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Thanks for all the enthusiastic input on the first thread. We love bringing you guys products that are appreciated. Today's topic is a cold air intake. Fujita Air has properly engineered our cold air intake to provide maximum airflow while also providing excellent filtration with a sporty intake note and no droning.
Our intake will be CARB legal. Initial testing of our prototype shows an increase in power – especially mid-range for improved drivability.
The sound is intoxicating especially when you put your foot in it. And also combined with the sport exhaust the car sounds like a proper sports car. These are photo of our finished prototype... the final production piece will look identical. Of course we will be dynoing a few production pieces to double check hp and torque. Stay tuned. Let us know what you guys think.
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I'll tell you all what I found out in researching a $270 cold air intake system
built for the Ecotec as installed in a Chevy 2.2. The system contained a
K&N free flowing air filter in addition to the new plumbing. The intake drew air from right behind the grill, at about the same position as the existing factory intake. Max HP gain was less than 3 HP, at high RPMs. The noise was an irritating whistling intake air sound that made it hard to hear the radio. The
manufacturer warns not to locate the air intake in a place where it might ingest water. One tablespoon of water in a small block Chevy cylinder will
probably break or bend the connecting rod, put a hole in the piston, etc.
Air filters for these systems are not factory and not cheap. Now, does anyone think I'm going to rush out and buy one of these systems?
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I'll tell you all what I found out in researching a $270 cold air intake system
built for the Ecotec as installed in a Chevy 2.2. The system contained a
K&N free flowing air filter in addition to the new plumbing. The intake drew air from right behind the grill, at about the same position as the existing factory intake. Max HP gain was less than 3 HP, at high RPMs. The noise was an irritating whistling intake air sound that made it hard to hear the radio. The
manufacturer warns not to locate the air intake in a place where it might ingest water. One tablespoon of water in a small block Chevy cylinder will
probably break or bend the connecting rod, put a hole in the piston, etc.
Air filters for these systems are not factory and not cheap. Now, does anyone think I'm going to rush out and buy one of these systems?
I think you already mentioned this in another thread. Please don't bad mouth our product without seeing it, trying it or hearing it.
kingarthur
Thanks for your input. Maybe this system isn't for you. We see this with all manufacturers. They usually bad mouth the intake and the exhaust, only to offer there's a few months later. We were even hinted by our sources at GM that the Solstice needed an intake in a bad way.
As far as the sound being bad... well that's subjective. IMO it sounded pretty sweet. A nice deep rumble when you have the pedal down. In order for an intake to inhale such amounts of H20 you are speaking of the intake has to be much lower than where it is right now on the car. Our system is going to be in the same position as the stock box.
We appreciate your research on this product, but it is nothing we didn't do before even thinking about offering this product.
Stig, could you address concerns of getting water in the intake? Say, I'm going 70+ down the interstate, and it's raining.
Sure... unless the car or intake is submerged in water you have nothing to worry about. The intake is positioned in the same location as the stock box... it is drawing some air from the front of the car but mostly from the bottom. I drove my other car which basically has the intake exposed to the elements in a storm and nothing happened. Rule of thumb... the intake has to be fully submerged to put in enough water for catastrophic failure.
This isn't something that's never been done guys. Infact the guys over at Mallet are using the same layout. See photo below.
We love bringing you guys products that are appreciated. Today's topic is a cold air intake. Fujita Air has properly engineered our cold air intake to provide maximum airflow while also providing excellent filtration with a sporty intake note and no droning.
Let us know what you guys think.
You got any sound clips??
Please don't bad mouth our product without seeing it, trying it or hearing it. 
We were even hinted by our sources at GM that the Solstice needed an intake in a bad way.