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Received and installed the Infinity Design intake for my FL5 today. Figured I would do a quick review and give you my thoughts on it.
Firstly, big thanks and shout out to SBX Performance for the great deal and excellent communication.
Packaging. The intake comes in two pieces. Both are well wrapped and also in a fancy ass bag. You also get a certificate of authenticity, an EDPM coupler, hose clamps, and some wiring loom for covering the MAF wiring harness. They also included in an extra EDPM coupler in my box. Not sure why, but it’s nice to have an extra.
First impressions out of the box. The airbox is freaking massive. It dwarfs the stock box and the inlet opening is significantly larger as well. The airbox interior leaves much to be desired. It’s not smooth and looks unfinished (pictured). It probably doesn’t matter much for performance, but considering how gorgeous it is on the exterior, I would expect a bit more finesse on the interior. It’s important to note that the pipe post-filter is smooth.
Installation. First of all, I would recommend a couple addition things to help with install. 1) Honda uses shear-off hose clamps in various parts of the engine bay. One of which will require loosening. I highly recommend getting a set of Engineer PZ-58 pliers (pictured). They make short work of turning the sheared end of the clamp. 2) the hose clamp that Infinity includes to replace this sheared clamp, if terrible. It’s too small and cannot be used. So, you’ll need a 8mm-10mm-ish clamp to replace it. 3) for extra protection of the MAF wiring, I recommend getting some fabric wiring tape to cover it after you put it in the looming. As for the install itself, it’s fairly straightforward. The instructions do miss a few things, but they make themselves apparent pretty easily.
Fitment. This is my only complaint. I ran into issues in two spots. 1) The rear mounting bolt didn’t want to line up easily. 2) because the airbox is so freaking big, I sits against a wiring harness for the fans along the front corner (pictured). I’m not sure how much of an issue this actually is, but I’ll be watching it regularly to see if it causes problems. I also didn’t love that it only used the rear airbox mount bolt, the front stud, and one of the bolts on the intake scoop. It seems solid and doesn’t move, but I’d still prefer if it used all the factory mounting points.
Test drive. Sound is rather conservative. Putting around town, it sounds no different from stock. When you get on it, midrange has a lovely deep tone, and the “blow off” sound is audible but not obnoxious. Very OEM+. If you are looking for something that doesn’t bring too much attention, this may be for you. Performance wise, my butt-dyno did feel a difference. Midrange and top-end do feel stronger and there seems to be less of a drop-off in power at redline.
Overall, I’m happy with it. Aside from the fitment stuff, as long as I don’t run into issues with that wiring harness, I’ll be keeping it for a while.
Firstly, big thanks and shout out to SBX Performance for the great deal and excellent communication.
Packaging. The intake comes in two pieces. Both are well wrapped and also in a fancy ass bag. You also get a certificate of authenticity, an EDPM coupler, hose clamps, and some wiring loom for covering the MAF wiring harness. They also included in an extra EDPM coupler in my box. Not sure why, but it’s nice to have an extra.
First impressions out of the box. The airbox is freaking massive. It dwarfs the stock box and the inlet opening is significantly larger as well. The airbox interior leaves much to be desired. It’s not smooth and looks unfinished (pictured). It probably doesn’t matter much for performance, but considering how gorgeous it is on the exterior, I would expect a bit more finesse on the interior. It’s important to note that the pipe post-filter is smooth.
Installation. First of all, I would recommend a couple addition things to help with install. 1) Honda uses shear-off hose clamps in various parts of the engine bay. One of which will require loosening. I highly recommend getting a set of Engineer PZ-58 pliers (pictured). They make short work of turning the sheared end of the clamp. 2) the hose clamp that Infinity includes to replace this sheared clamp, if terrible. It’s too small and cannot be used. So, you’ll need a 8mm-10mm-ish clamp to replace it. 3) for extra protection of the MAF wiring, I recommend getting some fabric wiring tape to cover it after you put it in the looming. As for the install itself, it’s fairly straightforward. The instructions do miss a few things, but they make themselves apparent pretty easily.
Fitment. This is my only complaint. I ran into issues in two spots. 1) The rear mounting bolt didn’t want to line up easily. 2) because the airbox is so freaking big, I sits against a wiring harness for the fans along the front corner (pictured). I’m not sure how much of an issue this actually is, but I’ll be watching it regularly to see if it causes problems. I also didn’t love that it only used the rear airbox mount bolt, the front stud, and one of the bolts on the intake scoop. It seems solid and doesn’t move, but I’d still prefer if it used all the factory mounting points.
Test drive. Sound is rather conservative. Putting around town, it sounds no different from stock. When you get on it, midrange has a lovely deep tone, and the “blow off” sound is audible but not obnoxious. Very OEM+. If you are looking for something that doesn’t bring too much attention, this may be for you. Performance wise, my butt-dyno did feel a difference. Midrange and top-end do feel stronger and there seems to be less of a drop-off in power at redline.
Overall, I’m happy with it. Aside from the fitment stuff, as long as I don’t run into issues with that wiring harness, I’ll be keeping it for a while.
