[monkawekrue]

Cant decide which intake to get for my 335i, had it for a few months and am starting to build it up. Let me know what you think. thanks

M

[Nedim]

BMS

[burningchicken]

best bang for your buck is the BMS intake. I got mine used for 70 shipped and its possibly the best $70's Ive spent. The sound is simply amazing.

[Wake27]

Define best. Its subjective. What're you looking for? How much are you willing to spend?

[snowboarder21]

i dont have but 2 of my friends do and it sounds amazing and they love it http://www.burgertuning.com/dcintake.html

[oz1998]

I'll sell you my BMS. I used for about 3 months. PM me.

[PandaBear]

performance wise won't notice...but injen DCI for the looks and BMS for the price

[Kroy]

Gruppe M intake if price isn't a concern. Mr. 5 intake for performance and budget.

[cb1111]

For performance? Try the stock intake.

[GaryS]

I'm guessing you didn't really mean best. But if you did, list price on the Dinan is $1000. The 20% discount I got is probably not available anymore.

[D.B.S]

Originally Posted by monkawekrue

Cant decide which intake to get for my 335i, had it for a few months and am starting to build it up. Let me know what you think. thanks

M

Question #1
Are you running a tune?
Answer #1
IF so:
-BMW stock intake is good until around 375hp (Try putting in a replacement filter from K&N, AFE or one of the other manufacturers)
-BMS DCI (Dual cone intake) is a cheap way to get your DCI fix
-INJEN DCI is an expensive way to get your DCI fix, but it also looks very clean in the engine bay (I had this when i had my 335xi)
-AFE, not as expensive as the INJEN, but I don't think it' looks nice in the engine bay.
-You may want to consider a Cold Air Intake from STETT or UR, check the threads formely_boosted_is has posted on this
Answer #2
If Your not running a tune, don't even bother looking at an intake. More than likely if you get an intake, and your not running a tune you are going to loose HP/Torque, and then you just wasted anywhere from 120-300 that you could have spent on a tune that will give you more HP/Torque than an intake will ever give you.
Answer #3
is your friend, because their have been numerous threads on this subject, and if you did search, you wouldn't have opened a new thread on the same subject...

[grieverr]

Originally Posted by GaryS

I'm guessing you didn't really mean best. But if you did, list price on the Dinan is $1000. The 20% discount I got is probably not available anymore.

+1. Any intake that grabs the air from inside the engine bay is not going to be as good as one like Dinan that has the intake running down behind the bumper to grab cool air from outside the car.

[carve]

The stock intake is best. The paper filters flow just as good (unless you're running a ton of additional boost), it gets cool air from in front of the radiator, and the filtration ability of paper is WAY, WAY better, and they take MUCH longer to clog up (so after ~5-10k miles, you're flowing much BETTER with a paper filter).

Gauze filters typically flow slightly better (until dirty, and we're talking a hard to measure pressure drop improvement), yet typically have a much smaller surface area (fewer, shallower pleats). This necessarily means the pores are MUCH bigger, allowing more junk into your engine with little to no performance gain. A big dual-cone filter might have as much surface area as the paper filter, but will be injesting hot air, and will just let grit into your engine for longer before it clogs up.

What you will get from a cone intake is a cool "whoosh!" sound from the turbos. Other than that, an intake on your stock car is all negatives. BMW knew what it was doing when it designed the intake.

[cb1111]

Originally Posted by grieverr

+1. Any intake that grabs the air from inside the engine bay is not going to be as good as one like Dinan that has the intake running down behind the bumper to grab cool air from outside the car.

Except of course that the air at bumper level is pretty hot since the heat is reflected off the asphalt.

[cb1111]

Originally Posted by carve

The stock intake is best. The paper filters flow just as good (unless you're running a ton of additional boost), it gets cool air from in front of the radiator, and the filtration ability of paper is WAY, WAY better, and they take MUCH longer to clog up (so after ~5-10k miles, you're flowing much BETTER with a paper filter).

Gauze filters typically flow slightly better (until dirty, and we're talking a hard to measure pressure drop improvement), yet typically have a much smaller surface area (fewer, shallower pleats). This necessarily means the pores are MUCH bigger, allowing more junk into your engine with little to no performance gain. A big dual-cone filter might have as much surface area as the paper filter, but will be injesting hot air, and will just let grit into your engine for longer before it clogs up.

What you will get from a cone intake is a cool "whoosh!" sound from the turbos. Other than that, an intake on your stock car is all negatives. BMW knew what it was doing when it designed the intake.

Absolutely correct. Why do people think that a tiny company working with no research money can design a better intake than the manufacturer who spends millions on research and testing?

Also, people fail to understand that the only way to get more airflow is to use a more porous filter - allowing more crap into the engine.

[youngnastyman]

Wow wish I wouldve read this before I installed my BMS intake. What an idiot I am haha. Oh well I guess that means I just need a tune hehe

[yabcoder]

Originally Posted by Army335xi

Question #1
Are you running a tune?
Answer #1
IF so:
-BMW stock intake is good until around 375hp (Try putting in a replacement filter from K&N, AFE or one of the other manufacturers)
-BMS DCI (Dual cone intake) is a cheap way to get your DCI fix
-INJEN DCI is an expensive way to get your DCI fix, but it also looks very clean in the engine bay (I had this when i had my 335xi)
-AFE, not as expensive as the INJEN, but I don't think it' looks nice in the engine bay.
-You may want to consider a Cold Air Intake from STETT or UR, check the threads formely_boosted_is has posted on this
Answer #2
If Your not running a tune, don't even bother looking at an intake. More than likely if you get an intake, and your not running a tune you are going to loose HP/Torque, and then you just wasted anywhere from 120-300 that you could have spent on a tune that will give you more HP/Torque than an intake will ever give you.
Answer #3
is your friend, because their have been numerous threads on this subject, and if you did search, you wouldn't have opened a new thread on the same subject...

perfect info , thanks, so any car money should just go for a tune

so what are your opinions about which tune to go with if one is scared about warranty?

[carve]

If you're concerned with warranty, go Dinan. It'll void your warranty, like any tune, but Dinan will match the factory warranty.

[D.B.S]

Originally Posted by yabcoder

perfect info , thanks, so any car money should just go for a tune

so what are your opinions about which tune to go with if one is scared about warranty?

carve got it spot on, the reason you pay top dollar for a tune with dinan is because of the warranty they offer... I personally had a PROcede, but never had any issues with warranty.

IF you want no warranty issues, Dinan Flash

IF your a DIY, go with PROcede with it's Autotune and Built in Code Clearing Function, or JB3 & a BT tool. BT tool is a good thing to have even if you don't tune, it can help you diagnose any issues you are having with the car.

There are a crap load of other tunes out there, just and you'll find out everything you want, or need to know..