BEGi Cold Air Intake Box

[disturbedfan121]

i think i read the same one and the OP stated the BEGI redesigned it since he installed his

 

[Kurt07]

The only problem I had was a lack of hardware. I had to go out and buy a few things to install it that it should have come with. The quality of the materials is good. It is not the best looking system, but it sort of looks stock. I like that.

 

[peeaanuut]

we're working on an add on cold air box for people who have the Cobb or Nano

Really looking forward to this. I hope it is as clean looking as the corksport or the Begi unit. Ill keep an eye out for it.

 

[cymx5]

This thread appears to be quite old...from the beginning of MS3 time!

How are the Begi intakes holding up? I'm considering purchasing one.

 

[Nliiitend1]

This thread appears to be quite old...from the beginning of MS3 time!

How are the Begi intakes holding up? I'm considering purchasing one.

My advice? Don't.

This was my explanation to another member in a PM after he asked me about why I ended up replacing mine with a Cobb

As far as the BEGi goes, when I took it off the car I was reminded of how shoddy the workmanship is on that thing...

- The holes in the bottom of the box that are used for mounting it to the unibody did not line up correctly, causing me to have to cross-thread one of the "longnuts" used to mount it beyond repair. If i'm ever gonna re-install it (not likely) or sell it i'm going to need to get a new one of those...

- Also, the thing is a major PITA to install/uninstall compared to the Cobb box due to its arrangement of its mounting points/hardware.

I can't really tell a definitive difference performance wise, though I think that when I get on it in the lower RPM range the repsonse seems more linear and less "shuddery", if that makes sense. When I first put it on (the Cobb) it seemed like the car was faster, but I hadn't reset the ECU yet and that might have had something to do with it. Regardless, the performance difference between the two is negligible, at best.

I mounted the Cobb intake using some 3m foam tape around the mount and then added some zipties to reduce the flex, but I don't know if that'll be enough to keep it from breaking the batt. box eventually...we'll just have to see.

If I had to do it all over again I'd avoid the BEGi box. The crappy build-quality along with their decidedly less-than-stellar customer service is enough to keep me away from their products in the future.

Now, to be fair, I did get replacement spacers sent to me free of charge (after I scoffed at the $15/spacer initial quote they gave me), but I've never re-installed it.

If you read all this and you still want one, let me know. I've got one with only about 5-6K miles on it sitting in my garage.

 

[BluMicaR]

we're working on an add on cold air box for people who have the Cobb or Nano

Oh Ken do not tease me! (omg)

 

[whteltning]

Oh Ken do not tease me! (omg)

a little late on that one....