Customer Reviews
The Randall Intake V2 took me about 4 hours to install including a trip to the store and to a friends place to borrow their power (no outlets in the apartment parking lot). It took me 6 cut offs wheels on the Dermel, but was able to get it done.
The noises after install were amazing. It gives the car so much more character. I could swear I heard the difference between the variable intake on my 99 NB. Butt dyno didn't feel a ton of difference, but the car felt more responsive. I like that this uses the stock filter that doesn't need to be oiled or maintained (other than periodic replacement of course). Overall extremely happy with the intake.
Well designed set-up, fairly easy to install on my 2005. Looks great, sounds great, complimented by my Roadster Sport 4 muffler. Only somewhat tricky part was the cruise control module relocation, but not bad at all. I was prepared with a good 1 3/8” hole saw and a dremel tool with cutoff blades for the cowl oval. I think I did a pretty clean job of it.
The thing looks great in the engine bay. Maybe a bit more peppy at 4K rpm(?), hard to say. Hoping the FM engineers consider a 3D printed bell-mouth opening for the cowl side.
I definitely recommend the install.
Really nicely designed product. I love that it draws air from the base of the cowl instead of under the hood. The instructions were pretty good, but the cruise control relocation didn't work out well. By using the existing hole per instructions the wiring was stretched to the limit. I ended up drilling a hole 1/2" closer to the front of the car to give it some slack. All in all it was a fairly easy install and I'm really happy with the job. Well worth the cost and effort.
The installation on my 05 NBwa a little complicated because I had to relocate the cruise control. FM provided a link to excellent photos and instruction so the install went smoothly. I have been driving with it for several days both in city and highway and hot and cool weather. The increased performance was more than I expected. The engine feels noticeablely stronger and revs quicker. The noise is noticeable but not annoying. All in all the car is more driveable in lower revs and really comes on in the higher rev range. The engine seems happy and so am I.
A good friend/ mechanic/miata owner and racer replaced my original NB1 muffler with a Cobalt and I’m very pleased with the sound. To me it improves exhaust note 30-40% over original without being over the top in your face. He let me borrow his Shinsen with CAI for a few days; never experienced intake sound and got hooked.
I wanted to improve intake sound with real lower air temps and possible performance gains decided on the Randall cowl. I installed everything myself pretty simple less than 90 minutes. Like the Cobalt muffler, intake sound is 30-40% louder/improved and complements the exhaust perfectly. Throttle response feels awesome especially above 3k rpm. Best affordable performance made yet. My friend will drive it this weekend at Lemons in NJ can’t wait to get his feedback.
