AFE Cold air intake made no difference
Thread Starter
Members
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 5
Likes: 0
Did anyone else install an AFE cold air intake system and discover that it made no difference on horsepower and no difference on MPG? All it does is make noise in the 3,000-6,000 RPM range. Waste of $329. I live in Colorado in the mountains where there is less oxygen in the air and was hoping for an increase in something other than noise.
2008 528xi
2008 528xi
Contributors
Joined: Jun 2008
Posts: 2,696
Likes: 1
From: Saskatchewan Canada
My Ride: 2004 530i
premium package/active steering/auto sunshade/tiag/black dakota leather/logic 7
35% tint all around
19' DPE GT7
I can't believe that these threads still pop up, please people research the forum before you buy your mods. This topic of AFE intakes has been beaten too death, a simple search on here before you made your purchase would have told you not to buy it.
That being said, yes lots of guys on here in the past had tried the AFE intakes and discovered that they actually rob horse power from your car. Dyno's have showed that you lose power using the AFE, sorry you had to learn this the hard way.
That being said, yes lots of guys on here in the past had tried the AFE intakes and discovered that they actually rob horse power from your car. Dyno's have showed that you lose power using the AFE, sorry you had to learn this the hard way.
Members
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 89
Likes: 0
From: Houston, Texas
My Ride: 04' 545i Sport Mystic Blue
Lesson learned the hard way. On the bright side you might be able to put it on ebay or craigslist and find someone who wants the sound and is willing to pay what you did or clost to it.
GL!
GL!
Senior Members
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 924
Likes: 1
From: Los Angeles, CA
My Ride: 2008 AW N52 with sports package & premium package; natural brown interior
MODs:
Orion V2s
3000K H8 Yellow Fogs
Matte Black Kidney Grills
20" Miro 111
Hankook V12 Tires
H&R Sport Springs
Special coding via Simon (dbl flash hazards, digital velocity, etc.)
LED Side Markers from Trinity Autosports
LED License Plate Lights from Trinity Autosports
Carbon Delete
BMC Air Filter
RPI Scoop
RPI GT Exhaust
Future MODs:
Mtech Kit
KW Variant 2 Coilovers
CIC Retrofit
Upgrade Audio System
I can't believe that these threads still pop up, please people research the forum before you buy your mods. This topic of AFE intakes has been beaten too death, a simple search on here before you made your purchase would have told you not to buy it.
That being said, yes lots of guys on here in the past had tried the AFE intakes and discovered that they actually rob horse power from your car. Dyno's have showed that you lose power using the AFE, sorry you had to learn this the hard way.
That being said, yes lots of guys on here in the past had tried the AFE intakes and discovered that they actually rob horse power from your car. Dyno's have showed that you lose power using the AFE, sorry you had to learn this the hard way.
Thread Starter
Members
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 5
Likes: 0
Unfortunately I made a mistake when I succumbed to the false advertising and claims of AFE and what it would do for my vehicle. But it was not permanent, like a tattoo, and I was able to quickly reinstall the original air intake system. Yes it was a lesson learned about fraudulent advertising. But the $329 mistake was minuscule compared to the greatest fraud ever on the USA.
http://www.obamasrealfather.com
http://www.obamasrealfather.com
Senior Members
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 878
Likes: 0
From: Birmingham, AL
My Ride: 06 550i
Model Year: 06
Unfortunately I made a mistake when I succumbed to the false advertising and claims of AFE and what it would do for my vehicle. But it was not permanent, like a tattoo, and I was able to quickly reinstall the original air intake system. Yes it was a lesson learned about fraudulent advertising. But the $329 mistake was minuscule compared to the greatest fraud ever on the USA.
http://www.obamasrealfather.com
http://www.obamasrealfather.com
Contributors
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 193
Likes: 0
From: SFV, CA
My Ride: 2008 Metallic Green 535i,Dakota Brown leather,NAV,HD Radio, Comfort Access,Sport pkg,Premium Pkg,Cold Weather pkg,Logic7,Park Distance, SAT/Paddles, Ipod adapter, tint, LED Side markers, & halos, heated fronts,CPO'd car, tinted tails, heads, reflectors, backup camera, afe cold air intake, led license plate lights, rear lip spoiler, recoded modules: remote folding of mirrors, deleted accept screen on idrive, auto unlocking of door when ignition turned off, closing windows, & sunroof w/ remote, digital speedo on instrument cluster.
Originally Posted by ColoradoMonkey' timestamp='[url="tel:1339958560"
1339958560[/url]' post='1450814]
Unfortunately I made a mistake when I succumbed to the false advertising and claims of AFE and what it would do for my vehicle. But it was not permanent, like a tattoo, and I was able to quickly reinstall the original air intake system. Yes it was a lesson learned about fraudulent advertising. But the $329 mistake was minuscule compared to the greatest fraud ever on the USA.
http://www.obamasrealfather.comome on....
Unfortunately I made a mistake when I succumbed to the false advertising and claims of AFE and what it would do for my vehicle. But it was not permanent, like a tattoo, and I was able to quickly reinstall the original air intake system. Yes it was a lesson learned about fraudulent advertising. But the $329 mistake was minuscule compared to the greatest fraud ever on the USA.
http://www.obamasrealfather.comome on....
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
thesalboy
Other BMW Models
2
Apr 8, 2015 09:13 AM