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Intake - K&N vs Injen ??

Discussion in '8G Lancer - Performance' started by kaliuv, Feb 9, 2009.

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  1. kaliuv

    kaliuv Well-Known Member

    (sorry about poor grammar, I'm exchange student.)
    I really wanna get aftermarket intake, and i finally ended up with 2 brands - K&N and Injen. i know that k&n is SRI, and injen goes all the way down to where is behind of fog light.
    My concern about injen is that it might suck the water in severe weahter since the intake filter is pretty close to the ground.
    For k&n, I wonder if it doesn't suck cold air since it's near the engine.
    Also, I look up the injen website, and they were claiming that injen intakes give more and reliable power because of "MR technology"(which is one of features that they say no other companies have).
    I wanna hear some experiences that you guys had with those 2 brands.
    which one is better??
     
    kaliuv, Feb 9, 2009
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  2. BlueBallLancer

    BlueBallLancer Well-Known Member

    injen way better you actually feel the power, just get the hydro sheild for the injen and you are less likely to suck up water unless you drive through a flood
     
    BlueBallLancer, Feb 9, 2009
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  3. dao.style

    dao.style Well-Known Member

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    injen! :drunken: w/ hydroshield and besides I believe our car isn't fast enough to suck in large amounts of water
     
    dao.style, Feb 9, 2009
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  4. brian95638

    brian95638 Well-Known Member

    i have an injen intake and i drive like a manic through puddles and its still fine.
    i fear nothing now lol.
    maybe give the AEM a try. i like how the piping is straighter than injens.
     
    brian95638, Feb 9, 2009
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  5. brian95638

    brian95638 Well-Known Member

    nevermind.
    after that pic, i would choose the injen over aem some reason
     
    brian95638, Feb 9, 2009
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  6. dao.style

    dao.style Well-Known Member

    oh will this change your mind than?

    i have another one with the aem one
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    dyno day photoshoot AEM vs. INJEN :drunken: :drunken: :drunken:
     
    dao.style, Feb 9, 2009
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  7. brian95638

    brian95638 Well-Known Member

    oh the decisions
     
    brian95638, Feb 9, 2009
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  8. kaliuv

    kaliuv Well-Known Member

    Seems like nobody recommends k&n so far.....
     
    kaliuv, Feb 9, 2009
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  9. azn_ghetto

    azn_ghetto Well-Known Member

    im pretty sure thats cause of the price of K&N compared to injen and AEM and RRM
     
    azn_ghetto, Feb 9, 2009
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  10. brian95638

    brian95638 Well-Known Member

    imo, the K&N seems a bit overated.
    it seems like its just the RRM v2 except instead of using a metal heat shield, it has a big plastic one.
    i'd probly go w/ RRM over K&R if i was going for a SRI..
     
    brian95638, Feb 9, 2009
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  11. brads09lancerGTS

    brads09lancerGTS Active Member

    I have the K&N and it is awesome. I've had it since Nov. I drove my friends 09 GTS mt with the injen and it felt about the same as the K&N. Preferred the roar of the K&N more and I found it to be a bit more responsive. The heat shield on the K&N is metal not plastic as another member stated and it only cost me $230 us from my local parts store which isn't a fortune. And K&N is the #1 air filters in the world so I would think their cone filter would do more then the injen one. That's just my opinion though.
     
    brads09lancerGTS, Feb 9, 2009
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  12. kaliuv

    kaliuv Well-Known Member

    How did you get it for just $230?? What is the name of the store?? The cheapest price i could get from online was about $300.
    I'll definately go with k&n if I just have to pay $230.
     
    kaliuv, Feb 9, 2009
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  13. nickbutterz

    nickbutterz Well-Known Member

    im pretty sure hes from AUS. so you might have to pay a little pricey shipping
     
    nickbutterz, Feb 10, 2009
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  14. brads09lancerGTS

    brads09lancerGTS Active Member

    I got mine at my local Canadian Tire store. It was $286 cdn, so aprox $230 us.
     
    brads09lancerGTS, Feb 10, 2009
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  15. kennyjai

    kennyjai Well-Known Member

    how did u get it in canadian tire? i couldnt find it in mine... did u bring the part # and ask for it?
     
    kennyjai, Feb 10, 2009
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  16. brads09lancerGTS

    brads09lancerGTS Active Member

    They can special order pretty much any part at canadian tire. I brought in the K&N # 69-6544TS and they called their rep and ordered it for me. Took 4 or 5 days to recieve it.
     
    brads09lancerGTS, Feb 10, 2009
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  17. kennyjai

    kennyjai Well-Known Member

    ohh thanks btw do they tell u the price before they order or after?
     
    kennyjai, Feb 10, 2009
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  18. brads09lancerGTS

    brads09lancerGTS Active Member

    The rep sent a fax back to CT from K&N with the price on it, before I ordered it
     
    brads09lancerGTS, Feb 11, 2009
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  19. kennyjai

    kennyjai Well-Known Member

    omg i went to my canadian tire and they gave me 492 for the intake, and i said someone got it for 286 at a canadian tire in vancouver and he said that's cuz they are from there =_= wtf 500$ for an intake... theyre crazy
     
    kennyjai, Feb 11, 2009
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  20. Karan

    Karan Well-Known Member

    I went to Canadian Tire and they quoted me $346 for the K&N intake. Whats up with the huge price differences? Talk about gouging...
     
    Karan, Feb 12, 2009
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