[quote=�leve� One]whats funny is someone mentioned the "cold air gimmic", funy as hell.
I think he meant cold air intakes being a gimmic not actually cold air?
an aem cai actually runs into the fender well of the car which intern gives cold air, that is why the aem is so expensive R&D and the fact it is an actual cold air intake. the fender well is shielded from the heat of the engine. but you do have a point of other intakes that claim to be cold air, i know for a fact tho the aem is "true" cold air.
610pennsylvania: i know what he was saying
. The trick of it all tho is, the AEM is "true" cold air, as i mentioned above runs into the fender well. the AEM is deffinatly worth the money. The weapon r, is it considered a cold air intake?
all in all i am saying is that an AEM intake is NOT the same as something you can buy off of ebay, plain and simple.
Okee.. after struggling with the secret weapon intake, and calling Weapon R. I finally got it installed. I don't know if it is my imagination or if its true, but it seems like there is a better response from the intake. I ordered this from Bryan @ Definedparts.com. He offers EXCELLENT customer service and always keeps you posted on things.
The intake uses the stock throttle body cover, all you get is an S- tube and Filter. There is a second pipe in the piping.
Warning to those that have batteries other than AC Delco : you will have a VERY snug fit
I also did experience hood clearance issues (Weapon R said to remove the heat shield from the hood) The intake knocked off my batter post cover and made some sparks and toasted a metal support piece.
I can't say too much about the performance of the intake yet, I'll have to take the car to the track and see if I have any type of improvements.
What I can say about Weapon R is that they definately offer amazing service aswell. Leo (I believe he is the vice president?) walked me through trouble shooting and
installation over the phone.
pictures are of the issues I had, I resolved it by having the coupler pushed almost completely over the s-tube and left just enough of the coupler to cover the throttle tube so it can be clamped down to hold on.
Alex just a little heads up...I was talking to Bryan and the 2002 ECOTEC is the ONLY ECOTEC to not hook straight up to the throttle body.
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yep, i spoke to leo @ Weapon R. he said the same. wouldnt the airflow be affected because the front of the intake is blocked by the fuse box?
alex with the sedan wrote:yep, i spoke to leo @ Weapon R. he said the same. wouldnt the airflow be affected because the front of the intake is blocked by the fuse box?
The reason it's like that is because at the bend of the pipe, it's too small to have the inner tubing go at that bend and still be functional all the way through.
As far as it not going to the Throttle Body...I don't know why...
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