i got the HKS RS.. i was stuck in the same situation.. the filter is not going to fall apart on you, like someone said hks is involved in a lot of turbo cars, tehy will not make somethign half ***.. nor will any of these companies.. its all a even playing field... but you should look into if your getting a reflash, or what your gonna do, and see what yeilds the best results, a majority say the hks, but thats becuase i only looked for HKS results

 

Apexi

 

Just installed the Helix DNA Intake. Very nice piece.

 

I'm surprised no one has disconnected their battery when installing an intake with a tube. This will allow a slight recalibration for A/F and may eliminate some of the problems few have had. I ordered the Buschur racing intake yesterday, we'll see how it goes.

 

well, if you have not gotten your intake yet, do a search on intakes. someone left me a link on my intake post that had Apex-i, K&N, blitz, and HKS (green filter, not yellow).

you'd be surprised how much HKS does not filter. im not bashing them because they make alot of stuff and most of which is good, but i got the $30 drop-in filter from HKS and there is a considerable amount of dirt deposite in the bottom of my factory intake box... the HKS units will however deliver the most HP (14-15 from HKS compared to 12-13 from K&N and Injen)
the Apex is a dry filter which is what surprised me the most and has the best filtration of all the filters. K&N is a rock solid piece, but you need to oil them regularly (20-30k miles) and from them, if you over oil them, it gets clogged up on your mass air flow sensor causing all kinds of nasty to your ECU. under oil it, and it will pass dirt and dust like starbucks thru your body.

BUT!!!! from everyone i have talked to, the injen unit, retails for $350ish is the best overall because they use dry filters AND come with the upper IC pipeing to give your engine bay a damn good look and helps with reducing the flex of the factory rubber joints/elbows (which causes unwanted turbulance RIGHT BEFORE THE THROTTLE BODY causing loss in torque and HP. ples the IC pipe helps keep the air a tad bit cooler. when i save up 350... im going to go with injen.

 

15whp by bolting on an aftermarket intake/filter? Someone's smoking rope...

 

you forgot about APR!

 

you forgot about ARC!

 

I had the Aem intake which I thought was terrible!! I recently just installed the Injen intake kit with upper I/C pipe.....awesome setup. This kit was easy to install and sounds great, not to mention it looks great as well!!

 

Does the HKS drop in require oiling (too lazy to read if it's on the previous 7 pages)?

 

I'm lookin for somthing that takes up less space than the stock box and that i can hear the spooling and BOV. But i've heard there are stalling issues with some of these kits. Would reseting the ECU fix that?

 

hks rs reseting the ecu doesn't fix it, but if you're doing any kind of intake you're going to want to look into reflash anyway...

i've got the hks rs and the dynoflash... i love it...

 

I've been looking for somthing like this but that is way too much for that........can't seem to find it on any other sites..........

 

A shameless plug




Helix Power is pleased to announce the release of its RNA series intake system for the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII. The Helix RNA system replaces the restrictive factory air-box and rubber intake hose with a high-flow cotton element air filter and cast aluminum intake arm. This air filter is designed to work with the factory MAF sensor and includes all necessary hoses, clamps, etc. The cotton element filter can also be swapped out and replaced with the factory intake box in combination with the aluminum intake arm for a stealthier look.

GRUPPE-S RETAIL $175 SHIPPED

Without the filter $145 SHIPPED