kriscribner

has anyone used this intake before http://www.americanmuscle.com/jlt-96-04-gt-rai.html

i heard the chrome/ metal ones heat up and defeat the purpose, and this seems pretty good for the money... what do you guys think ill get for hp? 5-10?

kriscribner

* my bad, its an 01 gt coupe*

2002GTAUTOVERT

alot of people have used it, if you wanna spend 200+ bucks for .027 horsepower then by all means haha. just take ur air silencer off

tommy_t

+1

Just took mine off. I'm shocked to admit that it made a difference.

Machwon

JLT makesa good product...but its not going to give any phenominal gains or anything maybe just a few hp.

kriscribner

if i plan on doing the throttlebody and plenum, with a tune, then will it help more?

jthomsen85

In my opinion intake mods on a non supercharged sohc 4.6 are a waste of money. Save your money and get stuff that really will help you. Like gears,suspension and exhaust. The intake makes a little sound difference(hardly noticeable) but thats about it.If you do intake,plenum,throttle body you will maybe see 5 to 7 horsepower, for about 6or7 hundred dollars. That doesnt sound like a good buy to me.

GThopeful

Or just do like me and find a throttle body/plenum for sale on a forum and pick it up for a fraction of the cost of new.

I have the JLT RAI (My car is pictured with it on am's website, its the red car), and personally I love it. No, I didnt really "feel" any huge hp gains, but I still am glad I bought it. I think it really cleans up the appearance of the engine (the stock tube IMO looks like dookie).

kriscribner

does it sound better?

jthomsen85

Yeah, I will say that the appearance alone is worth some money. But to buy an intake simply because your expecting gains that the manufacturers claim is ludicrous.