Aight guys this time i need some big defense...My dad doesnt want me to get an air intake system because he feels that my turbo will blow and that theyre not good for forced induction engines...now i already know about how they can suck more air through your stock up-pipe and break down the catalytic converter and send it through your turbo, permanently destroying it...Ive taken this into consideration already and have upgraded to a TurboXS up-pipe without a cat...
Help me out and let me know what will happen (if anything negative) to my scooby if i put an AEM or a K&N intake in.
Thanks.
JOE
Blue 02 Wrx
Yeh well that can happen becuz of where the cat is in the up-pipe, this guy i know had a wrx and before he knew about that problem he put an intake in and he ended up ruining his turbo because the broken up cat went through it...so you just got to be careful with them
hey big joe, that cat going through your buddies turbo sounds like it was a cat problem rather than him putting on an intake. The question is though if your looking for more power or just sound? cause the intake will do nothing but make it sound nice slightly! Why not take that money and by an downpipe instead? far more more beneficial, don't you think?
CAI Dont waste you're money buy somthin else for sure!!! I got one and used it for a week now it just sits in my shed...they do nothing at all as far as im concerned
The stock air box is good for 350hp. When you add an aftermarket intake it throws off the MAF and cause the car poorly. Stay with the stock box! Also don't bother with the BOV.
Aight guys this time i need some big defense...My dad doesnt want me to get an air intake system because he feels that my turbo will blow and that theyre not good for forced induction engines...now i already know about how they can suck more air through your stock up-pipe and break down the catalytic converter and send it through your turbo, permanently destroying it...Ive taken this into consideration already and have upgraded to a TurboXS up-pipe without a cat...
Help me out and let me know what will happen (if anything negative) to my scooby if i put an AEM or a K&N intake in.
Thanks.
JOE
Blue 02 Wrx
you can run a short ram system with out any adverse affects. there will be zero performance gains, but it can be done. whatever you do make sure that you stay away from an intake that has any sort of bend between the filter and the MAF.
Aight guys this time i need some big defense...My dad doesnt want me to get an air intake system because he feels that my turbo will blow and that theyre not good for forced induction engines...now i already know about how they can suck more air through your stock up-pipe and break down the catalytic converter and send it through your turbo, permanently destroying it...Ive taken this into consideration already and have upgraded to a TurboXS up-pipe without a cat...
Help me out and let me know what will happen (if anything negative) to my scooby if i put an AEM or a K&N intake in.
Thanks.
JOE
Blue 02 Wrx
wow, 5 same posts. it seems unanamous. CAI are not for these cars.. !Laugh! .
If youre friends turbo "sucked up" some cat contents he probably raised the boost while stockish. That will do it b4 anything else!
Get a down pipe and e.m.. Tell you pop it will help you get better mpg !Laugh! . Then tell him you want a bigger turbo, injectors, cat back, radio ( a must)....... !Thumbs Up
big joe! i have a 03 wrx and just installed a k&n cold air and a warbol fuel pump. it sounds like a freakin jet engine, tell your dad you want it just for the sound. no really, i gained another 20 to 25 whp along with some timing changes. i also have a vf30 turbo
... if he installs a CAI, he will not notice any power gains. I don't care if you're God, it's physics; the most you'll ever see is 3hp, if you're lucky. Further, you can get that same sound by removing the intake resonator, and it will cost him nothing.
I am going to listen to you guys, i just love the sound of intakes...Thats why im askin all these questions. So if the short ram has no problems, then i would be buying it just for the sound. If it wont hurt my car isnt that ok?
I bought my car with the injen CAI already installed. I drove it like that for a day or so before I installed the downpipe(injen) and bosal cat-back. My car drives great! My question is if my car had the stock intake, would I be making more power? And is my car in danger of having any problems?
so the way my car is set up right now. --CAI(INJEN),Downpipe(INJEN),bosal cat-back) my car is not getting the right a/f ratio. I also asked another question on this any help on my both questions would be great. Thanks
Well, the thing is, there is no guarantee of how your car will run with a CAI. It makes the MAF get inconsistent airflow, so sometimes your car will be fine, sometimes very lean, sometimes in between. But, when it does change the AFR, it changes it leaner.
I hope you didn't order the APS intake. If so, get your money back. We tried it on 3 different cars here, and it was the worst performing intake I have ever seen. Which is strange, since APS makes such good stuff. We could never get the AFR right in any of the cars. And, that intake caused a CEL on all of the cars we tried it on. On my car, it made my AFR run in the 15's....
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