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MazdaSpeed
4
6.25%
Racing Beat
29
45.31%
AEM
14
21.88%
Weapon R
1
1.56%
HKS
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6.25%
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12
18.75%
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Old 10-10-2007 | 10:12 PM
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intake comparison

based on price, effect on the power on the car, ease of install, and other things, which intake to you vote for?
Old 10-10-2007 | 10:12 PM
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Oem?

Looks, sound - Mazdaspeed
Old 10-10-2007 | 10:13 PM
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OEM............if you truly want to waste money, I suggest you get racing beat with their ram air, if not

just stock with racing beat ram air
Old 10-10-2007 | 10:26 PM
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I say OEM. OEM CAN NOT BE BEATEN. lol
Old 10-10-2007 | 10:37 PM
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Got my mazdaspeed one for free, so that is what i got in mine. Looks nice as well and people ask where that pipe is going.
Old 10-10-2007 | 11:07 PM
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My ML Wankeltrim 4" cold air inlet,with Simota cone filter. According to the Moroso speed calculator i have gained 13 rwhp with my G-Tech. Big thing is that it's need mapping, becausse of all the extra mass volume of air the motor can take. Note this is not a finished product, but it will be.

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Old 10-10-2007 | 11:41 PM
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love the sound of the racing beat
Old 10-11-2007 | 12:44 AM
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K&N typhoon 2 + RB air duct
Old 10-11-2007 | 01:31 AM
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it just works. for now.

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Old 10-11-2007 | 01:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Lasse wankel
My ML Wankeltrim 4" cold air inlet,with Simota cone filter. According to the Moroso speed calculator i have gained 13 rwhp with my G-Tech. Big thing is that it's need mapping, becausse of all the extra mass volume of air the motor can take. Note this is not a finished product, but it will be.

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hi lasse - I can't see how increasing the intake dia. can make much difference - you still have to go through a 21/2 in (approx.) throttle body after the intake ......
Old 10-11-2007 | 01:55 AM
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probably better air flow? but your right, it still goes through the same throttle body
Old 10-11-2007 | 01:59 AM
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AEM and Mazdaspeed are basically the same thing. The Mazdaspeed is the AEM with the Mazdaspeed name on it. The AEM is a little cheaper though. The Mazdaspeed will come with a warranty from Mazda.
Old 10-11-2007 | 02:02 AM
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i am thinking to change intake too cuz my SR had a bad design which makes me unhappy, now i keep racing beat in my mind. so vote for RB
Old 10-11-2007 | 02:08 AM
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from what I've heard (from master jedi) RB gives u the best HP gain
Old 10-11-2007 | 02:08 AM
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OEM with drop in K&N drop in filter. Also removed one of the screens and the baffles in the air box. Possibly considering an Odula intake to couple with the stock airbox.

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Old 10-11-2007 | 08:37 AM
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but the racing beat is just so much more expensive than the other intakes
Old 10-11-2007 | 09:58 AM
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You include the garbage Weapon R and not K&N ?

Yeah yeah Others ....

Shame on u.
Old 10-11-2007 | 10:06 AM
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i totally forgot about the k&n, but i havent really seen a lot of people with them, but my bad
Old 10-11-2007 | 10:07 AM
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No K&N Intakes in the poll? This poll fail!
Old 10-11-2007 | 10:50 AM
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hi lasse - I can't see how increasing the intake dia. can make much difference - you still have to go through a 21/2 in (approx.) throttle body after the intake ......
It's fooling the maf (calibrated for oem size) as it's not seeing all the flow & will run lean.

A 1/4" difference may help lean out the mixture & gain something but thats only my theory. It will prob run too lean down low to make a good difference in the upper range.
Old 10-11-2007 | 11:01 AM
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OEM with K&N drop-in filter, removed trumpet and baffles, with the RB ram air duct. Just as good as any other intake, sounds pretty nice (not very loud) and is the cheapest route to go.
Old 10-11-2007 | 06:55 PM
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Originally Posted by SoFL_RX8
OEM with K&N drop-in filter, removed trumpet and baffles, with the RB ram air duct. Just as good as any other intake, sounds pretty nice (not very loud) and is the cheapest route to go.
really? do you have a dyno sheet?
Old 10-12-2007 | 02:13 AM
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i am thinking other = k&n.

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