Help to decide which CAI to buy in these days... - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

hlcf · 11-11-2014, 01:39 AM

Hi,

I'm new to this and I know there's a lot of topics about CAI right now, but... I'm planning to buy a CAI to my FR-S and I need help and/or advices in which is best option right now of the following intakes to buy.

I will do a short explain why I'm looking forward for each of the followig intakes:

1) K&N 69 Series Typhoon Intake - I really like the 6 hp 5 tq at second gear and it sounds pretty.

2) AEM Tuned Intake - I've been reading this is one of the best options because it comes with its tune and (i don't know if this is real) it makes 10 hp because of that.

3) Mishimoto Intake - I like how it looks, sounds and what Mishimoto offers, but I haven't seen reviews and videos of it and i don't know if it really makes the 10 hp and 8 tq and if is good.

4) Grimmspeed Intake - Like the sound, look and 6 hp and 7 tq but it needs a tune so... If it is good please someone tell me more about this CAI.

Any advice and help will be appreciated! Thanks in advance.

Turdinator · 11-11-2014, 01:47 AM

GrimmSpeed and Mishimoto have threads detailing the development of their intakes. They are a good place to start. The Skunk2 seems to be getting ok results when tuned too.

I have the GrimmSpeed one and I am very happy with it so far.

hlcf · 11-11-2014, 01:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Turdinator

GrimmSpeed and Mishimoto have threads detailing the development of their intakes. They are a good place to start. The Skunk2 seems to be getting ok results when tuned too.

I have the GrimmSpeed one and I am very happy with it so far.

The GrimmSpeed Intake it is slow at low rpm like others Intake or not? Have better avg with the mpg? I want to know more details about the CAI. Thanks Turdinator!

ThreeEyedCrow · 11-11-2014, 04:29 AM

What about the perrin cai's? The larger one specifically. II was looking into one of those because my plans for fi have been put on hold for a while. Looking to tune with oft. Anyone running either one?

zooki · 11-11-2014, 11:57 AM

You really think you'll feel 7-8 HP at the very top end? Or the difference between 5/6 HP & 7-8 HP? Your ears will hear a different sound, tell your brain to tell your butt that the car is "faster".... Just buy the cheapest one and enjoy the noise....

GotBRZ1691 · 11-11-2014, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThreeEyedCrow

What about the perrin cai's? The larger one specifically. II was looking into one of those because my plans for fi have been put on hold for a while. Looking to tune with oft. Anyone running either one?

There will be a specific tune for the GrimmSpeed CAI from the OFT guys. That is the cold air intake I will be getting since i already own the OFT

GrimmSpeed · 11-11-2014, 12:15 PM

For the record, the OFT tuned thread can be a little confusing. That is simply the intake's gains from being tuned, not over stock. We went to the dyno a month ago to test our final production intake, and made 9.3whp with NO TUNE.

The dyno posted in the OFT thread that shows gains of about 6hp and 7tq ON TOP of the gains from the intake. Without a baseline or the tune we can't for sure say that these are additive, but there is a potential for a total gain of about 15hp with intake and tune.

Again, tune is not required!

Chase
Engineering

Cop · 11-11-2014, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GrimmSpeed

For the record, the OFT tuned thread can be a little confusing. That is simply the intake's gains from being tuned, not over stock. We went to the dyno a month ago to test our final production intake, and made 9.3whp with NO TUNE.

The dyno posted in the OFT thread that shows gains of about 6hp and 7tq ON TOP of the gains from the intake. Without a baseline or the tune we can't for sure say that these are additive, but there is a potential for a total gain of about 15hp with intake and tune.

Again, tune is not required!

Chase
Engineering

Is there going to be a stage 2 OFT tune available?

phrosty · 11-11-2014, 01:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cop

Is there going to be a stage 2 OFT tune available?

The only thing that will have changed is the MAF scale, so you can copy it to any tune you like.

eguzman6 · 11-11-2014, 02:13 PM

I have the TRD intake and I didn't really feel much difference except my mpg went up. If I'm not mistaken Dsport did a good review of a lot of intakes. If I remember correctly a simple drop in filter performed better than any intakes they tested. And the drop in filter is 10X cheaper.

ModBargains.com · 11-11-2014, 02:24 PM

Mishimoto's intake is a great place to start, there's the development thread of course, but also great information from their videos too:

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7kMMv_nW5I[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1WKtzggtHI"]2013+ Subaru BRZ / Scion FR-S / Toyota GT86 Performance Cold-Air Intake Kit Installation - YouTube[/ame]

Cop · 11-11-2014, 02:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by eguzman6

I have the TRD intake and I didn't really feel much difference except my mpg went up. If I'm not mistaken Dsport did a good review of a lot of intakes. If I remember correctly a simple drop in filter performed better than any intakes they tested. And the drop in filter is 10X cheaper.

This is why I've had only drop in filters for the last year. That Grimmspeed dyno and the group buy is compelling me to reconsider however...

ThreeEyedCrow · 11-11-2014, 02:41 PM

the grimmspeed does look really nice and seems to be pretty popular, and getting oft support would sway my decision some. how aggressive is the sound difference?

Cop · 11-11-2014, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ThreeEyedCrow

the grimmspeed does look really nice and seems to be pretty popular, and getting oft support would sway my decision some. how aggressive is the sound difference?

[ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7y3jULlSgA"]GrimmSpeed BRZ FR-S Intake - Sound Clip - YouTube[/ame]

11-11-2014, 01:39 AM	#1
hlcf Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: 2013 Scion FR-S Raven Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 6 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Help to decide which CAI to buy in these days... Hi, I'm new to this and I know there's a lot of topics about CAI right now, but... I'm planning to buy a CAI to my FR-S and I need help and/or advices in which is best option right now of the following intakes to buy. I will do a short explain why I'm looking forward for each of the followig intakes: 1) K&N 69 Series Typhoon Intake - I really like the 6 hp 5 tq at second gear and it sounds pretty. 2) AEM Tuned Intake - I've been reading this is one of the best options because it comes with its tune and (i don't know if this is real) it makes 10 hp because of that. 3) Mishimoto Intake - I like how it looks, sounds and what Mishimoto offers, but I haven't seen reviews and videos of it and i don't know if it really makes the 10 hp and 8 tq and if is good. 4) Grimmspeed Intake - Like the sound, look and 6 hp and 7 tq but it needs a tune so... If it is good please someone tell me more about this CAI. Any advice and help will be appreciated! Thanks in advance.

11-11-2014, 11:57 AM	#5
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11-11-2014, 04:29 AM	#4
ThreeEyedCrow Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: Scion FRS Location: Lexington Ky Posts: 116 Thanks: 2 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	What about the perrin cai's? The larger one specifically. II was looking into one of those because my plans for fi have been put on hold for a while. Looking to tune with oft. Anyone running either one?

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GrimmSpeed Join Date: Nov 2011 Drives: '13 BRZ, '12 WRX Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 1,676 Thanks: 271 Thanked 3,552 Times in 886 Posts Mentioned: 218 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	For the record, the OFT tuned thread can be a little confusing. That is simply the intake's gains from being tuned, not over stock. We went to the dyno a month ago to test our final production intake, and made 9.3whp with NO TUNE. The dyno posted in the OFT thread that shows gains of about 6hp and 7tq ON TOP of the gains from the intake. Without a baseline or the tune we can't for sure say that these are additive, but there is a potential for a total gain of about 15hp with intake and tune. Again, tune is not required! Chase Engineering

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eguzman6 Member Join Date: Oct 2014 Drives: FRS 10 Series Location: Virginia Posts: 98 Thanks: 15 Thanked 13 Times in 11 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I have the TRD intake and I didn't really feel much difference except my mpg went up. If I'm not mistaken Dsport did a good review of a lot of intakes. If I remember correctly a simple drop in filter performed better than any intakes they tested. And the drop in filter is 10X cheaper.

11-11-2014, 02:24 PM	#11
ModBargains.com Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Drives: FR-S Location: La Habra, CA Posts: 1,526 Thanks: 88 Thanked 416 Times in 274 Posts Mentioned: 63 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Mishimoto's intake is a great place to start, there's the development thread of course, but also great information from their videos too: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7kMMv_nW5I[/ame] [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1WKtzggtHI"]2013+ Subaru BRZ / Scion FR-S / Toyota GT86 Performance Cold-Air Intake Kit Installation - YouTube[/ame]

11-11-2014, 02:41 PM	#13
ThreeEyedCrow Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Drives: Scion FRS Location: Lexington Ky Posts: 116 Thanks: 2 Thanked 11 Times in 9 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	the grimmspeed does look really nice and seems to be pretty popular, and getting oft support would sway my decision some. how aggressive is the sound difference?

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