AFE Intake

[Randall41]

Anyone running the AfE Intake? If so how is fit and finish and was installation. Are you satisfied with it?

[esscolab]

Randall41,

Yes it's great and I love it. I posted my feedback on the UK section of this forum, check it out.

Essco

[esscolab]

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=13635

[alimjessa]

Yes, it is very easy to install. max 30 minutes and the fit and finish is great....good gains it seems

[GOU]

Well, honestly I had bought AFE....

but watching several messages in the forum of his poor performance on dyno, I decided to buy the RISS RACING INTAKE ...

I hope RISS is much better than AFE...

but...mm.. what do you think???
because I did not install the AFE INTAKE in my car...

[JohnnyTT]

Read up as much as you can on this before you buy it. There are a lot of mixed feeling for it. Especially with the cost of it in comparison to other choices.

[C4747Z]

I installed my aFe intake on monday night...

installation was very easy (30-45min). If you are ordering this unit make sure you do NOT order the DAS kit with it. The DAS kit that aFe makes for the "135/335/535" doesn't fit in the 135. The kit is designed to fit the 335 and the space between the AC condenser and the front grill is much smaller on the 135 than the 335.

Besides that, the intake is great. I notice a lot of lower end HP. You can hear the turbo more clearly at certain RPMs and it spools up much faster.

Car runs great.

[modbargains]

aFe is a great product, and already mentioned above, the fit and finish are superb and and performance gains are there. I have helped my co-worker install an aFe Stage 2 CAI on his E92 and it was a breeze, the drive afterwards was pretty fun too, the sound was amazing and throttle was more responsive.

[BMW E90]

Originally Posted by squeak

nice does it ruin warranties

Any part you replace will void the warranty for that part (and related parts if they cause big problems) but the rest should be intact (e.g. they can't void the brakes warranty, etc.). With that said I have never heard of a warranty being voided because of an intake.

[SV Concepts III]

We installed the aFe on our E92 335 and I must say that I am THOROUGHLY impressed with the professional packaging, fit, finish and quality. The part came with installation instructions that were very straight forward to follow and it was truly a pleasure to install given that all the parts are specifically designed for that application. Here is a picture of the clean install:

[BMW E90]

Originally Posted by squeak

what about engine warranty? thanks kenny for the help.
I heard bmw would have to prove that the intake ruined the engine if the engine went bad in order not to have to fix it, or something like that.

Yup- they have to prove that the mod caused the problem. It usually is not a factor but if it's a major problem I'm sure they will have no problem proving it. The Magnusson-Moss act was only to protect consumers from automakers voiding the warranty for no reason.

[chriscecc914]

my friend loves his afe intake and the install was a breeze. He has to sell his car though and along with the parts. Check out the for sale section for my recent post.

[BMW-driver]

Hi,

You can only expect 'some' performance gains from another Airbox then OEM if:

1. The alternative airbox is bigger then stock.
2. The alternative filter(s) are bigger then stock.
3. Maximum Cold air at any revs (closed compartiment with ram air)
4. Software adaption.

None of the aftermarket products combines those four.
Gains can be - if done correctly - some improvement of throttlerespons and a few more horses and torque at max. rev.

Have fun

ACS1.35i

[esscolab]

ACS1.35i. Well put!

I still don't know why BMW haven't released a carbon fiber closed intake for the 135i, they've done just about everything else.

[alpinedb]

currently i Have the BMS intake, is it worth ordering the AFE Intake or no?

[dmboone25]

I have had the Afe (dry) intake for about three months now. Some general observations:

--it is very easy to install
--it looks very nice in the engine bay
--I cannot say that I have ever been able to tell a major difference between stock and AFe. I had just the AFe and RPI scoops for a week or two prior to getting the JB3, and all I really noticed was more noise. Exhaust seems louder. Never been able to hear the turbos spooling more easily as some users have stated.
--I think the advertised gains are a joke. 27 HP my ass.
--it is the most expensive of all the intakes available
--there are "drop-in" filters for the stock airbox that will yield the same (if any) gains.
--the lack of a true, closed airbox leads me to believe that a decent amount of air is being lost in the engine bay instead.
--there is a heat shield, but not sure how effective it is.

Just my $.02

[///M Boss]

Oh no I bought a afe intake about 2 months ago but will not be putting it on until spring. How do I know which intake style i have? This beginning to worry me.

Originally Posted by C4747Z

I installed my aFe intake on monday night...

installation was very easy (30-45min). If you are ordering this unit make sure you do NOT order the DAS kit with it. The DAS kit that aFe makes for the "135/335/535" doesn't fit in the 135. The kit is designed to fit the 335 and the space between the AC condenser and the front grill is much smaller on the 135 than the 335.

Besides that, the intake is great. I notice a lot of lower end HP. You can hear the turbo more clearly at certain RPMs and it spools up much faster.

Car runs great.

[rcracer_tx]

Here, read this about the lack of flow causing huge amounts of loss of power vs. the Riss Racing design...

Originally Posted by johnnyr135

I figured this could help guys in the market for an intake since I Dyno'd both cars on the same Dyno they were different days though I dyno'd the AFE on an 83.71 degree day with 15% humidity and the Riss today at about 65 degrees. My first run with the AFE was 338whp and 325 torque the second was 336whp and 309 torque. With the Riss intake the first run was 348whp 381 torque the second was 350whp and 386 torque and the third was 358whp and 355 torque. George the owner said the third run was because DINAN is conservative and when it gets hot it pulled power back. But he took the car for a ride and was blown away and may buy one for a project car. The third run always goes down when the cars get hot so I don't know why some thought that was weird. The video of us racing should be up later and on three runs I was bumper to bumper with the 406whp 335xi and the owners modified EVO X for three rolling runs on I95. So make no mistake the the dynos speak for themselves Riss has hit a home run.

It's a no brainer to me that the Afe intake is worthless and overpriced to lose large amounts of HP with an intake...

[rcracer_tx]

Originally Posted by ACS1.35i

Hi,

You can only expect 'some' performance gains from another Airbox then OEM if:

3. Maximum Cold air at any revs (closed compartiment with ram air)


None of the aftermarket products combines those four.
Gains can be - if done correctly - some improvement of throttlerespons and a few more horses and torque at max. rev.

Not true, with a turbo car it does not really matter about the intake temperature, and "ram air" is worthless if the intake is getting enough air to it, your turbos are not going to make any more pressure because its already getting enough to flow freely. The rules you posted only apply to NA cars.

[ronnyek]

Originally Posted by rcracer_tx

Here, read this about the lack of flow causing huge amounts of loss of power vs. the Riss Racing design...



It's a no brainer to me that the Afe intake is worthless and overpriced to lose large amounts of HP with an intake...

To be fair that was coming from johnnyr...

[WhiteOne]

Each turbo pulls air into it through tubes that run in front of and behind the engine. These tubes would seem to be a limiting factor on air flow to the turbo's. Air filters attached to the ends of these tubes would add more restriction to air flow. I do not see how you can increase air flow further without adding a closed box and ram air. JMHO

[ronnyek]

I dont know how rr's design would net better results... but for that money, I'll put the good ol machine shop to work