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Does the weapon r intake suffer from heatsoak like KKM?  I was ready to spend on KKM but all the comments I read about is heatsoak. I'm afraid to put together a heatshield because I might mess something up. Some people are happy with the weapon r intake, so I might go that direction instead. I suffer thru traffic to and from work everyday here in Oahu  and it gets pretty hot so heatsoak would defintly be a factor with KKM. Any advice would be great. Thanks in advance 
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Im not sure, but if the Weapon R is the one that goes down to the air dam, theres more problems with it sucking in water... Heatsoak is not a problem with the kkm once you start moving a bit. I have the KKM and I would recomend it cause if i remember correctly, the Weapon R is like $200, compared to the KKM's $90 price tag. If your still worried about heatsoak, you can buy a heatshield for like $60, or make your own real cheap, its easy! Hope I helped a bit; Peace...
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i have the weapon r intake, and i have to say that i do like this intake a lot and it has a real nice sound to it...havent had any problems with heat soak yet and i have had it for a year..
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Heat soak....what a bunch of crap! sorry, but it is in my opinion. Not saying that it doesn't happen, but not enough to hamper the performance. I mean, I live in one of the hottest places in the US, Las Vegas, and I have YET to experience heat soak. I would say get the KKM, its sounds and works great!
(Without the need for a heatsheild! :rolleyes: )
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i don't think the weapon r is the one that goes down. thats the sca intake. weapon r also includes the intake pipe in a polished look. thats why it costs more.
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I live in one of the hottest places in the US, Las Vegas, and I have YET to experience heat soak Sounds good to me... We don't get above 90s here. Thanks for the comments I think I'm starting to lean towards the KKM again. I'll keep reading and do more research.
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according to a couple people on these boards, and based on their dyno plots, the KKM loses power at high rpm...
not sure if there's a better alternative though...
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weapon r would be subject to heatsoak just like the kkm
is the weapon r filter foam? I've heard foam is a no-no.
there are some simple simple heatshields around here (thecontourguy?), so don't eliminate that option.
wonj - i've heard that, too.
lastly, welcome to the CEG boards!
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Here is the data, Notice KKM flow much better than stock SVT (in LBM or pounds of air/min but look at the 30F increase in intake air temp. Each 10F rise in IAT cost you 1% or 2 HP on the SVT . That would be 6HP lost to heatsoak without a heatshield. Pretty much cancels out the 4-6 HP you gained from better flow. This applies to all open air filters on the Tour and you can expect Weapon R to be worse because in addition it has the aluminum airtube that will add more heat to the air. On my dyno comparison, conical K&N flowed just slightly better than KKM but only above 6000 RPMs - negligable advantage unless you plan on upping redline. KKM is a good choice as is BAT adapter + conical K&N, but get or make a heatshield. . http://contour.org/FAQ/misc/SVTvsKKM.pl
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