Intake sound? Options

[VieT9sD]

I know different brand exhaust makes different sound. Would that be the case for intakes too?

[AMCMoe]

Mostly depends on the style of the air filter. Cone filters are loud, 'mushroom' filters are quieter and don't make quite the obnoxious sound the cone filters do at > 3k rpms, and the drop in ones are quiet (unless you chop up the airbox). Those are about the choices you have.

[BonzaiCelica]

uhh so like k&N and aem filter for intakes are around $60. But hks ones are like $120 why such the high price! just the name im assuming, right?

[richee3]

All 3 are drop in filters, right? If so, then yeah, you're just paying for a name. There are differences, but not $60 worth of differences.

[AMCMoe]

I've never had an HKS filter before, but I've read about the foam crumbling/disintegrating over time? Has anyone here had that happen to them? I had a GReddy Airinx before, and really liked it, and never had the disintigrating filter problem...

Edit: I'm referring to the HKS 'mushroom' filter, not the drop-in filter in the parts database.

This post has been edited by AMCMoe: Aug 18, 2009 - 5:49 PM

[BonzaiCelica]

im not talking about the mushroom filter, although i heard you have to change the filter on those mushroom ones every once in a while. and they are like $15 a filter.

Im talking about the hks filter that look exactly like a k&n filter and aem dry filter, but they are used on turbo engines

[Mstoochn]

if you want some sound and dont wana waste money (because SRI on a celica offer no addition hp) removed and cap the resonator (triangular black box) below your stock intake and grab a k&N filter. factory intake on a 6gc is a slightly restricted Cold air intake

[VieT9sD]

Mstoochn, i notice you have Injen Short ram intake. When your car idle, can you clearly hear the intake breathing under the hood? Cause i have the weapon r secret intake. At idle if i can hear my engine i can hear my intake breathing, which is pretty loud (btw, this is standing outside the car with the hood closed). My friends have aem (CAI) and i dont' hear anything from it unless i put my ears real close to the fender at idle. hmm....

[Mstoochn]

Mstoochn, i notice you have Injen Short ram intake. When your car idle, can you clearly hear the intake breathing under the hood? Cause i have the weapon r secret intake. At idle if i can hear my engine i can hear my intake breathing, which is pretty loud (btw, this is standing outside the car with the hood closed). My friends have aem (CAI) and i dont' hear anything from it unless i put my ears real close to the fender at idle. hmm....

my SRI makes no loud noise during idle, or noise at all until 3K RPM just a quiet hiss from regular airflow

longer the tube the more noise is disapated. @ speed you will here both in the mid range and get somewhat annoying closer to red line

This post has been edited by Mstoochn: Aug 19, 2009 - 2:15 PM

[nics]

Mstoochn, i notice you have Injen Short ram intake. When your car idle, can you clearly hear the intake breathing under the hood? Cause i have the weapon r secret intake. At idle if i can hear my engine i can hear my intake breathing, which is pretty loud (btw, this is standing outside the car with the hood closed). My friends have aem (CAI) and i dont' hear anything from it unless i put my ears real close to the fender at idle. hmm....

Lol same as mine. But I have the Dragon Intake cuz its smog legal. At start-up, you can hear a hissing sucking sound.

[Mstoochn]

Mstoochn, i notice you have Injen Short ram intake. When your car idle, can you clearly hear the intake breathing under the hood? Cause i have the weapon r secret intake. At idle if i can hear my engine i can hear my intake breathing, which is pretty loud (btw, this is standing outside the car with the hood closed). My friends have aem (CAI) and i dont' hear anything from it unless i put my ears real close to the fender at idle. hmm....

Lol same as mine. But I have the Dragon Intake cuz its smog legal. At start-up, you can hear a hissing sucking sound.

yea mine sounds like one of those vacum straws dentists use

[bdub215]

Mstoochn, i notice you have Injen Short ram intake. When your car idle, can you clearly hear the intake breathing under the hood? Cause i have the weapon r secret intake. At idle if i can hear my engine i can hear my intake breathing, which is pretty loud (btw, this is standing outside the car with the hood closed). My friends have aem (CAI) and i dont' hear anything from it unless i put my ears real close to the fender at idle. hmm....

Lol same as mine. But I have the Dragon Intake cuz its smog legal. At start-up, you can hear a hissing sucking sound.

yea mine sounds like one of those vacum straws dentists use

mine sounds more like a vaccum cleaner. i think its because of the huge piping i have on the intake + a cone filter