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Old 01-03-02 | 02:11 AM
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Simple K&N filters are the best for street driving. HKS filters flow well but don't filter for crap...go figure.
Old 01-03-02 | 03:05 AM
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I think the best all around would be the Pettit TKT. Blitz and Apexi will suck hot air, not to good. The box styles are good to but I don't think they would flow as good as an open intake.

Mount the bov on any intercooler pipe (not stock piping). Weld the flange.
Old 01-03-02 | 10:11 AM
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The Apexi is the best for of the open element intakes..

I think people are way tooo stuck on "cold air" boxes though.So I would venture to say Apexi is the best of them all. Though personally, I like the Blitz SUS, if only it had the whole pipe, instead it uses the stock piping.
Old 01-03-02 | 10:15 AM
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Personally Apexi and Blitz are the best for open type...

Box intakes I would choose
rx7fashion if you like Al.
Or M2 is you want Carbon fiber
Old 01-03-02 | 12:39 PM
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personally, i just installed my apex'i intake myself and love it, the fitment was great and quality of the product is second to none, plus the filters out filtered all of the competition, which was important to me, http://www.gtrowner.com/induction.html thats the test i saw, hope this helps, scott
Old 01-03-02 | 01:32 PM
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Just go with the Blitz SUS intake thats what I'm getting an ive heard nothing but good things about it


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Old 01-03-02 | 02:05 PM
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Can anyone post pictures of the Blitz intake installed? I saw the white FD in Super Street with that bad *** polished intake. I was wondering where I could get it, I've been looking all over for pictures to see if it was the Blitz intake. The Blitz webpage didn't help much. Pics please!..?
Old 01-03-02 | 02:43 PM
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Originally posted by Die For MX
Can anyone post pictures of the Blitz intake installed? I saw the white FD in Super Street with that bad *** polished intake. I was wondering where I could get it, I've been looking all over for pictures to see if it was the Blitz intake. The Blitz webpage didn't help much. Pics please!..?


IMO, the Blitz is the best looking intake, however might not necessarily be the best.
Old 01-03-02 | 02:55 PM
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If you like the Blitz filter HKS has come out with a metal element flter also.
Old 01-03-02 | 03:13 PM
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Originally posted by RotaryKnight
If you like the Blitz filter HKS has come out with a metal element flter also.
Is it up on HKS's site? I didn't see anything on their US site other than the normal Super Flow Intake.
Old 01-03-02 | 06:07 PM
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yeah, thats definately it, thanks for the pic Mahjik. I'm debating over that and the M2 intake. The blitz would look really nice once polished, and with piping rather than hoses. my only problem is that it looks like it may not clear the air pump(im not sure by that pic, and there's no air pump on the one in super street) and I need to pass smog every 2 years. Thats where the m2 intake would come in handy because it looks like it leaves enough room. Am I wrong? I hope so.
Old 01-03-02 | 06:13 PM
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Blitz twin cone induction kit.
Old 01-03-02 | 08:53 PM
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FYI, almost all of the intake systems will work about the same. I've had the pettit tkt, the HKS, old style greddy and now I just have 2 -30dollar Kand N filters and the dyno tells me there wasn't any noticeable difference in power. The "box" systems may work a little better but "bang for the buck" save the money, put in a couple cone filters with the M2 polished intake pipes(or have some made like I did) and put the money you save into the intercooler. If you suck in cool air from the front, the stock twins are going to heat it up any way as the air gets compressed, the intercooler is where the cooling will take place! I put in the GT spec Apex intercooler and dyno'd the car. With a special "squirrel cage" high volume fan directed on the front of the car( air volume about 60-70mph) and the car made almost 22more hp than with stock intercooler, everything else the same as before intercooler. (just for comparison I made a run with just the radiator fans on and 4 hp gain from stock i/c-The moving air across the core makes the I/C work! )
Just my 2 cents.
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Old 07-26-05 | 09:19 AM
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I have the blitz intakes with some MONSTER k&n filters. im going to sell them if anyones interested. they work awsome however im putting in a fmic and going single. i know this is the wrong place to do this but i figured since everyones talking about these things.............
Old 07-26-05 | 09:43 AM
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i know this is the wrong place to do this but i figured since everyones talking about these things.............
They were talking about them three and half years ago anyway...
Old 07-26-05 | 10:10 AM
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hey man think about cold air ARC COLD AIR INDUCTION BOX filter on bottom and top works great for me
Old 07-26-05 | 12:38 PM
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2 K&N's and an efficient Intercooler
Old 07-26-05 | 01:04 PM
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Make your own cold-air kit for <$200

Buy this stuff:
$49 hard pipes from ebay
Oooh Shiny

(2) $30 K &N 4" Cone/Cylindrical shaped filters
These are the same as the Pettit & M2 use in their cold air kits

$10 3" Heater ducting from the autoparts store
Route cold air from the nose of the car, throught the gap between the frame and the raditator, up to the K & N's. Use zip ties to hold the 3" duct in place.

$10 Aluminum Sheet metal.
Make a heat shield so that you car doesn't suck in hot air.
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Old 07-26-05 | 01:47 PM
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They were talking about them three and half years ago anyway...
LOL AHAHAHAH I DIDNT SEE THAT!
Old 07-26-05 | 11:11 PM
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Make your own cold-air kit for <$200

Buy this stuff:
$49 hard pipes from ebay
Oooh Shiny

(2) $30 K &N 4" Cone/Cylindrical shaped filters
These are the same as the Pettit & M2 use in their cold air kits

$10 3" Heater ducting from the autoparts store
Route cold air from the nose of the car, throught the gap between the frame and the raditator, up to the K & N's. Use zip ties to hold the 3" duct in place.

$10 Aluminum Sheet metal.
Make a heat shield so that you car doesn't suck in hot air.
imo, the stock airbox mod or aftermarket cai is the best option if you plan on using the stock smic. The stock intercooler is inadequate for cooling intake temps, and it is important for you to draw cool air instead of superheated engine air.

I was thinking of doing something similar to the "quoted" intake mod. However, I feel that the stock intake box mod is cheaper, easier to do, more efficient, and looks better. It does not draw in superheated radiator air and utilizes the entire space to the left of the radiator (as opposed to 3" of it).
Old 07-26-05 | 11:57 PM
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all intakes basically provide the same horsepower ratings. "cold air" or not it really dont make a difference. i got the Blitz SUS it looks hot and sounds better than all ive heard. my cousin has the pettit but it doesnt quite bark like mine.
Old 07-27-05 | 01:55 AM
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So the Bliitz kit uses the stock piping? Could the Blitz filters be attaches to M2s polished intake pipes?
Old 07-27-05 | 03:23 AM
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i have the hks rs intake. works great..need to reoil the filter elements..but i havent had any probs with it. that is...if u dont mind the moo...lol.
Old 07-27-05 | 05:52 AM
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blitz intake with ebay hard pipes. they work okay i guess, but they take up a lot of room (especially with the hard pipes), arent cheap to replace, and you have to clean them off when they get dirty. i think if i went back id probably rather have the apexi or m2 intake.

edit:just noticed the age of the thread. doh!

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