Air Intake - PRL vs 27Won?

[zumbooruk]

I am trying to decide between the two

Anyone installed and tested the 27Won intake?

I have not seen any real world reviews or tests for 27Won, esp for IAT/heat management, power/torque gains/loses, and most important for me, daily drivability

I am aware of the increased noise, but would like to quantify or hear clean audio (without background music)

It also seems that the 27Won is not compatible with a larger turbo inlet pipe? should I care, if I keep the OEM turbo (and intercooler, for now)

Or should I just give up on 27Won and go tried and true PRL HVI and their titanium inlet?

UPDATE:

Since I purchased the Cobb AccessPort/jailbreak/unlimited tune I decided to get their Redline Carbon Fiber Intake

I got them both from @JST Performance who was very helpful and patient with a novice who asked tons of question.

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[optronix]

Interesting- I must have missed the memo on the 27WON. I'm out of the market because I went with Infinity Design in the spring (no regrets), but that's an interesting option worth considering. Being that it's pretty new (looks like they just released teaser clips in August), you may not get a good sample size of audio clips or user testimonials.

Just guessing, but the open element type intake is likely going to give more noise, in a very good way. I deeply considered the Armaspeed intake for this very reason. I'd recommend checking out a couple clips of that intake for a benchmark; I'd have to guess the 27WON would sound similar. In every in-cabin clip I've heard of the Armaspeed, it's caused me to second guess my choice lol. MUCH more obvious intake induction noise; the type you'd expect from a naturally aspirated car. The Infinity Design for example gives noticeably more of that induction noise vs OEM plus very noticeable turbo noises but the Armaspeed open-element smacks you in the face with it in the YouTube clips I've seen.

PRL is apparently louder than Infinity Design but I'd imagine the 27WON to be louder still.

As for the other "usability" questions, I think at this point the PRL is just as you say- tried and true. Clear winner of market share, and they've revised their original design with a carbon offering that I would have considered had it been available when I was in the market for an intake. The obvious "can't go wrong" choice.

Just my .02 as a random but I'm curious to see some real-world impressions.

 

[caraholic]

Trying to decide between the two myself right now.

 

[MC BumSlap]

I'm leaning towards the GruppeM's system. Seems to make the most HP/Torque numbers out of the box before a proper tune.

 

[specced]

from what I gathered the open intakes aren't great. I'd personally only go PRL or if you wanna spend the money, Gruppe M, is by far the best looking.

 

[MC BumSlap]

Ran it through AI for best value for money with pricing as of this post (these are prices from the manufacture as some resellers can often be a bit less or more).


This table shows all intakes with a positive power gain over the Stock Airbox baseline (334.1 BHP), sorted by the highest value (BHP per Dollar).

Intake Title	Price (USD)	Gain (BHP)	BHP per Dollar
ARMASPEED	$800.00	13.5	0.0169
PRL MOTORSPORTS	$1,019.99	15.9	0.0156
EVENTURI	$1,645.00	24.8	0.0151
INFINITY DESIGN	$1,510.00	22.4	0.0148
GRUPPEM	$2,329.45	30.0	0.0129
RAMAIR	$281.38	1.9	0.0068
PIPERCROSS	$378.00	0.6	0.0016

 

[specced]

You used the pricing for the carbon prl to be fair. So prl kinda blows the rest out the water for price

 

[MC BumSlap]

You used the pricing for the carbon prl to be fair. So prl kinda blows the rest out the water for price

Ah..that's right.
https://prlmotorsports.com/products...ume-intake-system?_pos=3&_fid=df61ca0c8&_ss=c

 

[zumbooruk]

I'll probably get the Cobb intake, CARB legal and I just got the Cobb AP...

 

[MC BumSlap]

Updated the chart and use the standard PRL intake kit instead of the CF version.


Final Best Value Analysis (BHP Gain per Dollar)


This table shows all intakes with a positive power gain over the Stock Airbox baseline (334.1), sorted by the highest value (BHP per Dollar).

Intake Title	Price (USD)	Gain (BHP) (over 334.1 BHP stock)	BHP per Dollar
PRL MOTORSPORTS	$480.00	15.9	0.0331
ARMASPEED	$800.00	13.5	0.0169
EVENTURI	$1,645.00	24.8	0.0151
INFINITY DESIGN	$1,510.00	22.4	0.0148
GRUPPEM	$2,329.45	30.0	0.0129
RAMAIR	$281.38	1.9	0.0068
PIPERCROSS	$378.00	0.6	0.0016

 

[zumbooruk]

I just purchased the Cobb AccessPort/jailbreak/unlimited tune and their Redline Carbon Fiber Intake

both from @JST Performance who was very helpful and patient with a novice who asked tons of question.

 

[SBX Performance]

Just made this blog the bestI could with the information I researched and customer/Hands on feedback. More in depth than just prices. Price vs hp is great but in reality thats only for stock no tune etc and lets be honest we all get tunes. The blog covers more about quality, looks, noise,fitment and performance.

FL5 Civic Type R Intake Guide: PRL vs COBB vs Eventuri & More – SBX Performance

 

[MC BumSlap]

Nearly 1/3 of of the page is is covered by your top menu.

 

[SBX Performance]

Nearly 1/3 of of the page is is covered by your top menu.

fixed thank you!

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