VRSF intake review (sound clip coming soon)

[Bigsean714]

Hello everyone, today I will be reviewing the VRSF engine bay intakes I ordered from mike@x-ph.com. These intakes were $220 shipped from extreme powerhouse so I figured I'd give them a shot since they were so cheap.

Installation: Installation was simple, but it took me about 1.5 hours. I watched Tommy L garage's installation on YouTube (thanks tommy) on his dinan intakes which helped me out with installing these VRSF's.

Fitment: I would rate fitment an 8/10, took a little bit of patience to get everything installed and to get clearance with the CF brace and the intakes. Everything else was pretty straight forward and very similar fitment/design to the BMS intakes.

Performance: This intake retains the bottom half of the stock airbox and the factory air snorkels which is great, so I know I'm not losing airflow compared to the stock airbox. I don't see much of a noticeable difference with power using my butt dyno, but the sound..

Sound: This is why I decided to buy intakes in the first place. The sound is intoxicating. You can hear the turbo swoosh and spool so much, even with the windows fully up. I've turned heads from people who hear It outside the car.. literally sounds like some type of spaceship flying past people. For $220 It makes me smile every time I get into boost. 100% worth It for me

[M3nmotion18]

Hi!

I also have the VRSF Intake and love the sound as well!!

The only thing I forgot was to install the bottom half of the OEM stock airbox.... maybe do this tomorrow...

Thanks for the Review!

[G4BR13L]

Is there a reason why the bottom half of the airbox had to stay, it looks messy to me.

[sly1types]

i would love to hear a vid

[Bigsean714]

Originally Posted by G4BR13L

Is there a reason why the bottom half of the airbox had to stay, it looks messy to me.

A few people have installed these intakes without the bottom half of the box. And I think the reason why they did that was because they didn't know that It could still fit perfectly fine with these intakes. As you can see from the picture, the finger is pointing to a factory air duct that gets air from the grill area and spits It straight on the intake. That's why the bottom half of the airbox is great.

[mike@x-ph.com]

Congrats OP, glad you like it

[Peedbj]

I also ordered this intake from x-ph. Instead of buying drop in filters I decided to why not spend a few more dollars. For 209 dollars, I had a 10 coupon from buying the aa mid pipes a couple of years ago. Intake is coming this week can't wait to get it installed. Can't wait to hear this with alpine tune

[Bigsean714]

Originally Posted by Peedbj

I also ordered this intake from x-ph. Instead of buying drop in filters I decided to why not spend a few more dollars. For 209 dollars, I had a 10 coupon from buying the aa mid pipes a couple of years ago. Intake is coming this week can't wait to get it installed. Can't wait to hear this with alpine tune

Sweet! If you have trouble installing let me know I'll try to help

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by Peedbj

I also ordered this intake from x-ph. Instead of buying drop in filters I decided to why not spend a few more dollars. For 209 dollars, I had a 10 coupon from buying the aa mid pipes a couple of years ago. Intake is coming this week can't wait to get it installed. Can't wait to hear this with alpine tune

Congrats

[M3ryder55]

i want to see a video of this

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by M3ryder55

i want to see a video of this

+1

[M3ryder55]

People have been promoting these intake setups (bms.. vrsf etc ) but nobody has posted a real video of the cars in action. I've yet to see one good video in almost two years. It's nice to see there's no m tax on these items so I would have expected there to be more buyers. Even for sound alone I'd pay 209 bucks lol

[Bigsean714]

Originally Posted by M3ryder55

People have been promoting these intake setups (bms.. vrsf etc ) but nobody has posted a real video of the cars in action. I've yet to see one good video in almost two years. It's nice to see there's no m tax on these items so I would have expected there to be more buyers. Even for sound alone I'd pay 209 bucks lol

I'll have a video posted soon. It's been raining in Cali lately so haven't had a good chance to do It

[mike@x-ph.com]

Originally Posted by Bigsean714

I'll have a video posted soon. It's been raining in Cali lately so haven't had a good chance to do It

BM3 license sent, enjoy

[Peedbj]

. Do I need to disconnect the negative terminal on the battery to install this intake

[Bigsean714]

Originally Posted by Peedbj

. Do I need to disconnect the negative terminal on the battery to install this intake

Nope! Just turn your car off and pop the hood open and you're golden.

[Peedbj]

Originally Posted by Bigsean714

Nope! Just turn your car off and pop the hood open and you're golden.

Thanks. Gonna install sometime today

[Bigsean714]

Originally Posted by Peedbj

Thanks. Gonna install sometime today

Sweet. If you need any help let me know!

[Peedbj]

Originally Posted by Bigsean714

Sweet. If you need any help let me know!

Hey big Sean I just looked in the box. It has the 2 filters and the 2main tubes then there like a coupling piece. What is the coupling piece used for

[Bigsean714]

Originally Posted by Peedbj

Hey big Sean I just looked in the box. It has the 2 filters and the 2main tubes then there like a coupling piece. What is the coupling piece used for

It connects to the left side Intake as pictured

[Peedbj]

Just finished installing VRSF intake. Now I'm gonna go break it in

[Bigsean714]

Originally Posted by Peedbj

Just finished installing VRSF intake. Now I'm gonna go break it in

Congrats! Looks good.