In your honest opinion, STETT CAI or aFe?

persian54 · 06-28-2009, 12:10 AM

I will be running a PROcede

in SoCal (so pretty hot summer and not much rain)

Thanks

Sneeze · 06-28-2009, 12:49 AM

Dual cone intake!

scheherazade · 06-28-2009, 01:49 AM

UR or stett

or

DCI

-scheherazade

Panoz · 06-28-2009, 04:26 AM

Injen??

TheTwinz · 06-28-2009, 04:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by persian54

I will be running a PROcede

in SoCal (so pretty hot summer and not much rain)

Thanks

what does rain have to do with anything? unless you have a lot of money, just go with the DCI.

persian54 · 06-28-2009, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by TheTwinz

what does rain have to do with anything? unless you have a lot of money, just go with the DCI.

well I've heard of rain screwing over people using the STETT CAI cause of the way it's positioned that's why

Injen?
I thought about it but 1) there aren't maybe people selling them and 2) I feel iffy mixing japanese products with BMW but that's only minor i guess

Craig@SupremePower · 06-28-2009, 10:56 AM

I'm happy with my AFE and it looks the best hands down imo!

persian54 · 06-28-2009, 10:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thr33fivei

Dual cone intake!

possible335i2008 · 06-28-2009, 11:58 AM

Dci..I had the afe for a while and wasn't very happy with its performance, just seemed to lose power up top.

Diggy Diggy · 06-28-2009, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by possible335i2008

Dci..I had the afe for a while and wasn't very happy with its performance, just seemed to lose power up top.

I seemed to gain power quite a bit up top, but seemed only to lose a few down low (but dyno of course!)

godot · 06-28-2009, 12:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by persian54

well I've heard of rain screwing over people using the STETT CAI cause of the way it's positioned that's why

There were a few people (including myself) asking *if* standing water would be a problem, and everybody seemed to conclude that it's not an issue. The filter sits over 15" above the ground; the car can only drive through 12" of water (at a crawl) when bone stock. A guy in Singapore said he drives in rainstorms almost daily and hasn't had a problem... so it shouldn't be a factor in your decision.

luca335i · 06-28-2009, 12:57 PM

Afe hands down

xsb00st · 06-28-2009, 12:59 PM

A car here dyno'd w/the aFe at 437whp. nlakind dyno'd w/DCIs at 439whp. There are other posts on e90post that show cars w/the stock box dyno 400+. So, IMHO, it comes down to how much do you want to pay and how much do you care about the look of the intake? If you're worried about IATs... invest in a FMIC.

645Nm · 06-28-2009, 01:22 PM

Neither!

retrodrive · 06-28-2009, 01:58 PM

I'd go STETT. Never liked the idea of dual cones sitting under your hood. If we had a vented hood specifically for the DCI setup, Id run DCI.

Terrance28 · 06-28-2009, 02:15 PM

I love the stett intake, I had afe and although they are pretty I don't like where the filters sit even in a heat shield.

tek818 · 06-28-2009, 03:49 PM

DCI for sure... you won't make nearly as much power with the other two

Zeph · 06-28-2009, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by persian54

I will be running a PROcede

in SoCal (so pretty hot summer and not much rain)

Thanks

what do you want your intake to do for you?

tom @ eas · 06-28-2009, 03:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by thr33fivei

Dual cone intake!

+1 Agreed.

mwscircle · 06-28-2009, 04:07 PM

stett.. unless u want a HAI... hot air intake...

persian54 · 06-28-2009, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zeph

what do you want your intake to do for you?

Well, since from what I have read, the stock one is already extremely well engineered, so I am not looking for "27hp" increase or whatever aFe claims...
Hp gain, if any, with any system, won't be much. Not enough to feel anyways..

I am putting in a PROcede soon and was thinking that any increased flow would be good especially since the car would be performing above what it was originally engineered to do

A nice sound is something I am interested in.
My friends' (Japanese cars (350z, RSX, G35, evo) but...) cars have a nice uniqueness to them that stock ones don't, something that I have always liked.

Overall:
Improved airflow so that when I am using the PROcede, the engine won't suffocate; a nicer sound;
look? well, considering I almost never pop my hood, that won't be much of an issue.
Though, imo, the afe looks better than the bms...

The market I have seen so far:
150-250 for an aFe used
about 270 for a STETT 'new'

Retail: 400 aFe, 360ish STETT

aFe as of now, is cheaper... but the one that is better. that is the deciding factor...

persian54 · 06-28-2009, 04:19 PM

the dinan certified mechanic near my home (i had first wanted to do dinan stage 2 but I'm not going to spend 2300 on it...) said that a DCI is, as mswcricle said, a HAI...

One thing I am concerned about though:
Installing it.

the aFe seems much more simpler to install versus the STETT

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persian54 Lieutenant General 923 Rep 15,818 Posts Drives: M760/G83M4 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: The Valley, SoCal iTrader: (298)	In your honest opinion, STETT CAI or aFe? I will be running a PROcede in SoCal (so pretty hot summer and not much rain) Thanks
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Sneeze Captain 32 Rep 793 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: LA iTrader: (3)	Dual cone intake!
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Craig@SupremePower G.O.A.T.! 1000 Rep 74,998 Posts Drives: '18 GMC Yukon XL Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (14)	I'm happy with my AFE and it looks the best hands down imo!
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possible335i2008 Major 166 Rep 1,222 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: united states iTrader: (10)	Dci..I had the afe for a while and wasn't very happy with its performance, just seemed to lose power up top.
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luca335i Major 57 Rep 1,193 Posts Drives: 335I Sedan Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Unknown iTrader: (3)	Afe hands down __________________
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06-28-2009, 12:59 PM	#13
xsb00st Lieutenant Colonel 185 Rep 1,640 Posts Drives: Slow Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Earth iTrader: (21)	A car here dyno'd w/the aFe at 437whp. nlakind dyno'd w/DCIs at 439whp. There are other posts on e90post that show cars w/the stock box dyno 400+. So, IMHO, it comes down to how much do you want to pay and how much do you care about the look of the intake? If you're worried about IATs... invest in a FMIC.
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645Nm only in it for the torque - awuleth'umshini wami 50 Rep 425 Posts Drives: sapphire black 335i Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: nomad iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 335i sedan [0.00] 2005 120D [0.00] 2007 335i sedan [0.00]	Neither! __________________
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06-28-2009, 01:58 PM	#15
retrodrive Lieutenant Colonel 150 Rep 1,938 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Irvine, CA iTrader: (8)	I'd go STETT. Never liked the idea of dual cones sitting under your hood. If we had a vented hood specifically for the DCI setup, Id run DCI.
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Terrance28 Brigadier General 109 Rep 3,334 Posts Drives: Crimson Red E92 Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Killeen, TX iTrader: (17)	I love the stett intake, I had afe and although they are pretty I don't like where the filters sit even in a heat shield. __________________ Mods list got too long, lets just say more than enough.
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tek818 Lieutenant Colonel 136 Rep 1,954 Posts Drives: 2020 X3M Competition Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Los Angeles, CA iTrader: (2) Garage List 2018 M3 ZCP [9.50]	DCI for sure... you won't make nearly as much power with the other two
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mwscircle Banned 68 Rep 3,409 Posts Drives: e90, e30, 993, etc Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: San Diego/Indonesia iTrader: (5)	stett.. unless u want a HAI... hot air intake...
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persian54 Lieutenant General 923 Rep 15,818 Posts Drives: M760/G83M4 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: The Valley, SoCal iTrader: (298)	the dinan certified mechanic near my home (i had first wanted to do dinan stage 2 but I'm not going to spend 2300 on it...) said that a DCI is, as mswcricle said, a HAI... One thing I am concerned about though: Installing it. the aFe seems much more simpler to install versus the STETT
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