I was wondering if anyone had any experience with the weapon r secret weapon intake? just bought a CL-s and almost bought AEM CAI, but figured I'd see if anyone had any thoughts on the weapon r first. Thanks.

 

never heard of it or seen it... so i guess its a well kept secret.

 

yeah man I'd say go with the Injen its more reliable....

 

http://www.needintake.com/ is the website its on. Will probably go with injen or AEM.

 

I had an weapon R short ram intake with the "dragon filter" in my 96 es300 before i traded that car in for the CLs. It fit perfectly, sounded great during WOT prob had the same gains as any short ram intake... And their intake is unique to others since its made out of that weird foam material instead of a K&n filter. BTW the secret weapon intake looks pretty cool, heres a pic

 

get the icebox or aem cai

 

I guess it looks like it'll probaby work ok, but imo it looks kinda ricey.

Like OMG11!! look at my crazee kool intake.

 

how does it look ricey???? i would just stick with more reputable company like injen or comptech

 

The intake Looks Ricey??? How's that? I've never heard anyone say that someone elses engine work looks ricey. I've only seen these intakes on ebay so I wouldn't trust them until they get more publisized from good quality.

The intake you should Defininitly go with is the AEM V2. It has an awesome tone at WOT and gives significant gains to a V6.

 

Its right up next to the battery...wouldnt something like AEM or Injen get more cool air going to it?

One good thing about the shorts is the ease of getting to the filter

 

well..as long as you get a cold air instead of a short ram, then yes.

 

I had it on my car until this past Monday.. When I bought the car it had the Weapon R on there.. I replaced it with the Comptech IceBox.. The weapon r is loud and has a very loud humming noise. It's fun.. I have a used one if you want to buy it..

 

And honestly I've always gone with short ram intakes before.. I never wanted to take the risk of hydrolock...

 

That's 100% true with CAI's just watch out for puddles and you're ok. As for the Weapon R I think it might be the same thing as the AEM V2 if it has the humming. They both use the sound waves to increase the path of the air to the TB thus making the humming sound.

 

If you only knew how loud it was..

 

I just think it looks like its trying to hard to stand out. The AEM looks flashy without trying to look like a blingy ass intake. JMO

 

Comptech Icebox > *

 

:Werd:

 

I had one, till some ahole stole it! That's all they stole. Bastards. It did make a loud humming noise, everybody asked me what's wrong with my car. I perfered it over the CAI I replaced it with, don't know why.

 

I also had a Weapon-R intake on my CL... It was louder and IMO sounded nicer than a CAI, but the humming noise did get very annoying after a while. The J32 doesn't seem to like short ram intakes so I'd recommend staying away, unless you want your car sounding like a UFO.

 

 

I will third that

 

Sounds like the CAI is the way to go, don't really feel like listening to a constant humming. Thanks for the help.

 

UFO.. Excellent description.. I think..

I liked the short ram b/c it had more low end where are cars lack.. The cold air is more for top end.. But it was so freakin loud..

My father who is 73 after I took it off said that he kind of liked the more distinct noise.. Weird..

 

I agree with Comptech or AEM being reputable...but Injen is the same category

 

 

hey..would it fit a 2003 tl-s?

 

i have the Weapon-R dragon intake and it is sick...my gains are just as much as the comptech, injen and aem, with the custom cold air box i have. this filter has the best airflow design of any out there, and the sound is not ricey, its louder but at least its a respectable sound. and when you go wot it sounds almost like a blow off valve! just sticking up for my intake, dont want any trouble. peace.

 

well to make such a statement yourre going to need to be packing dyno's.

until then

oh and btw 3K for me

 

go look for yourself... www.weapon-r.com . and like i said i dont want any trouble, im a lover not a hater.

 

i dont see any dyno's of either a cl-s or even a av6... come up with one and then we'll talk

 

http://www.weapon-r.com/news/images/...cls_intake.jpg
dunno if i wanna trust it, but it says 9whp from a shortram? that's a lot from an intake. especially to the wheels.

 

Comptech dyno > Weapon dyno

 

yeah weapon-r is still expanding, my friend got some stuff done there he said they have pretty good quality suspension products and they're working on big stuff..cant say but you guys should hear about weapon-r in the future im actually goin there to have some custom stuff made for my 01 cl-s..custom icebox intake system maybe front rear strutbars, oh yeah and hopefully torque engine dampener..you guys will see

 

thank you kspek. i dont want to fight with people about it, the dyno is on there. i just want it to be ok for people to get something other than the communist i mean comptech icebox. ( i also have the custom cold air box). good luck on the mods! let us know.

 

i agree with you..i believe weapon-r has the potential to push out some great products....they started making intakes and cheap accessories but from what i've heard from my homeboy they are now a multi million industry and with that and what i've seen done to his 99ek hatch w/ b18c5 motor goodies..seems like they will be comming up soon...some products are really good and yes the dyno is dramatic but its true..... think it was like a 12hp gain the the wheels with the wr intake?? for a rsx type-s..... well im not here to stirr doo doo up either so i will leave it like this.. i will keep you guys posted on the weapon-r products that i'll be getting customized for at weapon-r shop over at san francisco...

 

taken from the official weapon-r website...check it out

 

Tha weapon r shit is

 

No, those are the gains....they tested it on my car.

 

Do you own one? Have you done a comparison dyno? Probably not....