The oil pour is nicely held in place by a carbon fiber ring attached to the heat shield.

 

That intake looks really nice! Is the filter element dry or oiled?

 

It's oiled. Will have to test whether that throws the cel light over the weekend.

 

Man that is a nice looking intake, I wish I would of bought that one instead of the K&N intake.

 

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Joe - are the cones pre-oiled or do you do it yourself? Also, do you know what brand the cones are? It would be pretty easy to change out the cones for dry ones. Also, I've seen far more problems with over-oiling when reapplying oil rather than the original factory oiling. I'm looking forward to getting mine. It's what I've been waiting on. Thanks for the heads-up.

 

I'm new to porsche, so this may be a stupid question... What happens if ur driving in the rain? Will water get sucked up in ur intake?

 

I had one... both cones suck in hot air. The right one doesnt have enough fresh air flow and the left side is 4 inches away from the outside air inlet. When you close the decklid, the rubber cup that is used to seal against the factory air box cuts the path to the filter.

I put the fabspeed single side on and the car felt like it gained 30 hp. probably only 3-4 over stock, but when compared to the dual box, it robbed horsepower like you wouldn't believe. The inlet is longer and seals against the fresh air inlet.

 

I haven't had that experience. I made the mistake of not removing the negative terminal on the battery. Once I did that, the ecu reset and automatically adjusted on start-up as I initially had a sputter from standing still at low rpms. I feel like the responsiveness and growl are awesome. I think it's similar to the Fabspeed but I didn't like the single cone look and they're only making the dual for the 997s. I noted that they are testing a 996/997 as mentioned in the 997 forum. I took it for some spirited driving yesterday and the cones and carbon piping were cool to the touch after. The heat shield is very long and does a great job of keeping the unit cool from what I can see. Further testing is needed but very pleased so far.

 

How many miles have you gotten on the new intake? So the battery disconnect completely took care of the hesitation? I'll have one of the best setups for this application. I can open up my deck and let the same cool air in on the right side as the left simply by cutting a hole the same size as the factory hole on the left and installing the rubber funnel.

 

can't wait to see the finished product, and your thoughts on performance with fresh air on both sides!

 

That is a really great looking intake, any chance we can get a group buy going?

 

That would be between the manufacturer and the organizer (you) to arrange. Give them a call and see how many you would need for a group discount. Then, see about organizing that many buyers for your group plan. I've ordered mine or I would join in. Good luck.

 

How long and how hard to install this setup?

 

Update. I got the dreaded psm/abs cel. Admittedly, I forgot to wrap the filters in newspaper as suggested on the forum. Rather than mess around, I went to the auto parts store and purchased two AEM dry filters (3x5x5). I also ordered the injen pre filters which are water resistant wraps. I'll post pics but tested 75 miles so far with the AEMs and no issues at all. I do love the growl, a nice improvement over stock and looks just like the ones for the 997's. Steve, let me know how your install goes.