I currently have a weapon-r intake, not cold air. It was like the only intake available when i bought the car. I want to change it because 1) its way too load and obnoxious and I think there is better out in the market...

So....What dou you think is good intake...I know there is multiple choices...but should i go for cold air, the competch, aem or what./.....I just want a clean sound that gives good horsepower and that is not really loud...


Any suggestions????

 

Icebox - sounds stock, dyno proven best gains
Injen - sounds really nice, only 3-5hp
AEM - loudest, supposedly most hp w/ V2 nice gains

 

For a 99TL...I would get a V2. Because the TL-S doesn't have a V2...so use the advantage =D

 

teh comptech is dynoed to be the highest hp gains, but it is the quietest. if you want noise id get the aem, or aemv2

 

I'd recommend the Icebox for your situation, since you thought the SRI was way too loud. It's close to stock in appearance and sound, and it has among the best hp gains if not the best.

 

do K&N filters fit even u have a comptech icebox?

 

the comptech unit uses a foam cone filter, people have used a cone K&N as a replacement for the foam one though. k&n filter for the ice box part # ru-2590

 

i wanted to keep my car quiet so i went with the CT icebox.. the gains are good and its still pretty quiet so i would definately recomend it!

 

but whic one gives best hp gain?

AEM V2?
Comtech?
K&N?

i want to have a set up that gives best performance for my money

 

I've been considering that switch - but I'm not sure about the pros/cons. What's your opinion?

 

pros - dont have to clean the filter near as often like every 30K with the K&N
cons - none other than you have to get a new filter.

 

the foam filter for the icebox needs to be cleaned more often but its really not that big of a deal. it takes about 30mins to do everything.....

 

^^ that pretty much sums it up.

i've got a quesiton you guys... how does the icebox compared to stock airbox with the intake resonator removed (either w/ oem air filter or k&n) in terms of sound? in the future i would like an intake with gains but not something super loud... so icebox seems like a logical choice, thanks.

 

same sound, if you think about it is really the same setup!

The only pro to the Icebox is it has that smooth tube that sticks down to suck the air through. I (and a few others on this site) really dont see how the Icebox can yield any more gains than the stock box w/o the resonator and a K&N filter.

Im not in the mood for the flamming by some die hard Icebox lovers, but that is my opinion.

 

I see where you are coming from ou sig, and gotta say I agree on the logic behind your saying that they are basically the same setup~ But hey, dynos don't lie and if the gains are there + I can find a good deal on it (used or what not), then why not. For now though, a new k&n filter would do the job nicely. Thanks for the response!

 

The best intake for your car is the drop in k&N filter. Think about it our cars are not race cars, it's a luxury"sports car". If you put a CAI or WAI in your car you get the nice sound everyone talks about, the nice look in the engine bay when your parked up and pop the hood for everyone to envy the new mod you just popped in, but it does nothing for your car unless you drive at a high rpm(over 3500)which almost no one does unless there pushing the car hard on the streets or stupidly racing someone on public streets. You get good gas mileage with a k&N drop in filter, you dont really get that much horsepower, you still get the stock sound, but again it's not a race car. If you want horsepower and a fast car off the gate, try looking for a mitsh evo or someother car that you dont have to really mod out for speed.

 

I knew that. Perhaps I should have been more specific.

Over at bobistheoilguy.com (link) they've done flow and filtering efficiency testing on both foam and oiled gauze filters and found that the oiled gauze filter (a K&N) flowed the best (by a narrow margin - and I'm sure that would change a lot over the suggested 30-50k change interval), and that the foam filters had worse filtration - but that varied quite a bit depending on brand. It appears they only tested filtration on two foam filters - none of which is directly comparable to the filter in the icebox.

Does anyone know of a link where someone did similar testing on the icebox filter (or an equivalent dual-layer foam filter made by the same company)?

 

The closest study is a filteration vs BHP gain study. The study compares a HKS foam vs K&N oiled cotton filter.
http://www.mkiv.com/techarticles/filters_test/2/