AWE-SOME Intakes - High Res Images

[JNoSol]

I always admired AWE-Tuning business philosophy and R&D efforts. They put in a lot of hours to build high quality products, without adding the so called "M Tax". The intakes I got in my hands is a true masterpiece and the price of $1,595 msrp is a bargain. The fitment, carbon fiber weave, and filters layout are just perfect. Just picking up the pieces scream quality. The filters itself are manufactured by GREEN, a very respectable company that users recently prefer over K&N. Just looking at the filters, it's bespoked for AWE-Tuning using 6 facets for 110% more filter surface over stock. The best part is, you don't have to remove the carbon brace to remove the lifetime washable filters. Just remove the 4 screws to get to the filters.

Why Closed Box? The OEM intakes are extremely efficient and well designed by the M division. The limitation of the OEM intakes would be the flat filters, which becomes a bottle neck when you start adding tunes/DPs that demand higher air requirement compared to OEM power. The S-FLO intakes leverages the same OEM fresh air ports, protects the filters from the air inside the hot engine bay, and maximized the air filter surface by using bespoke filters with 6 facets. This keeps the IAT the same as stock, while increasing air flow with more efficient filters. Even with a closed box, there is more sound compared to the OEM boxes.

Why Carbon Fiber? Plastic and Carbon Fiber are the materials of choice for intakes construction as they don't conduct/retain heat like metal/aluminum. This reduce the risk of heat soak during track sessions or being stuck in traffic for a long period of time. Plastic would be cheaper, but carbon is stronger/lighter/looks better. F1/Ferrari/High-End cars all use CF intakes. Strong/Light/Block Heats/Looks Amazing. The total box shipped to me was only 10lb with packing materials, would love to see others weigh their stock parts to see if there's weight savings.

Enjoy the High Res Images. I got rid of my F80, so these are going to one lucky M4 owner for further testing/review.

Product Info: http://www.awe-tuning.com/bmw-f80-sflo-carbon

-Jimmy

Equipment Used: Canon 60D with 50mm 1.4 USM Lens / 1.8 stop / no filter / no editing

[GOLFFRR]

that thing looks sweet! Congrats

what sort of power does this add?

[Josh/AWE]

Thank you for the review, Jimmy!

We're sad your M is gone!

[JNoSol]

Originally Posted by GOLFFRR

that thing looks sweet! Congrats

what sort of power does this add?

More info below. 12 HP and 10 ft-lb peak gains at the crank with AWE Tuning SwitchPath exhaust and tuner.

http://www.awe-tuning.com/bmw-f80-sflo-carbon

[JNoSol]

Originally Posted by Mike/AWE

Thank you for the review, Jimmy!

We're sad your M is gone!

I saw a YMB M3 at the dealership today, nearly pulled the trigger but it didn't have Silverstone interior. Now AWE needs to make exhaust and intakes for my X5M.

[dmk08]

Originally Posted by JNoSol

More info below. 12 HP and 10 ft-lb peak gains at the crank with AWE Tuning SwitchPath exhaust and tuner.

http://www.awe-tuning.com/bmw-f80-sflo-carbon

Looks good but with recent dynos I have a hard time believing any exhaust or intake actually add power besides down pipes. I mean 12hp at crank on this car with the CF driveshaft should be 10rwhp or so.

[///M ARMY]

Originally Posted by JNoSol

I saw a YMB M3 at the dealership today, nearly pulled the trigger but it didn't have Silverstone interior. Now AWE needs to make exhaust and intakes for my X5M.

I drove one of those at BMW performance school and that thing is a beast! Tons of power.

[JNoSol]

Originally Posted by dmk08

Looks good but with recent dynos I have a hard time believing any exhaust or intake actually add power besides down pipes. I mean 12hp at crank on this car with the CF driveshaft should be 10rwhp or so.

You're correct, that is not on a stock car. You'll need a tune as well to maximize power gains. OEM flat style filters will be a bottle neck with high power tunes (even with K&N/BMC), especially at the highest RPM. For this case, they had a tune + exhaust to extract 12hp "peak" from the intakes. The power gains after 6k RPM is even higher compared to stock (although not 55HP like other intake vendors claim). The filters of the S-FLO system have double the surface area compared to the flat OEM filters with larger pores.

Exhaust for the M3 and M4 def add power as the OEM exhaust has second cats. After market exhaust remove the secondary cats + 3" pipes vs 2.5". Turbo cars love 3" pipes.

[dmk08]

Originally Posted by JNoSol

You're correct, that is not on a stock car. You'll need a tune as well to maximize power gains. OEM flat style filters will be a bottle neck with high power tunes (even with K&N/BMC), especially at the highest RPM. For this case, they had a tune + exhaust to extract 12hp "peak" from the intakes. The power gains after 6k RPM is even higher compared to stock (although not 55HP like other intake vendors claim). The filters of the S-FLO system have double the surface area compared to the flat OEM filters with larger pores.

Exhaust for the M3 and M4 def add power as the OEM exhaust has second cats. After market exhaust remove the secondary cats + 3" pipes vs 2.5". Turbo cars love 3" pipes.

I have AWE non res, jb4 map 2, and filters. I dynoed with the same but MPE previously. Gonna hit it up again this week to see if I actually gained anything. SOTP it does not feel any faster. Not that 15-20hp is easy to feel.

[tom @ eas]

Originally Posted by JNoSol

You're correct, that is not on a stock car. You'll need a tune as well to maximize power gains. OEM flat style filters will be a bottle neck with high power tunes (even with K&N/BMC), especially at the highest RPM. For this case, they had a tune + exhaust to extract 12hp "peak" from the intakes. The power gains after 6k RPM is even higher compared to stock (although not 55HP like other intake vendors claim). The filters of the S-FLO system have double the surface area compared to the flat OEM filters with larger pores.

Exhaust for the M3 and M4 def add power as the OEM exhaust has second cats. After market exhaust remove the secondary cats + 3" pipes vs 2.5". Turbo cars love 3" pipes.

That hasn't been proven yet. The PURE M4 made 700whp with BMC filters and stock airboxes.

[JNoSol]

Originally Posted by tom @ eas

That hasn't been proven yet. The PURE M4 made 700whp with BMC filters and stock airboxes.

We haven't seen PURE dyno with CAI. The only way to find out is for AWE to send PURE a set of S-FLO intakes for testing.

[Pure Turbos]

Originally Posted by JNoSol

We haven't seen PURE dyno with CAI. The only way to find out is for AWE to send PURE a set of S-FLO intakes for testing.

Ha! ya right.

I literally just finished bolting the BMS intake on the M4 and sat back down at my desk and stumbled into this thread. 725whp

[JNoSol]

Originally Posted by Pure Turbos

I wish...

I literally just finished bolting the BMS intake on the M4 and sat back down at my desk and stumbled into this thread. 725whp

Really? So 25whp over stock box with BMC? Both AWE and BMS should bring in the same numbers on the dyno. It's the endurance test where one will outshine the other (heat soak). Quarter mile races shouldn't matter on open vs boxed by theory. I like both companies and their products, CF is much sexier.

[Pure Turbos]

Originally Posted by JNoSol

Really? So 25whp over stock box with BMC? Both AWE and BMS should bring in the same numbers on the dyno. It's the endurance test where one will outshine the other (heat soak). Quarter mile races shouldn't matter on open vs boxed by theory. I like both companies and their products, CF is much sexier.

No, I haven't tested anything yet. I was just joking, maybe a max of 25whp gain on our car? It will probably end up being 10whp, IDK.

Yes, both are great kits. The AWE is definitely a work of art, and seems to be well worth the price.

The BMS seems to be well made and a lot of bang per buck.

[supremepower]

Thanks for sharing Jimmy!

[JNoSol]

Originally Posted by Pure Turbos

No, I haven't tested anything yet. I was just joking, maybe a max of 25whp gain on our car? It will probably end up being 10whp, IDK.

Yes, both are great kits. The AWE is definitely a work of art, and seems to be well worth the price.

The BMS seems to be well made and a lot of bang per buck.

Please keep us posted on your finding. Would love to see the theory goes into practice.

[Josh/AWE]

Originally Posted by Pure Turbos

I wish...

Don't cry. Let's work something out.

[JNoSol]

More close-up photos.

Note: The weave isn't crooked, it's following the contour of the shape. All mounting guide pins integrated are made of high grade aluminum, not plastic. It's gloss black to blend in.

[JNoSol]

Installed photos will come shortly...

[jwilliams]

The intake surface area of that filter looks tiny. Fat less than a stock filter by the looks of it. I see that more of a bottle neck than the panel filter. Id love to see some flow testing of that.

[JNoSol]

Originally Posted by jordon335

The intake surface area of that filter looks tiny. Fat less than a stock filter by the looks of it. I see that more of a bottle neck than the panel filter. Id love to see some flow testing of that.

The filters have 6 facets, yet nearly filling the OEM sized box in all directions. It's no doubt that they have 110% more filter air surface compared to stock, as noted on AWE-Tuning's website. Green filters element flow is equivalent of K&N and other high performance filters, so it going flow better than stock + more real-estate surface.

I'll let AWE-Tuning to chime in on flow data.

[///M ARMY]

I had a chance to install these on Friday. The pieces are a work of art. Totally different from what I have seen so far. Does not look cheap at all. I was able to see AFE intake and looks terribly cheap compared to AWE and especially at that price point. I installed the intake and took it for a drive with the lids off. Good gosh the sound was louder than the open element Agency power intake that I had on the car before. Then I placed the lids back on and it was just as loud. I did feel a slight difference in throttle response. It feels a lot smoother than my previous intake.

Sorry not to thread jack but post some pics up!