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  • is cheap air intake worth buying?

    Just me, the king of dumb questions again.

    I saw this cold air system on ebay for $$72 with shipping. A third the price of the K&N or SLP. http://tinyurl.com/ekptv

    Wondering if anyone owns one like it and if it is worth buying as opposed to saving up more money for the nicer K&N

    thanks

  • #2
    Re: is cheap air intake worth buying?

    CAI doesnt do much for our cars anyways so that should work.

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    • #3
      Re: is cheap air intake worth buying?

      for a cheap intake for you 3.4L i suggest this one.. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/93-94...QQcmdZViewItem cheaper and further away from engine compartment with means cooler air. I bought my CAI from them but the 3.8L version wish was a full intake from throttle body into and under the engine compartment. lower than the SLP CAI. heres a pics.. good luck

      '95 3.8L A4 PGM. & '95 LT1 M6 PGM. :burn:

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      • #4
        Re: is cheap air intake worth buying?

        Sorry to revive the old post, but did either of u notice any power or sound differences with the ChromeIntakes CAI?

        I was thinking about once cuz i'm a poor college kid and cant afford K&N
        _Dust

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        • #5
          Re: is cheap air intake worth buying?

          Originally posted by mtcrss2006
          Sorry to revive the old post, but did either of u notice any power or sound differences with the ChromeIntakes CAI?

          I was thinking about once cuz i'm a poor college kid and cant afford K&N
          _Dust
          Just go ahead and buy it. You know you're going to get some performance increase from it, and they're fairly cheap, so what're you losing? If you get the complete one that goes into the fenderwell and takes out the silencer, than you should see a pretty good gain from it. And it will sound different, just ebcause it's sucking in te air faster, and doesn't have that silencer.
          ~97 3.8L V6 Camaro~
          A few things

          Only Member of Team Hooker?!?

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          • #6
            Re: is cheap air intake worth buying?

            Ok, took the plunge... bought this. I figured it still has the K&n filter, so why not? Gas mileage should go up too right?
            _dust

            http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/93-94...QQcmdZViewItem

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            • #7
              Re: is cheap air intake worth buying?

              I have the ss hood would i be better off buying a whisper lid/slp lid or a cold air intake

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              • #8
                Re: is cheap air intake worth buying?

                Originally posted by mtcrss2006
                Ok, took the plunge... bought this. I figured it still has the K&n filter, so why not? Gas mileage should go up too right?
                _dust

                http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/93-94...QQcmdZViewItem
                if you don't have a heavy foot...


                Originally posted by homedog119
                I have the ss hood would i be better off buying a whisper lid/slp lid or a cold air intake
                depends on the year.. i have an 01 with an fipk and i cut a hole in the raidatior support and added an slp ram air and i prefer it over the lid but if you had an older model with a ss hood i may go with the lid
                2001 Camaro 3.8 A4
                1991 3000GT VR4
                2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS

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                • #9
                  Re: is cheap air intake worth buying?

                  I have a 2000 red camaro convertible

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                  • #10
                    Re: is cheap air intake worth buying?

                    with the ss hood on an 00 i would prefer the fipk but its all up to who you talk to alot of guys love their lids i feel i am getting a much better gain with me set up though
                    2001 Camaro 3.8 A4
                    1991 3000GT VR4
                    2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS

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                    • #11
                      Re: is cheap air intake worth buying?

                      Originally posted by gugdathug3
                      for a cheap intake for you 3.4L i suggest this one.. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/93-94...QQcmdZViewItem cheaper and further away from engine compartment with means cooler air. I bought my CAI from them but the 3.8L version wish was a full intake from throttle body into and under the engine compartment. lower than the SLP CAI. heres a pics.. good luck
                      Back from the dead but...

                      I want to know did you have to relocate your inake air sensor for this to work. I'm looking at one of these off ebay for the 3.4. The IAT for the 3.4 is on the rubber 90* elbow so i'm not sure how it would work. Also these things look a little filimsy. Do they hold up well?

                      I came across this today searching for an intake for my 94 3.4. The intake comes strait from the throttle body instead of connceting to the stock rubber up. It look nice but do you guys think it would hold up? Also what about the IAT sensor. It doesn't look like its hooked up unless its on the bottom. Do you think it is worth the 60 bucks. Also this intake comes with a "Chromeintakes" filter. Do you think i should just get a k@n cone filter or do you think that those knockoff ones are ok.

                      http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/93-94...ayphotohosting

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                      • #12
                        Re: is cheap air intake worth buying?

                        can the 97 3.8 kit they sell on ebay be used on a 99 firebird?

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                        • #13
                          Re: is cheap air intake worth buying?

                          Originally posted by Robb01
                          can the 97 3.8 kit they sell on ebay be used on a 99 firebird?
                          no your 99 has the lid setup, the 97 does not have the lid
                          http://www.bowtiev6.com/

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