CPE COOL AIR BOX GI

[meha11]

cp-e mentioned that if there was enough interest in the cool air box then they would consider making it. This thread is your chance to inform them if you want one.

I for sure would prefer the cool air box around the filter would purchase one from them if they decided to offer it.

Chime in if you want one.

[zer0]

i am waiting for a cool air box option before choosing an intake. since everything is on back order anyway.
i was already waiting for COBB to come though with a cool box. but if CPE comes though, and the build quality is good. then that would work for me also.

[bioevolve]

I'll take one!

[MPS]

we all know CPE don't make crappy product
Only the best plus they don't take 2 years to make there stuff

[labikesrcool]

yes i would buy both the cp-e sri and the airbox when they are both ready

[soul.survivor]

I'm getting the SRI as soon as it's ready. I'd buy an airbox too.

[Breakdown81]

I'm currently running the revised BEGi box, it's good, but there are some things i think that could be improved upon to make it better. I'd really love to see what CP-E can come up with.

[skeeter149]

keeping a eye out on this. i am just uber impressed to see a company that is listening so much to its buyers.

[Lama]

I will for sure buy an air box if it's available. Hey CP-E, if you build a SRI like the cobb SF, please do something different than cobb. The Air box could be that difference and YES I will buy it. I like your product and I'm sure that you will make a good SRI.

[skeeter149]

lama there is a pic thread for the cpe sri http://www.mazdaspeedforum.org/forum/foru...cp-e-nano.html . check it out if you'd like i think it looks damn good.

[Lama]

Sure it's look good ! I'm 100 % agree with that. But the Cobb SF look good too. If CP-E produce the air box..... there will be a lot of people interest in that combo.

SRI+Air box...impossible to hydrolock and cold air.....best of both world !

[lestat13]

I'd be in

[mazdarati]

I will take one

[MexSpeed]

I am interested, and would buy the CP-e Cool Air Box along with their SRI (XcelNANO) and silicone turbo pipe intake for the MS3!

[nighthawk358]

+1000000000

do a cool air box please

[FreeFlyFreak]

I would definitely be interested.
It would have to be a non metal box though....

[saranya]

hell yes

[SgtP]

i would rock one. we can get some dyno numbers to compare in 2 years when Cobb comes out with their airbox.

[xcoldricex]

cf please

[desperado callado]

Originally Posted by freeflyfreak I would definitely be interested. It would have to be a non metal box though....

I tend to agree on the non-metal box, but then I think that CP-e would probably have to get into injection molding with all its foiables (tooling expense and 3rd party delay) that Cobb has gone through with their SRI for example. But I'm not entirely sure why I like the idea of a non-metal box. Do people not want a metal box b/c they believe it have tinny sound? I think that's semi-conscious reasoning.

BTW, +1 on your sig regarding edits and MS3 impressions. I could have it written myself but would have had to mention that I occasionally edit my posts to cover up stupid things I said.

Coldrice, there's always Autoexe if you have the bucks for CF.

[FreeFlyFreak]

Originally Posted by desperado callado I tend to agree on the non-metal box, but then I think that CP-e would probably have to get into injection molding with all its foiables (tooling expense and 3rd party delay) that Cobb has gone through with their SRI for example. But I'm not entirely sure why I like the idea of a non-metal box. Do people not want a metal box b/c they believe it have tinny sound? I think that's semi-conscious reasoning.

Partially a sound thing but mainly that metal heats up fast in the engine compartment and therefore would defeat the object IMO.

Same reason I wont buy a CAI with a long metal pipe running over the engine.

The less metal the better in the intake system IMO, excluding the intercooler of course, which should really have a fan. The radiator has a fan, the A/C condenser has a fan, but no fan for the intercooler.

No experimental evidence for this, the effect may be negligable but until I see evidence either way, Ill go with my gut.

[Hypnotized]

interested

[MexSpeed]

It would be very nice if CP-e designs a none metal air box (for heat shielding purposes) for the MS3 which could provide positive pressure to the turbo under max boost. It may have to include a scope of some sort.

[silversurfer3]

I want one for my soon to be to be CPE SRI

[desperado callado]

Originally Posted by freeflyfreak Partially a sound thing but mainly that metal heats up fast in the engine compartment and therefore would defeat the object IMO. Same reason I wont buy a CAI with a long metal pipe running over the engine. The less metal the better in the intake system IMO, excluding the intercooler of course, which should really have a fan. The radiator has a fan, the A/C condenser has a fan, but no fan for the intercooler. No experimental evidence for this, the effect may be negligable but until I see evidence either way, Ill go with my gut.

I think with the high volume of cooler air coming in from the CAI, and the surprising low mass of a metal CAI, it wouldn't make much difference. The box should be the same. A fan on the intercooler is a great idea and at least one guy on M3F or M247 did that to good effect. The primary difference would be in stop-n-go and maybe autocross, as Cobb has pointed out and others have shown, since a enough air enters the engine compartment when you get up over 30 mph to nearly equalize temp differences.

[Raglem]

I'm in

[FreeFlyFreak]

Originally Posted by desperado callado I think with the high volume of cooler air coming in from the CAI, and the surprising low mass of a metal CAI, it wouldn't make much difference. The box should be the same. A fan on the intercooler is a great idea and at least one guy on M3F or M247 did that to good effect. The primary difference would be in stop-n-go and maybe autocross, as Cobb has pointed out and others have shown, since a enough air enters the engine compartment when you get up over 30 mph to nearly equalize temp differences.

I understand that.

It would be in town/low speed where it would have an effect.

Or sitting at a light for a while and then getting on it.

All I know is this:
I have yet to burn my self on a plastic part in the engine bay. I have many times burned myself touching a metal part right next to said plastic part.

How much effect on performance/knock/egts I dont know..... but some.

Plus, the more stock looking the better, I have yet to see a metal OEM airbox.

[booya620]

+1
hell ya

[Speedie6]

I'm definitely interested!

Now, I've got a Cobb SRI. I've seen the pics of the upcoming CPE unit, and they do look good. But, I'm happy with my Cobb and don't think I'll change it, unless there is a good reason to.

In other words, it would be great if CPE does an airbox if it would work with either the CPE or Cobb. Of course, I understand that CPE probably wouldn't go out of their way to do this, but, if it happens to work out that way, it'd be great.

[MStempted]

Originally Posted by labikesrcool yes i would buy both the cp-e sri and the airbox when they are both ready

+1

[acidbbg]

interested as well.

[FastAttack]

Sure interested

[Speedie6]

I just talked to Jordan at CPE. Perhaps he doesn't know what somebody else said. But, at any rate, what Jordan said was that he is aware of this thread, but, its not something they have any particular plans on. He said of course they would consider it if demand warrants, but, its not particularly on the drawing board.

[saranya]

hmmm...demand huh. well, I would hazzard to guess that at least 50% who buy the nano sri would buy this.

[Speedie6]

I would think so to. I'm just saying that Jordan didn't sound encouraging, almost dismissive.

[xandrake]

Originally Posted by SgtP we can get some dyno numbers to compare in 2 years when Cobb comes out with their airbox.

ouch.

[www.cp-e.com]

Originally Posted by Speedie6 I just talked to Jordan at CPE. Perhaps he doesn't know what somebody else said. But, at any rate, what Jordan said was that he is aware of this thread, but, its not something they have any particular plans on. He said of course they would consider it if demand warrants, but, its not particularly on the drawing board.

Well summarized

Originally Posted by Speedie6 I would think so to. I'm just saying that Jordan didn't sound encouraging, almost dismissive.

Nah, I think you were closer in your first post. You said it very well.

We've just got so many other exciting things that we're working on right now that I don't see us taking time away from them to work on an airbox. Of course as interest for the airbox grows, so will its priority. But we fully intend on making an airbox; I just don't know exactly when yet

[saranya]

good to hear that at least it's in the queue somewhere. well, as long as an airbox is out by next summer. honestly, that's the deciding factor for me between the nano and cobb's sri.

and between here and the 2 other major mazda 3 forums, I don't think there will be any shortage of demand for the sri or airbox. I would bet you could sell more airboxes than than turbo inlets as I would argue most (non heavy modders) would consider sri + airbox the least invasive of mods they can do. my 3 cents.

[red07]

Any way to make this airbox fit both Cobb and your intake? It seems to me that it shouldn't be too hard, as long as the airbox is designed to fit around the SRI and not be a one piece unit like the BEGI airbox.

[meha11]

Originally Posted by Speedie6 I just talked to Jordan at CPE. Perhaps he doesn't know what somebody else said. But, at any rate, what Jordan said was that he is aware of this thread, but, its not something they have any particular plans on. He said of course they would consider it if demand warrants, but, its not particularly on the drawing board.

Originally Posted by www.cp-e.com Well summarized Nah, I think you were closer in your first post. You said it very well. We've just got so many other exciting things that we're working on right now that I don't see us taking time away from them to work on an airbox. Of course as interest for the airbox grows, so will its priority. But we fully intend on making an airbox; I just don't know exactly when yet

cp-e mentioned it here in response to my question in another thread.

Originally Posted by www.cp-e.com Good question. We probably won't at least initially because it doesn't seem to be an 'in demand' item. I think people would benefit from an enclosure especially in stop and go driving, but the vast majority of shorty intake users seem perfectly content without it. We typically concentrate on the items that have the most demand, so if the enclosure is in demand we'll certainly whip one up.