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Old 11-07-2005, 06:26 PM
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just installed intake

damn....i love that sound of the berk intake. it has a very aggressive sound to it. i feel the loss of low end torque when compared to stock but i love the high end power i gained, but overall i love it. sounds great and the power feels good. for berk
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Originally Posted by 03MaXiMa_RiDa
damn....i love that sound of the berk intake. it has a very aggressive sound to it. i feel the loss of low end torque when compared to stock but i love the high end power i gained, but overall i love it. sounds great and the power feels good. for berk
don't u just love it when the VI kicks in? Sounds like a Honda Type R if u ask me...

which filter did u go with btw?
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Old 11-07-2005, 07:21 PM
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Sound is great, but loss of torque kinda sucks. My car actually feels it needs to "work harder" when going over slight inclines as opposed to powering through like before.
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Old 11-07-2005, 07:42 PM
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i went with the apex'i filter. yea loss of torque does suck but i love that sound. now all i need is headers, y pipe, and exhaust and it will sound mean
nice back fire btw steven. im jw what exhaust do you have?
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wow i never knew theres a loss of tourque with an intake. I was actually planning on buying one. Is there an intake which doesnt take away from torque. Now how come it does this? If a CAI has more airflow should you get more torque (or do you get more performance but less torque). How does it work? Also is there one that gives more low end power because i usually try to keep it in low rpm's.
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you lose torque because the engine is working harder to suck in air... more air per sq inch
 
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3 words...1 ackronym(sp?)

GAB!!!!!
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GAB!!!!!
how does the gab sound?
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how does the gab sound?

sounds good to me... then again its hard to hear anything over my exhaust
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sounds great....sorta like a G35/350z....best of all...its freeeee!

the loss of low end is something I started to notice in the summer...I noticed it was hard to launch off idle in those hot summer days....sometimes I would end up stalling becuz the lack of low end tq....I do know the stock airbox won't give u any of these problems
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lol lets end it now!

the GAB has no sound at idle. It has mellow tone while normal driving, and gets just as loud at WOT. it is thought that this saves some low end torque loss and best of all...its free. All other intakes are exactly the same(pretty much) and CAI don't help as much as WAI.
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Originally Posted by merovi
lol lets end it now!

the GAB has no sound at idle. It has mellow tone while normal driving, and gets just as loud at WOT. it is thought that this saves some low end torque loss and best of all...its free. All other intakes are exactly the same(pretty much) and CAI don't help as much as WAI.
agreed! lets end this now!
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Originally Posted by steven88
don't u just love it when the VI kicks in? Sounds like a Honda Type R if u ask me...

which filter did u go with btw?

Please post a picture of this Honda Type R...
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Originally Posted by Iron Scimitar
Please post a picture of this Honda Type R...
Vq's sound nothing like vtec.
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Originally Posted by Woody
Vq's sound nothing like vtec.

dont tell me that. tell the guy who said that VQ35s w/ intakes sound like Honda motors...
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He's talking about the VI switchover..... nothing like VTEC, but it does have a slight tone change....

I can only hear it on my 4th gen
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