Weapon R Secret Weapon

[Stefanos]

Just ordered this intake 2006+ Mitsubishi Eclipse (4Cyl, MIVEC only) Weapon-R Secret Weapon Intake Kit Sport Compact Auto & Import Performance Superstore ill let you guys know how it goes considering this is my first mod! I appreciate all the advice you guys gave me and im happy to be apart of such an awesome community!

[dejectedangle]

Didn't someone say these intakes burn up maf sensors cause there smaller then stock size???? Good luck man Hope it works out post pics when all done

[snakeeyes]

congrats on getting a intake that will choke down your engine from the incorrect pipe size,get shitty gas mileage,and burn up your maf sensor.not to mention the air filter is totall junk

[Stefanos]

Originally Posted by dejectedangle

Didn't someone say these intakes burn up maf sensors cause there smaller then stock size???? Good luck man Hope it works out post pics when all done

haha dont tell me that im getting it professionally installed so hopefully it wont be an issue. my buddy is a mechanic so well see. Your comment concerns me though... are there any intakes that you suggest for 09+? Its not too late to do a stop payment

[Stefanos]

Originally Posted by snakeeyes

congrats on getting a intake that will choke down your engine from the incorrect pipe size,get shitty gas mileage,and burn up your maf sensor.not to mention the air filter is totall junk

alright i need to stop payment. doing that now....

[snakeeyes]

Originally Posted by Stefanos

alright i need to stop payment. doing that now....

thats the best move you can make so far.the problem is that the smaller pipe on the front half is too small.its not even oem size.yea,the add description sounds good right ? 3 times more air ? lmao.the vendors need to get this shitty intake off their site for the eclipse so people will stop wasting their money.$2-300 for it and then have to get a maf sensor.another $175 and then another intake,another $2-300.that is an expensive lesson to learn

[Stefanos]

Originally Posted by snakeeyes

thats the best move you can make so far.the problem is that the smaller pipe on the front half is too small.its not even oem size.yea,the add description sounds good right ? 3 times more air ? lmao.the vendors need to get this shitty intake off their site for the eclipse so people will stop wasting their money.$2-300 for it and then have to get a maf sensor.another $175 and then another intake,another $2-300.that is an expensive lesson to learn

ok almighty snakeeyes how about this one?? 2006+ Mitsubishi Eclipse (4Cyl) Fujita Cold Air Intake Sport Compact Auto & Import Performance Superstore ps your the man

[snakeeyes]

Originally Posted by Stefanos

ok almighty snakeeyes how about this one?? 2006+ Mitsubishi Eclipse (4Cyl) Fujita Cold Air Intake Sport Compact Auto & Import Performance Superstore ps your the man

lmao,im only here to try and help yea,if they have it in stock,thats the one to get

[kcooper73]

I had tons of problems with mine as well. Finally had to pull it out and go back to stock.

I saw another thread where some ppl are raving about the DC Sports CAI, that might be the way to go, great price on part too.

DC Sports CAI

[Stefanos]

Thanks guys i stopped payment and got the CAI. You probably just saved Claire's life. She owes you her life hahaha

[snakeeyes]

im just happy you didnt waste your money on that weapon r bs

[muscles]

ha thats why this site is the shit. Looking out for one another and trying to knock down shitty products one by one.

[AlbinoRhino]

Yea I prob would have went the weapon r intake if it wasn't for this site, thankfully lol So I went with DC

[ThE JaIMsTa]

you know, there are alot of haters and honestly has everyone tried it yet? I have had a Weapon R Secret weapon intake for almost 2 years now and have nothing but good results, my mpgs are great (i even drive it aggresively) my maf (which i took out and checked) is in prestine contidion, my a/f ratio untuned is right where it should be. my welds and quality are prestine. hell i even took it to my bro's shop and compared it to the stock by hooking it up to a vacuum and an airflow sensor. Im sorry some people have had bad experiences, but its not like we can diss and entire company for one event take fujita and their welds, how many people has that happened to yet we still recommend them.

just some food for thought

[Stefanos]

Originally Posted by muscles

ha thats why this site is the shit. Looking out for one another and trying to knock down shitty products one by one.

id be lost haha. i just bought her a couple days ago with 50 miles on her ass. if this thing blows up ill probably cry.. either way i cant wait for this part to come and when i get it installed ill post pics

[Elemenohpee]

Jamista just because you aren't having any problems doesn't mean you can't get a better product for the same price. I think that's what it all boils down too

[snakeeyes]

ok,ill take this a step further.in this pic,it shows the front half of the weapon r connected to a spectre pipe. demensions look the same on the bigger part(note,spectre pipe isnt a noticeable difference in size compared to the recommended aftermarket pipe intakes for the 4g for the gs)looks like it matches up great to me

in this pic,i will show the difference in diameter with the front half of the weapon r vs spectre pipe.hmmm

in the last pic,it shows the front half of the weapon r pipe sitting inside the spectre pipe.looks like a huge loss of air to me.

still not convinced ? then i dont know what else to say lol
note;this comparison is not about a spectre pipe,its simply to show how much air your losing with the weapon r.if they would have made the front half a 2.75" diameter pipe and used a quality air filter,then and only then would it provide more power and no engine problems

[Elemenohpee]

If I had to choose any cold air above them all I would pick a Fujita Cai, had it on my car before my conversion and loved every minute of it. Such a bang for the buck upgrade and overall just promotes a longer, healthier engine life.

[Stefanos]

Originally Posted by snakeeyes

ok,ill take this a step further.in this pic,it shows the front half of the weapon r connected to a spectre pipe. demensions look the same on the bigger part(note,spectre pipe isnt a noticeable difference in size compared to the recommended aftermarket pipe intakes for the 4g for the gs)looks like it matches up great to me

in this pic,i will show the difference in diameter with the front half of the weapon r vs spectre pipe.hmmm

in the last pic,it shows the front half of the weapon r pipe sitting inside the spectre pipe.looks like a huge loss of air to me.

still not convinced ? then i dont know what else to say lol
note;this comparison is not about a spectre pipe,its simply to show how much air your losing with the weapon r

[snakeeyes]

Originally Posted by ThE JaIMsTa

you know, there are alot of haters and honestly has everyone tried it yet? I have had a Weapon R Secret weapon intake for almost 2 years now and have nothing but good results, my mpgs are great (i even drive it aggresively) my maf (which i took out and checked) is in prestine contidion, my a/f ratio untuned is right where it should be. my welds and quality are prestine. hell i even took it to my bro's shop and compared it to the stock by hooking it up to a vacuum and an airflow sensor. Im sorry some people have had bad experiences, but its not like we can diss and entire company for one event take fujita and their welds, how many people has that happened to yet we still recommend them.

just some food for thought

you want more power ? then mod that weapon r !!

[ThE JaIMsTa]

Originally Posted by snakeeyes

ok,ill take this a step further.in this pic,it shows the front half of the weapon r connected to a spectre pipe. demensions look the same on the bigger part(note,spectre pipe isnt a noticeable difference in size compared to the recommended aftermarket pipe intakes for the 4g for the gs)looks like it matches up great to me

in this pic,i will show the difference in diameter with the front half of the weapon r vs spectre pipe.hmmm

in the last pic,it shows the front half of the weapon r pipe sitting inside the spectre pipe.looks like a huge loss of air to me.

still not convinced ? then i dont know what else to say lol
note;this comparison is not about a spectre pipe,its simply to show how much air your losing with the weapon r

thats a huge difference bro, but for my position, an intake that i get for free as a gift as compared to having to pay 300 bucks for it i am very well satisfied. but it is good know the difference in the pipes. also i agree you can get much higher quality but as of now i am very satisfied.

[snakeeyes]

good luck with it then . know this,there is more power to be had with bigger diameter piping.thats all im going to say about it.

[akley88]

i had a secret weapon intake that i got cheap and i was constantly popping different codes and i had bogging issues. the car sounded great but my car didnt like it.

[Elemenohpee]

If I get something for free 99 then I would use it too, So I can understand where you are coming from.

[Stefanos]

In the end better safe than sorry. I was told the cai was better anyways by a helpful member.

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[FeaRlezZ]

take it from me . . i have used injen sri, injen cai, fujita cai, and dc cai. . . dc is my fav sound, gains (same as fujita), and fitment

[Stefanos]

Anyone from the metro Philly area hit me up so i dont fuck up this install -_-

[freakydeaky]

that weapon r is shit, trust me i have it... i'm burning gas like a v8... car runs like shit, car dies at lights, car idles rough.... putting my stock box back on this weekend

[akley88]

Originally Posted by freakydeaky

that weapon r is shit, trust me i have it... i'm burning gas like a v8... car runs like shit, car dies at lights, car idles rough.... putting my stock box back on this weekend

those are the problems i had

[snakeeyes]

Originally Posted by freakydeaky

that weapon r is shit, trust me i have it... i'm burning gas like a v8... car runs like shit, car dies at lights, car idles rough.... putting my stock box back on this weekend

once you get a correct pipe size intake,you will enjoy it.dont let this 1 intake give you a bad rep towards other intakes.as i said before,i tried a custom setup with the exact same demensions of the weapon r pipe front to back.drove for 15 miles and i watched my gas gauge drop like a rock.not to mention what seemed like to be a 10 hp loss.luckily,i didnt run it long enough to throw any lights.

[ThE JaIMsTa]

Originally Posted by freakydeaky

that weapon r is shit, trust me i have it... i'm burning gas like a v8... car runs like shit, car dies at lights, car idles rough.... putting my stock box back on this weekend

damn i cant believe you guys are having this much trouble with this intake, i feel like i should consider myself lucky that im not experiancing any of this!!

[Clovisman]

Weapons R does have some problems and it's the way the air flows over the MAF/IAT sensor, seems these problems goes away once you change out to a different air filter; however, I can't remember which filter people switched out to.

Also with a SRI and this Summer heat equal extreamly hot air being sucked into the engine which will also cause problems. So it's half of one, and half of the other.

[snakeeyes]

Originally Posted by ThE JaIMsTa

damn i cant believe you guys are having this much trouble with this intake, i feel like i should consider myself lucky that im not experiancing any of this!!

does your tail pipe smell like gas ? not like pure gas,but running rich smell gas.it should and that should tell you something.the car is allready running rich from the factory,get rid of that small piping and you WILL have more power i promise you !!

[akley88]

Originally Posted by Clovisman

Also with a SRI and this Summer heat equal extreamly hot air being sucked into the engine which will also cause problems. So it's half of one, and half of the other.

^^ this is so true i was seeing temps of 140 to 160 in traffic thats why i switched to a cai

[snakeeyes]

Originally Posted by akley88

^^ this is so true i was seeing temps of 140 to 160 in traffic thats why i switched to a cai

dont doubt that a bit with the filter being closed off in the engine bay,no heat shield,and with no outside air feed help.me,i dont have that problem.

[Stefanos]

Just got a call from auto city imports. Let me say first off that their customer service is ballin haha. The Fujita CAI is back ordered into hell so there sending me the Injen SRI for the same price as the Fujita. The guy on the phone personally told me the weapon r was shit. I appreciate the honesty he said ETA was tomorrow so I'll let you know.

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[FeaRlezZ]

^ not bad but i would still go with a cai. . from wut i hear dc is backordered for a max of 3 weeks and that is a great intake

[snakeeyes]

sri,cai.whichever one a person gets,just make sure to keep the air filter clean.ive seen some pretty nasty filters on here.that translates to less air flow and loss of power.on this car,it makes quite of bit a difference.


edit;this is one example of how an air filter SHOULD NOT look
FS Fujita F5 CAI and/or AEM Bypass Valve

[Stefanos]

Originally Posted by FeaRlezZ

^ not bad but i would still go with a cai. . from wut i hear dc is backordered for a max of 3 weeks and that is a great intake

i feel you on that and i really wanted a CAI but this is my first major mod on a brand new car. It scares the shit outta me The SRI would be easier to install i think and im not extremely car savvy yet... Well see how it goes. As far as a heat shield or whatever for the air filter, is that really neccessary? Like is it a good thing to have?

[FeaRlezZ]

yes just to protect from any dust and direct heat that the fan may blow towards it . . ur injen sri will come with a shield so plz use it