Just put my new SPOON TAI front on and im looking for an intake.

I found out that the spoon tai snorkel will not clear the oem hood and also you have to remove the oem bumper support brace. Im scared to remove the brace due to my car being daily driven and in a front accident that thing would absord most of the damage.

So on another not, anyone know what intakes will work with the spoon bumper?

I know the gruppe-m will, and im pretty sure the HKS will.

Will the Mugen CAI work? Do you have to remove the bumper brace for the mugen intake?

Will the j's intake work? Im not sure if the lower portion of the snorkel will clear the air dam the spoon bumper has.

 

whats stopping you using a regular snorkel - wont it just fall lower into the grill as opposed to the air duct?

 

the spoon bumper has an air dam channel. im not sure if I would have to cut it or not to clear a normal snorkel.

 

I'm thinking have someone custom make you a plastic one... and then sell a few to cover your own

...or don't get into an accident.

 

Obviously i cant be sure but I would have thought the normal snorkel would just be longer and exit at the "mouth" as opposed to the intake opening.

what does the bumper look like from behind?

I remember "SDEUCE" changed from a regular spoon snorkel to the tai verson with this bumper - but not sure whether that was through necessity (ie the old one wouldnt fit), or just for the sake of "doing it right"

Otherwise, do as luke mentioned, get some "Frankie Special Intakes" made

 

Go AEM and fool them all.

 

AEM is junk to me.

I want something thats going to work in driving conditions. A snorkel will benefit me more than the AEM.

 

any find on this? Mugen compatible?

 

The Mugen V.2 will work because it doesn't extend to the bumper opening. The J's probably won't work.

 

thanks after i get my bumper painted ill see if i can test fit a mugen v2 or rep lol just in case it doesn't fit