ARC (Abbey Road Company) Goodies When?

[Ro_Ja]

Originally Posted by ill86

Getting really tired of reading that the ARC Induction box is only for pretty looks, hard parking and sucking up hot air. So, I data logged via obdii and the results are as follows.

On the street, 35 mph, intake temps were 2-3 degrees above ambient. At highway speeds they were at ambient and BELOW
I'd say that's pretty good. ;-)

I will retest on the circuit throughout the year.

Nothing like vendors trying to sell AEM intakes by knocking ARC.. I've lost a lot of respect with sales tactics like this.

I've always thought people who say SRI's are hot air intakes were talking a load of bull. As long as you're going faster than 30mph, IAT usually remains a few degrees cooler than ambient air temperature.

I always thought cold air isn't needed when it comes to intakes. I learned that, quite the opposite, warmer air actually allows the ECU to take less fuel to complete a combustion stroke, which increases fuel economy.

I had the ARC intake for my tC and I've noticed the lower IAT and higher MPG (~7+mpg highway over stock) with my Scan Gauge II. I will say the ARC gave 0 power whatsoever, in fact, I think I lost a little torque. However, throttle response was improved and the car seemed more "peppy."

[Dave-ROR]

Originally Posted by Hanakuso

It's probably different for many products but the ARC intake for the S2000 was notoriously known to be worse then stock and had major heat bog

Yeah.. not just on the S2000 but every Honda I've ever seen tested with one.

I'm still waiting on dyno results for this car, and datalog data vs stock to be posted.

[Calidrifter]

I want to see the afr on this one as well. But im happy with my HKS Premium Suction intake w/Apexi filter that im currently running.

[ft_sjo]

IAT lower than ambient! Magic!

[ill86]

Originally Posted by ft_sjo

IAT lower than ambient! Magic!

Yep. Pure magic.

In reality my IAT was 2,000 degrees Celsius. The intake sucks in so much hot air my FR-S exploded last night.

ARC sent old Japanese ladies via EMS and they welded everything back together.

/sarcasm