who has the fa20club cai? cant find many comments about it

[FR-S Matt]

lol, did you know it gets pretty hot here?

Spring ambient temps are outstanding though.

[Lytheum]

@FA2Club.com the website is coming up with an error calculating shipping cost

oh and you guys are a great bunch of salesman. about to order one with k&n filter and no coating.

[BuBlake]

Just ordered my FA20club CAI with thermal barrier. The stock intake was showing 6-10c higher than ambient on the torque app, so it will be interesting to see how much this will lower it. I also have Unichip, but there's no tune for it... I guess I'll just pick the Perrin CAI map because it's the closest in design until I can afford the FA20club tune for it.

[mad_sb]

I don't understand why people think aftermarket intakes with that draw from the nose area are going to produce lower intake temps than stock when the stock system draws air from the same area

The whole idea with intakes like this is to reduce any pressure drop (restriction) that may exist with the stock system while continuing to draw fresh air like the stock system rather than warmer under hood air.

It will still read higher than ambient at light throttle cruise and drop closer to ambient under WOT... same as the stock setup did. It may vary by a few degrees compared to stock but not much from what i have seen on the logger.

[BuBlake]

Good point, I didn't think about it that way. I also bought the thermal shield, but I guess the difference will be minimal nonetheless. We'll see!

[Lytheum]

Looks like mine shipped today! Can't wait to get it installed

[BuBlake]

Originally Posted by Lytheum

Looks like mine shipped today! Can't wait to get it installed

Lucky you! Pictures please! Are you going to get a tune?

[reeves]

Originally Posted by mad_sb

I don't understand why people think aftermarket intakes with that draw from the nose area are going to produce lower intake temps than stock when the stock system draws air from the same area

The whole idea with intakes like this is to reduce any pressure drop (restriction) that may exist with the stock system while continuing to draw fresh air like the stock system rather than warmer under hood air.

It will still read higher than ambient at light throttle cruise and drop closer to ambient under WOT... same as the stock setup did. It may vary by a few degrees compared to stock but not much from what i have seen on the logger.

I prefer a metal tube in place of the stock plastic one.. that's just me. Metal conducts heat better.. It gets hot easier, but it cools down ALOT faster than plastic too. Never measured the difference on this car, but on my previous cars, once the plastic intake tube gets hot, it's NOT cooling down anytime soon. Maybe there's less of a difference on this car since the stock intake does draw air from the outside.. All I know is, FA20club's metal intake (I'm sure it's true of other metal intakes too) cools down within seconds once air starts to flow through it.

I'm not sure about the 'reducting pressure drop' either.. but that's not the only reason to get intakes like this.. 1) I just prefer metal over plastic.. 2) You get a much cleaner & open engine bay, and 3) The WOAAAAAHHHH! sound the intake makes sounds MUCH better than the wimpy stock sound. I'd pay $200 for that alone!

[Lytheum]

Originally Posted by BuBlake

Lucky you! Pictures please! Are you going to get a tune?

dont have a tune right now. i like ecutek,but not a fan of its price lol. really just love the intake sound. if it adds power or any other benefits thats just another plus.

[BuBlake]

Originally Posted by Lytheum

dont have a tune right now. i like ecutek,but not a fan of its price lol. really just love the intake sound. if it adds power or any other benefits thats just another plus.

I'm just hoping that Unichip makes a tune for it! Unichip worked great for my Injen intake, but I switched back to stock due to problems with heat soak. The stock intake doesn't seem to have near as much pickup as the Injen did on a good day, so I'm hoping the FA20club CAI will give me the same performance as the Injen and do it consistently.

A good tune will probably make that awesome sound more pronounced as well!

[Kodename47]

Originally Posted by BuBlake

The stock intake doesn't seem to have near as much pickup as the Injen did on a good day, so I'm hoping the FA20club CAI will give me the same performance as the Injen and do it consistently.

You've taken your resonators off the stock system haven't you? This seems to lose you some response, or at least it feels that way. I have still yet to see any aftermarket intakes produce more power when tuned than the stock system with a filter.

[NickFRS]

Originally Posted by Kodename47

You've taken your resonators off the stock system haven't you? This seems to lose you some response, or at least it feels that way. I have still yet to see any aftermarket intakes produce more power when tuned than the stock system with a filter.

I didn't lose any response deleting my resonators.

[Kodename47]

Originally Posted by NickFRS

I didn't lose any response deleting my resonators.

Mine does not feel as good at low RPM as it did before, I'm certain of it. I posted in the other thread that I'm going to do some testing so we shall see. I'm not biased either way.

[jamesm]

Taking the front bumper off to change the air filter seems like a bit of a design flaw, but then some others are the same way. Personally I prefer stock intake (gains don't justify the PITA filter replacement) until the turbo is finished, then it'll probably be in the bumper and ill be complaining about how hard it is lol.