I'm thinkin bout buyin a new cool air intake for my 06 scion Tc. its a K&N and says it will add 6.8 HRS PWR at 5500 RPM. Will I actually notice a difference in performance, gas mileage or sound?

6/8/2007 7:22:55 PM

no

6/8/2007 7:43:18 PM

it will probably sound better

how much $?

6/8/2007 7:51:05 PM

6/8/2007 7:52:09 PM

the cheapest I could find for a scion Tc is like $225

http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/performance/basket.php?makeid=30&modelid=670&year=2006&partid=15&brandid=4191

6/8/2007 7:55:41 PM

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6/8/2007 7:56:10 PM

no.

6/8/2007 8:10:37 PM

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6/8/2007 8:14:54 PM

i think it really depends on the car

some are designed with really restrictive intake systems for NVA rating purposes

6/8/2007 8:45:45 PM

forced induction.

6/8/2007 9:06:35 PM

buy an xbox360...get Forza 2 and mod the hell out of those cars. It will save you $texas in the long run.

6/8/2007 9:09:51 PM

sell scion, buy real car

6/8/2007 11:16:08 PM

cold air intakes arent worth the hassel in the first place. jsut the fact you have to avoid deep puddles was enough to decide on not getting one. I would say just get a short ram especially for the price your going to spend but you wont really notice a difference either way except sound. Get a decent exhaust and just change the filter. Youll gain the same performance and itll actually sound better where its supposed to (as in not up front but coming out the back). shit just to give you an example i bought my civic with an intake and exhaust on it ( both pretty shitty) and i cant hear the exhaust over the intake. kinda sucks.

6/9/2007 12:07:43 AM

it's a civic, who gives a fuck

6/9/2007 12:09:47 AM

K&N FIPK FTW.

6/9/2007 12:29:21 AM

insert my standard:

Quote :

"just remove the stock filter and housing, you'll get the same gains and filtering."

6/9/2007 12:32:07 AM

no

6/9/2007 12:57:38 AM

not on a Tc it's not

6/9/2007 3:45:22 AM

Quote :

"and itll actually sound better where its supposed to (as in not up front but coming out the back"

engine > exhaust

6/9/2007 4:47:48 AM

im sure you will get a cool vtec sound out of the car. that right there is wroth every penny

6/9/2007 9:07:42 AM

^lol, Tc isn't a honda. I have to agree with people on here and say that sell the Tc, and get a better car.

6/9/2007 9:19:31 AM

i know its not a honda. just saying youll get the cool roaring noise like the hondas, sounds like the engine is working real hard.
sell the tc if it is in good shape because they are going for more used ,than new ones

6/9/2007 1:22:29 PM

Quote :

"jsut the fact you have to avoid deep puddles was enough to decide on not getting one. "

if you're dumb enough to drive through a foot of standing water, you deserve to have your engine blown up.

6/9/2007 1:24:18 PM

tC is a very good car

Apexi power intake filter + random intake tubing = good results

it outperforms a range of popular filters for both filtration and performance according to some enthusiast's cross-study I read online

you'll be happy with a new intake, go for it. every little thing helps.

6/9/2007 2:52:03 PM

I think the seat of the pants dyno would not be able to register such a power gain with the intake only, unless there's some fat power gain in the lower rpms.

6/9/2007 3:47:37 PM

so for little 4 cyl cars like civics, what makes the ricer cars sound like a weed-eater? Is it a shitty exhaust or is that what an intake like a short ram would sound like?

looking on internet vids i've heard some that sound like weed eaters and some that actually roar deep, in the same type of cars

[Edited on June 10, 2007 at 11:46 AM. Reason : ]

6/10/2007 11:45:02 AM

if i gained 7 hp i would have 10% more HP.


oh god

6/10/2007 1:10:36 PM

[off topic}

get the toyota supercharger for it.

factory warranty and all that if you have in installed at a dealer.

6/10/2007 1:48:04 PM

^^^ they sound like that because they use coffee cans for mufflers

6/10/2007 2:52:16 PM

Quote :

"Is it a shitty exhaust or is that what an intake like a short ram would sound like? "

exhaust

any free-flowing nonturbo 4cyl will sound like a weed-eater. a resonator/premuffler sets the nice tones

[Edited on June 10, 2007 at 5:38 PM. Reason : ]

6/10/2007 5:38:21 PM

so I have a early 90s civic, and by no means am a ricer, (nearly everything is stock besides wheels) nor do I want to be one. So with a stock exhaust, would a short ram intake make my engine sound deeper and have a more powerful sound or would it sound weed-eatery. I don't want to be super loud and command everyone's attention like some ricer fag, nor do I want to put the money and time into some exhaust system, but I wouldn't mind some small performance/mpg gains and a deeper better sounding engine. Anybody have any experience with how this would make it sound?

What i'm looking at: http://www.autoanything.com/air-intakes/60A2054A0A0.aspx#productInfoTabs

6/10/2007 8:14:47 PM

don't waste money on doing anything to any scion. they're fine for what they are, but if you want something faster, sell it and get something faster.

6/10/2007 8:19:46 PM

^^ same thing with a civic.

leave that poor car alone.

[Edited on June 11, 2007 at 10:09 AM. Reason : and i say that as someone who is ALL ABOUT modifying cars]

6/11/2007 10:09:17 AM

seriously, save your money for a supercharger/turbo.

6/11/2007 10:13:45 AM

yeah, a supercharger/turbocharger to install on a different car.

don't fuck around and waste your time and money trying to modify a Scion or a Civic. they're both great for what they're designed for, but just leave it at that.

6/11/2007 10:22:39 AM