Hi I have a tC and am debating whether or not to get a TRD cold air intake. How much HP will i gain? In the city and on the highway, how many MPG‘s will i gain? Any other useful information?
Blues, and aquas come to mind. Hope this helps. Roxanne
Mustard Gold (matte, not shiny) Off White. White could work too!
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As dynos have proven time and time again, you will see barely any gain at all. At best, a few horsepower to the wheels. Which means, you won't have any more than your factory rated horsepower, but the actual amount you put to the ground may increase slightly. Some intakes have actually been known to decrease horsepower. However, horsepower is a moot point, since it's just a calculated figure. What you really want is torque. Secondly, even if you increase your gas mileage by 10%; after some lengthy math, it means that you'd save yourself about $1 every 100 miles. If it's a $200 intake, you'd have to drive 20,000 miles before you're actually seeing a benefit to your wallet. This is true for both the intake, and the high performance filter. Both of these things DO help, but it's completely marginal. More importantly, it's pretty much a given that when people upgrade their cars, they drive them a little harder than they did before. Which completely destroys any benefit in MPG that they may have gained. And thus, you may actually get less MPG than you did before. Simply not worth it. Do some research :)
