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Old 11-11-14, 06:56 PM
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So I was looking to add a cold-air intake on my "14 IS350 F-Sport AWD. I was going to go with the F-Sport intake but was told by the dealer that I would lose the intake sound generator. So my question is there a way to either add a sound generator on the F-Sport cold-air intake or is there another brand that has the intake sound generator?
Old 11-11-14, 07:27 PM
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It will delete the generator but still sound a little louder
Old 11-11-14, 07:46 PM
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Originally Posted by theoryguy
So I was looking to add a cold-air intake on my "14 IS350 F-Sport AWD. I was going to go with the F-Sport intake but was told by the dealer that I would lose the intake sound generator. So my question is there a way to either add a sound generator on the F-Sport cold-air intake or is there another brand that has the intake sound generator?
Out of curiosity, what is your motivation for getting the F-Sport intake? Unless you are going mainly for looks, the stock intake is pretty efficient in its own right.
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I got the Fsport intake and switched back to stock... the stock one with sound generator is good enough.
Old 11-13-14, 08:52 AM
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i got the aFe cold air. sounds really like a much better version of the stock intake!
Old 11-13-14, 10:17 AM
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I had the F-Sport intake on my 2008 IS350. The 2015 350 now sounds the same as the 2008 did and the 2015 is stock. That being said I don't think the F-Sport on a 2015 350 would be worth it.
Old 11-25-14, 06:10 PM
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The 2014+ IS feeds the air box from a snorkel that appears to draw air from between the top of the radiator and the hood, i.e., cool air. So I have to wonder about the wisdom of installing a "cold air intake" system that draws air from within the engine compartment. It may have made sense on other models, but maybe not so much now(?). Or am I missing something (besides the sound)?
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