well i purchased the intake today, and in two weeks i should have it :thumbsup:
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well i purchased the intake today, and in two weeks i should have it :thumbsup:
Nice choice Chris
awesome, lemme know when you have it one and share some of your experiences with us ^^
PS. From memory, isn't the Mugen intake just a lil more dearer than GruppeM?
the prices for these intakes are very very similar hard to say which is more expensive. I chose the gruppeM because i believe it has the best design on the market :)
If you look at the prices on each of their Japanese sites, yes the Mugen is more expensive: 102900 yen for the Mugen (about AU$1170) and 81900 yen for the GruppeM (about AU$930). Those prices include Japanese tax which you wouldn't pay as it's an export. You're likely to have to pay duty on it here though, plus the shipping costs.
The Mugen is a whole replacement carbon fibre airbox, whereas the GruppeM is essentially a K&N pod with a carbon fibre heatshield to protect it from the rest of the engine bay.
yea you gotta add a couple hundred for shipping and import duties etc. onto those prices. for that sort of money the mugen box is just close in design to the standard box for my liking.
That's an awful lot of money for a damn CAI and filter. What sorta gains we talking. I'm expecting 5kw tops.
gruppe m has been dyno tested at about +10hp and 5nm atw with the resonator still in place and no cold air ducting what so ever. i think this intake with exhaust manifold and exhaust in place should be worth about 15hp atw (with ducting). Important thing to remember is that the power should be over a wider rpm range then say the injen because the pod is attached at a clsoe proximty to the inlet manifold. peak numbers of "only" 10-15hp mightn't sound impressive, but in mine and many ppl's opinions they are the best designed intakes on the market for the euro. :thumbsup:
It's worth for more JDM :D
lol forgot to mention that... JDM Yo!
ray what intake do you have?
cannot WAIT for this to get on ur car chris!
will look mad when i see it in the flesh ;) ;)
yea me either man... so keen to get this part. Unfortunately it has to be made to order as theres not stock of it in japan. The latest it will arrive is about mid march, so still a few weeks to wait. by that stage my car will have 4 new performance parts, really looking foward to a dyno and of course the track!