Intake decision - and hello to all!
05-09-12, 12:07 PM
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05-09-12, 05:12 PM
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I actaully like the stock tips anyway. He gave me the iCode intake with the car and I bought the wheels from him.
I was just in my shop and took a look at the intake and couldn't notice anything. I'll have to ask him about that next time I talk to him.
Mikes a good guy and he took great care of this car. I'm really happy with my purchase.
05-10-12, 08:32 AM
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I bought my new IS F last month after trading in my G35 w/ 196,000 miles on it!!! The guys over at Stillen in Orange County were awesome and helped with a ton of tuning and mods. However, I am new to the community here so I guess I will start by saying hello to everyone 
So of course the first mod I want to do on my new F, performance wise for that matter, is an 1. intake 2. exhaust 3. headers. So I am coming to the experts, "the forum"! I've been doing my research and have looked at Joe Z, K&N, Injen and so forth. So here's the dilemma in this thread by FIGS...
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...fe-takeda.html
...the conclusion was that the stock intake proved to be the best over Injen and Takeda back in 2010/2011. I would not feel right sacrificing looks/sound over gains by switching intakes. So the major questions are:
1. Have there been any different conclusions on which intake provides the best gains?
2. Which intakes should we definitely stay away from?
I know "the best" will always be an "IMO" answer, but what would the top 2 intakes be? Im not worried about looks in the engine bay, however a deeper sound across the power band would be nice without a power sacrifice. All comments/suggestions are greatly appreciated!!
And once again, nice to meet you all!
Gil
SoCal
So of course the first mod I want to do on my new F, performance wise for that matter, is an 1. intake 2. exhaust 3. headers. So I am coming to the experts, "the forum"! I've been doing my research and have looked at Joe Z, K&N, Injen and so forth. So here's the dilemma in this thread by FIGS...https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...fe-takeda.html
...the conclusion was that the stock intake proved to be the best over Injen and Takeda back in 2010/2011. I would not feel right sacrificing looks/sound over gains by switching intakes. So the major questions are:
1. Have there been any different conclusions on which intake provides the best gains?
2. Which intakes should we definitely stay away from?
I know "the best" will always be an "IMO" answer, but what would the top 2 intakes be? Im not worried about looks in the engine bay, however a deeper sound across the power band would be nice without a power sacrifice. All comments/suggestions are greatly appreciated!!
And once again, nice to meet you all!
Gil
SoCal
05-10-12, 08:47 AM
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^^^ You can NOT take that article seriously, unless you're sponsored by K&N.
First of all, how can they get a baseline dyno so low??? It's around 50WHP lower than the average! Also they say that disabling the second stage intake is a popular mod... where??? This "popular" mod prove to be a mistake, slowing me down the drag strip. Yes, it'll add noise which may fool you into thiking that you're going faster, but it's the opposite. Besides K&N never got back to us (I think it was Mike/Figs) when we offered an independent intake test.
First of all, how can they get a baseline dyno so low??? It's around 50WHP lower than the average! Also they say that disabling the second stage intake is a popular mod... where??? This "popular" mod prove to be a mistake, slowing me down the drag strip. Yes, it'll add noise which may fool you into thiking that you're going faster, but it's the opposite. Besides K&N never got back to us (I think it was Mike/Figs) when we offered an independent intake test.
05-10-12, 09:01 AM
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^^^ You can NOT take that article seriously, unless you're sponsored by K&N.
First of all, how can they get a baseline dyno so low??? It's around 50WHP lower than the average! Also they say that disabling the second stage intake is a popular mod... where??? This "popular" mod prove to be a mistake, slowing me down the drag strip. Yes, it'll add noise which may fool you into thiking that you're going faster, but it's the opposite. Besides K&N never got back to us (I think it was Mike/Figs) when we offered an independent intake test.
First of all, how can they get a baseline dyno so low??? It's around 50WHP lower than the average! Also they say that disabling the second stage intake is a popular mod... where??? This "popular" mod prove to be a mistake, slowing me down the drag strip. Yes, it'll add noise which may fool you into thiking that you're going faster, but it's the opposite. Besides K&N never got back to us (I think it was Mike/Figs) when we offered an independent intake test.
05-10-12, 09:31 AM
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^^ They are NOT affiliated.. It was indeed an independent test...
Just like the testing they did on our Full Exhaust system... Which they flat out purchased from us...
Project Lexus IS-F Part 2: We test the PTS - Joe Z Series Exhaust
~ Joe Z
Just like the testing they did on our Full Exhaust system... Which they flat out purchased from us...
Project Lexus IS-F Part 2: We test the PTS - Joe Z Series Exhaust
~ Joe Z
05-10-12, 10:38 AM
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^^ They are NOT affiliated.. It was indeed an independent test...
Just like the testing they did on our Full Exhaust system... Which they flat out purchased from us...
Project Lexus IS-F Part 2: We test the PTS - Joe Z Series Exhaust
~ Joe Z
Just like the testing they did on our Full Exhaust system... Which they flat out purchased from us...
Project Lexus IS-F Part 2: We test the PTS - Joe Z Series Exhaust
~ Joe Z
05-10-12, 11:37 AM
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Yes, they're not affiliated.
This is from the article:
I believe when comparing intakes you must dyno with the hood closed, that way open element intakes won't see a benefit during the dyno that won't see in real life. Even worse, let them idle for a while and then do the dyno (again without opening the hood).
And from my previous comment, it wasn't Mike/Figs, it was Darshana/Supraman16:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...-flap-mod.html
This is from the article:
We made all of our runs with the hood up in 3rd gear, both baseline and with the air intake. For baseline runs, we warmed the car up with the hood closed.
And from my previous comment, it wasn't Mike/Figs, it was Darshana/Supraman16:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...-flap-mod.html
05-10-12, 11:08 PM
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Yes, they're not affiliated.
This is from the article:
I believe when comparing intakes you must dyno with the hood closed, that way open element intakes won't see a benefit during the dyno that won't see in real life. Even worse, let them idle for a while and then do the dyno (again without opening the hood).
And from my previous comment, it wasn't Mike/Figs, it was Darshana/Supraman16:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...-flap-mod.html
This is from the article:
I believe when comparing intakes you must dyno with the hood closed, that way open element intakes won't see a benefit during the dyno that won't see in real life. Even worse, let them idle for a while and then do the dyno (again without opening the hood).
And from my previous comment, it wasn't Mike/Figs, it was Darshana/Supraman16:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...-flap-mod.html
05-12-12, 12:22 PM
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I just wrapped mine, and sealed/protected the area around the filter. I ran the car for about 20 minutes and there is a definite difference to the touch. Also the filter area was cooler than the rest of the engine bay. That radiant tape works pretty darn good!!! Thanks for the idea MR SLAY.
05-12-12, 06:53 PM
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