Anyone heard of this thing?

mousitch · 05-17-2010, 01:25 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/COSMO...item4cef3db4a7

Cosmo intake? Ebay special

Looks pretty cheap(made)

inTgr8r · 05-17-2010, 02:47 PM

Looks like a POS to me.

RBull · 05-17-2010, 02:49 PM

^+1

krnnerdboy · 05-17-2010, 05:09 PM

cosmo has been making fairly reputable intakes for a while now, but I'm still not convinced that an open element intake gains any power or throttle response. It looks to be a good alternative to the AFE though

nickpapa · 05-17-2010, 07:15 PM

i found the cosmos heatshield separate for like a hundred bucks. then i just bought a k&n for like 30 bucks. just measure the size of the inlet and match it on k&n's site. some measuring in length will help too so you dont get one that is too long.

i dont think i'd trust the filter that comes with the cosmos intake anyway...

The__J__Factor · 05-17-2010, 08:13 PM

Direct from Cosmos is cheaper than ebay.
http://www.cosmoracing.com/productin...d=124&pid=2079

Does the intake seal to the bonnet or something? It does look extremely cheap.

nickpapa · 05-17-2010, 08:19 PM

yeah it has a piece of weather stripping on top that the hood rests against when it closes.

the heatshield itself isnt too horrible to look at. most of these heatshields are made of fiberglass (this is too) so they all kinda look similar.

it's def not as appealing as a gruppem or anything, but then again paying almost a grand for an intake is asinine lol

nickpapa · 05-17-2010, 08:46 PM

actually it was this one that i bougjht: http://www.racdyn-usa.com/Merchant2/...tegory_Code=z4

i think i had considered the cosmos one when i was looking into them and thats why i thought it was a cosmos. they were both around the same price though if i remember correctly

The__J__Factor · 05-17-2010, 08:57 PM

^ ah yeah. Only problem with just buying the heat shield is that the Ms MAF is intergrated in to the stock air box. So we cant just get a shield, we need something with a maf tube.

mousitch · 05-17-2010, 09:02 PM

So..........Who's gonna be the guinea pig?

Im broke as a joke after my header adventure

Chris04Z4 · 05-18-2010, 08:28 AM

if it was $100 id try it... but its close to the same price as all of the other intakes. why take the risk. just get an AFE.

Blind32 · 05-18-2010, 08:45 AM

Just get a scoop. Thats my plan. BMW designed a great intake, just ram some more air into it at speed.

Unless your just looking to tweek the sound of the intake, then pick something else. I must agree, I would love to have the GruppeM Bling!

pokeybritches · 05-18-2010, 10:48 PM

I had one on my 3.0i and took it off because it amplified the whistling noise I got at part throttle (barely noticeable with the stock airbox, and I don't think it's a vacuum leak - just an M54ism). The "heat shield" is just a molded piece of plastic. Other than that it's just a K&N cone filter. If you just want the sound of the open filter design then this will get there. The aFe/Gruppe M look much nicer under the hood for a much higher price.

crfine88 · 06-09-2010, 08:43 AM

For performance the stock air box seems to be the best, but this may be a good noise maker.

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krnnerdboy Colonel 190 Rep 2,431 Posts Drives: v10 m6 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: so cal iTrader: (10)	cosmo has been making fairly reputable intakes for a while now, but I'm still not convinced that an open element intake gains any power or throttle response. It looks to be a good alternative to the AFE though __________________ F80 m3, 997 gt3, 14 ram ctd, f15 x5, drz400sm Gone:z4m, boss 302, c6 z06, m6,z3m
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nickpapa First Lieutenant 23 Rep 374 Posts Drives: Z4 3.0 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: North Jersey iTrader: (3)	i found the cosmos heatshield separate for like a hundred bucks. then i just bought a k&n for like 30 bucks. just measure the size of the inlet and match it on k&n's site. some measuring in length will help too so you dont get one that is too long. i dont think i'd trust the filter that comes with the cosmos intake anyway...
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The__J__Factor Major 88 Rep 1,090 Posts Drives: ///M Coupe Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gold Coast, Australia iTrader: (0)	Direct from Cosmos is cheaper than ebay. http://www.cosmoracing.com/productin...d=124&pid=2079 Does the intake seal to the bonnet or something? It does look extremely cheap. __________________ 135i N54 manual MR-S with a 2zz swap and mods Sold EVO X MR - Phantom Black - Ti Exhaust - Ti UICP - AQM Intake - Sold Z4 M Coupe - H&R - RE Diablo - RPi - Tekarbon - Sold
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nickpapa First Lieutenant 23 Rep 374 Posts Drives: Z4 3.0 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: North Jersey iTrader: (3)	yeah it has a piece of weather stripping on top that the hood rests against when it closes. the heatshield itself isnt too horrible to look at. most of these heatshields are made of fiberglass (this is too) so they all kinda look similar. it's def not as appealing as a gruppem or anything, but then again paying almost a grand for an intake is asinine lol
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nickpapa First Lieutenant 23 Rep 374 Posts Drives: Z4 3.0 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: North Jersey iTrader: (3)	actually it was this one that i bougjht: http://www.racdyn-usa.com/Merchant2/...tegory_Code=z4 i think i had considered the cosmos one when i was looking into them and thats why i thought it was a cosmos. they were both around the same price though if i remember correctly
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The__J__Factor Major 88 Rep 1,090 Posts Drives: ///M Coupe Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Gold Coast, Australia iTrader: (0)	^ ah yeah. Only problem with just buying the heat shield is that the Ms MAF is intergrated in to the stock air box. So we cant just get a shield, we need something with a maf tube. __________________ 135i N54 manual MR-S with a 2zz swap and mods Sold EVO X MR - Phantom Black - Ti Exhaust - Ti UICP - AQM Intake - Sold Z4 M Coupe - H&R - RE Diablo - RPi - Tekarbon - Sold
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Chris04Z4 Private First Class 14 Rep 100 Posts Drives: 2004 Z4 Roadster 3.0i Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Atlanta GA iTrader: (0)	if it was $100 id try it... but its close to the same price as all of the other intakes. why take the risk. just get an AFE. __________________
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Blind32 Certified Adrenaline Junkie 43 Rep 1,325 Posts Drives: '07 Z4MC Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas TX iTrader: (2)	Just get a scoop. Thats my plan. BMW designed a great intake, just ram some more air into it at speed. Unless your just looking to tweek the sound of the intake, then pick something else. I must agree, I would love to have the GruppeM Bling!
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