Is there anyone fimiliar with the ARC Intake system with the chamber because i was looking into purchasing it for my S2k when i get it in a few months but i dont no anything about the product and im having a hard time getting facts on it so i was wondering if you guys could help. Is it worth it to pay 700 bucks for a intake kit and if so are the gains that much greater? compared to any other intakes like a AEM CAI or something of that sorts. well any help would be cool thanks guys.
I dont nessesarly care about the sound. i’m lookin for the best intake to get for the money, and i will defiently not take the cover off the stock air box and just leave it like that… im not that cheap
Yes this is true but i dont want a stock air box. end of story, im lookin at getting a 05 in a couple months, im just waiting on my lease to get close enough to ending where i dont care anymore and just buy it.
From the ARC Radiators and Intercoolers I’ve seen, they are constructed amazingly well and look just as amazing, but I personally wouldn’t spend $700 for an intake to gain ~3hp. If you want to be a straight baller get the Mugen CF Intake system for like $1400.
then you’re :bloated:
you dont care about sound, and obviously you dont care about performance… if you did, you would leave the stock air box under the hood and just toss in a K&N drop-in.
the answer to your question is no 3whp is not worth $700. as a matter of fact you cant even measure that kind of change… that 3hp difference could be from heat soak, or a slight temp change, or about 200 other possible things. so let me restate the obvious. a 0 hp gain is not worth $700.
you want an intake worth a damn for that motor? then this is what you need
hmm i thought the intakes for the MK5 gti were expensive at over 300 bucks… BUt danm! why don’t you just go buy some nice tires for the s2k. You will knock off a few 1/10ths in the quarter that way!
you guys arent quite understanding. all i asked was if the intake system was a good investment. If you didnt think so all you had to do it say no its not. I didnt need a full analyisis on gains, sounds, or what ever you guys are saying. a simple no its not worth it, would have been completly sufficient.
well, next time you ask a question, we’ll all make sure to answer it with a simple answer without any supporting detail. All out highschool english teachers will be so mad.
Don’t go ITBs, they won’t give any gains at all. Possibly may give gains if you rebuild with high compression and spin the engine to 10k+, but there isn’t a ton of experience to draw upon for that.
This is what you want:
Comparable gains to any intake out there, best sound and no chance of hydrolock.
