Inlet Tube Impressions? #Worth?

[golfyankee2121]

Originally Posted by jaorocks1

For $120-200 the inlet tube + Drop in filter combo looks like a good bang for the buck. My question is looking at several dynos of drop in filter and inlet tubes it looks like the inlet tubes hardly make any improvements at all on N/A cars, most of the gains coming from the drop in filter.

Anybody notice any change in engine response/torque/hp when installing just the inlet tube? Was it worth the purchase?

I've heard the supertek heat soaking the engine, as well as mishimoto claiming the resonator adds horsepower.... Is this with all inlet tubes?

OP, I am upgrading to a grimmspeed intake very soon, so if you haven't bought one already, I'll sell you my black Perrin inlet tube and Perrin filter for a good price.Lol. I noticed a little better throttle response and deeper note coming from the engine. The engine bay does look a lot cleaner too. PM me if you're interested.

[jaorocks1]

Originally Posted by golfyankee2121

OP, I am upgrading to a grimmspeed intake very soon, so if you haven't bought one already, I'll sell you my black Perrin inlet tube and Perrin filter for a good price.Lol. I noticed a little better throttle response and deeper note coming from the engine. The engine bay does look a lot cleaner too. PM me if you're interested.

I got the filter, just got an inlet tube for $65, but if you're willing ill buy the perrin for $65?

[Kelbyat07]

Originally Posted by golfyankee2121

OP, I am upgrading to a grimmspeed intake very soon, so if you haven't bought one already, I'll sell you my black Perrin inlet tube and Perrin filter for a good price.Lol. I noticed a little better throttle response and deeper note coming from the engine. The engine bay does look a lot cleaner too. PM me if you're interested.

Let me know if you still have the inlet hose because I might be interested

[golfyankee2121]

Originally Posted by jaorocks1

I got the filter, just got an inlet tube for $65, but if you're willing ill buy the perrin for $65?

Originally Posted by Kelbyat07

Let me know if you still have the inlet hose because I might be interested

It's currently still on my car, but I will definitely sell it once I get the Grimmspeed.

[Kelbyat07]

Originally Posted by golfyankee2121

It's currently still on my car, but I will definitely sell it once I get the Grimmspeed.

I'll need it around May! I'll be looking out for it

[swarb]

Which inlet tube did you end up getting?

[golfyankee2121]

Originally Posted by Kelbyat07

I'll need it around May! I'll be looking out for it

Gotcha, I will definitely have my new intake by then. I'll shoot you a pm before I post it in the member classified's.

[themadscientist]

I has to smooth airflow over that according hose. If you are wanting to remove the sound tube and/or clean up the engine bay too, it certainly does that. Something like this, potentially, could improve throttle response with a reserve of filtered air stored as a buffer to sudden throttle inputs.



Were I to do it, I would combine it with some heat reflective insulation to keep incoming air as cool and dense as possible. I would suggest that would yield more power improvement that smoothed out air flow.

[swarb]

any comments about mishimoto's testing with the resonator making more power?
http://lib.store.yahoo.net/lib/yhst-...ing-Report.pdf

[JohnJuan]

Originally Posted by themadscientist

I has to smooth airflow over that according hose. If you are wanting to remove the sound tube and/or clean up the engine bay too, it certainly does that. Something like this, potentially, could improve throttle response with a reserve of filtered air stored as a buffer to sudden throttle inputs.



Were I to do it, I would combine it with some heat reflective insulation to keep incoming air as cool and dense as possible. I would suggest that would yield more power improvement that smoothed out air flow.

Link for that tube, for those who haven't seen it before, like me.

[Mishimoto]

Originally Posted by sales@delicioustuning.com

Normally this is something we'd be a little skeptical about, but on any of our tunes, adding this silicone inlet hose nets a solid and repeatable ~2whp and smooths out the curve ever so slightly. Not a bad bang for your buck, and combined with a high flow filter in the stock airbox, makes for one of the best intake options on an NA car we've tested. If it were me, I'd get the inlet tube and a high flow filter and call it a day for intake mods.

Sincerely,

Zach
Delicious Tuning

Thanks for chiming in Zach!

Originally Posted by RobertPaulson

i did it just to clean up the engine bay and get rid of the sound tube.

Also a great reason for this upgrade!

Thanks
-John

[JJD28]

Originally Posted by JohnJuan

Link for that tube, for those who haven't seen it before, like me.

I've been wondering about this tube for a while now too. Sorta reminds me of the Password JDM intakes I've seen on Civics does anyone have this or have information on it besides the sales pitch?

[Higher Being]

Originally Posted by JJD28

I've been wondering about this tube for a while now too. Sorta reminds me of the Password JDM intakes I've seen on Civics does anyone have this or have information on it besides the sales pitch?

Well as a honda fan boy, ive seen some similar tricks in engine set ups. Usually just the piping getting bigger wider at one point and then funneling its way back to the size it once was. Forgive my non engineering speaking tongue but I believe this is supposed to give the air a more dense charge. I think the general idea here for whale penis intakes is that the air collects in the fat area. That air from low rpms eventually gets more dense at higher rpms, eventually cycling its way into the TB. Dense air=more hps???

As a reference though, the whale penis intake from PWJDM was just a show piece and didnt work verywell it mainly picks up air from the hot ass engine bay of civics.(past FA5 owner here) I think since this one is actually connected to the inlet it should work fairly well, or at least not hurt anything. It would be interesting to see a hardcore NA guy run this and notice any differences.

[efactor84]

Go for the intlet tube like Mishimoto and slap in a high end filter like Blitz, KN, or aFe and your set.