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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 03:03 AM
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Has anyone heard any reviews from the Joe Z intakes available by L-Tuned?
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 05:03 AM
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Originally Posted by ace263
Has anyone heard any reviews from the Joe Z intakes available by L-Tuned?
Here is a link to the product.

Joe Z Intake
It's rated well, but unless you get an SRT intake all the rest are pretty much equal in performance.
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 08:47 AM
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the JoeZ is definitely the sleeper of the bunch. it depends on what you want.
you want power, go SRT.
you want OEM looks, get blacked out JoeZ.
i chose eye candy:

polished AEM short ram with HKS Metal Flow filter and custom intake sheild
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by lexdymndz
the JoeZ is definitely the sleeper of the bunch. it depends on what you want.
you want power, go SRT.
you want OEM looks, get blacked out JoeZ.
i chose eye candy:

polished AEM short ram with HKS Metal Flow filter and custom intake sheild
I did like Lexdymndz and went with the eye candy. I may switch to an SRT though, but right now it's not in the immediate future.

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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 12:06 PM
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That exactially what ive been reading. I've seen the limited edition blacked out SRT which looks amazing! ur gunna pay a pretty penny for a SRT though.....
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Old Jun 20, 2008 | 12:08 PM
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btw love what you did with the powder coating apex!!!
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Originally Posted by ace263
btw love what you did with the powder coating apex!!!
Thanks but thats paint.
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Old Jun 26, 2008 | 12:46 PM
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A buddy of mine has the JoeZ. That being the only mod on his First gen. It's absolutley worth the money. And yes get the black coated pipe. As far as performance goes, I notice a difference in it when he gives it the WOT. And it offers a mean growl. But. If you order that pipe, get the Blitz drop in air-filter as well. Can't go wrong.

I have the SRT. It's the real power. Either that or the JoeZ with the SAFC II to program everything. Good luck!
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I have the K&N FIPK II. I think it's a great intake. I've never installed JoeZ or SRT so I can't give you a comparison, but I definitely feel the added power on WOT.

Initially, I was also opting for an SRT intake, but I've read a lot of people saying that they lost torque after installing it. Basically, you lose power on the lower-end but gain more power in the upper RPMs. There are some videos on youtube as well. Check it out. It sure sounds mean as hell.
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