Installed LONG awaited AFE Intake
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Originally Posted by NeRwEEzy' post='598612' date='Jun 8 2008, 09:14 PM
spoke with r1racer about that and yes it will work. pm me for any inquiries.
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Does the metal heat shield partition off the filter from the engine bay as well as a box (ie, the stock intake or rather the Dinan one)? Sucking in hot air from the engine bay would not be good. I live in TX and in the middle of summer, there may not be much difference between outside air and whats in the engine bay.... 
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Two questions.
1) How does this intake (AFE) increase air flow into the intake system (above stock) for better sound and performace?
2) How often does filter need to be cleaned and what do you clean it with?
(Okay, 3 questions!)
. Two questions.
1) How does this intake (AFE) increase air flow into the intake system (above stock) for better sound and performace?
2) How often does filter need to be cleaned and what do you clean it with?
(Okay, 3 questions!)
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Originally Posted by TX-T.Silver' post='598795' date='Jun 9 2008, 06:58 AM
Does the metal heat shield partition off the filter from the engine bay as well as a box (ie, the stock intake or rather the Dinan one)? Sucking in hot air from the engine bay would not be good. I live in TX and in the middle of summer, there may not be much difference between outside air and whats in the engine bay.... .
Two questions.
1) How does this intake (AFE) increase air flow into the intake system (above stock) for better sound and performace?
2) How often does filter need to be cleaned and what do you clean it with?
(Okay, 3 questions!)
. Two questions.
1) How does this intake (AFE) increase air flow into the intake system (above stock) for better sound and performace?
2) How often does filter need to be cleaned and what do you clean it with?
(Okay, 3 questions!)
Yes the heat shield cover the airfilter and the air flow is still coming from the stock air system from the front grill.
1. the AFE increases more air flow by the air filter. The air filter is an inverted cone design, w/ a full velocity stack, and the filter has minimal wicking.
2. the filter has to be cleaned about 15k miles or 10k in more dustier conditions.
Hope this helps. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by NeRwEEzy' post='586784' date='May 23 2008, 02:02 AM
joe after seeing and hearing your car today, you got me considering this haha. looking forward to seeing steven with his 
NO JOKE! That sounds amazing. Will that work for my 530i or would it kinda be like trying to make a civic in to a SL500? .......
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Originally Posted by Howitzer' post='674500' date='Sep 21 2008, 08:21 AM
NO JOKE! That sounds amazing. Will that work for my 530i or would it kinda be like trying to make a civic in to a SL500? .......
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Originally Posted by tex_phil' post='674541' date='Sep 21 2008, 09:18 AM
Does the AFE intake come with that AFE cover? Looks really nice with that cover.
