picsorban chris
u know the rules :D
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picsorban chris
u know the rules :D
yay cant wait! haha if only i had money
props to chris and his euro with mad baller mods :thumbsup:
pics now :p
sorry couldn't get pics of the intake off the car! was so disapointed when the camera shut off within a few seconds coz of a dead battery...
Thanks to raz_05 for this pic - should get some better ones up shortly :)
also excuse the dirty engine bay! eww... needs a clean
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/5766/gruppem25ep.jpg
awesome pic chris
that CF heatshield (to the untrained eye, i.e cops :D) makes the intake look stock.
im sure it would be louder too as it is technically SRI with a heatshield over it
next on the mod list......DEFI gauges :D
a necessity for track demons
oil press, oil temp, water temp :D
once again, congrats on ur purchase
*waits patiently for J's racing exhaust to be fitted :D)
Good on u again Chris, the sound of the intake was awesome~
I know this question was raised earlier but it wasnt really answered.
Theoretically its inclosed...does that make this legal?
thanks guys - i tell you what the intake is VERY loud. But the great thing is, it's only loud when you want it to be.. anything but full throttle and it sounds stock ;)
and steven what you talking about man... my intake is stock! lol
nice mod! Looks awesome!
i wonder how the sound compares to the Injen CAI.
post up a sound clip!
Sorta...... let's just say it's residing in a grey area :pQuote:
Originally Posted by Ferrarista
i think the sound is similar to the injen actually, maybe a bit more raspy and less throbby? i'd have to compare side by side to tell...
sound clip comming soon :)
woah looooks good loving the CF haha =D
Looks fantastic Chris!!!!!.
Who cares if the gains don't end up being worth the expense, the appeal and obvious quality of workmanship that has gone into something that integrates so perfectly with the engine bay more than makes up for the cost!.
:thumbsup::thumbsup:
Matt, your coming to the euro cruise this weekend yea?
It'll be interesting to compare intake sounds.
Yea i'm very happy with the finsih and everything... its a very very snug fit. These things are made by hand and it's amazing because if it was a few mm wrong in any direction it simply wouldn't fit
wow! that thing at least LOOKS neat chris!
more pics u bogan! this shit is exciting :eek:
hahaha exciting? i'm did two ***'s in my pants when i saw this thing! some more pics.. these were taken at night so they probably aren't as clear as they could be (thanks again to ray for taking em)
http://img77.imageshack.us/img77/333/gruppem31ai.jpg
dayumm its so sexy and neat lol.... where r the sound clips! hehe =P
Was hoping to, but not sure at present. I'm pretty sure I have the dreaded clutch issue, and the soonest they can check it out is next Wednesday including an overdue injector service, plus I'm trying to conserve my shit tyre by driving like a granny so I can sell them/trade for a set of GS-D3's.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris_F
seriously? damn - that master cylinder is a piece of crap.
hmm... well hopefully you can come out anyway - everyone would like to have ya there I'm sure.
No worries Chirs, too bad i forgot to make the sound clip yesterday
GruppeM carbon box intake :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
Really? Is it louder than the Injen or K&N as they are both very loud - too loud for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chris_F
i'm not too sure actually... i'd say it'd probably be just as loud if not louder, given how close to the driver the pod sits in the engine bay
OK: there have been lots of comments about how it looks, and how noisy it is.
But how does it feel to drive? Is the engine more responsive? Is there a loss of low-down torque compared to stock? Does the heat-shield seem to do its job? What's the "butt-dyno" impression?
full write up and review with more pics and a sound clip comming soon - just a bit busy with mid semester exams/assignments. stay tuned :p
still havent gotten around to doin a decent impressions right up but i can say that is marginally quieter then the INJEN intake in CAI mode.
Thanks a lot to Matt (Matell) for offering to do a few drive-by runs with me so that I/we could test it out, and ray and john for being the "judgest" today at the euro cruise haha.
Finally found a free hosting site.
and the clip of the intake can be downloaded from here...
http://www.gimehost.com/N2YfRwcxHRoVFahjKNnE
not sure how reliable this method of hosting is, but if it doesn't work let me know and I'll ask Stephen8512 to help me out like last time :wave:
I've got the Ice box setup so i thought i would give removing the horn a go to see what the difference was , to my surprise its actually much quiter even when you hit vtec it sounded like the oem setup, driving wise it drove like the resonator was on again as well...Quote:
Originally Posted by yfin
I just put the horn back on I prefer the a bit of induction noise :)
Gruppe M's sound clip class :thumbsup: i would loved to have got one then i found out the price...:(
Thanks for that! So no difference in power?Quote:
Originally Posted by as001
It drives better with horn in place IMO...
without the horn it felt it had more bottom end and less top end could barely hear vtec even with both front windows down and sunroof open all i could hear was wind noise
it's strange because when i removed the resonator on the stock airbox the volume increased significantly. I guess the horn doesn't resonate air but actually improves the way it is drawn in? It at least makes it louder? haha
thanks as001 for testing that out, i was curious to what difference it would make aswell
It would be interesting to see how your Gruppe setup would work with resonator replaced with the pipe setup like the icebox you would get more induction noise and colder air shouldn't be hard to mock it up at bunnings and would be cheap as well just to test
not sure what you mean? I don't think adding anything to the gruppeM will make it louder or perform significantly better. It's simply a pod filter shielded with a bit of CF not an airbox like the comptech one.
http://home.att.net/%7Ep.caulfield/IMG_2652.JPG
your still drawing air from factory resonator to the gruppe?
I notices the resonator draws air just just front of the engine (felt around where my resonator used be connected basically hoses connected to more hoses) thats why i suggested if ditch the resonator and get a straight through 'should' get better flow
my resonator was moved quite a while ago.
I just didn't understand what you meant in your initial post about this.
I've just taken the fog light cover off for the moment and i doubt even that does anything
I'll have to test it out sometime :thumbsup: