Dyno on G37 Stillen G3 vs. RC2
 

Figures, nogood is all up in it. :D

hope the graph is truly correct

http://i422.photobucket.com/albums/p.../r2cvsgen3.jpg



look for my review thread in the myg37 modding 411 section and here in the intake/exhaust section.

An extra 15 RWHP at 6000 RPM not only over stock, but over the Stillen G3? Interesting, but I'd like to see a few more tests.

^^ next week is r2c vs bone stock by a fellow member here

that should be interesting - im holding off on any judgment till I see numbers... but thats pretty impressive...

...in for next test

yeah can't wait for the next test between the R2D2 and Stock.

me too
i cant wait to see R2C VS Stock

WOW. So the RC2 beats out the Stillen??? wow.. Waiting for the RC2 versus stock.

also looking forward to results, thinking of ordering R2C myself...

i dont know how this can be tru. just looks like a normal intake to me. would anyone like to fill me in?

The only thing I can think of is that the normal Z intake is pretty well designed. This intake retains a 'similar' location to the stock intake, but straightens out the intake flow by getting rid of the rubber hose. The shields block out hot air; so you get the best of both worlds.

I am CERTAINLY not the RC2 intake expert there however and will defer to those with bigger brains. Someone with RC2 experience please chime in! I am very curious.

i'm the only who has it on this forum....lol

the air filters is where it's mainly at. K&N are oiled filters and not everyone wants to clean and re oil....so that's out. r2c design and produce their own air filters....dry ones too.
these air filters are used in the U.S military, so they stand to dust very well and provide good airflow.
R2C is primary an air filter manufacture, they just made a small auto intake division now.

I hope the filters are actually filtering out particles on that intake, I mean an intake design can only get you so much airflow, it's gota be the filter.

edit: and if it is the filter, one could just purchase it separately?

i guess so....why not....
they must filter particles or the military would be in trouble

:rofl2::iagree:

It's doubtful it's all in the filter...The stock intake system is really not that restrictive. Most of the gains come from improving flow, (lose the accordion), Intake plenum size (Make the pipes between filter and TB larger) and Tube diameter at the MAF (larger is leaner = more power)

Made my decision and ordered my R2Cs today...

^^ what finish did you take??

Curious to know...what's your reasoning for chosing the R2C over the Stillen?

probably that dyno thast posted on page 1

I'll talk for him lol.
like he had mentioned many times in the past.
stillen uses oiled filters and nogood doesn't like them.
R2D2 here makes Dry Filters :) and they come in black chrome :D

Ended up with the powder coated ones.

I do not want oiled filters and from all I read the R2C filters are the best.

Thanks - you are correct, except i ended up with the powder coated ones - cheaper...

he said it.

:icon18: lol....because i dislike oiled filters sealed the deal for him :bowrofl: :roflpuke2: :inoutroflpuke:

In theory, if the intake temps are the same, shouldn't a short ram intake like this R2C one out-perform similar long-tube intakes, like the Stillen? I just assume a short-ram, direct path style intake would offer less resistance to flow. Isn't that why drag racers just using individual throttle bodies with no intake at all?

curious to see the dyno results for the r2c. on that dyno sheet on the first page it seems like its just as good if not, even better than the g3's. i thought cai > sri hmm. in for the results.

and can someone explain to me the pros & cons of Dry Filters vs. Oiled Filters.

Oiled filters use oil to help captured dust and dirt. You need to clean and re-oil them every so often. Apparently, if you use too much oil it can be fed into the intake and coat some of the sensors causing them to misread. Dry filters you can clean with a good shake and some low psi compressed air.

You forgot to mention that dry filters have a tendency to break apart and get sucked into the engine.

I would like to see a dyno sheet that shows below 3000rpm and shows torque too.
As i know with alot of these intakes you actually lose power in the very low rpm due to the initial suck of hot air from engine bay.

Hopefully this is not the case with the R2C due to the shield

Clean and reoil what, every 50K? paper filters will need to be swapped at least twice in that time.

Here is an air filter test conducted by Bob the Oil Guy. His conclusion is that K&N filters allow more air flow than OEM or foam filters but also don't filter as well. He says that might be important.

Air Filtration Test

gotcha!

is that true?

I haven't heard of sumthing like that before.

the internets says this could happen if a paper filter gets soaked. R2C is a washable synthetic material filter.

btw, from a random internet search, NASCAR apparently uses dry filters:

K&N Releases Air Filters for NASCAR Truck & Busch Series Racers

"NASCAR rules require air filters in order to race. K&N's new 2-ply cotton un-oiled filters meet NASCAR requirements. "The 2-ply cotton works the same as our 4-ply," said Maier. "It just allows more air to flow."

I would also like to see this... I would think that the heat sheilds would act similar to the stock airbox. Thus, you would not be sucking in any hotter air than the stock airbox intake setup.