ARC Brazing :)

[1ofaKind]

Here it is people The ARC Super Induction Box and ARC Titan shift knob. I Will post more pictures and updates as soon its installed with the intake suction pipe. The Shift knob is amazing and is the best one ive seen so far plus its extremely light. Such lovely pieces of art, here are the pics, enjoy!

[jamesm]

looks nice, but i have to ask, aren't aftermarket shift knobs usually heavier than stock? i would imagine a lighter knob would make the shifting feel rougher than stock. i know installing a 500g flossy made a world of difference in terms of smoothness for me.

it is pretty though!

[headlikeahole]

Originally Posted by jamesm

looks nice, but i have to ask, aren't aftermarket shift knobs usually heavier than stock? i would imagine a lighter knob would make the shifting feel rougher than stock. i know installing a 500g flossy made a world of difference in terms of smoothness for me.

it is pretty though!

Word. Ive been trying to find a decent heavy shift knob for a while now. Flows much better through the gate.

[1ofaKind]

Originally Posted by headlikeahole

Word. Ive been trying to find a decent heavy shift knob for a while now. Flows much better through the gate.

I had a raceseng slammer and its heavy, great shift knob by the way. After a while i started to dislike the feel of it but to each his own opinion. The Arc shift knob almost weighs like stock so i cant complain.

[Bad Habits]

If you don't mind me asking, how much did that ARC box run you? You going to dyno it for a before/after to see if the cost was worth it?

[Luis_GT]

I've been trying to find a lighter shift knob than the stock... the M3 has one of the lightest knobs I've ever used and it's amazing... What's the material of the shift knob... I don't want something that'll burn my hand under this tropical sun...

[xsuperbeex]

Just word of caution those arc box soak heat pretty bad... i had to wrap mine with the gold reflector... but its all good after that

[FR-Sizzle]

Originally Posted by xsuperbeex

Just word of caution those arc box soak heat pretty bad... i had to wrap mine with the gold reflector... but its all good after that

Pretty sure I remember reading somewhere that the ARC intake is just a 600 dollar metal box to make the engine bay look nicer, Pretty sure its around 600 bucks but if it isnt then it still is an expensive heat soaking intake box. Lmao. I fail to see how the ARK induction box is a work of art. Its just a metal box with an open filter in the engine bay to suck up more heat. Its an intake that I see on a lot of show cars because it just looks nice. But I dont see how people think a metal box with a red filter that says ARC is anything close to a work of art. Paying for just the name IMO

600 dollars for a heat soaking metal intake box that will probably not get any gains better than a drop in filter. If it even gets half of what a drop in gets I would be surprised. This isnt any different from any other ARK induction box. They are just for show and have very little use when it comes to power gains other than soaking up engine heat.

[1ofaKind]

Originally Posted by FR-Sizzle

Pretty sure I remember reading somewhere that the ARC intake is just a 600 dollar metal box to make the engine bay look nicer, Pretty sure its around 600 bucks but if it isnt then it still is an expensive heat soaking intake box. Lmao. I fail to see how the ARK induction box is a work of art. Its just a metal box with an open filter in the engine bay to suck up more heat. Its an intake that I see on a lot of show cars because it just looks nice. But I dont see how people think a metal box with a red filter that says ARC is anything close to a work of art. Paying for just the name IMO

600 dollars for a heat soaking metal intake box that will probably not get any gains better than a drop in filter. If it even gets half of what a drop in gets I would be surprised. This isnt any different from any other ARK induction box. They are just for show and have very little use when it comes to power gains other than soaking up engine heat.

It actually is a nice piece art, is surprisingly light for the size the box, the quality and design going into is also amazing, but i will post a dyno for the unbelievers

[FR-Sizzle]

No intake on these forums have performed better than a drop in filter. Point I was trying to get across is that you paid a lot of money basically for a show car intake. The intakes that do perform better either just barely get it done or they are too expensive to be bought n used.

Dyno with hood closed I am betting it performs no better than every other intake for our cars and if anything I wouldn't be surprised if it performed like an airraid intake because of its design and filter being exposed in the engine


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[Max @ 86WORX]

Originally Posted by FR-Sizzle

No intake on these forums have performed better than a drop in filter. Point I was trying to get across is that you paid a lot of money basically for a show car intake. The intakes that do perform better either just barely get it done or they are too expensive to be bought n used.

Dyno with hood closed I am betting it performs no better than every other intake for our cars and if anything I wouldn't be surprised if it performed like an airraid intake because of its design and filter being exposed in the engine


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ARC products are actually done with a lot of R&D behind them. They are very high quality items and yes, for some, expensive products, but just think that if the product was bad, it wouldn't sell at all and the company would just have a bad reputation (which is not the case, as you can see their parts on tons of race cars in Japan). Anyone saw these pieces in person can see the high quality of construction.

Long story short, it's made to improve engine response and they locate it so that it prevents negative pressure between the manifold & intake.

You sure won't see bad effects from installing this part.

[1ofaKind]

Shout out to max@86worx for providing me these items with great price. most shops i called told me a 2 months wait. I got it within 1 week at most keep up the good work max!

[zooki]

Well, a dyno will tell the tale. Hopefully someone will dyno this setup and post the results. Kinda like the Zeek snorkel and elbow setup someone installed a while back.

[SportInjected]

Nice parts! Although, I thought ARC went out of business a few years back...

http://blog.nengun.com/news-arc-international-bankrupt

Edit: Never mind, I guess they worked it out. Came back with a new name and site (http://www.arc-brazing.co.jp/index.html), and looks like they are on board with the 86 platform.