Ninja Edit!: Dyno Testing article here:Â* http://www.bardabe.com/2011/07/barda...ntake-kit-evo/
The Long Long wait is now Over guys, after months of testing, development, logging, testing, cutting, welding, logging, machining, logging, welding, testing, logging, testing, logging, welding, machining, logging, testing and logging. the Kit is Finally 100% ready for the market. I would like to introduce the All New Designed from the best materials and products the market has to offer today the Bardabe Performance Suction Supreme Intake kit for the 2008+ Evo X. This intake kit to my knowledge is the most sophisticated intake kit on the market today. after months of R&D i have come to the conclusion that this is the best intake kit for anyone running Stock Frame turbos. The intake kit comes from 3" T6-6061 Mandrel Bent Aluminum,Â* Kit comes just as the UICP Did with 4ply Silicone Couplers, a Massive 6" Velocity Stack to keep the air flow smoother than anything else on the market today, the Velocity stack was made just for this kit with dimensions for the Filter I will be using. The Blue Filter with inverted filter design that incorporates an internal air Cone. not to mention is the biggest filter on the market today. sitting at a 7" Outside Diameter and a 6" Inlet this filter offers the Most Filtration Area / Volume than any other filter on the market. it also comes with the Same Warranty that K&N Offers I will pass down to you of 1,000,000 Miles. Filter is fully washable and reusable you can use the K&N Filter oil and cleaner if you wish to wash it with that Or I can provide you guys with the Blue Oil if you want to keep it that nice bright blue.
all This time i tried different filters from different companies, different shapes and sizes, and this has come on top. keeping filtration in mind as well as flow. This filter material has finer filtering than the K&N keeping all the flow characteristics we love from Big Name Companies. (the power numbers don't lie) while keeping your MAF, Turbo and Engine Clean and Happy. This intake kit was well fined tuned to do 3 things. well 4 if you count putting a big grin in your face. 1) POWER!!!!Â* it gets rid of the dead spots on the RPM Band if you get on your Evo X with a stock air box, or any other intake on the market really. you will notice your car starts to fall off on the power right around 5500 RPM. Yeah this intake takes care of that problem. no more Fall off at high RPM's. not to mention the gains across the RPM Band 2.) SPOOL!!! This intake lets your car breath and Spool harder than ever before. with the intake kit your turbo spools sooner and faster than before it is considerably louder sounds really good. I scared off quite a few cars testing. they thought i had a big turbo upgrade lol. 3) Fuel Trims and AIT's!!!Â* I read this thread last year posted by a Reputable tunner on here known as Looney Tunes. http://www.socalevo.net/index.php?op...&topic=83379.0 and i was determined to make an intake kit that keeps the fuel trims in check. Stock air box will jump around 0% all the way to 4.2% while cruising, the Bardabe Performance Intake Kit scored numbers max numbers of only 3.9%!!!!Â* so no worries on leaning our or getting an CEL with this intake kit. also cruising I notice AIT's to be anywhere between 8* to 12* Higher than the ambient air temperatures depending on weather conditions and cruising speeds, which is where you want to be. Dyno Numbers will be coming soon I want to say the kit is good for about 20-25whp gain. my test car dynoed 286WHP un tuned with just the intake in place. unfortunately no baselines where taken. so in the next 2 weeks we will take 2 stock X's Do Baselines, throw this baby on and Dyno again to get you guys exact numbers. but let me tell you. this is Nothing like the UICP alone, together these 2 make your car come to life!!!!
That is the way the intake kit sits currently, clean effective and Powerful!
as you can see the filter really is big, as big as the factory air box!!! here are some comparisons to my Office PC's 22" Acer monitor.
there you can see a picture of the inverted cone, this does 2 things. 1) More Filtering Area, and 2) Aids the velocity stack to keep the airflow smooth and fast.
so after months of testing and development is finally here, I will refrain from posting Dyno Numbers until the Pre sales are over. Right now everything is at the machine shop waiting for me to pick up and get to welding to drop off at the powder coasters and then ship out to you guys! There will be a 1-2 week wait on the pre orders for me to be able to weld them up and have them coated or polished. the pipes will come in 2 options Polished or Poweder Coated the OEM Black. Special Colors are available for Powder Coating at additional costs. the Intake kit comes in 2 Packages.
1) Intake and UICP Combo, for all the people who waited to get it together in one shot. here it is. you can get them in OEM black or Custom Color. the Price for both Pieces in OEM Black is $399.00 shipped. custom colors are 50$ Extra.
2) Intake alone, for the guys who already have an UICP from their favorite vendor. the intake in OEM Black isÂ* $299.00 and just like the combo can be powdercoated in any color you want for an extra $50.