The ONLY Intake worth getting for the FL5 Type R

I believe the PRL HVI for the FL5 Type R is THE best intake at ANY price point on the market right now and it comes down mainly to them taking their time to design it right!
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[@FL5Moe]

I just installed my PRL intake and I love how good it sounds in 3rd and 4th . It’s really nice and can’t wait until I add a new exhaust and tune

[@GridZilla]

The intake with a vented hood is 👌🏽

[@bullymade21]

Thanks for making this video. It really helped us out. I had my son and nephew install it while I enjoyed the show lol Now I have a sweet intake sound and I really notice the difference in second gear. Modifications include hondata base tune and PRL HVI only

[@GridZilla]

That is awesome!

[@Reptilianoverlord-jc8mt]

Any improvement in temps? I get 45 Celsius on mine and the weather is cold. I’m confused. Might have to upgrade my intake

[@GridZilla]

@@Reptilianoverlord-jc8mt you won’t see much of a drop in IAT’s more power and sound

[@ZWortek]

Im excited to see how this intake performs out on track for you, I imagine it will be great.

[@GridZilla]

We’ll find out this Sunday!

[@iBattleMike]

Nice work man. Thanks for these vids you make.

[@GridZilla]

Glad it helped!

[@csboi]

FYI that is in fact Snap-on's 1/4" drive ratchet handle but with a 3/8" drive head. For decades dating back to the 70's, technicians used to buy replacement 3/8" drive heads and install them into their perfectly good 1/4" handles to create a custom, compact ratchet that can fit in tight spots. Snap-on must have caught on to the buzz, and made this custom ratchet for sale.

[@GridZilla]

I’ve actually found a use for it in a super tight spot lol. I’m definitely learning that there really is a “right tool” for the job even though you might be able to get away with using the incorrect tool.

[@scottt.4596]

Heading to Starbucks right now to watch this video! Salude 🍻

[@GridZilla]

Rock on!

[@krusig7467]

Super cool. I just bought a FL5. Can't wait to get new intake. Trying to find someone to do it for me. I don't have a garage.

[@GridZilla]

It’s an easy enough install. You could do it in an hour or so right in your driveway or carport.

[@jameslambert-v3j]

On back order already no doubt

[@GridZilla]

Anything worth it is going to take time to get.

[@ThePegi27]

Yes, seems like they have everything back order.

[@fidelj3025]

I'm waiting to see if Acuity will release their intake!

[@GridZilla]

That’s also a great design but from what I hear it would require deleting the AC condenser

[@OnederElite]

I wonder about brake temps pulling all that air flow out of there. It’d be interesting to see a driver side to passenger side brake temp comparison after install.

[@GridZilla]

There’s heat everywhere of course but no doubt the air is still far cooler than that crazy hot engine bay.

[@topx2698]

buying CTR in 2 years after I pay off my daily. can’t wait.

[@ThePegi27]

Need to say, I'm not looking for turbo sound, I'm looking for power number and other benefits. Expensive sound 😆 Happy u r happy 👍

[@GridZilla]

It for sure adds power. Never said it doesn’t but to really see a proper gain you have to get a tune.

[@coolest.collector]

Spoon car did the 25 hour thunder hill with the stock box, that’s good enough data for me

[@GridZilla]

The winning FL5’s didn’t use the stock air box.

[@tezzasaurusrex]

It didn't use PRL products either 😂😂 ​@@GridZilla

[@GridZilla]

@@tezzasaurusrex and if the intake that the winning FL5’s used was publicly available,, that might be in my car right now so AGAIN…. I’ll stick to what I originally said. For the money and for what’s available right now, this intake is what I’ll use.

[@georgegomez7173]

Damn, nice sounds from turbo spool thru PRL air intake! 😁👍 I wonder if 27WON snorkel on 11th of the Civjc SI will work on your Type R? Who know? You should be order it and test it if work out or not. 😀

[@GridZilla]

I like your thinking! 😁

[@georgegomez7173]

@@GridZilla I am glad that you like my thinking. 😁👍

[@ThomasTwomey]

I just picked up my FL5 2 days ago. Have definitely noticed high IAT’s even when driving around normally. I come from the GR Corolla platform where hot air intake is also an issue. This looks like a massive difference from stock! Definitely want to look into this before tracking the car

[@GridZilla]

This is a must but also get yourself a good radiator and intercooler

[@ThomasTwomey]

@@GridZilla I know those are a must if you want to do a full 20min session without a cooldown. How many minutes were you able to get on stock tune/hardware before the oil was too hot? I know that varies a lot from weather, to track, to driver, but what have you experienced personally?

[@GridZilla]

@@ThomasTwomey even on stock tune I can overhear the car if the ambient temps are above 65F

[@MeBoncu]

Wrong statement. Gruppe M comes with secondary inlet first, not PRL. Have a look :)

[@GridZilla]

Yeaaaah I see it but I wouldn’t call that a true secondary because it just feeds into the same inlet, not to mention the front opening is dramatically smaller than the PRL

[@da-yh3uy]

To my knowledge isn’t the air flow direction more important than just the size of the box and opening?

[@GridZilla]

@@da-yh3uy I’d you ever get to see a Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) of a typical car and what happens to the air once it passes through body parts you’ll see how turbulent things get real quick so yes it does matter but the temperature in this case matters much more. It being forced induction helps too because it actively sucks the air in. In other words directional flow might matter a bit more on NA motors

[@da-yh3uy]

@@GridZilla gotcha good to know!

[@iBattleMike]

yeah, imo, gruppeM is better as it is getting the air from the front. The prl snorkel looking thing appears to just grab air that is already hot in that area...I don't see how the through process of the air in the fender is so much different than what is already in the engine bay...it's not like that snorkel goes that far down lol. I canceled my prl order and ordered gruppeM. I know the price is stupid, but the build quality and engineering seems better than PRL...and customer service is way better through bulletproof.

[@anthonyseto]

Curious how well this affects temps by itself. Looks like you have the titanium charge pipe and perhaps their intercooler charge pipe upgrades?

[@GridZilla]

Yes I have all of it. By itself it was a 20F drop in IAT’s

[@theone3113]

Eventuri ftw! 🙌

[@GridZilla]

The Eventuri does look super nice that’s for sure

[@Jdm_fl5]

@@GridZilla$2400 eventuri intake & inlet pipe VS $2400 prl hvi, prl inlet, prl catless dp and prl intercooler PRL ALL DAY LONG BABY

[@TheHandlebarGamer]

Struggling to find one. Seems like since PRL was bought out stock has become an issue.

[@GridZilla]

PRL was bought out? I know during winter they moved and re staffed

[@AmTechTankLining]

I heard it runs better with the stock inlet vs upgraded prl intake. Is that true?

[@GridZilla]

I’ve never known that to be true. The PRL inlet has always been a noticeable bump in performance

[@fhksws]

Do these PRL mods void factory warranty?

[@GridZilla]

Always best to assume yes

[@theeverydayguy2938]

CA CARB legal?

[@GridZilla]

If you have to ask… lol

[@krusig7467]

I just looked 5 to 6 weeks still.

[@GridZilla]

I think Twostepperformance just got some in.

[@ctrfk8740]

That's what you said, Mishimoto. I yet to install it. Still in the box snice 2019. Question i forget did you pay over msrp for the fl5?

[@Timbuckley01]

Dang dude, just sell the intake. 😂

[@GridZilla]

Not sure what I paid has to do with anything but yeah I paid a bit over. I got it pretty early on

[@robincook7253]

I got mine 3 weeks ago. I paid 5k over msrp. That’s about average where I live.

[@maganamfg]

All intake offer that spool, I remember first time with my fk8 prl intake ahaha Eventuri offers the loudest intake spool noise for reference All intakes offer no more than 2/4whp.

[@GridZilla]

I haven’t heard the Eventuri for the FL5 in person yet but I’m sure it sounds great

[@simonmessina4774]

Wow driving an intake before tune. That's an expensive rebuild. Anything pre turbo needs to go straight on the dyno or you can just melt rings n pistons.

[@GridZilla]

The car already has a tune on it. Just not an updated one for the new intake. Fortunately it’s not a Subaru so it’ll be fine 😂

[@Reptilianoverlord-jc8mt]

This intake does not require a tune. Uses stock sensors.

[@simonmessina4774]

@@Reptilianoverlord-jc8mt yes it does your increasing more airflow pre turbo. It will run lean and eventually melt the rings and pistons in the long run. It's actually running worst and losing power.

[@vincentnguyen353]

@@simonmessina4774so I bought this intake and this comment has me worried about installing it before I get a tune, does installing it and then waiting a while for a tune pose a huge risk or is it something that would only be an issue 10+years down the line?

[@simonmessina4774]

@@vincentnguyen353 just tune it. You will find half of these are rubbish won't make more power than stock there drawing hot air

[@rkc19867]

Gruppe M better. This PRL no match

[@GridZilla]

I dunno … pretty steep price point though

[@Reptilianoverlord-jc8mt]

@@GridZillait’s just a bling that is all. PRL all the way

[@utolChris]

Thank you! I just recieved mine and waiting for the inlet to install all at once.

[@GridZilla]

Nice!

[@promodelred]

Your turbo inlet from PRL also adds turbo sound

[@GridZilla]

Yes it did but the intake was a massive difference in sound