Undecided about what Intake to get for the 2010 E90 335i

decaso335 · 05-21-2010, 03:39 PM

I cant decide whether to spend the money and go with the Injen Dual-Cone Intake or go with another brand which is cheaper.

I am basically looking for the best intake which will improve performance as well as make the Turbo scream louder.

What do you fellow Bimmer drivers recommend?

CollinsE90 · 05-21-2010, 03:40 PM

Ijen, AFE etc...

Theres a section for Intake if you didnt know that

hjernazian · 05-21-2010, 03:41 PM

I have the aFe DCI stage 2 with air scoops. I'm really happy with it and would suggest it over the Injen.

decaso335 · 05-21-2010, 04:44 PM

Thanks for the feedback, just ordered the BMS on www.jlevistreetwerks.com for $139.00 with the promotional code of FIVEPERCENT I got $9.00 off.

It came down to the price and also all reviews show that the BMS is the loudest and really expresses the Turbo's sound every shift.

Injen is also a great product, but due to the pricing and SPECS....

BMS was right next to it.

Thanks again guys

hjernazian · 05-25-2010, 03:54 AM

well, if you wanted the loudest intake, the title of the thread should have been "loudest" not "best". the afe i have is not the loudest, that's why i bought it. you can definitely hear the woosh, but the performance gains are far greater than the BMS, but then again, it costs 3 times as much lol. i didn't want the sound to overpower the car. anyway, enjoy man, wish you the best!

Mike@N54Tuning.com · 05-25-2010, 04:08 AM

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Originally Posted by hjernazian

well, if you wanted the loudest intake, the title of the thread should have been "loudest" not "best". the afe i have is not the loudest, that's why i bought it. you can definitely hear the woosh, but the performance gains are far greater than the BMS, but then again, it costs 3 times as much lol. i didn't want the sound to overpower the car. anyway, enjoy man, wish you the best!

Are you sure the intake has "far greater" performance benefits over the BMS intake? I was under the impression that all the dual cone intakes provide around the same amount of power.

If you could link me to the test or dyno where you saw that I would appreciate it.

Mike

Former_Boosted_IS · 05-25-2010, 04:39 AM

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Originally Posted by hjernazian

well, if you wanted the loudest intake, the title of the thread should have been "loudest" not "best". the afe i have is not the loudest, that's why i bought it. you can definitely hear the woosh, but the performance gains are far greater than the BMS, but then again, it costs 3 times as much lol. i didn't want the sound to overpower the car. anyway, enjoy man, wish you the best!

AFEs horsepower claims have been proven to be complete fabrications. With the AFE, we have seen loses of power to small gains in power. There has never once been a single person to replicate the gains AFE claims and that is shady in my opinion.

bulldog_yyc · 05-25-2010, 07:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by hjernazian

well, if you wanted the loudest intake, the title of the thread should have been "loudest" not "best". the afe i have is not the loudest, that's why i bought it. you can definitely hear the woosh, but the performance gains are far greater than the BMS, but then again, it costs 3 times as much lol. i didn't want the sound to overpower the car. anyway, enjoy man, wish you the best!

lol as long as you think the AFE provides better gains - in reality its probably the same as any DCI if not worse

a32guy · 05-25-2010, 07:40 AM

There's a new intake on the block-- will post about it soon.

mwahlert · 05-25-2010, 08:01 AM

my personal favorite is the Ultimate Racing CAI. best looking by far in my opinion.

hjernazian · 05-27-2010, 05:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Former_Boosted_IS

AFEs horsepower claims have been proven to be complete fabrications. With the AFE, we have seen loses of power to small gains in power. There has never once been a single person to replicate the gains AFE claims and that is shady in my opinion.

i haven't dyno'd the car nor do i have "facts" to back up my statement. with that said, I had the BMS intake and although impressed, wasn't amazed. I got the aFe because I bought it off a friend that was giving up his 335 and wanted to get rid of it. So it ended up costing me about what the BMS costs. With the aFe my car just feels significantly faster than with the BMS. Like I said, I don't know about verified dyno results, but the car feels faster, and if aFe's claims are false then someone should go after them for a class action suit. Keep in mind that things like temperature matter, it is not a tune. Why I liked it is because it had a heat shield keeping a maximum amount of hot air out, and the front mounted air scoops channel air into the intake system more fluidly.

D.B.S · 05-27-2010, 07:10 AM

As I have stated, and others have stated in the past... And looking at most people's SIG blocks in this thread..

An intake won't do anything for you as far as performance goes, unless you have a TUNE... The stock intake is good up until about 375-400hp, after that it becomes a bottleneck...

TO the OP... Unless your running a tune your not doing much in the way of increasing your performance... If your doing it just for sound purposes, you may be actually loosing performance, but to each their own...

Former_Boosted_IS · 05-27-2010, 07:25 AM

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Originally Posted by hjernazian

i haven't dyno'd the car nor do i have "facts" to back up my statement. with that said, I had the BMS intake and although impressed, wasn't amazed. I got the aFe because I bought it off a friend that was giving up his 335 and wanted to get rid of it. So it ended up costing me about what the BMS costs. With the aFe my car just feels significantly faster than with the BMS. Like I said, I don't know about verified dyno results, but the car feels faster, and if aFe's claims are false then someone should go after them for a class action suit. Keep in mind that things like temperature matter, it is not a tune. Why I liked it is because it had a heat shield keeping a maximum amount of hot air out, and the front mounted air scoops channel air into the intake system more fluidly.

The heat shield is closing off ~30% of the filters. The heat shield is sitting on top of the engine where the most heat is put off. It has to be hurt by heat transfer through conduction worse than any intake on the market. I am not saying it isn't sufficient, but DCIs are DCIs in my opinion. CAIs serve a different purpose, but a DCI is a DCI in my opinion.

lyndon_h · 05-27-2010, 08:00 AM

Like most others have said, a DCI is basically a DCI. The only thing that might get "significantly" more power is a CAI (preferably one that scoops air from the ground) and then you'll probably only get an extra 7hp (which is significant in intake numbers. On top of that you'll have to worry about water being sucked into the engine, etc.

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hjernazian Lieutenant 36 Rep 458 Posts Drives: 2009 E92 M3 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Glendale, CA iTrader: (0)	I have the aFe DCI stage 2 with air scoops. I'm really happy with it and would suggest it over the Injen. __________________ '07 E92 \| Space Grey \| Sport \| Premium \| JB3 \| aFe DCI Stage 2
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decaso335 GodSpeed 335 10 Rep 22 Posts Drives: 2010 BMW 335i Sedan Black on B Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (0)	Just acquired the BMS DCI Intake Thanks for the feedback, just ordered the BMS on www.jlevistreetwerks.com for $139.00 with the promotional code of FIVEPERCENT I got $9.00 off. It came down to the price and also all reviews show that the BMS is the loudest and really expresses the Turbo's sound every shift. Injen is also a great product, but due to the pricing and SPECS.... BMS was right next to it. Thanks again guys __________________ 2010 335i E90 LCI \| N54 Inline 6 Engine \| BMS Intake \| Black Matte Grills \| i-Drive \| Navigation
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hjernazian Lieutenant 36 Rep 458 Posts Drives: 2009 E92 M3 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Glendale, CA iTrader: (0)	well, if you wanted the loudest intake, the title of the thread should have been "loudest" not "best". the afe i have is not the loudest, that's why i bought it. you can definitely hear the woosh, but the performance gains are far greater than the BMS, but then again, it costs 3 times as much lol. i didn't want the sound to overpower the car. anyway, enjoy man, wish you the best! __________________ '07 E92 \| Space Grey \| Sport \| Premium \| JB3 \| aFe DCI Stage 2
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