open end forward.

at the track I remove my right front turn signal and get a nice ram - air effect.

 

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so impatient is Me

 

Buncha JdM Stuntaz


Anton - who is also curious for a review but would like to see a nice dyno chart as well.