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ahh not sure about that haha someone else mite be able to shed some light on this?
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Valandis91 wrote:ahh not sure about that haha someone else mite be able to shed some light on this?
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Here's the UAS kit.

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Here's the ARC.

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To my way of thinking, the flow from the UAS one is gonna be a whole lot better than the ARC. They have 1 left in stock & its black.
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from the way it looks, the arc would create some pretty turbulent airflow. would be interesting to see a flow bench comparison
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I think ARC is more of a brand thing and all those welding cost money.labour. I would go for the UAS pipe as its looks like it provides much smoother flow.

More over the the ARC pipe is metal and it can be freakingly hot, missing the point of a CAI.

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I would say your 2c is right on there mate, but I would love to see a cross section of the ARC. Is there something we are missing? Is that a replacement to "legally" improve air flow but lower induction noise? That is a damn big rectangular chamber for it to just b hollow...

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FTEvolution wrote:I would say your 2c is right on there mate, but I would love to see a cross section of the ARC. Is there something we are missing? Is that a replacement to "legally" improve air flow but lower induction noise? That is a damn big rectangular chamber for it to just b hollow...

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dont use my arc pipe for your picture ben :roll: .. go find your own :P





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i think the idea behind the arc intake is to expand the gas to release some of the kenetic energy which would have a cooling effect
before hitting the throttle body

or it might just be for better throttle response for the lower revs

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i can confirm the arc intake "big chamber" is hollow.

cant say if its better than the whale penis (uas)
but it looks nicer,
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zuihoujueding wrote:I think ARC is more of a brand thing and all those welding cost money.labour. I would go for the UAS pipe as its looks like it provides much smoother flow.

More over the the ARC pipe is metal and it can be freakingly hot, missing the point of a CAI.

my 2 cents.
FTOEvolution wrote:I would say your 2c is right on there mate, but I would love to see a cross section of the ARC. Is there something we are missing? Is that a replacement to "legally" improve air flow but lower induction noise? That is a damn big rectangular chamber for it to just b hollow...

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i agree with you but what about the air filter box since that is metal wouldnt that get hot to then?

like this one the K&N Apollo
http://www.modyourcar.com.au/kn-apollo- ... lver-p5171

wouldnt this also get hot and just be sucking in hot air too
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FTO_GPvR wrote:
zuihoujueding wrote:I think ARC is more of a brand thing and all those welding cost money.labour. I would go for the UAS pipe as its looks like it provides much smoother flow.

More over the the ARC pipe is metal and it can be freakingly hot, missing the point of a CAI.

my 2 cents.
FTOEvolution wrote:I would say your 2c is right on there mate, but I would love to see a cross section of the ARC. Is there something we are missing? Is that a replacement to "legally" improve air flow but lower induction noise? That is a damn big rectangular chamber for it to just b hollow...

:hmm: :scratch:
i agree with you but what about the air filter box since that is metal wouldnt that get hot to then?

like this one the K&N Apollo
http://www.modyourcar.com.au/kn-apollo- ... lver-p5171

wouldnt this also get hot and just be sucking in hot air too
the answer is yes. But i dont think the outer shell of the apollo is metal. Should be plastic with metallic finish. Correct me if im wrong.
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zuihoujueding wrote:
FTO_GPvR wrote:
zuihoujueding wrote:I think ARC is more of a brand thing and all those welding cost money.labour. I would go for the UAS pipe as its looks like it provides much smoother flow.

More over the the ARC pipe is metal and it can be freakingly hot, missing the point of a CAI.

my 2 cents.
FTOEvolution wrote:I would say your 2c is right on there mate, but I would love to see a cross section of the ARC. Is there something we are missing? Is that a replacement to "legally" improve air flow but lower induction noise? That is a damn big rectangular chamber for it to just b hollow...

:hmm: :scratch:
i agree with you but what about the air filter box since that is metal wouldnt that get hot to then?

like this one the K&N Apollo
http://www.modyourcar.com.au/kn-apollo- ... lver-p5171

wouldnt this also get hot and just be sucking in hot air too
the answer is yes. But i dont think the outer shell of the apollo is metal. Should be plastic with metallic finish. Correct me if im wrong.
hey man yeah thanks for the info i also i found that it was plastic too
thanks for your help mate
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lol

could u get rid of the '9' at the end of mine?

people mistake it for "tipping", its just "tippin"

edit: oops too late, didn't know this section got moved :?
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LOL about time uze all stopped spamming my threads HAHAHAHA
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anyways thanks for cleaning it up ben if it was you that cleaned it up :D
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No probs ;) And Tippin, you're done!
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