S2000 Intake.

[JSpec89]

looking for an intake at the moment but not sure which one just yet.

main ones i can think of are - mugen - gruppeM - injen.

the main outcome i want is the sound.

was leaning towards the mugen cause of the carbon but yeh... just want to know what else is out their and the price range.

cheers.

[JAP-S2K]

Out of the ones you've listed. Injen is the loudest and is cheapest. All are within a horsepower or 2 for actual performance gains from one another. Gruppe M is a waste of money but looks porn. Intakes are much of a muchness, RAM air (J's, Mugen, Spoon, ASM, Password JDM) intakes apparently make more power, i haven't seen proof of this yet, and long arm (Injen, AEM V2, Fujita) intakes apparently make more torque than RAM intakes, yet to see this on dyno results. Most will only be slightly better than the factory setup, so don't expect big increases from intake.

[androo]

The main thing JSpec89 wants is sound! Injen is loud (however I haven't heard the other two).

[DC5TYPER]

J's Racing hands down. Similar to Mugen but cheaper. Also come with Carbon Oversized intake arm.

I have owned and used both Mugen and J's Intake. Performance wise both are very similar.

[JAP-S2K]

mugen not loud, gruppe m has a neat sound a little louder then J's front on, but not as efficient as the J's intake. Lot of money to spent on any carbon intake, considering the gains are weak.

[JSpec89]

cheers for the replies.. to be honest i want the sound, i know an intake isnt a "performance gain".

[sambalam]

cant comment on the others but ive got an injen intake, not that loud due to where the pod is placed, i dont really notice it all

[jbird]

cheers for the replies.. to be honest i want the sound, i know an intake isnt a "performance gain".

Just take the lid off your airbox then. It's up there with the loudest and its free..

[.::F[L]Y::.]

Out of all the intakes that tested during my ownership of S2000's (Mugen, PRM, AEM V2, STOCK+SPOON DUCT) I liked the AEM V2 the best! In terms of 'performance' they all felt the same? Sound wise the AEM V2 was the loudest and bang for buck.

[Sampson]

The PRM from the states sounds awesome but no one in Oz imports them I think so you would have to order direct.

[lzybum]

injen is the way to go for sound
4k rpm + is where u'd be hearing that!

[EVLGTR]

shorter intake pipe targets high-end RPM, longer intake pipe targets low-end RPM

[vyets]

Isn't it usually the other way around?
Short ram = Shorter Pipe for response + low end power, but heatsoaks
Long ram = Longer pipe to draw colder air from front of car for max peak power but laggier because of the longer pipe and also can be more prone to hydrolock.

[sambalam]

Isn't it usually the other way around?
Short ram = Shorter Pipe for response + low end power, but heatsoaks
Long ram = Longer pipe to draw colder air from front of car for max peak power but laggier because of the longer pipe and also can be more prone to hydrolock.

i was of that opinion as well,

minus the hydrolock though

[STAiN MASTER]

just stick a filter on the throttle body.

[sambalam]

just stick a filter on the throttle body.

f*ck that,

ITB'S!! this thread is going downhill lol

[Djbinh]

got my injen would never go back

love the crossover

[Si1enzio]

just stick a filter on the throttle body.

Muahaha gangsta !

[.::F[L]Y::.]

The PRM from the states sounds awesome but no one in Oz imports them I think so you would have to order direct.

sounds similar to AEM V2...Keep your eyes peeled on the 4sale section on s2ki.com, they pop up every now and then.

[andyandy]

Just take the lid off your airbox then. It's up there with the loudest and its free..

mexican style

[blackouT]

is the K&N FIPK any good? does any1 know?

[JAP-S2K]

yeah the K&N is good, they sound good. But really it becomes a prefrence and what you like the look of....... Injen, AEM V2, K&N, PRM all sound good. The power gains really aren't worth mentioning..... with these intakes it's all about sound.

[tamay_s2k]

i had my little experiments with intakes, airbox lid off, gutted the inside of the box. i even found a diy where u can actually lay foilsinde the box and wen u drive it
the hissss noise and vtect is much louder. wen i got a dyno run done on my car. it had lost 1kw overall witht he airbox lid off.
i blocked the resonator and gutted the wall. then i decided 2 take the box out all together and just run a pod off the universal piping kits. that was very loud but i lost a lot of response...so i started saving up and brought the mugen carbon fibre ram intake system and since then i havent looked back. sounds insane. not 2 loud and deep. its a nice high pitch vtec sound so the car doesnt look like its making all this tough noise but isnt really going anywhere. throttle response has increased dramatically and every other s2k driver thats been in my car says themselves that they can feel the difference my intake makes. so to me it was sort of worth it. it aint always about wat gain it gets overall. its about how much of that overall power can be delivered consistantly thorugh the power band. on average i had from dyno results an extra 5kw hit at vtec range.

[RiceMeister]

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[tamay_s2k]

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[CRXONE]

Hey dude I bought an AEM V2 it's basically identical to the J's but cheaper and sounds the same.

THe problem is though you have to cut the lining of your inside wheel arch to fit it. This sucks.

If I were to do it again I would be the short style pipe with filter which has a sectioned off area from the engine bay, i think its a K&N.
Either way if you get pipe with filter it's incredibly loud! Well my AEM V2 is ****n stupid loud anyway :-D