^^^ I concur
I have had this intake for ~ 6 months
the reason for the flexible middle tubing is just as
JUS4SHO said
the filter has a support that bolts onto the tranny and supports the filter just where it connects to the piping.
when the engine revs there is vibration (normal vibration, my mounts good
)
also when the gear is shifted into 1st gear, the engine shifts backward (towards firewall)
this causes significant movement of the engine block
the flexible tubing allows the intake setup to facilitate the vibration and movement
since one end is fastened to the tranny and is thus does not move, the other end is fastened to the TB, which moves with the engine
without the flexible middle piece the support will break and the filter will fall downward into the engine - no good there
you can see the double hose clamps on the neck of the filter
one clamps the filter to the intake piping, the other clamps the filter and intake pipe to the support, which is directly under the neck of the filter.
scooby your setup is different in that you are using your stock piping
my setup has the same size diameter intake piping if not slightly larger (3")
so it gives a better free flow
but the cone air filter design allows better air flow than the square design - to my knowledge eh, I could be wrong
Dave the flexible midle piece does introduce turbulence to the filtered air, which defeats (to some extent) the whole point of the free flow concept
a true free flow has smooth piping from filter to TB, with as little bends as possible,
those two 90 degree bends that I have do also defeat the concept in a sense.
these two limiting factors aside, the intake does serve its purpose, I do get a lil extra power
but
trinigamer my low end power (torque) which directly is responsible for acceleration has improved, once the filter relatively clean. the overal response has also improved.
the mileage has been tweaked somewhat
if you driving calm then you will prob get a few more km to the tank, if you driving spirited, then you get a lil less
