Weapon R Secret Weapon Intake (updated with Pics)
08-20-2007, 09:41 PM
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RE: Weapon R Secret Weapon Intake
yea.. i know that on the K&N it looks like its the same size from filter to tb, on the weapon r it shrinks at the maf then gets a little larger. why.. i dunno, but hey it sounds greats.
next step after i get some more $$$ is a tune
next step after i get some more $$$ is a tune
08-20-2007, 09:53 PM
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RE: Weapon R Secret Weapon Intake
It definately might sound good but I dont see shucking out $200 and not gaining any performance. I may be wrong and if I am I know I will hear about it, but w/out a heat shield I would assume that your air charge is actually warmer therefore less dense than stock. Also that MAF looks even smaller than stock. But i must admit you clean up that engine bay and that outfit would look sweet.
08-20-2007, 10:17 PM
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RE: Weapon R Secret Weapon Intake
Even the CAI's out today for the 4.0 with heat shields are not going to make enough of a difference to equate into Hp gains over one without. Even with a ram air hood people don't see the gains.
08-21-2007, 06:39 AM
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RE: Weapon R Secret Weapon Intake
Even the CAI's out today for the 4.0 with heat shields are not going to make enough of a difference to equate into Hp gains over one without. Even with a ram air hood people don't see the gains.
08-21-2007, 06:56 AM
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RE: Weapon R Secret Weapon Intake
My point was a CAI without a heat shield shows the same gains. A CAI will give you gains on the top end with a tune, which is why they are worth it. However, if you plan on going FI later, I would not bother with a CAI.
08-21-2007, 01:47 PM
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RE: Weapon R Secret Weapon Intake
Im sure this kit is just fine for what you wanted from it. I would swap out the stock filter for a K&N style one though. One of my good friends has the Weapons R kit for his Acura, and the thin foam filter turned to crap real quick.
I did not see the point in spending the extra money on a full CAI...My first mod was the MMR annihilator kit. It only has the filter and mass air housing and usues the stock rubber tube. I did not have money for a tuner at the time so it worked out perfect as I did not need a tune for this kit. Along with a throttle body spacer, the kit made my car soundbetter and made it pull harder in the upper rpm range. Then when I had money for the tuner I told brenspeed my setup and they hooked me up with great tunes. Now my MMR probably performes just as well as any other CAI.
So a better filter (thats up to you) and a tune will make good use of your intake.
I did not see the point in spending the extra money on a full CAI...My first mod was the MMR annihilator kit. It only has the filter and mass air housing and usues the stock rubber tube. I did not have money for a tuner at the time so it worked out perfect as I did not need a tune for this kit. Along with a throttle body spacer, the kit made my car soundbetter and made it pull harder in the upper rpm range. Then when I had money for the tuner I told brenspeed my setup and they hooked me up with great tunes. Now my MMR probably performes just as well as any other CAI.
So a better filter (thats up to you) and a tune will make good use of your intake.
