Originally Posted by THEHMONGYAJ87
no u didn't understand it. the m5 forums had stock stacks tuned for the motor already and by changing the stacks to shorter wider ones, they lost low end. For hondas and toyota it might be different. I know lots of honda 4-bangers use v-stacks to improve their hp numbers and better run times, not so sure about toyota but I assume the same would benifit toyota motors too since they are so alike. For honda some manufactures produce intake with v-stack in their intakes like Mugen and Comptech/Ct-Engineering with success in improving hp and tq numbers. And shouldn't our ecu adjust/adapt to the new intake. just seeing if any scion owners are interested since I don't really see anyone using these. You can get a stack for $30-40 off ebay and any filter with a 6" diameter neck will fit. Just make sure you get a composite so your intake won't heat soak as much.
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oh and btw tuning your car will always get better gains. That goes for every mods, tunning your car always gets better gains in hp/tq #'s and mpg's.
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I say grab a $20 $25 cone filter and slap on there and call it a day. No real need, at this time based on support, for the extra smooth intakes or at least for the cost of them. Your basically paying $80 to $100 more for minimal to no gains.
Also, not every mod will get you gains in HP and TQ. Everything must work together (which I am sure most people on here know). And some mods may lose you power if parts are mismatched. As it sits right this second I would be more interested in lower end to mid TQ and Power. Since I do alot of red light driving and all I want more power for the take off and launch than I do at the top end. You can have all the top end power in the world, but if you have no low end power you aren't going to get to that top end very fast. But also vice versa you can have all low end power but then you run out of top end power to early. I know this.