John@Fabspeed

Hey guys, just wanted to give you an update on the intake that Fabspeed has in the pipeline for 2013. Our current J Pipe Intake does work better compared to the stock airbox in terms of intake sound and power. But as Chris said, we wanted to address a few things that our customers brought up to us over time and also improve the design. We redesigned it for more power by increasing air flow but also reducing heat from entering the intake location. So here is a few prototype photos of our new Y Pipe Competition air intake design that we have been working on for the 996 and 997.1 cars. This prototype is not a finished piece so it is missing some components and does not include some of the additional parts. We have been designing and testing this new intake for a few weeks now and the results are looking good, so were hoping to release the new intake sometime in the next month or so.

The 3.6 and especially the 3.8 liter engines needed improved air flow so making a dual inlet intake like the 997.2 and GT3 was only necessary. We improved the fit and angle of the Y Pipe approach into the throttle body which will help for smoother air flow and less restriction into the engine. The Y pipe was improved for smoother and increased airflow merging. We will also be Dyno testing a few different size air filters to see how the HP/TQ curve changes and also logging intake temperatures to see the improvements.

We redesigned the Heat shield as well which is about 25% larger overall which helps keep the hot engine air from getting to the air filters. We will also offer an optional add on kit for the Top and side of the heat shield to enclose the intake even more from hot air entering the intake compartment and allow the air filters to only breath from the snorkels on the trunk lid. We will release more data and pictures as its tested and completed.

We really look forward to the release of this new intake and showing everyone the benefits of the new design. We are starting to take pre-orders for the new intake so let me know if your interested. PM or email me if you have any questions at all.
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USMC_DS1

Alex, this design looks promising... looks like you're on the right track with dual air filters, an enclosure that prevents hot engine air from entering, and snorkels to bring in air from the outside. Some of us are already running 82mm GT3 TB with the IPD competition plenum instead of the stock TB and plenum which are 74mm. It would be great to see an air box like this which starts with 82mm Y pipes and then perhaps use an 82mm silicon hose connector to attach those Y pipes to the 82mm GT3 TB. The same setup could also use a reducer silicon hose(84mm to 74mm) to accommodate the stock 74mm TB. Could you provide insight re the diameter of the Y pipes... BTW, I'm very interested in the product but would like some more details. thx.

Segue007

I'm very interested in this new design. Will the finished product be made of carbon fiber? What is the projected selling price? Possible discount/group buy for forum members?

BTW, I'm not really a new member. I've been around for some time just never posted anything here. I owned a Cayman and traded it in for a 997 TT. So now I'll be hanging around here more often. :-) Not that anyone really cares but thought that it would be good to kind of introduce myself.

2007 Guards Red 997 TT

floatingkiwi

How is this product going? Is there any word on how it will address how the MAF/ECU will cope with the change in pipe diameter at the measure point (assuming it will be different which seems to be the case), under which conditions the MAF will be underreading the air flow.