[Martinez1708]

hey everyone! My next mod is getting an intake put in. now i have a few questions for you car gurus.

1)Can i get the Intake and get the tune at a later time and still get some preformance gains?

2)would the curved piping slow down airflow? and would a short straight intake pipe be better? For instance i saw an intake the other day that is a long oval filter that sits almost on top of the radiator. Would that be better air flow than the curved pipe?


Ok, so that last questions was broken into parts, but it's research time.

[SixBanger4.0]

you know what man if you dont do it right the first time dont do it at all thats my moto so i suggest you save up for it and do it all in one shot.. go to bamachips and get your Self The JLT+ SCT With A Custom Tune man the second i pluged it mine i was shocked from what my G-Tech SS Says i seen a Gain of 38HP but i went with C&L And DiabloSport and for the hurst shifter the greatest part i ever put in my car..

[Martinez1708]

Thanks for the advice on the first question. Anyone have something for the second. I'm really curious about that

[stlwagon]

The WMS intake looks real nice but I don't think it's shown any higher gains than any of the other conventional intakes.

[smokeshow]

I looked at the WMS intake before I got the C&L. I really like the idea of a straight-in intake, but the work to install it was much more, for what appears minimal gain. Plus, I didn't see how well the "Ram Air" functionality would work with that pesky radiator cover in the way. I'm pretty happy with my C&L, personally.

[Black05Pony]

If you install a high flow intake system without re-tuning your computer system then your car will likely run "lean," which refers to the Air-Fuel ratio being incorrect. In other words, you'll have an excess of air, and the same amount of fuel. Most often than not you'd see no increase or worse yet, a decrease in performance. Long story short; if you're going to install an intake, you'll need to tune at the same time for the desired results. As for the piping, I doubt you'd see any difference between a curved pipe and a straight one. Its more important to decide between metal piping (which looks fancier) and ABS plastic (which looks good and dissipates heat better).

As for the rest of what was said (mainly that blurb about the Hurst shifter...) I have one installed in my car and it does clean up the feeling compared to stock, but... It's still pretty clunky feeling. Maybe its just my car...

[detonator]

I agree with everyone else. Save your money and do both at the same time. It is better to wait and do it right the first time. The WMS intake is more involved to install and you will still need a tuner with that model also.