REVIEW R2C Air Intake
I live in West Little Rock. It's not bad. My wife is from AR so it works out well with family being close by. I grew up in Louisiana and Washington St. so I've moved around a bit....
R2c is planning on getting their own dyno setup... DynaPacks as far as I know... currently, the dyno they use for local customers/testers is way out in the middle of nowhere across the street from a cornfield. 1.5 hours West of Chicago. Had my Maxima dyno'd there... yes, I took the drive. Of course, the dyno was free, and so was lunch. lol
It'll be a lot better when they get their own.
It'll be a lot better when they get their own.
Since there are already three reviews up, I have decided to simply addon and comment about the intake installation.
Keep in mind this was the first time I had done a real mod on the car by myself (actually my friend helped me out with hose clamping and other things). It took my friend and I about 4 hours to complete (about an hour of me trying to figure out where to place screws and putting the tube, heat shield, filter together).
The instructions were not the greatest. However, they were good enough that I figured out what to do. It appears that mine did not have the MAF screw problem (yes I ordered Black Chrome too, its beautiful). Although they did send me extra screws for the MAF (I only got three, but its okay), the screws that came with the stock intakes were fine to use. I did not receive longer crankcase hoses so I had the same problems as TheDuke. I rerouted the passenger side hose and it worked fine
. The driver side hose was a bit too short. At first I loosened the engine end clamp and pulled the hose out more towards the intake. However, that did not feel secure, so we put the hose back where it originally was. We then decided to adjust the position of the intake lower where it would be able to reach the crankcase hose. It fit fine, however I believe a longer hose would be much easier to fix this problem (should probably ask Ed to send me one).
I would have to say that installation went smooth enough! One of the first things I noticed was that my magnaflow exhaust was tiny a bit louder. I have not gotten too many chances to drive my car at WOT. Thats when you really hear the throaty growl of the intakes. You don't really notice the intakes until about 3.5k+ rpms (atleast I don't). With slow acceleration you don't really hear the throaty growl, but at WOT it sounds real nice. This may change for me later on because my driving has been quite unusual lately due to my shifter having problems upshifting in manual mode, thus deterring me from opening up the throttle more.
Other than that, I'm satisfied with my R2C Intake!
Keep in mind this was the first time I had done a real mod on the car by myself (actually my friend helped me out with hose clamping and other things). It took my friend and I about 4 hours to complete (about an hour of me trying to figure out where to place screws and putting the tube, heat shield, filter together).
The instructions were not the greatest. However, they were good enough that I figured out what to do. It appears that mine did not have the MAF screw problem (yes I ordered Black Chrome too, its beautiful). Although they did send me extra screws for the MAF (I only got three, but its okay), the screws that came with the stock intakes were fine to use. I did not receive longer crankcase hoses so I had the same problems as TheDuke. I rerouted the passenger side hose and it worked fine
. The driver side hose was a bit too short. At first I loosened the engine end clamp and pulled the hose out more towards the intake. However, that did not feel secure, so we put the hose back where it originally was. We then decided to adjust the position of the intake lower where it would be able to reach the crankcase hose. It fit fine, however I believe a longer hose would be much easier to fix this problem (should probably ask Ed to send me one). I would have to say that installation went smooth enough! One of the first things I noticed was that my magnaflow exhaust was tiny a bit louder. I have not gotten too many chances to drive my car at WOT. Thats when you really hear the throaty growl of the intakes. You don't really notice the intakes until about 3.5k+ rpms (atleast I don't). With slow acceleration you don't really hear the throaty growl, but at WOT it sounds real nice. This may change for me later on because my driving has been quite unusual lately due to my shifter having problems upshifting in manual mode, thus deterring me from opening up the throttle more.
Other than that, I'm satisfied with my R2C Intake!
To those of you that emailed R2C, did you email techsupport@r2cperformance.com??? I emailed them a few days ago and haven't had a response back. To those that emailed, how long did you wait for a response???
To those of you that emailed R2C, did you email techsupport@r2cperformance.com??? I emailed them a few days ago and haven't had a response back. To those that emailed, how long did you wait for a response???
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I'm sorry, but for what this kit costs, I think the kit should install more smoothly. The hose issue is a result of poor design. The intake nipple is probably not long enough and in the wrong location.
I know it's "just a hose"... and that's not really an excuse... but Ed has been more than accommodating. Like I have said before, the consumer-level performance intake scene is a new gig for these guys. They do have kinks to work out, but in the end, their intake is the best on the market.
ya a perfect fit would be nice, and Ed is going to make the intake nipples longer.
