Injen intake

[Flipside909]

i have an injen intake ordered and waiting and i cant wait..but what u do dont order from street-beat online becuz they suck! i ordered at tha begening of aug. and still havent got it,,(taken forever) but anywho ill let u know and post pics when i get it

The best place to get an Injen intake for your Toyota is at Jay Marks Toyota in Texas. www.toyotaworld.com

[Fletch]

How did you get your DRL disabled?

[Flipside909]

How did you get your DRL disabled?

Do a SEARCH using the keywords: DRL and or disable and you will see how it's done.

You can find the SEARCH function at the top of the page next to FREE EMAIL and FAQ.

[MNSolara]

I have a 99 4-cyl... it kind of sucks with the lack of mods out there but anyways, I found that the Injen intake sounds better that the procarparts.com version. The Injen model was more soundly built in my opinion as well. I can imagine the same would hold true for the 6 cyl.

[Jaimster]

Hey Flipside, you have an Intake?

Where can I see your list of mods again?

[Flipside909]

Hey Flipside, you have an Intake?

Where can I see your list of mods again?

I have an Injen Intake which I currently have out of my car. I put my stock airbox in a couple weeks ago and i'm more happy with my torque and less noise. I'm beginning to be a firm believer that any short ram intake is a noise maker and I always knew it hurt performance. My gas mileage increased a few more miles with the stock airbox.

I just have a Greddy Evo, Injen Intake, Tokico/Eibach, TRD Short Shifter, Tom's Oil Cap and that's it for now until I S/C and get new rims.

[Jaimster]

Oh I see, I like the Injen intake, but why would they make something that would make your car lose power? It just doesn't make sense, and not only that, I see many vehicles with Intakes installed.

I wanna get one, cuz I had one in my 4cyl, but I don't know about getting one for my new Solara!

[Flipside909]

Oh I see, I like the Injen intake, but why would they make something that would make your car lose power? It just doesn't make sense, and not only that, I see many vehicles with Intakes installed.

You lose power because when you are at a stand still, the heat in the engine is being cooled by the airflow as you drive, so as soon as you hit the pedal, you suck in ambient hot engine air into the intake. Your stock airbox is maximized for cold air induction. It doesn't make the cool loud sound but it was engineered to yield the most power for your engine. Just because you see many cars with intakes installed means its good for your engine. For the 1MZ-FE, the intake will cause your engine to run extra rich. I had to smog my car and it failed the first time with the Injen installed because it was running too rich. When I installed the stock airbox, everything passed with flying colors. Because there was too much airflow going through the MAF sensor, the ECU adjusts to the extra airflow by pushing out more fuel into the mixture. Is this a good thing? No because it fouls out your plugs faster, lose performance, and cause more damage.

[Jaimster]

Ok, so why not make a sensor that would counter act the extra air flow? Or some how electronically fix that problem that makes the car run rich? Is that what these Fuel management systems, or boost controller do?
In other words, would I benifit from having and Intake if I had somthing to correct the fuel to air mixure?

[Flipside909]

Ok, so why not make a sensor that would counter act the extra air flow? Or some how electronically fix that problem that makes the car run rich? Is that what these Fuel management systems, or boost controller do?
In other words, would I benifit from having and Intake if I had somthing to correct the fuel to air mixure?

Making a sensor to counteract the extra air flow is not that easy. Simply because we are talking about Toyota electronics which all tie in together with other emission components and etc. The S-AFC helps lean out the fuel mixtures if so, but it's not a real fix for it. Yes, a computer like the S-AFC would definitely help. But this is where you will ultimately void your warranty if something were to occur.

[NaptownSolara]

Back to the supercharger issue you were talking about earlier... you're saying the SC cuts out in automatics after 1st gear? I know they say it gives you 70hp optimally, but if that's in first gear, then would a supercharger really be worth the 3k or so (plus install)? Thanks for the clairification.

john

[Flipside909]

Back to the supercharger issue you were talking about earlier... you're saying the SC cuts out in automatics after 1st gear? I know they say it gives you 70hp optimally, but if that's in first gear, then would a supercharger really be worth the 3k or so (plus install)? Thanks for the clairification.

john

The EBC disables boost in 1st to save the tranny. You don't see 70hp at first gear anyway. You only see that much of an increase at WOT. You get boost throughout 2,3 and 4th gears for the auto. It's definitely a step up in performance but it won't be worth it for those who want to go really fast, especially with an automatic.

[Ragtop George]

I beg to differ. I installed the S/C last week in my 02 Solara Convertible automatic. It most definately does NOT cut boost in first gear, only during the actual shift. I subsequently modified the EBC connections to get rid of the boost cut during the shift because the car lurched about so much at the shift point.

Real world performance difference (altitude=2500 feet)
Stock 0-60: 9.5 seconds
S/C 0-60: 7.6 seconds

Is it worth it? A resounding YES. Personally, I could not live with the car without the S/C, it is just too slow. Now it is exciting to drive.

George

[Flipside909]

I beg to differ. I installed the S/C last week in my 02 Solara Convertible automatic. It most definately does NOT cut boost in first gear, only during the actual shift. I subsequently modified the EBC connections to get rid of the boost cut during the shift because the car lurched about so much at the shift point.


George

Interesting. Try telling that to 99-01 owners with S/C's on their Auto SLE or SE V6. Yes i've driven quite a few S/C'ed 1MZ-FE's ranging from automatic to manual Camry & Solara...including one 13psi project from the past. As for your method, time will tell when your tranny starts slipping. The EBC was designed for a reason, and TRD didn't engineer that for nothing. I am aware people have run that setup for a while, but those people who have tried it are only newcomers to the block.

Good Luck!

BTW, manual V6's are much more fun than boring automatics.

[Ragtop George]

Could be, but convertibles are much more exciting than boring coupes, and you can't get a manual on a convertible.

Also, at my altitude, the stress on the auto is not much more than a non-S/C car at sea level.

George