Are all cai's created equal?

[Azoodica]

are the cheapos off ebay alright to use and do they do the same thing?

 

[Shiznit]

all intakes will generally never give you more than 1-3 hp. therefore to me its a waste of money to get the brand name intake systems which will cost you hundreds compared to < $50 off ebay. but thats just my opinion.

 

[Azoodica]

so an ebay one would be just fine? can you really flood your engine with one?

 

[Shiznit]

so an ebay one would be just fine? can you really flood your engine with one?

you mean water lock? yes you can but a good part of the filter has to be submerged in the water

 

[JDMMugen22]

find a cai on ebay with a bypass valve to stop water from coming up in your intake and flodding your engine.

 

[Oni]

In Cali I don't have to worry about the water thing much but I went with an AEM because it's Smog legal. I'd have done the Ebay thing too if I weren't too lazy to pull the intake off and put it back to stock every time I had to register my ride.

 

[RaYrAy]

you're not going to need a bypass valve unless you COMPLETELY submerge your air filter in water. if that happens.... sell whats left of your car and buy a boat

 

[RaYrAy]

In Cali I don't have to worry about the water thing much but I went with an AEM because it's Smog legal. I'd have done the Ebay thing too if I weren't too lazy to pull the intake off and put it back to stock every time I had to register my ride.

huh? what 'special feature' does your AEM tube & filter have that an ebay tube & filter doesn't have that makes it's Smog legal?

 

[Shiznit]

huh? what 'special feature' does your AEM tube & filter have that an ebay tube & filter doesn't have that makes it's Smog legal?

the carb exempt sticker

 

[RaYrAy]

the carb exempt sticker

ahhh

 

[FhCRubarb]

ahhh

Did u just get PWNED?

 

[RaYrAy]

f**k if I know

 

[B16A2_CIVIC]

i have a cai by aem but it broke after 2 years so i made the tube into a short ram so get a short ram

 

[Shiznit]

f**k if I know

 

[Mr. Lin]

some 2-piece eBay CAIs will NOT stay together no matter what you do...

 

[JDMMugen22]

hey ray ray i like your 95 Torino Red EH9 on speedquest. It looks sexy!

You going all JDM?

 

[booze_b]

some 2-piece eBay CAIs will NOT stay together no matter what you do...

Sounds like you speak from experience Lin

 

[nd4sped]

some 2-piece eBay CAIs will NOT stay together no matter what you do...

YOu get what you pay for.

 

[ShinsenTuner]

what do you mean they dont stay together?

 

[rei]

oh you could make that sucker stay together.. clamps and duct tape.. haha..

Im thinking it wont stay together because ebay cais dont exactly have mounting brackets most of the time and well it just kinda dangles in there.. I had a ebay short ram on my focus and it just sat in there, but a short ram = no problems with just sitting..