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I installed the AFe intake and the IPD plenum at the same time, and dyno'd the car before and after. GaIned 7 horsepower at peak, and all of 2 ft-lbs of torque.
This was AFTER installing headers and Cobb tuning..
I installed the AFe intake and the IPD plenum at the same time, and dyno'd the car before and after. GaIned 7 horsepower at peak, and all of 2 ft-lbs of torque.
This was AFTER installing headers and Cobb tuning..
Exactly, the biggest bang for the buck is Sport Headers and Tune on an N/A motor. IPD and air intake are almost redundant when headers and Tune are in place. Sure they help, but not noticeable.
I think with some of the government situations recently COBB no longer sells tunes for cars that defeat CEL etc. I would advise looking for a company that will still sell a tune that will optimize for your catless headers.
Softronic cleared the O2 sensor CEL I was getting with my Soul long tube competition (catless) headers.
@MagicalCanoe , did your OEM scoop fit without significant gaps? @ryanmonto , how about you? Any chance one of you know or could look up the P/N for your OEM scoop?
I also bought an aFe Black Series intake, and my OEM scoop (991.110.261.02) leaves a 3/4" gap at the widest points. There is a new scoop revision to 991.110.261.03 but it's unclear if there is a size difference or it was simply a new manufacturer for the OEM part.
The pics below are from my 2013 911S - install was a breeze, but this scoop fitment is a big ol' bummer.
991.110.261.02 gap with aFe Black series intake 991.110.261.02 gap with aFe Black series intake
@MagicalCanoe , did your OEM scoop fit without significant gaps? @ryanmonto , how about you? Any chance one of you know or could look up the P/N for your OEM scoop?
I also bought an aFe Black Series intake, and my OEM scoop (991.110.261.02) leaves a 3/4" gap at the widest points. There is a new scoop revision to 991.110.261.03 but it's unclear if there is a size difference or it was simply a new manufacturer for the OEM part.
The pics below are from my 2013 911S - install was a breeze, but this scoop fitment is a big ol' bummer.
Yup, went through the same thing. There are gaps at first. You need the spoiler back on. It will put pressure on the AFE ducts to line up with the OEM inlet duct.
Yup, went through the same thing. There are gaps at first. You need the spoiler back on. It will put pressure on the AFE ducts to line up with the OEM inlet duct.
@MagicalCanoe , this is awesome! Thank you! I'll go reassemble and post the results.
@MagicalCanoe I notice you've got the extra heatshield from the recall installed. This didn't impact your ability to install the AFE intake correctly? AFE is telling me the intake doesn't work with the heatshield. It's the only thing preventing me from ordering this intake!
@MagicalCanoe I notice you've got the extra heatshield from the recall installed. This didn't impact your ability to install the AFE intake correctly? AFE is telling me the intake doesn't work with the heatshield. It's the only thing preventing me from ordering this intake!
@MagicalCanoe I notice you've got the extra heatshield from the recall installed. This didn't impact your ability to install the AFE intake correctly? AFE is telling me the intake doesn't work with the heatshield. It's the only thing preventing me from ordering this intake!
@koala It may have made it slightly more difficult to align the mounting points, but nothing impactful. In the pic below, I didn't have a nut on the red circle. It didn't lay completely flat. You really don't need a nut on the two inner screws. The two on the outside are solid enough. The inner two nuts (very thin, looks like they were only designed to hold the heatshields) would shear off if it wasn't for the outer two.
Yup, went through the same thing. There are gaps at first. You need the spoiler back on. It will put pressure on the AFE ducts to line up with the OEM inlet duct.
@MagicalCanoe , reporting back - reassembling helped +60%! I greatly appreciate the advice, thank you! Reassembling the spoiler, the fans, the scoop, and the cover made the intake and the scoop line up a little better, but there was still a 1/2" gap on the outer corner of the left side scoop outlet. Pictures below with foam tape in place.
I ended up calling aFe and they confirmed that my model OEM intake scoop (Porsche P/N 991.110.261.02) does leave a sizeable gap with both the Black and regular series intake boxes. Michael said their R&D group will work on a solution and will swap my intake box when a solution is ready. I'll post here with the final results for anyone with my model OEM scoop. Honestly, I'm really impressed with the customer support on this issue and can't wait to see what they come up with. If the new inlet fitment is as good as the rest of the box, this is going to be awesome. Even driving around with foam tape as a temporary fix, it's already smoother and slightly peppier.
Originally Posted by AdamSanta85
Put some adhesive foam around the edge to make it seal better. I have the non-carbon box and it seems to fit a little better than yours though.
@AdamSanta85 , done and done! It took two pieces of foam tape in a few spots (one on the intake inlet and one on the scoop outlet), but there won't be any significant leaks.
Can't wait until aFe has a solution for my older model scoop! That was really awesome of their customer service to offer a corrected box swap as a solution. They also confirmed that it is okay to drive as is since any leaking air will be on the dirty side of the filters.
aFe intake with Scoop 991.110.261.02 and foam tape aFe intake with Scoop 991.110.261.02 and foam tape
10-04-2022, 01:17 AM
