New Addition: AFE Intake Pics!

MRZ07 · 04-08-2012, 11:16 AM

Have to THANK gferil BIG TIME for the help on the installation and also for the part. Great price and I have to say it was money well spent. Have been finding every single excuse to take the car out and drive it as hard as possible just to hear the awesome sound that the engine is making. As far as performance gains, I'm pretty sure everyone knows that the intake won't help much in that area unless a tune follows along, but trust me just the sound alone will make this mod worth a try.

Gotta say Remus exhaust and AFE intake is a great combination, hoping an RE X-Pipe will compliment this even more. Gferil and I drove our ///M's through the Caldecott Tunnel at full speed for a short period of time, and both cars sounded amazing.

Here are a few pics, hope everyone likes them:

sho-one · 04-08-2012, 11:34 AM

nice pics, exactly like my engine bay lol = )

MRZ07 · 04-08-2012, 11:43 AM

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nice pics, exactly like my engine bay lol = )

Haha, thanks! I'm pretty sure there are a lot of similar looking engine bays out there.

sho-one · 04-08-2012, 11:49 AM

lol yep i mean same mods, afe, oem strut

MRZ07 · 04-08-2012, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by sho-one

lol yep i mean same mods, afe, oem strut

For sure, great mods!

ricanbandit · 04-08-2012, 01:03 PM

Looks sick, definitely on my bucket list.

STIHLBOLTS · 04-08-2012, 01:12 PM

Looks good. I like the OEM Strut look.

gferil · 04-08-2012, 01:21 PM

Looking good man! After doing those runs in the caldecott tunnel, I really can't wait for the Exhaust 'Fest coming up in a few weeks...hearing all those different Z4M's with their different setups is going to be sweet!

Your car sounded sweet in the tunnel and when you did the downshift next to me on the freeway it sounded bad ass! Definitely go for the X Pipe next!

ZStig · 04-08-2012, 01:42 PM

wonder why the oem strut bar has a bend in it

XMetal · 04-08-2012, 02:33 PM

The bend in the OE bar is to clear the air tube.

zubydafa · 04-08-2012, 05:25 PM

I have the same intake but am going back to the oem airbox. Granted the afe makes a glorious sound but it really hurts performance. We lose power on it...my tuner hated what it was doing. The MAF does not want to be in any other housing other than OEM. I was running incredibly rich...it's tuned now so that's all fixed but I'll probably gain anywhere up to 5whp going back to OEM.

johanness · 04-08-2012, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by zubydafa

I have the same intake but am going back to the oem airbox. Granted the afe makes a glorious sound but it really hurts performance. We lose power on it...my tuner hated what it was doing. The MAF does not want to be in any other housing other than OEM. I was running incredibly rich...it's tuned now so that's all fixed but I'll probably gain anywhere up to 5whp going back to OEM.

You've got a heck of a lot more issues than the intake. You still running around with a CEL? Sounds more like your 'tuner' is making excuses. Intake didn't rob you of power, sorry. Especially not if you're actually tuned for your mods correctly. That's why companies like ESS have spent countless numbers of hours perfecting their products for our cars (specifically). It's not like tuning an E46, which a lot of jack-of-all tuners don't get.

04-08-2012, 11:16 AM	#1
MRZ07 Private 1 Rep 75 Posts Drives: 2007 M Roadster Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Concord, Ca iTrader: (1)	New Addition: AFE Intake Pics! Have to THANK gferil BIG TIME for the help on the installation and also for the part. Great price and I have to say it was money well spent. Have been finding every single excuse to take the car out and drive it as hard as possible just to hear the awesome sound that the engine is making. As far as performance gains, I'm pretty sure everyone knows that the intake won't help much in that area unless a tune follows along, but trust me just the sound alone will make this mod worth a try. Gotta say Remus exhaust and AFE intake is a great combination, hoping an RE X-Pipe will compliment this even more. Gferil and I drove our ///M's through the Caldecott Tunnel at full speed for a short period of time, and both cars sounded amazing. Here are a few pics, hope everyone likes them:
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04-08-2012, 11:34 AM	#2
sho-one MMA fighter and F1 test driver 18 Rep 362 Posts Drives: Z4///M coupe bulletproof Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: omaha ne iTrader: (4)	nice pics, exactly like my engine bay lol = ) __________________ NOW:08 M.Coupe SMB #102/248 #1669/1815 :\|MORRVS8\|APEX8\|SS.X-pipe\|SS.PW.Loop\|AFE.intake\|Matte.grill\|short.ant\|Z HP.knob\|interior.LED\|bulletproof 09 Audi Q5 THEN:96Accord\|98Camry\|04TSX SC\|06 M3\|06A4\|05Civic Si\|05Imprezza\|05S2000\|08FJ
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sho-one MMA fighter and F1 test driver 18 Rep 362 Posts Drives: Z4///M coupe bulletproof Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: omaha ne iTrader: (4)	lol yep i mean same mods, afe, oem strut __________________ NOW:08 M.Coupe SMB #102/248 #1669/1815 :\|MORRVS8\|APEX8\|SS.X-pipe\|SS.PW.Loop\|AFE.intake\|Matte.grill\|short.ant\|Z HP.knob\|interior.LED\|bulletproof 09 Audi Q5 THEN:96Accord\|98Camry\|04TSX SC\|06 M3\|06A4\|05Civic Si\|05Imprezza\|05S2000\|08FJ
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04-08-2012, 01:03 PM	#6
ricanbandit Captain 29 Rep 782 Posts Drives: 2011 30i Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Detroit Metro Area iTrader: (0)	Looks sick, definitely on my bucket list. __________________ 2011 30i [SIGPIC]/SIGPIC]
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STIHLBOLTS Lieutenant 25 Rep 446 Posts Drives: 2013 335is Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: South Georgia iTrader: (0) Garage List 2020 Z4 M4.0i [5.00]	Looks good. I like the OEM Strut look. __________________ 2013 335is E93 2018 X5 35d BMWCCA / ZSCCA Member
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04-08-2012, 01:21 PM	#8
gferil Captain 30 Rep 740 Posts Drives: 06 Z4MC Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: San Francisco, CA iTrader: (6)	Looking good man! After doing those runs in the caldecott tunnel, I really can't wait for the Exhaust 'Fest coming up in a few weeks...hearing all those different Z4M's with their different setups is going to be sweet! Your car sounded sweet in the tunnel and when you did the downshift next to me on the freeway it sounded bad ass! Definitely go for the X Pipe next!
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04-08-2012, 01:42 PM	#9
ZStig instagram 997turbotom 279 Rep 7,377 Posts Drives: Interlagos Z4MR Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Delray Beach, FL iTrader: (4)	wonder why the oem strut bar has a bend in it __________________
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04-08-2012, 02:33 PM	#10
XMetal Colonel 1138 Rep 2,867 Posts Drives: Anything Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: SoCal iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 Z4M Coupe [10.00] 2018 Audi S3 [0.00] 2004 X5 [8.50]	The bend in the OE bar is to clear the air tube. __________________
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04-08-2012, 05:25 PM	#11
zubydafa tosser 31 Rep 988 Posts Drives: '07 Z4MC Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Allentown, PA iTrader: (0)	I have the same intake but am going back to the oem airbox. Granted the afe makes a glorious sound but it really hurts performance. We lose power on it...my tuner hated what it was doing. The MAF does not want to be in any other housing other than OEM. I was running incredibly rich...it's tuned now so that's all fixed but I'll probably gain anywhere up to 5whp going back to OEM. __________________ '07 MCoupe lots of mods
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