So far, since putting this intake on my car, I haven't really had anyone want to continue to race after hearing the engine roar as well as well as watching the car pull once i hit the gas. The only report that i can give you guys is that i just took a trip to Harrisburg, PA and back which is 200 miles in distance and i only used a 1/4 tank of gas. Other than that, it seems as those the sound from the intake intimidates other drivers once we begin to go at it and they just go oon ahead and shut it down. The one thing that i hate though is that i have to re-train my foot so that i don't chirp my wheels during regular driving conditions. The throttle so far might be too responsive if that can even be possible. My car now feels like all of my other stock components are restricting the hell out of my max. So far so good, Bruce and Rich, you guys have designed and built a winner!!!! I'll have another update once i can find someone with some ***** to race to give you an actual performance update. PIc will be coming soon.

 

Any sound clips?

 

No sound clips. That's one thing i might want to get for you guys. Bruce and I were supposed to post some pics this weekend , but i have my girls brother in town from Harrisburg and i don't know if we will be able to hook up.

 

What kind of intake is it? Pop charger, hybrid, CAI?

 

Hybid intake.

 

I should have asked this before, but what was the price and is it pretty quiet unless you are WOT?

 

The car sounds as though it were stock until you hit somewhere around 3300-3600rpms. And the volume increases the higher the car revs. But the strange thing is that even when i'm not pushing it to 300rpms, the car pulls harder. Mind you, this is my only performance mod that i have, so all of my changes in performance is due to this intake. Email either Papasmurf or Nightrider for the proce onthe intake. But i know it should be a lot lower than the one for Frankencar. And while installing it, we didn't have any fitment issues.

 

Is the Fast Lane Performance better than the Frankencar for an automatic? If so, HOW???

 

Ok, I guess it is the one nightrider made himself.

 

I don't know if it is or isn't, but the results that i have gotten from mine are phenominal. Ask the owners of Frankencar intakes when they hear their intake kick in or better yet, do they get better gas milage from the addition of their intake. I went 200 miles on 1/4 of a tank. I haven't dynoed the thing nor do i have any1/4 mile times. But like i said before, my car has a noticable increase in torque because i have to stop from chirpping my wheels when starting.

 

Exactly, but i didn't relocate the battery like he did.

 

Kewl, nice pickup, like to see some 1/4 or 1/8 mile times when you get a chance but it definaltly sounds like your satisfied and the fact that you are getting better gas milage is a definate plus.

 

But by the way my money is looking, the y-pipe might be on my car before my first trip to the track (if all goes well). So the results might be a little better than if i just had the intake.

 

Niiice, have you ever run her before?

 

How the hell is it possible to get 200 miles on 4.625 gallons of gas? That means you averaged 43.2 miles a gallon, BS, not possible. I know you love the intake and all but you don't have to make up ****. Don't most intakes lower mpg marks???

 

800 miles a tank

 

he could get 800mi a tank if he never used any gas and let it just go on its on in 1st gear lol

 

Let's not forget, too, how he was racing everyone he saw, listening to the intake and "scaring" people with it. This is the most gratuitous plug for a product I have ever seen.

 

BINGO !!!

 

Ok maybe he over estimated 200 miles to a 1/4 tank beacuse when i fill up it takes a while to come down from full to get to a three quaters so it was probably more than a quater but this info is all true, this thing took .3 seconds off of nightriders 1/4 time and added 4mph to his trap speed and he is an auto and well i am one of the only 14 sec max's naturally aspirated. So it kinda speakes for it self if you want pics go to my home page this is what the first fastlane performance intake looks like granted the shape and design has changed some but the over all aspect of the intake has stayed the same. IF you have any other questions dont hesitate to drop a pm or email to either myself or nightrider and we will be glad to answer all your questions.

Bruce
Co-Owner & Inventor of Fast Lane Performance Intake

 

WEll, the first quarter of your tank is more like a third. Doesnt the last quarter always drop faster than the first ?

 

Ok so now I can really post about this intake.

Kwam is giving an example of how irregular your fuel gauge is. Everyone knows that your fuel tank stay on F till you start to turn grey, then you drive another 30 mils and its on half tank.

Richie (nightrider) and I installed one of the infamous intakes onto my car last night. After some tuning we got it set up and took it out for a spin. The Highend of this product is excellent, an aluminum short ram/hybrid defintely works for this. The low-end is harder to tell, butt dyno's are never accurate. I would say that it has a little more Tq than before. But its not an easy thing to judge when you are going from a cone filter to this. The sound is unparellel to any other intake that I've heard, it has a deeper tone than the frankencar that were being installed and tested at the Jersey City meet a few months back. Good job Rich/Bruce.

 

Thanks We Try Our Best.

Bruce

 

Well i have two more new customers so if anyone is interested just write me an email, here is a pic of the first fastlane performance intake on my car.


Bruce

 

so how much relocating needs to be done to get this thing in?

 

With their original one you have to relocate the battery, but with the new one you don't have to relocate anything.

BTW check you Paypal.
-Cyrus

 

im not rippin on anyone, but ur literaly talkin about a handful of horsepower with intakes if that, results rilly dont get drastic till you have the y pipe and catback. Im not flaming, just saying, its natural for sound=speed sometimes, when its not rilly there.

 

Well lets put it this way, i didn't look at the miles while driving but instead, used map quest as my guide for the mileage. From my house in columiba, md to union deposit rd in harrisburg, it listed this as being a 97 mile trip. I followed the directions to a "t". now as i stated earlier it was roughly 200 miles. Also, the tank was not full, rather, the tank was exactly halfway full. The fuel gauge was no more than 1 to 2 millimeters below a 1/4 of a tank. The speed limits were 55 and 65 the entire way. I used cruise control the entire time.

 

Well with mine the battery has to be moved to the back but if you want the street version all you have to do is put it in no relocating.

Bruce

 

Believe me Bruce, you guys really need to test out the gas milage on these intakes without any other performance mods. It sounds ridiculous and i really couldn't believe it myself. I'm taking the trip tommorrow to take my girl's little brother back to Harrisburg and i'll check it out again. If i read this thread from someone else i'd be apprehensive myself, but i'm only reporting what happened. I didn't encounter any traffic on the trip there and back. I'll give you guys the results after this next trip.

 

It would only be a plug if i were getting anything for it. But better yet, i have better ways of spending my time than giving accounts of scenerios which didn't happen. Now as i said, to make sure everything is on the up and up and because i wasn't making this trip to test my intake but more on just going to and from a set location. I'll pay extra close attenition to my fuel gauge. My report was more of one of astonishment. The trip consists of very open highways.

 

Maybe, maybe not, but when i take the trip this time (Sunday evening), i'll report exactly what i observe.

 

I agree, and I've been around long enough to know the difference. I've had a stock Airbox, CAI, POP, and now this intake. I honestly have to say that it is very very compareable to the CAI.

 

What do you Frankencar owners think????

 

1. ME (Papasmurf)
2. Richard (nightrider)
3. Maximillian
4. Kwamdoo74
5. Cashj2002
6. Jay-pee
7. SLCI30t
8. Toolrocks (coming soon)

If you dont want to believe me ask any of these members and they will tell you for themselves. Granted this doesnt compare in sales to other companies but were the only ones building custom intakes to each customers request and performance need.

Bruce

 

This is exactly what i meant when i posted the thread to "Thanks Steve...". This type of competition between competititors to create the better intake only makes it better for us the consumer. with the more choices and options in hybrid intakes, we can ensure a superior product than if onlyone company were making the intakes. As stated before, thank you Steve and everyone from Frankencar. And thanks Rich and Bruce as well. I believe this is very healthly competition between two vendors and rather than thinking its a grudge match and we must pick sides, i think we need to embrace it. WE are always complaining about the lack of aftermarket support, well here go two organizations giving us exactly what we lack. Keep it up fellas.

 

Man..I just get my Frankencar installed (love it!) and now this comes out. I hope I'm not missing out on anything!

 

Bruce,

You may want to find a better spokesperson than this guy ... he's trying to pick up his jock from his earlier comments, but he's only got one leg in according to my scorecard

 

Big_Ham,

Why do you keep speaking or addressing Bruce on this matter. I am the one making the statements or exagerations as you like to put it. This isn't a ***-fot-tat type of thing i'm trying to continue, but if you disagree with what i'm saying, just address me, i figured that's what men do if they have something on there mind. If i'm wrong about the mileage thing i'll know the exact numbers tonight and i'll admitt the mistake. But if i'm not, i won't retract what i said earlier, and right now, i'm sticking by my guns until i complete the trip. Oh yeah, good luck with getting the 5 people if you haven't gotten them already for your group deal for your red/clear deal.

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by kwamdoo74
[B]

I'll pay extra close attenition to my fuel gauge.

Forget the fuel guage.
Just fill your tank before your trip, then refill it after your trip, divide the amount of gas used by the miles driven.