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What did you do to ur Gen III Prius today????

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Accessories and Modifications' started by sfv41901, Jul 23, 2012.

  1. slowpriusj

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    Not trying to throw curb ball but didn't someone do a write up and said they dropped like 3 MPG installing an intake? Engine bay looks good BTW/ Keep us updated!
     
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    Its on air runners basic kit with air lift controllers. I will try to get pics when i can of the set up.
     
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    How much kit run you with installation? $4K?
     
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    Yeah, the "evidence" is all over the board on these types of air intake systems. At this point I am skeptical about gains until I can see some empirical evidence. They do look good though!
     
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    About 5.5k with installation
     
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    hehe, funny you mention this. I thought about getting a Green hose couple months back and actually found a decent priced one here. When I contacted @Burna J via private message, he directed me to this thread here. I concluded after a month of research, it's a cosmetic upgrade and nothing more. But it won't stop me from buying it in the future ;)
     
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    Yeah, the empirical evidence I saw was on a LS-2 Corvette with OEM intake and famous maker aftermarket air intake. Tests were performed on a dyno under controlled conditions by a third party. OEM intake preformed better......and the replacement filters cost less!

    I don't have any problem with adding $300 of bling to the engine compartment. I may even do it myself someday. But I won't do it expecting any performance gain, hp or mpg.
     
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    I had an Injen CAI on my 04 VW GLI. Never felt like I had any gains, but wow it made that turbo spool sound a lot louder :LOL:
     
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    Damn, that half my mod money there.
     
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    Holy Cow! Thats to rich for my blood! :eek::eek:
     
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    Agreed. $11/hr next year for me still going to take me awhile to get that kind of money. Not only that dog support is getting expense
     
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    Teaser...Take a guess what I did to my Gen III.:sneaky: 20150728_183343.jpg
    Take a wild guess... I will reveal more photos later......:D
     
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    Headlights.
     
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    Fairly new but no. I chose this picture so it's not so obvious.
     
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    That is alot of $$.
     
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    Comparing with this May 8th image, mm, yea, hard to see anything.
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    MGP Caliper cover
     
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    New tail lights and removed the decal on back window.....
     
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    Wow!you got it! I take really bad pictures. Great observation.

    Close but no cigar.
     
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    @apt5020 got it right.
    It's not for everyone but I like it.(y)
    20150728_183246.jpg 20150728_183414.jpg 20150728_183422.jpg
    I just hope they don't just come off while I'm driving and cause major damage.:censored: