is it worth to spend +$300 to scoops ?

[His4]

Hey guys,

after i did Stage 2+, catless DP & K&N i think to buy scoops.

But is it worth to spend $300 + $70 for shipping to Germany for air scoops ?

[mrtt]

I would personally spend that $370 on something else. Gains if any will be minimal

[Mcc420]

The gains are there while rolling. I would make my own. That's what I did. Just go to a hardware store and I'm sure you'll find what you need to make two.

[carlitosgomesm5]

Originally Posted by Mcc420

The gains are there while rolling. I would make my own. That's what I did. Just go to a hardware store and I'm sure you'll find what you need to make two.

That is also what i did. Bought some PVC from the UK and did them myself. There is a forum article about this too.
https://f10.m5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1254944
https://f10.m5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1246543

[Chauncey.Bishop]

Save your money and do the charcoal filter delete instead.

[His4]

Originally Posted by ILLuSioNz X

Save your money and do the charcoal filter delete instead.

I'm from Germany.

Our cars dont have charcoal filters haha

[edysinger]

I made my own for about $20. I used a piece of cardboard as a template and once I had the right design, I transferred this to a piece of sheet metal bought at a local hardware store.

The only difference I detected is with a reduction of heat soak at low speeds. Surprisingly, when the cooling fan is on, some air is being pulled out of the intakes even though there is enough air to run the engine. A smoke test in the air filter box verified this phenomenon. Intake air temps are not rising as fast at a stop light with the scoops installed.

https://f10.m5post.com/forums/showthread.php?p=22899650

[BeachM5nster]

Originally Posted by Mcc420

The gains are there while rolling. I would make my own. That's what I did. Just go to a hardware store and I'm sure you'll find what you need to make two.

lol.. theres many jokes about home depot and ricers, do not do that to this beautiful car.

[BeachM5nster]

Originally Posted by His4

I'm from Germany.

Our cars dont have charcoal filters haha

neither does mine

[BeachM5nster]

Originally Posted by carlitosgomesm5

That is also what i did. Bought some PVC from the UK and did them myself. There is a forum article about this too.
https://f10.m5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1254944
https://f10.m5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1246543

... lol .. i remember reading this months ago

nah.. decided against it

[BeachM5nster]

Originally Posted by His4

Hey guys,

after i did Stage 2+, catless DP & K&N i think to buy scoops.

But is it worth to spend $300 + $70 for shipping to Germany for air scoops ?

COUGH UP the $300 or just wait. dont go to home depot/hardware store for this car.

it's not even about gains.
. they look cool behind the grill.
and they definitely direct more air at any speed.

i bought the afe scoops. they are legit carbon fiber and they snap on and fit absolutely perfectly. see pics

AFE also makes the best high-quality dry filter in my opinion I guess you've had good luck with your k&n? I was advised against ever using an oiled filter in this car or any car really..and I can't say I disagree or have any complaints

scoops- https://emnotek.com/products/afe-car...SABEgJ8SPD_BwE


filter- https://www.pelicanparts.com/More_In...iABEgLFl_D_BwE


theyre sold on other sites too.


I didnt worry with aftermarket intakes after research bc of problems with MAFs ive heard a lot about .. plus an exposed air filter in this car will result in heat soak possibly if not surely at times. The best aftermarket air intakes are basically just a copy of the OEM just with fancier material like carbon fiber and the box has a scoop of some sort { dinan and eventuri}

i have afe filter, afe scoops, downpipes, no charcoals, no tune .. and I promise you my turbos sing and they are not starved for air one bit

[carlitosgomesm5]

Originally Posted by BeachM5nster

COUGH UP the $300 or just wait. dont go to home depot/hardware store for this car.

it's not even about gains.
. they look cool behind the grill.
and they definitely direct more air at any speed.

i bought the afe scoops. they are legit carbon fiber and they snap on and fit absolutely perfectly. see pics

AFE also makes the best high-quality dry filter in my opinion I guess you've had good luck with your k&n? I was advised against ever using an oiled filter in this car or any car really..and I can't say I disagree or have any complaints

scoops- https://emnotek.com/products/afe-car...SABEgJ8SPD_BwE


filter- https://www.pelicanparts.com/More_In...iABEgLFl_D_BwE


theyre sold on other sites too.


I didnt worry with aftermarket intakes after research bc of problems with MAFs ive heard a lot about .. plus an exposed air filter in this car will result in heat soak possibly if not surely at times. The best aftermarket air intakes are basically just a copy of the OEM just with fancier material like carbon fiber and the box has a scoop of some sort { dinan and eventuri}

i have afe filter, afe scoops, downpipes, no charcoals, no tune .. and I promise you my turbos sing and they are not starved for air one bit

of course aesthetics it looks nicer. i ended up wrapping mine in M colors tape which gave it a bit of look but promise you it achieves the same result in how it is capturing air. I did the Ramair filters and yes they are open and not in the closed box. To be honest there is a lot of people that talk about heatsoak and what not and there is someone on this forum that actually ran some temperature checks. i cannot remember the article might actually be one of those that i sent. There was even a picture of a skyline or supra and how these for years always exposed the filters and still achieved good results.

One thing is for sure dry air filter and these scoops feeding up to 70-80% more air to them i dont think it make that much difference the heat soak people talk about. And btw i agree with you the turbos scream...

[Mcc420]

These are how mine look like. And I would rather spend the 300$ other things. And know one needs to know that they're there 😉.

[Fuel-It!]

In my experience no. I tried them with the stock intake and BMS intake and they made no real improvement.