HELPPPP....upgrades help
on the 09 gts 2.4l you do get more gains with a cai than on the 2.0l with a cai. i know this because i have ran both engines with cai from injen (my brother has an 08 es 2.0 and i have a 2.4l 09). The 2.4l CAI by injen is designed different and better utilizes injens technologies. if you look in the inside of a 2.4l vs a 2.0 y ou notice the 2.4l has a pipe that allows air to get to the engine but not get metered by the MAF, this leans the engine out slightly and provides more gains, this isnt seen in any other intake for the 08-09 lancers. also injen didnt just pick any diameter size pipe to go inside the intake, they tried different sizes until a certain diameter gave them the AF ratio they were seeking.
i would avoid getting an sri, it did nothing for my 2.4l engine. i know theres some companies out there that claim their sri was designed for the 2.4l engine but so far the ONLY company i know for sure who has designed an intake SPECIFICALLY for the 2.4l is INJEN.
i would avoid getting an sri, it did nothing for my 2.4l engine. i know theres some companies out there that claim their sri was designed for the 2.4l engine but so far the ONLY company i know for sure who has designed an intake SPECIFICALLY for the 2.4l is INJEN.
I see your point and i am concerned about it, i contacted ttp engineering about it and they said on an NA lancer it should be ok that the injen intake probably didnt lean it out that much.
what kind of issues could i run into in the future ?
what kind of issues could i run into in the future ?
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a bit sketchy... true, but I do trust that injen as a company would not put themselves at risk like that. I'm sure there is nothing to worry about here. Injen is a reputable company, something this risky would not be a good business decision for them.
That's a pretty naive outlook. Aftermarket companies do not need to do the same about of R&D expected of OEM parts suppliers or car manufacturers. There are many common issues associated with intakes made by a wide variety of companies, including Injen, K&N, AEM, etc. There are issues with oil clogging the MAF, intakes throwing codes, intakes changing the AF ratio which results in less power, the list goes on and on. In this case, the issue I would be concerned with is future modding. While the Injen unit is likely fine on its own, what happens when you combine with another part that changes the AF ratio, like a piggyback for instance?
I see your point i wouldnt combine the intake with the piggy back or a mail in flash. I would probably only combine it with an exhaust (maybe) and if i were to get a tune it would be dyno tuned so i wouldnt have to worry about unsafe A/F ratios. Do you think an exhaust would affect it in a negative way ?
I see your point i wouldnt combine the intake with the piggy back or a mail in flash. I would probably only combine it with an exhaust (maybe) and if i were to get a tune it would be dyno tuned so i wouldnt have to worry about unsafe A/F ratios. Do you think an exhaust would affect it in a negative way ?
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. I bought a Greddy Spectrum Eliter very happy with it, I've also bought a K&N drop in filter (awaiting arrival) you might also want to consider that.