I'm getting ready to purchase a intake for my 2k2 max and wanted some opinions. As of now, I've narrowed it to Injen, Frankencar, or Stillen. GAB is not an option. From what I hear they are about equal when it comes to performance gains (if any). I mainly want a better sound from the engine. Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated. Anyone had a chance to hear all 3 or a better one.

Thanks

 

I have the Stillen...sounds awesome!!

 

i have had an injen in my car for about 4 months now. it is quiet during regular driving but loud when you want to be. and when i say loud i mean it sounds good and low toned.

 

Why?

 

not everyone wants to hack up there airbox especially if they plan on selling the car. Thats my reason anyway

 

Stillen. Nice low growl over 3 rpm.

 

Do ya go deaf at idle, then??

 

On the tachometer it says rpm x 1,000
So I figured if I said 3 you could do the math. I guess not so -

Stillen - nice low growl at 3,000 rpm

 

Just messin' w/ya.

 

FrankenCar with Apexi all the way!

 

Lets see, warranty issues, resale value, irreversible mod.

 

well thats what I tried to say but you worded it better

 

ahhh...I don't need to cut the filter holder for the GAB. Just make your own brackets (Not even $2) and put your filter holder aside.

 

Injen is nice. When you take off from a stop you get a nice quiet powerful growl. It gets alittle louder around 4K rpm, but not as loud as WAI. Plus, it looks great when you pop the hood...

 

ive got a stillen and love the way it sounds. It growls and has a little whistle. Im gonna put the frankencar midpipe on soon and see what kinda differences in sound that makes. But i really like how my stillen sounds.




-Steve

 

First off any intake will cause a warranty issue. Secondly any intake will cause resale value problems, third this is not irreversible.. You can buy (or find at a junkyard) a recplacement cover for pennies.

What ScreamingVQ said is all it takes.. it has to be the cheapest mod you can get for this car!!

And for those of you who say "well it gets dirtier" -- COME ON!! And you think an Injen won't get as dirty? How about a CAI for that matter?

I'm just trying to show this isn't a bad option and doesn't require a lot of money to get the results you want.. Might not be the BEST, but I hate to see reasonable things get tossed out for silly reasons..

 

Ok, how about I'd rather pay $200 for something that sounds better and looks really good. If your too poor to do buy an intake, you would've been better off buying a Spec-V.

Although the Stillen is nice, it doesn't really give you a good growl like you probably want. FrankenCar and Injen both have very good growls over 3k and the FrankenCar sounds awesome at 4k and over. I'm not sure about the Injen. The best person to answer that question is blubyu2k2 as he has both. Blu, what's your opinion on both intakes?

 

A trip to the dealer is a 15 minute exchange of the intakes, Franken to stock.

The car will not be sold with the aftermarket filter in place.



After all the time I have spent at junkyards when I was younger looking for parts to fit my 510, that is the last place I want to go.

 

I have stillen intake with frankencar mid-pipe and im crazy about the sound especially from 4000rpm and up...