Cold Air Intake

[justintmn]

Hi all,
I want to do this mod too but still hesitating. I have a 3.0 X5 and I have some questions regarding this mod. It'll be great if you guys can help me to clear them up.

1. Will this mod cause any harms to the engine in anyway?
2. I read some articles (maybe on this forum) saying that a software and exhaust upgrade are also need with this Cold Air Intake mod. Is it true?

If this mod will not do any harms to the engine, I am in too. Oh by the way, I think BavAuto is having a 10% off on a lot of Cold Air Intake. They look like they are the Magnum ones too. This is the link

http://www.bavauto.com/se1.asp?dept_id=206

Thanks much for the info., guys!

Justin.

Originally Posted by ricky.agrawal

Massive Update.
If you have an X3 (2.5L or 3.0L) you can get the intake.
If you have an X5 (3.0L, 4.4L, 4.5L, 4.8L) you can get the intake.
If you have an X5 (4.6L) I'll have to keep looking for verification but I'm 99.999% sure it'll fit, and so are other members.

X. Name (X5 Modelnumber (3.0,4.4,4.6,4.8))
1. ricky.agrawal (X5 4.4)
2. Z3RO (X5 3.0)
3. Tijanaw (X5 4.4)
4. wuzin (X5 4.4)
5. Roc3b (01 X5 4.4)
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[AlpineMsix]

im kinda hesitant about this AFE intake, my friend had it on his 2002 m3 and it basically messed with his mass air sensor, made the check engine light go on and he felt a significant loss in power causin him to replace intakes.


He ended up replacing it with a K&N cold air intake and after he installed the K&N, his m3 was back to normal had actually better power increase and the check engine light shut off.

Im not tryin to say the AFE product is bad in anyway shape or form, im just a bit hesitant about their intakes. We also do not have m3's we have X5's, so im just a bit hesitant.

Some guys that do have this intake already... any check engine lights or any power loss and or a hesitant type of power response as if its almost like the car stutters at low speed from 5-10mph?

[Intel55]

Originally Posted by imola4.8isWA

im kinda hesitant about this AFE intake, my friend had it on his 2002 m3 and it basically messed with his mass air sensor, made the check engine light go on and he felt a significant loss in power causin him to replace intakes.


He ended up replacing it with a K&N cold air intake and after he installed the K&N, his m3 was back to normal had actually better power increase and the check engine light shut off.

Im not tryin to say the AFE product is bad in anyway shape or form, im just a bit hesitant about their intakes. We also do not have m3's we have X5's, so im just a bit hesitant.

Some guys that do have this intake already... any check engine lights or any power loss and or a hesitant type of power response as if its almost like the car stutters at low speed from 5-10mph?

sounds like he went lean with too much un metered air getting in. The pcm probably went pig rich, but still could not compensate. Wish they had an OBD II software so we could monitor the pcm like on Vettes.




How much is the 2005 4.4 cai with this GP????

[tijanaw]

Ok guys wat's up with that note on the bottom of the link saying that it won'y work with car with equipped with xenon headlights

Please select the car you are shopping for before proceeding:

Products > Accessories > Engine & Performance > Intake Components

Part Number: 172286


(click image to enlarge)

aFe Magnum Force Intake Kit

aFe Magnum Force Intake Kits are very well constructed and designed to replace the entire factory air box assembly. The kit included a reusable cone filter, powder-coated steel housing, billet aluminum "Velocity Stack" adapter, polished heat shield, all necessary hardware, easy to follow instructions and cleaning kit. The aFe kit eliminates the factory air box assembly and by using an aFe cone filter, allows more air into the engine which results in more power. Provides a very sporty sound without being too loud or annoying. Dyno results show 10 Hp increase at 6200 RPM.
Note: Will not work on cars with xenon headlights.



MSRP $464.29
Your Price: $464.29
On Sale: $348.22
Quantity:





Products > Accessories > Engine & Performance > Intake Components

[DINANM3]

I really want one but dont you need new software for that

[ricky.agrawal]

Originally Posted by jaaX3

What would the price be for an '05 X3 3.0?

Right now I believe it's 249$ and I'm hoping to get it as low as possible. Right now I'm just getting a list of possible buyers.

Originally Posted by Intel55

How much is the 2005 4.4 cai with this GP????

Right now it's 349$ but once again, I'm hoping to get it as low as possible. I've seen it online for about fifty bucks cheaper, so that's kinda my target, but I will try as hard as I can get get us the stuff as cheap as possible!

tijanaw: Can you link me to where you saw that?

Originally Posted by DINANM3

I really want one but dont you need new software for that

No, but in anycase, I'm going to work on a Powerchip groupbuy later on (But I didn't say that yet)

[tijanaw]

[QUOTE=ricky.agrawal]tijanaw: Can you link me to where you saw that?


Read the last line in the link
http://www.bmpdesign.com/product-exe...earch_model/89

[tijanaw]

Ok, i think we might have to count one less person cause Rocb decided to trade in his X!
Unless he wants it for his new truck

[X5Jay]

[QUOTE=tijanaw]

Originally Posted by ricky.agrawal

tijanaw: Can you link me to where you saw that?

Read the last line in the link
http://www.bmpdesign.com/product-exe...earch_model/89

Well, if fitting one of these on a car with xenons is an issue, I suspect that'll be a problem for many of us.

Ricky - you'll have to look into that for us when your doin' your dealin'...

[SiLvX5]

1. ricky.agrawal (X5 4.4)
2. Z3RO (X5 3.0)
3. Tijanaw (X5 4.4)
4. wuzin (X5 4.4)
5. Roc3b (01 X5 4.4)
6. JS_4.8 (05 X5 4.8)
7. X5Jay (04 X5 4.4)
8. ricci269 (01 4.4)
9. klerk (04 3.0)
10. GUSS (X5 4.8)
11. Hendo (X5 3.0)
12. Boatrider (X5 3.0)
13. MysticBlueX3 (X3 3.0)
14. jaaX3 (05 X3 3.0)
15. Quack (02 X5 3.0)
16. Viperman5 (05 X5 4.8)
17. SiLvx5 (04 X5 4.4)
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