Originally Posted by BlUEMDsrt6
"Without an ECU tune - pulling more air will lean your Air/Fuel ratio out at WOT with the factory fuel maps."
So am I to assume the BDJ is for more show and less go? No doubt it looks the meanest/best of the bunch and although I would like an asthetically pleasing intake such as yours, power is still a factor too. Nobody buying Needswings cares what it does without a tune becuase obviously what they are buying it for is the bottom line (power). Are you making these (BDJ) strictly for people not looking to tune the engine and just run a stock air/fuel ratio? In that case a head to head with Needswings is like comparing apples to oranges. I know I'm being a pain in the rear, but I know I'm not the only one wondering these things. I'm being a pain in the tail mostly because I like the way BDJ's looks best, but I still would want the same or close to the power of the Needswings. I'm just an interested shopper looking for the best options.
I'm very happy with my gains using the SL55 components and keeping the stock look. I believe the reason I gained the 23 to 25 HP at the wheels on my G-Tech meter is because with the Renntech kit, I think my S/C was starving for air. If you like the looks of BDJ's setup best you could get it and mod it to put the filters out front, as I stated previously - you can get a 2&1/2" ID hose thru the drivers side radiator support. If I was not so set on not wanting to see that ugly a$$ engine when I open my hood, I would probably do so myself. Since these pic's were taken I have turned down the cones on the lug bolts so they don't stick up and fit flush. I'm just using them temporally to fill in the threaded hole's in the S/C. HOLY BIG PICTURE'S BATMAN.
