Best Legal Air Intake?
02-13-2011, 01:17 PM
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Best Legal Air Intake?
Looking to buy an aftermarket air intake for my 04 wrx wagon.
I know that you need a CARB sticker on your air intake for it to be legally used in your car and I don't want to get a fix-it ticket.
So, what is the best legal air intake to buy? Performance and price wise?
Thanks
I know that you need a CARB sticker on your air intake for it to be legally used in your car and I don't want to get a fix-it ticket.
So, what is the best legal air intake to buy? Performance and price wise?
Thanks
06-17-2011, 02:47 AM
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Stock, K&N drop in....Saves you money and keeps smog in sight regardless of the Carb Sticker. Tons of threads stating the reasoning behind it, to be honest I have been trying to find a stock set up to go back and just buy a drop in.
04-02-2012, 12:53 PM
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I would stay stock stock. no drop in.
Reason. As stated above. The stock intake will support up to 300 HP. I would not even get a drop in because they have a tendancy to get crap on your MAF. Just change your filter every 10k miles or sooner.
If you must get an aftermarket intake go with the COBB SF. I like that it is a composite material and tends to keep the incoming air supply a little cooler.
Reason. As stated above. The stock intake will support up to 300 HP. I would not even get a drop in because they have a tendancy to get crap on your MAF. Just change your filter every 10k miles or sooner.
If you must get an aftermarket intake go with the COBB SF. I like that it is a composite material and tends to keep the incoming air supply a little cooler.
04-02-2012, 01:22 PM
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I've got a Cobb SF intake, and i really like it. I had an SPT before this, and I must say with the Cobb Stage2 map, I feel its a noticeably smoother power delivery and Idle vs. the SPT intake.
05-05-2012, 11:07 AM
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Save your money. Until you start looking at larger turbos and all that goes with it, you won't need an aftermarket intake. Stock works great and isn't a bottleneck.
Once you start breaking 300 at the wheel, look at Cobb.
Once you start breaking 300 at the wheel, look at Cobb.