Hey guys. My intake search has been real confusing. I was wondering if you guys could clarify some things. I've narrowed my choices down to the takeda cai or the r2c intake. Here are my questions.

1. R2c intake- Does this intake cause any low end bog? Have you noticed increased mileage with these intakes? Does the heat shield form a seal when the hood is closed hence the cold air intake name?

2. Takeda Cai- Do you need to remove the front bumper to install? Have you noticed increased throttle response? Do the intakes take awhile to suck in air? How would you rate the install 1-10, 10 being the hardest?

That's it so if you guys could help me out, that would be awesome. Which one would you pick & why?

 

I'll just comment on the R2C. No low end bog on my car. No increase in gas consumption but I didn't have them long. The sound is intoxicating so you tend to lead foot it more. The heat shield is somewhat effective but not the best. Once in motion, the IAT's drop pretty quickly so it's a non-issue.

The main benefit is they're easy to install and remove for any dealer service issues. I'd suggest a tune no matter what intake you run to maximize the potential gains.

 

The Takeda's you do not have to remove the bumper, myself and few others have done the install with the bumper on( Not that hard) I would rate it a 5 but I have done it a few times now, had Stillen Gen 3's, my own cold air intake design keeping the stock boxes ,and installed the Takeda's twice now. I even cut the rad support, which you do not need to do for the Takeda's but I did it anyways.

 

No questions about power gains? I assume you aren't in it for the power then so I'd go with the R2C for ease of installation. No that the Takeda is hard but the R2C are REALLY easy.

 

I have the R2C intake. If you install the heat shields at the proper height, they should "seal" against the hood liner, but no, it's not completely sealed from the engine bay. No bog here, just glorious noise.

 

Which intake did you like best?

 

Power is not the first on my list. I understand intakes don't give you any noticeable differences. More in it for sound & ease of installation which leads me to the r2c. Just don't want any loss of power or less throttle response which I experienced with other intakes.

 

Now it leads me to believe why they called it a cold air haha. Anything you would want to change about the intake?

 

Other than having it sealed better to the stock air intake holes, nope. The dry filters are super easy to clean, install was a breeze. I'm not big on bling under the hood, but if I was I'd get the polished version. Coming from a WRX, I always feel like this car is slightly sluggish in the 5-15mph zone, but that's just me and and my first N/A car in 13 years, and first auto in...holy crap...30.

 

R2c's are good intakes and probably gain good power once tuned. On my car they made identical power curves vs oem intakes but interestingly it made the same power with lower afr. Tuned I am certain they would beat out the oems. They take about 30 mins to install.

 

I ran two weeks data captures on my daily commute. One week on OEM and one week on R2C... intake temps were essentially the same.
No it does not seal completely, and apparently it does not really matter.
I did not notice any low end bog. I won't make any butt dyno claims about extra power either. (but it feels snappier but who knows) I got it to dress up my engine bay.
I'm not really sure I noticed the extra sound except it seems louder midway under the car. I thought the sound would come from the engine bay.

All in all I like it a lot. It looks good, easy to install and maintain.

 

I have Injen intakes and with having a full test-back exhaust I hardly hear a difference at all.