So i know there are a few Injen owners out there that ask themselves "Should i have gotten a frankencar/berk instead?" and "I wonder what a short ram intake can provide better." or "is the injen actually better?"

now this may not be exactly what a frankencar/berk look like as they are placed behind the battery, but what i simply did was remove the elbow that places the injen below and attached the filter direclty after the MAF. i've only driven it an hour since i did this, but it feels great. 4th gear is *real* throaty and i felt 2nd gear gave me a better pull. butt dyno's mean nothing, but i'll get a feel for what kind of power it really gives. it was also pretty cool today, so that may have had more of effect. later this week i will be able to make my final conclusion as to whether the longer or shorter versions are better. what i see better with this is it's placement next to the battery rather than behind it. i know, there is much heat from the engine, which is why i'm working on a heatshield. none the less, here are some pictures.

Original Injen Installation (car had only 2k miles on it):



Removed Elbow (Short Ram Imitation):


Larger Version: Picture 1 - Large Version

Close up of direct Attachment:


Larger Version: Picture 2 - Large Version

Feel free to give me your thoughts/opinions/complaints....

 

Looks good, Marco.... my immediate thoughts would be that it performs just like any Berk/Frankencar, even though it may have a slightly longer "midpipe". for the free Injen conversion because now people with the Injens can try it for themselves to see which set-up they like better.

 

Now all you need is a heatshield to go over the filter, Marco.....and Marco, you need to have that engine bay cleaned!!

 

That's one clean filter!

:P

 

Yeah it's dirty, so sue me...actually the only reason i did this was because i had to remove the injen to do the SS Clutch Line, so i went ahead and did this. now that the US Open's over, i'm taking days off here and there to do work to the car. i'm actually considering finishing the trunk. we'll see. i'll clean the engine bay this week just to make your a$$ happy.

Arnold, as dirty as the k&n looks, it's actually very clean. the inside of the filter is spotless and the outside just has the regular grime. think of it like this, k&n's are designed to work great up to 50k miles before needing a cleaning. this filter has about 10k on it, possibly less. i'm more than fine, so i think.

quoted from the k&n website:
We recommend you check your air filter every 30,000 miles, however, under most street conditions the filter will not require cleaning until 50,000 miles of continuous use. And yes, we’ve heard the stories of customers who ran their K&N filter for 100,000 miles without a cleaning, but we believe cleaning after 50,000 miles to be the most beneficial service life without sacrificing air flow.

 

Haha, cool. I should've asked you to get me in to watch the US Open, dammit...I'm slipping.

 

Heat soak.....

 

did you even read the complete post...

...i know, there is much heat from the engine, which is why i'm working on a heatshield...

 

Im going to be turning my cattman back into a short ram like yours as soon as i get time. I just recently drilled the hole to turn it into a true cold air and man the power loss down low is ridiculous. Time when my tires would slip accidentally with the short ram i couldnt get to if i tried with the CAI. I would love to dyno this and see exactly how much i lost but i know it is quite a bit. Keep us updated on what heat shield u get or make.

 

any update on it being better?

 

to be quite honest, i have no idea. feels the same. butt dyno couldn't tell me much. i can say this. with all the weather we've been having, i'm GLAD i did this. not that i would have had water damage, but i felt better since we did have lots of floods.

in either case, i really have no clue. feels the same. i'm prolly going to keep it this way.

 

i did that with my injen about 3 mos ago and it showed alot of highend improvment.

Ofcourse...that's just a buttdyno.

 

I think I might do this while I take care of the B-pipe to Rear section leak that got louder since I put in the Y-pipe.

 

Nice work, i'm gonna have to try thiis. Would the Injen heat shield work?

 

hmm, i dont think the heatsheild will do anything. even though it may prevent direct heat from the engine block, the ambient temp in your engine bay is very high. we have that fire blanket on the underside of our hoods, it's a great insulater for heat. i think everybody with short-ram, or modified injen is kinda stuck with sucking in warm air. the heat sheild will only be as cool as the ambient air temp in your engine bay. i got a berk, so i am kind of in the same boat as you.

 

i did the mod this morning in the pouring rain, half the island is flooded so i didnt want any hydro lock.