Pearldrummer7 Scooby Specialist

Member#: 277514 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: NY Vehicle:

2012 WRX & 818R











I just bought the intake, no box (because I couldn't afford the box at the time ). Box will be added eventually. The intake came with all the hardware you need to install, and since it seemed pretty easy..... I did it right in the parking lot at my college.



Install just took a few wrenches, screwdriver, and about 45 minutes with just me working (I didn't want to wait for a friend to help, I was so excited), start to finish. I then reflashed the car with a new Stage 1 map, and....went inside because it started hailing





I took it for a drive the next day, and WOW that thing sounds great. I've heard it before with the box, never without. It is SO much louder! Just the coolest turbo/jet turbine sound ever. As for what it did for power.... maybe a little bit more? Just going off of the butt-dyno. But I think just the noise made it seem like it was going faster. Sort of an impulse buy for me, the car gets a LOT more looks now that it makes that noise on command. Engine bay looks a bit cleaner, too.























The only concern I have about it is the left side of the intake just barely touches a stud that is part of the engine bay. It seems to only happen with aggressive driving but I'm nervous it's going to make a hole in it. Considering taking a dremmel to it, because it was only for mounting the stock intake anyway.



Cobb SF Intake:I just bought the intake, no box (because I couldn't afford the box at the time). Box will be added eventually. The intake came with all the hardware you need to install, and since it seemed pretty easy..... I did it right in the parking lot at my college.Install just took a few wrenches, screwdriver, and about 45 minutes with just me working (I didn't want to wait for a friend to help, I was so excited), start to finish. I then reflashed the car with a new Stage 1 map, and....went inside because it started hailingI took it for a drive the next day, and WOW that thing sounds great. I've heard it before with the box, never without. It is SO much louder! Just the coolest turbo/jet turbine sound ever. As for what it did for power.... maybe a little bit more? Just going off of the butt-dyno. But I think just the noise made it seem like it was going faster. Sort of an impulse buy for me, the car gets a LOT more looks now that it makes that noise on command. Engine bay looks a bit cleaner, too.The only concern I have about it is the left side of the intake just barely touches a stud that is part of the engine bay. It seems to only happen with aggressive driving but I'm nervous it's going to make a hole in it. Considering taking a dremmel to it, because it was only for mounting the stock intake anyway. Last edited by Pearldrummer7; 06-21-2013 at 07:59 PM .