Finally Weapon-R Secret Weapon intake installed.

[Marlin]

Is buyin an expensive intake rerally worth it how much would you gain over say a moderate non name brand one? Just a aftermarker ttube and cone?

I would say your gains are zero either way. The only thing it does it make your engine louder If you look at our factory intake, its suction is inside the driver's wheel well, already pulling in cold air. As a matter of fact, the after market ones may reduce your performance since they take suction inside the engine bay!! If you were to drop a K&N factory replacement filter into the factory airbox, you would probably get the same effects, just not as loud. Only reason I got the Injen, it was on Ebay, no one else really had one...and it adds some bling under the hood. I already had a factory K&N drop in, so if it made a performance difference, other than sounding cool, I haven't noticed.

[pbkid]

I have a Droid Incredible and interface with a OBDII reader via Bluetooth using a droid app called "Torque". It really works great. No probs at all.

thats f*#cking cool grif! im getting me one for x-mas for sure!

If you look at our factory intake, its suction is inside the driver's wheel well, already pulling in cold air. As a matter of fact, the after market ones may reduce your performance since they take suction inside the engine bay!!

unless you get creative like mr. dubski (ldub) and make your own 'cold air' system

[Mile High VX]

It will be interesting to see what happens to you gas mileage...after you get over the need to hear that sweet new sound...

I lost about 4 mpg in my V6 Accord when I put a K&N kit on it. I reset the computer by disconnecting the battery for 30 minutes and touching the positive and negative CABLES to remove any residual charge. I reconnected everything and started it...making sure not to touch the gas pedal...and letting it run on it's own for 15 minutes.

It helped some but still not getting the 28 mpg's that I did before the install.

[Grif]

If you look at our factory intake, its suction is inside the driver's wheel well, already pulling in cold air.

I agree, the location of the stock airbox is very very good. Half the reason I bought an aftermarket setup was indeed for the sound of it. Plus the less restrictive filter and whatever voodoo magic that WR insists is proprietary and patented for thier "secret weapon" intake. However my kit also came with a "ram air" tube which allows you to take your air from a wide variety of locations. I'm currently evaluating where to pick up my air from, and if i cant find a better place, then the stock location is still an option. I'm very open to suggestions in this regard! The previous thread indicated a possible "snorkle" setup... I'd entertain thoughts on that too.

Here is a link to that part of the kit. http://www.weapon-r.com/products/183...ram-air-kit-ii

[Mile High VX]

Is there some type of part on that site...

I'd figure out a way to snake that down to the oval area on the front cladding and then mod some type of reducer to make that portion of the cladding a "pick up" point for your air induction much like some of the other manufacturers offer a collector that mounts behind the headlights a makes that a collection point.

[Grif]

Is there some type of part on that site...

I'd figure out a way to snake that down to the oval area on the front cladding and then mod some type of reducer to make that portion of the cladding a "pick up" point for your air induction much like some of the other manufacturers offer a collector that mounts behind the headlights a makes that a collection point.

Was that first part a question? If so, then I do not understand what you mean. <edit> Oh I get it... lol takes a while, but it sinks in.... rofl

Nice idea about the oval area. However I hesitate to "reduce" anything as that will impede airflow.

[Mile High VX]

You only want to reduce the oval shape to something the same circumference as the flexible tubing...something like the rectangular pick up from a vacuum that connects to the hose...same principle of changing from one shape to another but without losing any of the flow.

[Grif]

You only want to reduce the oval shape to something the same circumference as the flexible tubing...something like the rectangular pick up from a vacuum that connects to the hose...same principle of changing from one shape to another but without losing any of the flow.

Correct, but that isn't a reduction, its simply changing the shape of the air pickup while maintaining the surface area of its cross-section. I do not know if that is possible using that oval hole, but I'll look into it. Thanks!

[WormGod]

I re-installed my short ram Friday for the hell of it and must say, I now remember why I had gone back to my airbox. Full throttle w/ the S/C, it sounds like a jet helicopter, in a not so "cool" way. I will be going back to the airbox this coming weekend, heh.