JLT Lund Vs Livernois

[RomanB]

Yea I know this is my first post, and yea I know people are going to be telling me to search, but for the past few days that is all I have been doing. My debacle do I go with a JLT intake tune through Lethal for just over $715, or do I go with a $600 livernois tune and run it with the Air Raid MIT tube and K and N drop in that is already on the car. Yea I know the MIT doesn't really do anything, but it looks clean with the sound tube removed.

Both options are quite a bit of dough. Going to the strip to do some friendly grudge racing with coworkers on the 10th and want to get it ordered today so I can have it installed by Friday. Any advice or suggestions are greatly appreciated.

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[RMA]

I went with the Livernois tune/CAI/Thermostat combo package personally, you cant go wrong with either or. Both are top notch companies.

 

[09jsw]

I went with the Livernois tune/CAI/Thermostat combo package personally, you cant go wrong with either or. Both are top notch companies.

What are your head temps at with that t stat?

 

[RMA]

No clue, I have not checked but the car runs like a champ w the few mods I have listed below. Feels like a boosted car at all speeds.

 

[ConspicuousConsumption]

No clue, I have not checked but the car runs like a champ w the few mods I have listed below. Feels like a boosted car at all speeds.

Can you tell us where you bought it and price?

 

[RMA]

I ordered straight from Livernois $950 I think plus the X Pipe.

 

[anotherneon]

No clue, I have not checked but the car runs like a champ w the few mods I have listed below. Feels like a boosted car at all speeds.

So you've never driven a boosted car I'm guessing

 

[RMA]

I have owned a 2001 Audi S4 that was APR ecu/flashed back in the day along with a GTI 1.8t & a 2005 STI that was Ekutec tuned as well.

 

[beefcake]

we have some killer packages with the lund tune and jlt, and also with an x4, let me know if we can help you out in any way!

 

[stoli]

I've been running JLT/Lund for 7 or 8 months now, but I've just recently ditched the JLT due to high intake temps. In town driving I was seeing 125-145 (and higher at times) degrees when ambient was in the 90s. Even on the highway I was 10-20 above ambient unless there were no other cars nearby. With the stock I'm seeing 105-110 in the exact same scenarios and only 6-8 above ambient on the highway.

I'll be picking up an Airaid in the coming days....

 

[50THPONY]

I've been running JLT/Lund for 7 or 8 months now, but I've just recently ditched the JLT due to high intake temps. In town driving I was seeing 125-145 (and higher at times) degrees when ambient was in the 90s. Even on the highway I was 10-20 above ambient unless there were no other cars nearby. With the stock I'm seeing 105-110 in the exact same scenarios and only 6-8 above ambient on the highway.

I'll be picking up an Airaid in the coming days....

Did you notice any better performance switching back to the stock intake?

 

[stoli]

Did you notice any better performance switching back to the stock intake?

It's only been a couple of days so while I can say it seems better, I have no definitive data other than the actual temps themselves. The whole issue came up when I was data logging for a tune update and they pointed out that the intake temps were so high a lot of timing was being pulled and suggested the Airaid instead of JLT and short term the stock intake.

 

[RomanB]

Intake temps are already insane in Arizona right now... Why are the JLT temps so high? Isn't it sealed along the hood?

 

[stoli]

Intake temps are already insane in Arizona right now... Why are the JLT temps so high? Isn't it sealed along the hood?

That's the whole problem - the box comes up several inches short of the hood and doesn't seal at all so it's just pulling the air from the engine bay; the source of least resistance.

 

[09jsw]

That's the whole problem - the box comes up several inches short of the hood and doesn't seal at all so it's just pulling the air from the engine bay; the source of least resistance.

My JLT seals tightly against my hood, I can see the outline of the seal underneath my hood.

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