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short ram or cold air intake for es350??

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Old 03-28-08, 05:29 PM
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Default short ram or cold air intake for es350??

So i wanted an intake for my car. are there any available other than custom made ones?
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My brother have the same engine that we have in his Camry... He ordered a K&N short ram and it's great!! I don't think there is any diffrence between our engine and the Camry's engine except the few extra covers...
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http://www.fujitaonline.com/2007_200..._p/ca-3317.htm

cold air for the camry V6, don't know if anything is different but I think the GS350 at 1 time did not have an intake until someone bought an IS350 intake and realized it fit perfect, I would call the company and see if you could return it in the slight chance it does not fit, Fujita is pretty cool, nice guys to deal with
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yeah that's what i was thinking. but does anyone know if the camry one will work for sure?
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http://www.autoanything.com/air-inta...0A2526049.aspx
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Anyone willing to be the first to install this? Maybe it will help with the hesitation issue with the ES. Here is the KN site with install instructions:

http://www.knfilters.com/news/news.aspx?ID=925

http://www.kandn.com/instructions/69-8611.pdf
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Weapon R is making an aftermarket intake for the es350. It will be available in 1 to 2 months.
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i went ahead and purchased an v6 camry intake and i installed it today. i'm very satisfied with it thus far. the only thing is that the check engine light is coming on. i heard that after the car adapts to the intake it should go away. is that true? or is it something i should worry about?
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Originally Posted by ESDragon
Anyone willing to be the first to install this? Maybe it will help with the hesitation issue with the ES. Here is the KN site with install instructions:

http://www.knfilters.com/news/news.aspx?ID=925

http://www.kandn.com/instructions/69-8611.pdf
intake shouldnt do anything for the car really unless there are other mods on the car.. putting an intake on the car will just give it a louder noise when you step on the gas. (so say people i've talked to who are into modding and what not.... i've considered it even.. but not anymore)
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Sometimes the intake can be louder than the exhaust. That is the case with my RX300. Intakes really don't do much by themselves, especially a short ram intake. One needs to add a lower air intake to the bumper or cooler areas, but with the ES350, it is almost impossible, barring some serious modification, to ad the ram air intake to let area come in directly from the outside to the air intake tube, which is what I use on my RX.

However, the real gains for the dollar come from a direct flow exhaust, but that can have an effect on your investment (your car) should you ever go to resell it.
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where can i get a direct flow exhaust from?
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I am not aware of any that is a direct bolt on for the ES350/V6 Camry. Usually what has to be done is just weld an aftermarket one on. That is what I have done over the years with my RX300 (and I am not done yet with modifications). Most exhaust shops can take a look and will know what to go with. Most of the time, I have found people putting Magnaflows on vehicles where a normal exhaust package is not available.
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after installing the intake, my car shakes a lot at idle. sometimes it feels like it's about to stall. and the check engine light is still on. anybody know why?
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could it be the mass air sensor or some sort of computer issue with air/fuel ratio... anyway what's a direct flow exhaust?.... im a car enthusiast, but i still have much to learn... ^_^

what i've done with my car...
(lighting mods)
HID headlamps 6k (yes... my car was halogen)
HID fogs 3k
LED parking light
stealth blinker bulbs
white door lights/ mirror lights
white LED illuminated footwell
13inch JL audio w6 sub with a 500/ amp by JL
tint... forgot the percentages.. i think 17 and 35... darking in the rear and lighter in the front...
trunk lip spoiler
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Could be that the vehicle is learning and that is the reason for the shakes, a.k.a. ECU learning. I generally pull the battery cables off for a few minutes and then put them back on let the vehicle learn from scratch.


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