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XLR8SN · 08-06-2012, 01:41 PM

The $200 for the tubes and the cost of the filters will still be cheaper than the HKS system. You will be looking at about possibly 600+ for the HKS.

People will argue that it is prone to heat soak...blah...blah...blah. But I think that they are okay. You will and should replace/clean the filters more often than the paper types though. The sponge system works...but it does need to be cleaned and replaced a little more frequently to be safe.

Bang for buck answer is use the smooth tubes and the drop in filters. The intake area is shielded and as far as OEM design goes...it is very good. If you are not going to be doing any further mods to increase the HP dramatically....other than sound (and that is subjective) there is no real gain to be had versus dollars spent.

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XLR8SN Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Hawaii Posts: 363 Drives: Nissan Rep Power: 16	The $200 for the tubes and the cost of the filters will still be cheaper than the HKS system. You will be looking at about possibly 600+ for the HKS. People will argue that it is prone to heat soak...blah...blah...blah. But I think that they are okay. You will and should replace/clean the filters more often than the paper types though. The sponge system works...but it does need to be cleaned and replaced a little more frequently to be safe. Bang for buck answer is use the smooth tubes and the drop in filters. The intake area is shielded and as far as OEM design goes...it is very good. If you are not going to be doing any further mods to increase the HP dramatically....other than sound (and that is subjective) there is no real gain to be had versus dollars spent.