SIMOTA Carbon Box intake vs AFE short ram Intake

[walt101786]

hey everyone...i know that there's many post bout intakes and what not and so forth...i just wanna know ur inputs on this though...i am looking forward of upgrading my intake, and i came down to these two; SIMOTA Carbon Box intake and AFE intake...i am still deciding which one i should put on and hopefully i can get ur takes on this thanks

[enviri]

I've used both, I'm currently using the carbon box now. Both are great intakes, I love the sound and ease of install. There are some downsides to it though, my AFE experience is constant CEL, and the Simota I can never find a replacement filter when i need to clean it out. I'm leaning more towards simota just because i'm using it now, and the carbon look in your engine bay is a beautiful thing.

[47_MasoN_47]

I've had an AFE on mine for nearly 30k miles. Never had a CEL or anything from it.

Come to think of it, I probably should clean that guy.

[cali yaris]

the Simota I can never find a replacement filter when i need to clean it out.

Did you ask? I know I have filters for that on the shelf.

[enviri]

Originally Posted by cali yaris

Did you ask? I know I have filters for that on the shelf.

yup i asked, you didnt reply :P i'll pm again lol.

[ljming99]

I was using the simolta intake awhile ago, but after i changed to a lightened flywheel..i changed back to the stock box(with drop-in filter).

The simolta intake does make a very nice noise.

Only issue i find is that the box covers up almost 1/2 of the filter since the placement of the filter is towards the back of the box.

I have also run it in on the roads for a couple of months and taken it to a dyno, you might want to do some tuning with this intake becos it really messes up the AFR.

[walt101786]

oh lol now i am leaning toward getting the simota intake...lol and i am thinking of buying off the used one if anyone that's offering and if anyone that has a used and i great/mint condition simota intake i am willing to make an offer :D

[cali yaris]

^ I'll make you a great deal if you come to the shop with cash.

[walt101786]

cali yaris....hey how u doing lol....well pm me so we can talk about the deal lol...cus like im still thinking of either simota or AFE lol...either or if u could then maybe we can settle a deal lol

[goliath1812]

darn this is why I wish I lived on the west coast...

[1.5]

Originally Posted by goliath1812

darn this is why I wish I lived on the west coast...

For real man

@OP
Ive had the afe for a while and love it. It sound's great the butt dyno approves and it was a no sweat install with no issues to date.

[Klink10]

Mine may not be the Simota you are referring to but I have had the one pictured in my garage on for almost 5 years now without any issues.

[1.5]

No that's most likely the old carbon "charger" intake. They redesigned it similar to the power chamberthat has been around for a while.

[ljming99]

Is this the one which we are referring to ....with the front facing carbon fibre box??

The one i have is the same as in the video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRGUshx8abY

[walt101786]

hey ljming99 i just watched ur video and yes that's the one i'm talking about...i am hoping someone can give a good deal on it, if not i am going towards with AFE intake so iunno lol like i said, i am hoping someone in Los Angeles, CA, will give me a good offer on either one lol..

[tk-421]

That's the intake that I have. Although the CF box is very nice to look at, it doesn't offer great fitment. There's a lot of rubbing with the battery and the driver's side headlamp.

Not only that, but I decided to take the box out a few weeks ago and the car breathes that much better too.

I think you should go for the aFe simply because there's no box to deal with. This will let more air in and it should be that much easier to clean the filter regularly.

[walt101786]

hey tk_421, i was leaning toward the afe ones...but also i'm thinking of putting the mushroom filter on it instead the regular filter...and im not sure if it will fit or not....

[tk-421]

The filter aFe sells shouldn't be all that different from any other filter. I suggest that you use the one that comes with the aFe solution for a few weeks. You can always decide to swap it for something else and sell it on the forums if you're not 100% convinced.