easterly05 Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 (edited) for my 02 wrx with no mods besides full catback. which is better cold air intake or short ram intake? any power difference? Edited December 31, 2008 by easterly05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 is this for your Camero or your Austin Healy Sprite? opps wrong forum just when people put out statements / questions with no engine/fuel system/year well what do they want us to do guess?? The thottle body on the newer EJ series (MAP sensor types) likes a volume of air directly in front of it. Does that help?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easterly05 Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 sorry....its a 02 wrx stock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scooby Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 drop in filter and tune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easterly05 Posted December 31, 2008 Author Share Posted December 31, 2008 whats a drop in filter? sorry new to subaru Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scooby Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 you reuse your stock air box, but put in a nice filter like a K&N, Perrin, STi, HKS, etc. the cold air/short ram intakes are worthless without a tune. so i recommend you wait and save your money so when you put on your intake have the engine retuned afterwards, otherwise you can make LESS power then before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Mr. Easterly sir, Your engine is a fairly well tuned piece of kit right out of the factory. All engines benefit from a cooler (denser) air charge as it contains more of the active ingredient 02. If you want to modify this tuned intake system please see the Nabisco boyz. They do this all the time and what you get here will pale in comparison to what they have tried. Happy and smooth running New Year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Scooby Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 Skip is right, check out http://www.nasioc.com there is alot of BS on there so take everything with a grain of salt. but ive worked in performance shops for over 2 years, and have built scoobies for over 10years now, feel free to PM me any questions you might have. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durania Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Be prepared for them to tear you a new one if you post anything over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EVOthis Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 if your intrested in more power...i will mention 3 things....1st and foremost a catless uppipe ( Since i work for Subaru ive seen many, many of these pre-cats break up and get sucked into the turbo...bad design on subarus part) after you get that installed...i have had pretty good luck on my 02 WRX with a cold air intake....and finally find a reputable tuner to bring it together...as suggested earlier http://www.nasioc.com is more performance oriented.... also check out http://www.clubwrx.net ...alot of smart people and tons of info on there as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subaru360 Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 I would not waste your money on any sort of air filter setup for a wrx. The stock parts work fine for 300+ WHP. If you get the wrong one it will skew the MAF readings and the car will run lean without proper tuning. My car runs 12's @110mph with a stock box and a paper filter. Your money would be much better spent on a turbo downpipe. You can get them for as little as $100 on ebay. While your putting it on, pull the turbo up pipe off and knock the cat out of it. Then tune the car for the new parts and enjoy the power! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterD Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 stock ... you asked whats best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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