JoBo 3.1 Posted January 3, 2005 Report Posted January 3, 2005 I did it today and noticed a suprisingly nice difference. It seems to have better response and pull a little nicer in the upper Rpm's. I like it. I had a spare cone filter laying around so i decided to put it to good use. I really like the sound that it makes as well. When you put the pedal down it roars! Sounds VERY different from my old Probe 2.0L I4 and all the Honda's you hear with intakes. This actually sounds good!! It will Probably be the only mod I do the the Lumina.... still awaiting my Grand Prix 3.4!!! -Joe Quote
EurosportZ34 Posted January 3, 2005 Report Posted January 3, 2005 yeah after i put my cone filter on my Lumina 3.1 i noticed a bit of difference in the sound too. it sounds alot deeper! now you should work on putting the cone in your fender well Quote
jeremy Posted January 3, 2005 Report Posted January 3, 2005 I want a cone just because it looks nicer.... Quote
Crimson Fury Z Posted January 3, 2005 Report Posted January 3, 2005 have you tried hooking the arm to the stock box? i'd like to get one and use my extra box to fit a cone in Quote
Grand Moff Joseph Posted January 3, 2005 Report Posted January 3, 2005 while we're on the subject... Does anyone know what specific type K&N FIPK fits a 3.1? Quote
mihela816 Posted January 3, 2005 Report Posted January 3, 2005 There are no FIPKs for w-bodies. Quote
THe_DeTAiL3R Posted January 3, 2005 Report Posted January 3, 2005 cone filter +50hp :withstupid: They do sound cool though.. Quote
Grand Moff Joseph Posted January 3, 2005 Report Posted January 3, 2005 There are no FIPKs for w-bodies. OK, so what brand did you guys buy? Quote
SigEpCutlass Posted January 4, 2005 Report Posted January 4, 2005 There are no FIPKs for w-bodies. OK, so what brand did you guys buy? almost everyone either fabricated their own or modified a kit for a different car. There are a few out there for our cars. I think RSM makes one if I remember correctly. Quote
Dannymik Posted January 4, 2005 Report Posted January 4, 2005 I'm glad to hear that you like the cone filter intake, I took mine out within a month. Sounded cool, but I lost too much lowend power for my liking. Quote
Oblivious Posted January 4, 2005 Report Posted January 4, 2005 There are no FIPKs for w-bodies. OK, so what brand did you guys buy? almost everyone either fabricated their own or modified a kit for a different car. There are a few out there for our cars. I think RSM makes one if I remember correctly. http://www.rsmracing.com/us/oldsmobile/31wbodolds.htm It's $160. Quote
Grand Moff Joseph Posted January 4, 2005 Report Posted January 4, 2005 dumb question: A lot of parts on that RSM page list a "core charge" of $100. What do they mean by core charge? Quote
TheCutlassGuru Posted January 4, 2005 Report Posted January 4, 2005 a core charge is when they sell you a remanufactured part. they take old crappy parts and refurbish them. the "core" that they charge for is the old broken down part that you are replacing. you can either eat the $100 charge and keep your old part, or give them your old part and they will give you your $100 back. Quote
TheCutlassGuru Posted January 4, 2005 Report Posted January 4, 2005 also... i got my intake on ebay for something around $30 shipped. intake_power and intakepro sellers carry them Quote
Prospeeder Posted January 4, 2005 Report Posted January 4, 2005 Where do people get cone filters for there 3.1 Turbos? does Jeff M just make them or what Quote
digitaloutsider Posted January 4, 2005 Report Posted January 4, 2005 Where do people get cone filters for there 3.1 Turbos? does Jeff M just make them or what No.. you just find a cone filter that fits over the turbo inlet and clamp it on. Quote
JoBo 3.1 Posted January 4, 2005 Author Report Posted January 4, 2005 Yeah, it sounds good, but it is sucking alot of hot air once the motor/exhaust manifolds heat up. I wanna try and fab up a 3" pipe from where the factory rubber pipe stops and route it down towards the front if i can. It seems like there is enough room to fit a pipe down there and then slap the filter on the pipe from underneath. As for losing Low end Torque.... I havn't really noticed a loss. But I did notice a LITTLE gain in the upper Rpm's. I was thinking like 50Whp too!! But seriously.... maybe 5. -Joe Quote
jeremy Posted January 4, 2005 Report Posted January 4, 2005 -Joe _________________ 94' Probe 2.0L- R.I.P Best 1/4: 15.760 @ 86.50 89' Probe GT Turbo Best 1/4: 14.5 @ 95.23 93' Lumina 3.1L..... the daily I know this is off topic, but I am curious as to what mods you put on the '94 Probe to get it to run 15.76??? Quote
Lee Posted January 4, 2005 Report Posted January 4, 2005 I have a Ractive heat shielded cone filter and there is very little noise from it. Looks like I'm missing the sound boat. Quote
SigEpCutlass Posted January 4, 2005 Report Posted January 4, 2005 also... i got my intake on ebay for something around $30 shipped. intake_power and intakepro sellers carry them i don't know about the one you bought on ebay, but there are a lot of crappy knock off intakes that get sold there... Quote
TheCutlassGuru Posted January 4, 2005 Report Posted January 4, 2005 yeah i know i dont really care if its a knock off or not. all the other companies do is buy the same $3 worth of parts and mark it up 5000% Quote
SigEpCutlass Posted January 5, 2005 Report Posted January 5, 2005 yeah i know i dont really care if its a knock off or not. all the other companies do is buy the same $3 worth of parts and mark it up 5000% that is not necessarily true. I'm sure RSM for example uses higher quality materials than some knock off you can get on ebay. Otherwise, I'm sure they wouldn't charge over $100 for an intake. Quote
BIGBULS Posted January 5, 2005 Report Posted January 5, 2005 that is not necessarily true. I'm sure RSM for example uses higher quality materials than some knock off you can get on ebay. Otherwise, I'm sure they wouldn't charge over $100 for an intake. I know RSM uses actual K&N filters (they did on Canada's original WAI for his Beretta anyway), not some APC NON washable piece of crap. Just as long as the intake's piping is mandrel bent, properly sized and uses a WASHABLE cotton-gauze filter, you are ok. And like I've said before.............it doesn't take much to turn a cheapo E-Bay intake into a REAL cold air setup (non fenderwell, but a LOT better than having a cone filter in the stock airbox location). Quote
BIGBULS Posted January 5, 2005 Report Posted January 5, 2005 that is not necessarily true. I'm sure RSM for example uses higher quality materials than some knock off you can get on ebay. Otherwise, I'm sure they wouldn't charge over $100 for an intake. I know RSM uses actual K&N filters (they did on Canada's original WAI for his Beretta anyway), not some APC NON washable piece of crap. Just as long as the intake's piping is mandrel bent, properly sized and uses a WASHABLE cotton-gauze filter, you are ok. And like I've said before.............it doesn't take much to turn a cheapo E-Bay intake into a REAL cold air setup (non fenderwell, but a LOT better than having a cone filter in the stock airbox location). Quote
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