It's time for Air Intake change .. what would you recommend me? - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

reynierpm · 04-17-2017, 10:57 AM

Hi, maybe this has been answered before but I couldn't find anything if so apologies for the duplicate.

This time I have study before ask and I read here what an Air Intake can do for me.

So my questions are:

What's your experience if you have changed your Air Intake? Did you gain something?
What would be your recommendation for a FR-S? Is the OEM TRD Air Intake good enough?

Tcoat · 04-17-2017, 11:02 AM

The articule you linked applies to cars with really crappy systems that can indeed be improved greatly. These cars do not have an issue with the stock system. Grab a quality, high flow, drop-in filter and you are good to go.

Cole · 04-17-2017, 11:08 AM

What @Tcoat said. Find the prettiest air filter from your favourite company and get it.

Edit: This question has probably also been asked about a thousand times.

Lantana frs · 04-17-2017, 11:10 AM

The 17s have a revised intake as it is. Save your money.

reynierpm · 04-17-2017, 11:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tcoat

The articule you linked applies to cars with really crappy systems that can indeed be improved greatly. These cars do not have an issue with the stock system. Grab a quality, high flow, drop-in filter and you are good to go.

Which one would be your recommendation? It will improve my car somehow or is trash money for nothing really?

reynierpm · 04-17-2017, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lantana frs

The 17s have a revised intake as it is. Save your money.

Ok, I am asking why they sell the TRD Air Intake as a post part

just for take your money out of the pocket?

Tcoat · 04-17-2017, 11:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reynierpm

Which one would be your recommendation? It will improve my car somehow or is trash money for nothing really?

There are several choices. I have the TRD drop in and am a big fan even though it is a bit more costly than the rest. There is really not a huge performance boost to be had since they did so well with the stock system. It does make a cool sound though!

Quote:

Originally Posted by reynierpm

Ok, I am asking why they sell the TRD Air Intake as a post part

just for take your money out of the pocket?

They mostly sell it because it is prettier than stock. The stock 2017 system has pretty much all the same performance as the pre 2017 TRD so there is really no advantage beyond bling value.

guybo · 04-17-2017, 12:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by reynierpm

Hi, maybe this has been answered before but I couldn't find anything

If you did 1 Google search or even looked around here to a thread just a few days old you would find plenty. I don't think you looked at all and that's why you found nothing.

This is answered in a thread every week.

FRSNewb · 04-17-2017, 01:35 PM

I have a Perrin drop in air filter, works great IMO

8RZ · 04-17-2017, 01:37 PM

Since I don't care for performance as much as I used to, I got a K&N short ram because it sounds really good; heat soak never sounded so deep and mean.

Shinigami301 · 04-17-2017, 02:05 PM

You do know that the US Domestic TRD system is actually a K&N made system, don't you? (It's right there on the parts bill of materials- https://www.toyotapartsdeal.com/inst...tr03-18130.pdf.)

There is no "upgrade air intake" in the Japan TRD catalog.

Tcoat · 04-17-2017, 02:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Shinigami301

You do know that the US Domestic TRD system is actually a K&N system, don't you? (It's right there on the install document.)

There is no "upgrade air intake" in the Japan TRD catalog.

But it has that pretty TRD written on top!

Infinity · 04-17-2017, 02:46 PM

People get so weird on here about intakes. They have no problem telling you to spend $80 on a new filter, but $200-300 for an intake? You must be some kind of incompetent retard that likes lighting money on fire. Compared to some of the other "worthless" mods people do, it is actually on the cheap side. And, depending on the one you get, it may clean up the engine bay.

I believe the Grimmspeed is/was considered the "best". There was a big development thread going on here for a while. If you have $330 burning a hole in your pocket go for this.

If not, I would go for something like the Perrin Inlet Hose or Mishimoto Induction Hose paired with a drop in filter from Perrin or K&N. Should run about $150-ish.

justinco · 04-17-2017, 02:57 PM

I had the Perrin intake and inlet tube on my FRS. Sounds nice and cleans up the engine bay. But, you have to remove the bumper to install it and doubtful it actually makes any extra power.

I had the Grimmspeed intake on my 2017 BRZ. Again, sounds nice, doesn't change engine bay much except removes sound tube. Don't have to remove the bumper but again power gains are not noticeable.

Current state: I just removed the Grimmspeed intake and put the stock airbox back in, with a Perrin inlet tube and drop-in filter. Works great, inexpensive, and so far this is my favorite combo (stock box, drop-in filter, Perrin inlet tube).

04-17-2017, 10:57 AM	#1
reynierpm Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Drives: Toyota 86 2017 Black Location: Florida Posts: 76 Thanks: 20 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It's time for Air Intake change .. what would you recommend me? Hi, maybe this has been answered before but I couldn't find anything if so apologies for the duplicate. This time I have study before ask and I read here what an Air Intake can do for me. So my questions are: What's your experience if you have changed your Air Intake? Did you gain something? What would be your recommendation for a FR-S? Is the OEM TRD Air Intake good enough?

04-17-2017, 11:02 AM	#2
Tcoat Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Drives: 2020 Hakone Location: London, Ont Posts: 69,841 Thanks: 61,656 Thanked 108,294 Times in 46,456 Posts Mentioned: 2499 Post(s) Tagged: 50 Thread(s)	The articule you linked applies to cars with really crappy systems that can indeed be improved greatly. These cars do not have an issue with the stock system. Grab a quality, high flow, drop-in filter and you are good to go. __________________ Racecar spelled backwards is Racecar, because Racecar.

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justinco btr.life Join Date: Aug 2015 Drives: 2022 GR86 Location: Arizona Posts: 1,102 Thanks: 662 Thanked 1,094 Times in 491 Posts Mentioned: 23 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I had the Perrin intake and inlet tube on my FRS. Sounds nice and cleans up the engine bay. But, you have to remove the bumper to install it and doubtful it actually makes any extra power. I had the Grimmspeed intake on my 2017 BRZ. Again, sounds nice, doesn't change engine bay much except removes sound tube. Don't have to remove the bumper but again power gains are not noticeable. Current state: I just removed the Grimmspeed intake and put the stock airbox back in, with a Perrin inlet tube and drop-in filter. Works great, inexpensive, and so far this is my favorite combo (stock box, drop-in filter, Perrin inlet tube). __________________ 2022 Toyota GR86 - The BTR Garage 1994 BMW 325is \| 2013 Scion FRS \| 2017 Subaru BRZ

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Cole Not a troll Join Date: Apr 2015 Drives: FR-S Location: Canada Posts: 5,104 Thanks: 8,237 Thanked 5,399 Times in 2,694 Posts Mentioned: 266 Post(s) Tagged: 4 Thread(s)	What @Tcoat said. Find the prettiest air filter from your favourite company and get it. Edit: This question has probably also been asked about a thousand times.

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Lantana frs Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2016 Drives: 13 frs red Location: Lantana fl Posts: 448 Thanks: 51 Thanked 198 Times in 115 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	The 17s have a revised intake as it is. Save your money.

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Shinigami301 Slow driver, fast biker. Join Date: Jun 2016 Drives: '16 86, '00 Celica GTS, Sportbikes Location: Usually in a 峠 Posts: 350 Thanks: 35 Thanked 306 Times in 168 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	You do know that the US Domestic TRD system is actually a K&N made system, don't you? (It's right there on the parts bill of materials- https://www.toyotapartsdeal.com/inst...tr03-18130.pdf.) There is no "upgrade air intake" in the Japan TRD catalog.

04-17-2017, 02:46 PM	#13
Infinity Senior Member Join Date: May 2016 Drives: 2016 Scion FR-S Location: Maryland Posts: 173 Thanks: 49 Thanked 39 Times in 29 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	People get so weird on here about intakes. They have no problem telling you to spend $80 on a new filter, but $200-300 for an intake? You must be some kind of incompetent retard that likes lighting money on fire. Compared to some of the other "worthless" mods people do, it is actually on the cheap side. And, depending on the one you get, it may clean up the engine bay. I believe the Grimmspeed is/was considered the "best". There was a big development thread going on here for a while. If you have $330 burning a hole in your pocket go for this. If not, I would go for something like the Perrin Inlet Hose or Mishimoto Induction Hose paired with a drop in filter from Perrin or K&N. Should run about $150-ish.

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