PSA: Get an Eventuri Scoop

[LSB4Me]

Has anyone used one of these scoops? Too bad they're out of stock at the moment.

https://vortex-performance.com/product/e46m3airscoop/#reviews

This was something that I considered when I thought the Eventuri scoop was NLA.

My $0.02—for the added cost of a few tanks of gas, get the real deal and be done with it.

[I M Legend]

Has anyone used one of these scoops? Too bad they're out of stock at the moment.

https://vortex-performance.com/product/e46m3airscoop/#reviews

[SQ13]

Siam: If you want to keep it there I don't see why you couldn't put it on the replacement duct



Correct

Is there a version that has a cutout for the stock brake duct?

[siamkazi]

How much abd who do I contact?

Message kaiv - $220 with shipping, definitely a good bang for your buck.

[x Spades x]

Just came in the mail yesterday, love the quality and design:

How much abd who do I contact?

[siamkazi]

Just came in the mail yesterday, love the quality and design:

[fattycharged]

is there a print file for this? Or only if they're available from Kaiv? I've got this nifty printer sitting here idle

[I M Legend]

Just took a look out of curiosity, air is supposed to somehow successfully go up through here to help feed the intake? the Bryson scoop/eventuri makes a lot of sense now:

Someone should design a 3D file for this lower scoop.

[siamkazi]

Just took a look out of curiosity, air is supposed to somehow successfully go up through here to help feed the intake? the Bryson scoop/eventuri makes a lot of sense now:

[elrichmeister]

Pretty sure I have an extra one you can have.

Wow that is very generous of you. I'll PM you, ill send you beer/or other beverage money.

[Slideways]

Thanks for the response, I definitely do not have the snorkel. I guess ill order it soon, before it goes NLA lol.

Pretty sure I have an extra one you can have.

[elrichmeister]

yes on the M3s it has a “snorkel” to the duct. list as that part in (RealOEM). stock M3 airbox has another inlet at bottom. from your sig photo if you have a non-M you don’t have that on the Mtech 2 ducts. Although some E46 non-Ms do have an alternator duct for cooling.

Thanks for the response, I definitely do not have the snorkel. I guess ill order it soon, before it goes NLA lol.

[6speedS54]

I have a “different” setup than most here—Evolve box. But for me, the scoop really was a surprising improvement. Silly, I know.

Unpopular opinion: keep the Eventuri. I really enjoyed mine. A strong argument can be made for stopping at the Eventuri, especially in CA. Lots of smiles/dollar; minimal headaches.

I've had the Eventuri with the scoop since almost day 1 on my 2004, but that got destroyed last year. I just installed it on the 2006 I picked up. I have the elephant trunk plugged in the duct as somehow the duct opening is bigger than the scoop collar. So for now I left it alone, although I am thinking about attaching the scoop to the elephant trunk. For some reason the noise feels louder on the 2006 then 2004, could be placebo. My daughter and her friends love it especially under overpasses 😂

[old///MFanatic]

Probably a dumb question. Should the car come with "elephant trunk" duct where you insert and install the eventuri scoop? When i installed mine there was nothing there, just a hole.
I looked at Real OEM and i see something that looks like a duct, but its labeled as alternator duct #20

yes on the M3s it has a “snorkel” to the duct. list as that part in (RealOEM). stock M3 airbox has another inlet at bottom. from your sig photo if you have a non-M you don’t have that on the Mtech 2 ducts. Although some E46 non-Ms do have an alternator duct for cooling.

[elrichmeister]

Probably a dumb question. Should the car come with "elephant trunk" duct where you insert and install the eventuri scoop? When i installed mine there was nothing there, just a hole.
I looked at Real OEM and i see something that looks like a duct, but its labeled as alternator duct #20

https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=BL93-USA-09-2003-E46-BMW-M3&diagId=51_3275