Who's going to be the first to pull the trigger on this???

This is for a S2000 photo, but the fit version is instock I'm told.

Badass Tuning

 

from their site
besides the fact that they need to reword their description ("increases more horspower" LOL) any one here had experience or can explain how this "poer chamber" operates? visually, it has the looks but would be kinda expencive engine dressup item...

 

Price isnt bad, its about the same prices as aem, fujita, injen!
MSRP $260 according to topfuel. street price $217

 

This intake looks nice, but if the photo is of the actual kit, the filter will be positioned directly behind the radiator, drawing hot air. Price is very competitive with other short ram systems, but I think the best location for the filter is as close to the cold air port in the driver's fender as possible. I clicked on the Badass link, and clicked on the link for the Fit model- found exactly the same photo as for the S2000.

 

lol @ muffler on intake

i'll stick with Injen/Fujita/AEM.

 

Thats a s2000 kit, I have emailed badasstuning for an actual picture!
If I get one, I will post it.

 

Here's a shot from Minkara. Reviews are generally positive and the owners seem to like it. I have heard from a friend that it actually showed some power loss on one vehicle they saw, but that was a while back and may have been an earlier version, or on the 1.3L DSi not the 1.5L, he didn't specify. The one review I skimmed through said that compared to the stock airbox, this made the engine rev more freely and smoothly in the mid-high end once the VTEC kicked in, and made it easier to maintain speed comfortably than with the stock airbox. He also said that it's got a hell of an intake growl, which was fun in it's own right. This was on a 1.5L JDM S model.

 

looks neat but those are some harsh angles.

 

second that on that sharp angles...but looks killer tho

 

wow, that thing looks really out of place. like it was forced to Fit...

 

Yeah, personally I think just a standard SRI like Fujita, etc. would be a better purchase than this. Aside from the sharp angles, the chamber on it isn't even remotely as large as a Power Box or T1R, so I can't see it being as effective as either of those for throttle response, etc. Take that benefit away and you're left with something like a standard SRI, and there are much better designed SRI's you could purchase I would say.

 

The way this intake was being made, inside of the chamber got too many sharp edges and that creates a lot of turbulance which will cause to lose power. If they can make it in rounder shape then it should perform better.

 

has anyone used this intake? this is what ive found on it

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the price is pretty good

 

eh now that i REALLY look at it... it looks kinda cheap lol

 

TopFuel is definitely NOT cheap.

 

oh alright... haha i just saw the like fake carbon look on the end of the filter looked cheapo haha

 

pricing is cheap only $150

 

But their claim that the "spiral filter" causes the incoming air to spin is absolute b.s.

 

True that, I've tried such intake before and gain a little while cost alot, I just changed my Apexi to Trust Airinx SRI and it pulls so much better then both intakes

 

TopFuel makes some good products but this isnt one of them