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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 08:00 PM
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What is the deal with this intake. HKS?

I was wondering about this version of the HKS intake for the FD. IS it the racing suction or the power flow. The pics I have of each don't match. This looks like a racing suction with green filters and non polished pipes. What do you guys think? Does this connect to the pipe via coupler or to the stock hoses. WTF, I am super confused what this is.

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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 08:04 PM
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Super Megaflow... The Racing Suction is polished aluminum
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 08:13 PM
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 09:33 PM
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im just pissed everyone is bidding up hks gauges lol i can't get a set for a decent price thanks guys! i saw those intakes too
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 09:46 PM
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don't know why. they filter very poorly.
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 09:51 PM
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Here's a pic of the Super MegaFlow on my FD:




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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 10:04 PM
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It won't work with my set-up, I was just wondering what the deal is. I have a Med SMIC, I suppose those wont fit with it there. Thanx guys.
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Old Mar 31, 2006 | 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by sonix7
It won't work with my set-up, I was just wondering what the deal is. I have a Med SMIC, I suppose those wont fit with it there. Thanx guys.

It might work, I used it with a Pettit Coolcharge II which should be a little smaller than the ASP/M2 Med:

http://mahjik.homestead.com/files/FD...8/MVC-005F.JPG
http://mahjik.homestead.com/files/FD...8/MVC-006F.JPG

Not really worth the hassle to wrangle it in there if you have a larger SMIC. If you have a small/medium SMIC, it should fit in there fine.
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 12:57 AM
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This is the HKS RS kit,should be able to use it with the med smic.HKS
use this kit to go with their V mount i/c kit which is probably the
biggest i/c that sits inside the engine bay.

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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 01:06 AM
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Originally Posted by kerry chandler
This is the HKS RS kit,should be able to use it with the med smic.HKS
use this kit to go with their V mount i/c kit which is probably the
biggest i/c that sits inside the engine bay.

[IMG][/IMG]
That is the one that I want. That looks so slick. Damn. Racing suction is so expensive, but damn its pretty.
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don't know why. they filter very poorly.
Bingo. I would recommend a better system. Want to see how they filter? Put a dab of grease behind the filter on the intake pipe and check it out after driving it for a couple hundrend miles.
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Wonder how Apexi would or would not fit with the Petit Coolcharge II actually looking to get it to replace stock IC.
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i just brought it up to $200... sorry...
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 06:46 AM
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mine, going to polish them when i get my hardpipes
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 07:47 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr rx-7 tt
Bingo. I would recommend a better system. Want to see how they filter? Put a dab of grease behind the filter on the intake pipe and check it out after driving it for a couple hundrend miles.
That's what I've heard. You could use the piping and just pick up some K&N filters to replace the HKS filters.

Couple of weeks ago, I met a guy in TN with these pipings and couple of K&N filters. I didn't know at the time who made it, but now I see that its HKS pipings.

I think with small KN filters like ones Pettit uses on their intake kit, it might work with Med SMIC.
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 07:55 AM
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I'm planning on getting the HKS RS setup and going K&N filters on it. The piping is GORGEOUS on that intake. Best thing is the primary pipe actually bolts to the turbo and replaces the stock plastic intake elbow - much better flow to the primary turbo.

Attached are some pics of the pipes by themselves.

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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by Mr rx-7 tt
Bingo. I would recommend a better system. Want to see how they filter? Put a dab of grease behind the filter on the intake pipe and check it out after driving it for a couple hundrend miles.
Actually, they filter just fine when people actually "oil" the filters. My intake pipes were very clean when I pulled them off (for the engine rebuild). A un-oiled foam filter will not filter anything.
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 08:14 AM
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Dale,

Thanks for that info. I didn't know that.
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 08:19 AM
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I was just going to say that Kyle, why not oil them more. Dale- Your so right man, those are easily the nicest intake pipes out there. I am wanting the RS more and more. Its like $500. I have a poor mans intake that actually works very well, I just think the quality of the filters is not going to last. BTW anyone know where to get replacement filters for the HKS, I have seen different colors, but I don't remember where I saw them at?

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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by sonix7
I was just going to say that Kyle, why not oil them more.
Yes. The problem is they don't come pre-oiled. Most people just slap them on the car and start driving because they don't realize foam filters "require" oil to trap particles. I used to get my oil from a motorcycle shop just down the street. It's nasty, sticky stuff.
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 08:35 AM
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I am looking for a setup to use with ASP large. It looks like there is enough clearance using the HKS RS??
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 09:45 AM
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I found the filter replacements, I had no idea they had so many different colors. Wow!! Now I really want the RS intake.

http://www.prostreetonline.com/buy/h...ement_element/
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 02:38 PM
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Does it matter which K&N filters you use as long as they fit? I have the HKS Filters still on my Super Megaflow system and I never thought about using the K&Ns.
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Old Apr 1, 2006 | 02:50 PM
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I've been running the HKS system for years and haven't experienced any problems. HKS reccomends you change the filter every 3-5k kilometers so I tend to replace them everytime I change my oil. I don't know what the interval is between cleaning/re-oil for the K&N filters but it's probably cheaper than replacing the filters.
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