Well with the popularity of EBAY items for our DSMs; most notably the XS/SS autochrome fmic kit for the 2g, it has become obvious that simple plain-jane low risk modifications can be had for very affordable prices (or some will argue how much they are really supposed to be sold for) yet still perform as good and sometimes even better than the expensive brand name counterpart.
Today I am going to review and provide quick install tips on the Injen style intake.
I'm not going to get in too much detail about where you can get this; the most obvious is EBAY. Just do a search and you will see many different sellers selling this item. They should all be the same if not similar.
Now the pictures below show how the packaged came delivered.
As you can see EBAY products come packaged very well. I also would like to mentioned it shipped out and I recieved it very fast.
The next picture shows the items out of their boxes. Again my first impression was, "WOW why would anybody want to spend 3 times the price on the brand name stuff, when this stuff looks quality." These parts also were in bubble wrap, but as you can see I removed them from their packaging to show the items. The items that are included are:
- Powdercoated/Painted Intake Pipe w/recirculation tube (Identical to Injen pipe)
- Blue BCS hose
- Blue Charcoal canister hose
- Blue Valve cover vent hose
- 5 Standard clamps
- Blue Rubber coupler for turbo to intake pipe
- Blue Rubber coupler for intake pipe to MAS
- Red open element filter
- Aluminum Intake adapter
- Plastic Intake adapter
Yes it came with 2 filter adapters. AMAZING! I don't have the dimensions, but it should be able to accomodate the standard filters that can be purchased anywhere. In our case the open element filter I recieved was for the smaller plastic intake adapter. Now I have an extra intake adapter. What a bonus.
The next picture below shows the finish of the inside of the pipe. This is for all the EBAY product haters. They will always find a flaw. Here is what they would consider as one.
As you can see it is rough. But hey, you can pay for your $200+ to get a smooth inside pipe. I do not believe there is any proof that the smooth inside is better. Also thanks to current threads on tuners, here is an article on the subject:
http://www.are.com.au/techtalk/intecoolersMR.htm
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Well I've removed and installed intake pipes/filters on 2G DSMs countless times, so I didn't bother to take pictures, but this quick walkthrough with tips based on this EBAY intake should help you out.
*I am going by memory, but I believe I am pretty accurate. Any mistakes/changes will be edited and fixed. Install at your own risk, I am not responsible for your actions and mistakes. This guide should be just that, a guide. If you don't think you can do this yourself, perhaps you should bring it to a professional and think about owning a DSM
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- Obviously your car is off at this time. If not do so now. Allow it to cool down.
- Remove the cable connecting to the MAS.
- Loosen/Remove clamp on the BOV return tube (BOV side). Pry off hose from BOV.
- Loosen clamp on the turbo.
- Lift up and put aside the coolant resevoir.
- Remove BCS hose from the intake side, and remove the nipple adapter in the hose.
- Remove Valve Cover Vent hose from the intake side, and remove the nipple adapter in the hose.
- Remove Charcoal Canister hose from intake side, and remove the nipple adapter in the hose.
- On do the 4 clips on the airbox. Open the top part of the airbox, and remove drop in filter.
- Unscrew the 3 bolts that is connected to the chassis holding the lower part of the air box.
- With those removed the entire intake pipe assembly can now be removed.
- At this point the BOV recirculation tube should still be attached on the intake side. Loosen/Remove that clamp holding it and put BOV recirculation tube/clamps aside.
- Loosen/remove clamp holding the stock intake pipe to the MAS. Put that clamp aside because we will be using it for the new intake pipe. (Read further for why)
- Loosen/remove the 4 screws/bolts holding the stock airbox assembly to MAS.
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At this point we should be all ready to put int he new intake. However, this is where more "flaws" of our $50 intake pipe/filter arise. These kits do not come with new mounting bolts/nuts. The bolts/nuts that connect the stock airbox assembly to the MAS cannot be reused on the new ones because they are too short. Believe me I tried. Luckily I had some spare nuts/bolts laying around that did the job. So go to your local Home Depot, and buy what you need.
The next problem is the rubber hose that connects the turbo to the pipe. The problem here is that it is too big. If you are not a perfectionist you can make it work. I don't have the exact dimenions, but I believe the coupler supplied is 2.5" openings. The t25 is what; 2 1/4? You can push the supplied rubber coupler towards all the way to the back of the turbo and it will fit more (though still not perfect) with the part of the compressor housing that raises up in dimensions a bit. The next problem are all the clamps except one (which is the weird shape one that goes on the coupler that connects the intake pipe to the MAS) are all the same size. And if you do the above, the clamp doesn't have enough notches to make it tight enough. So you will need to get smaller clamps. I did not do any of the above, but I saw it as an option if I was in desperate measures. So luckily I had an extra 2 1/4" coupler laying around with the proper clamps.
Those were the only problems I ran into with this kit. So after finding the correct parts, on we go with the install.
- Fit the coupler onto the turbo and clamp the turbo side down.
- Fit the blue coupler that attaches the MAS/intake pipe together and fit one side on either and clamp it down.
(Reading some threads about this kit on tuners; I saw someone state that this coupler that connects the pipe/MAS adapter was the incorrect side and very difficult to put on. WRONG, there is nothing wrong with it. It fits fine and easily. Knockoffs tend to give off a placebo effect.
- If you havn't figured it out yet, the rest of the clamps included in the kit are the same size and is too small to fit overthe pipe/MAS connection. (Again someone mentioned this as being a flaw in the kit.) Yes it would have been nice if they included 2 of these specific clamps instead of just 1. But not to worry, if you were following the directions above, you will remember I said to remove the clamp from the stock/oem intake pipe. This clamp is perfect and will work. Put it on.
- Attached the appropriate intake adapter because remember it came with 2. So put on the one that will work with the supplied open element filter. I also assumed you already purchased new nuts/bolts because this kit did not come with them nor will the stock ones fit here.
- Attach the open element filter and tighten the clamp.
- Now take the entire assembly and fit the pipe in the already attached and clamp coupler on the turbo.
- Take another clamp and tighten the intake side of the coupler.
- Reconnect BCS, Charcoal Canister, Valve Cover Vent hoses.
- Reattach the BOV recirculation hose and tigten clamps.
- Reposition coolant overflow.
- Reconnect MAS connector.
AND YOU ARE DONE!!!!!
At this point some people like to reset their ECU for every mod they do, so go ahead and do that if you want. Double check everything, and fire it up!
Below is a picture of the kit installed.
OPTIONAL:
- You can use the supplied blue hoses for the charcoal canister, bcs, and valve cover vent if you want some bling effect. HAH!
- Build a custom bracket so the filter/filter adapter is more secure.
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So how does it perform. The car I installed this on is my uncle's GS-T. Of course this cannot compare to my 50 trim w/supporting mods and DSMLink GSX, but we all started somewhere so I know the different stages of mods. Before the intake pipe and filter, the only thing this car had was an authentic Greddy Type S BOV recirculated of course. No free mods were done. And this car is near immaculate. This car was bone stock until I installed my old Greddy Type S on it. In all stock form with just the BOV, the BOV was very faint. Just slightly louder then stock. Of course the stock BOV sucks so the aftermarket BOV added some boost. Now with the intake pipe and filter. It definiltely felt faster on the butt dyno. Probably a 5-10% increase in the butt dyno. What was ver noticible was the sound of the car. The turbo is VERY VERY audible. You can hear the t25 spool up very loud. And the BOV is now very noticible. In first gear depending on the throttle control I can spin it all the way towards the end of the stock rpm range.
So would I recommend it? Hell yes, It only cost $50-60. Great product, with very minor cons. If you don't have 4 nuts/bolts, a coupler, and 2 clamps laying around you will spend some extra cash, but still won't amount to the $200+ for the brand name counterpart.
Good luck!
Today I am going to review and provide quick install tips on the Injen style intake.
I'm not going to get in too much detail about where you can get this; the most obvious is EBAY. Just do a search and you will see many different sellers selling this item. They should all be the same if not similar.
Now the pictures below show how the packaged came delivered.
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As you can see EBAY products come packaged very well. I also would like to mentioned it shipped out and I recieved it very fast.
The next picture shows the items out of their boxes. Again my first impression was, "WOW why would anybody want to spend 3 times the price on the brand name stuff, when this stuff looks quality." These parts also were in bubble wrap, but as you can see I removed them from their packaging to show the items. The items that are included are:
- Powdercoated/Painted Intake Pipe w/recirculation tube (Identical to Injen pipe)
- Blue BCS hose
- Blue Charcoal canister hose
- Blue Valve cover vent hose
- 5 Standard clamps
- Blue Rubber coupler for turbo to intake pipe
- Blue Rubber coupler for intake pipe to MAS
- Red open element filter
- Aluminum Intake adapter
- Plastic Intake adapter
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Yes it came with 2 filter adapters. AMAZING! I don't have the dimensions, but it should be able to accomodate the standard filters that can be purchased anywhere. In our case the open element filter I recieved was for the smaller plastic intake adapter. Now I have an extra intake adapter. What a bonus.
The next picture below shows the finish of the inside of the pipe. This is for all the EBAY product haters. They will always find a flaw. Here is what they would consider as one.
You must be logged in to view this image or video.
As you can see it is rough. But hey, you can pay for your $200+ to get a smooth inside pipe. I do not believe there is any proof that the smooth inside is better. Also thanks to current threads on tuners, here is an article on the subject:
http://www.are.com.au/techtalk/intecoolersMR.htm
I guess that ends that argument.
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Well I've removed and installed intake pipes/filters on 2G DSMs countless times, so I didn't bother to take pictures, but this quick walkthrough with tips based on this EBAY intake should help you out.
*I am going by memory, but I believe I am pretty accurate. Any mistakes/changes will be edited and fixed. Install at your own risk, I am not responsible for your actions and mistakes. This guide should be just that, a guide. If you don't think you can do this yourself, perhaps you should bring it to a professional and think about owning a DSM
.- Obviously your car is off at this time. If not do so now. Allow it to cool down.
- Remove the cable connecting to the MAS.
- Loosen/Remove clamp on the BOV return tube (BOV side). Pry off hose from BOV.
- Loosen clamp on the turbo.
- Lift up and put aside the coolant resevoir.
- Remove BCS hose from the intake side, and remove the nipple adapter in the hose.
- Remove Valve Cover Vent hose from the intake side, and remove the nipple adapter in the hose.
- Remove Charcoal Canister hose from intake side, and remove the nipple adapter in the hose.
- On do the 4 clips on the airbox. Open the top part of the airbox, and remove drop in filter.
- Unscrew the 3 bolts that is connected to the chassis holding the lower part of the air box.
- With those removed the entire intake pipe assembly can now be removed.
- At this point the BOV recirculation tube should still be attached on the intake side. Loosen/Remove that clamp holding it and put BOV recirculation tube/clamps aside.
- Loosen/remove clamp holding the stock intake pipe to the MAS. Put that clamp aside because we will be using it for the new intake pipe. (Read further for why)
- Loosen/remove the 4 screws/bolts holding the stock airbox assembly to MAS.
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At this point we should be all ready to put int he new intake. However, this is where more "flaws" of our $50 intake pipe/filter arise. These kits do not come with new mounting bolts/nuts. The bolts/nuts that connect the stock airbox assembly to the MAS cannot be reused on the new ones because they are too short. Believe me I tried. Luckily I had some spare nuts/bolts laying around that did the job. So go to your local Home Depot, and buy what you need.
The next problem is the rubber hose that connects the turbo to the pipe. The problem here is that it is too big. If you are not a perfectionist you can make it work. I don't have the exact dimenions, but I believe the coupler supplied is 2.5" openings. The t25 is what; 2 1/4? You can push the supplied rubber coupler towards all the way to the back of the turbo and it will fit more (though still not perfect) with the part of the compressor housing that raises up in dimensions a bit. The next problem are all the clamps except one (which is the weird shape one that goes on the coupler that connects the intake pipe to the MAS) are all the same size. And if you do the above, the clamp doesn't have enough notches to make it tight enough. So you will need to get smaller clamps. I did not do any of the above, but I saw it as an option if I was in desperate measures. So luckily I had an extra 2 1/4" coupler laying around with the proper clamps.
Those were the only problems I ran into with this kit. So after finding the correct parts, on we go with the install.
- Fit the coupler onto the turbo and clamp the turbo side down.
- Fit the blue coupler that attaches the MAS/intake pipe together and fit one side on either and clamp it down.
(Reading some threads about this kit on tuners; I saw someone state that this coupler that connects the pipe/MAS adapter was the incorrect side and very difficult to put on. WRONG, there is nothing wrong with it. It fits fine and easily. Knockoffs tend to give off a placebo effect.
- If you havn't figured it out yet, the rest of the clamps included in the kit are the same size and is too small to fit overthe pipe/MAS connection. (Again someone mentioned this as being a flaw in the kit.) Yes it would have been nice if they included 2 of these specific clamps instead of just 1. But not to worry, if you were following the directions above, you will remember I said to remove the clamp from the stock/oem intake pipe. This clamp is perfect and will work. Put it on.
- Attached the appropriate intake adapter because remember it came with 2. So put on the one that will work with the supplied open element filter. I also assumed you already purchased new nuts/bolts because this kit did not come with them nor will the stock ones fit here.
- Attach the open element filter and tighten the clamp.
- Now take the entire assembly and fit the pipe in the already attached and clamp coupler on the turbo.
- Take another clamp and tighten the intake side of the coupler.
- Reconnect BCS, Charcoal Canister, Valve Cover Vent hoses.
- Reattach the BOV recirculation hose and tigten clamps.
- Reposition coolant overflow.
- Reconnect MAS connector.
AND YOU ARE DONE!!!!!
At this point some people like to reset their ECU for every mod they do, so go ahead and do that if you want. Double check everything, and fire it up!
Below is a picture of the kit installed.
You must be logged in to view this image or video.
OPTIONAL:
- You can use the supplied blue hoses for the charcoal canister, bcs, and valve cover vent if you want some bling effect. HAH!
- Build a custom bracket so the filter/filter adapter is more secure.
------------------------
So how does it perform. The car I installed this on is my uncle's GS-T. Of course this cannot compare to my 50 trim w/supporting mods and DSMLink GSX, but we all started somewhere so I know the different stages of mods. Before the intake pipe and filter, the only thing this car had was an authentic Greddy Type S BOV recirculated of course. No free mods were done. And this car is near immaculate. This car was bone stock until I installed my old Greddy Type S on it. In all stock form with just the BOV, the BOV was very faint. Just slightly louder then stock. Of course the stock BOV sucks so the aftermarket BOV added some boost. Now with the intake pipe and filter. It definiltely felt faster on the butt dyno. Probably a 5-10% increase in the butt dyno. What was ver noticible was the sound of the car. The turbo is VERY VERY audible. You can hear the t25 spool up very loud. And the BOV is now very noticible. In first gear depending on the throttle control I can spin it all the way towards the end of the stock rpm range.
So would I recommend it? Hell yes, It only cost $50-60. Great product, with very minor cons. If you don't have 4 nuts/bolts, a coupler, and 2 clamps laying around you will spend some extra cash, but still won't amount to the $200+ for the brand name counterpart.
Good luck!
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