CAI's you love, CAI's you hate

[Boomer73]

Any feedback on what cold air intakes you guys have installed and what your experience has been? Also, anyone that has a CAI AND a BlackBear tune I'd really like to hear from you.

-B

 

[blueflamed03]

AEM Brute Force

 

[Boomer73]

I've looked at K&N, Green, AEM, AirRaid, Volant, and AFE. As far as I can tell the Volant is the only one that has the potential to be a real cold air intake as its sealed. I'm skeptical that any of these other open box designs actually seal at all. And I can't tell if any of these have duct or tube that runs to a location that actually has the potential to pick up cold air.

Anyone?

-B

 

[blueflamed03]

IMHO, either way your not gonna get 'really' cold air, as they all are still under the hood temps.
The AEM has a semi box, with hood closed, but as far as cost, looks and performance, it won hands down.

 

[Boomer73]

I see the Injen PF7050 and the AFE 54-80092 also are sealed units with snorkels.

-B

 

[hoe]

I've looked at K&N, Green, AEM, AirRaid, Volant, and AFE. As far as I can tell the Volant is the only one that has the potential to be a real cold air intake as its sealed. I'm skeptical that any of these other open box designs actually seal at all. And I can't tell if any of these have duct or tube that runs to a location that actually has the potential to pick up cold air.

Anyone?

-B

Yes someone here. lol

Airaid hands down. I use it, and its a sealed cold air ustilizing the stock box & filter. I felt a huge difference of throttle on the vmax, and rapid revs to the moon instantly. The stock tubing is really restrictive, and has pockets like a muffler to limit air to the throttle body. The airaid with the stock box will yeild serious power increase on a dyno.

It sells for like 118 and 60-90 used. Im not affiliated with anyone by the way. Just needed what works.

 

[Arkansaw]

The Summit intake (summitracing.com) is actually just the K&N FIPK for a cheaper price since it is store-branded (still uses K&N filter and the air tube still has the K&N logo). Installed easily. Works well. Looks clean.

 

[TogaPC]

For the money, I like the Spectre. It's identical the the AEM Brute force in every way and costs less than half the money.

 

[highrollin113]

i bought this one, http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=360290201553&viewitem=, i have removed the plate where the stock air box sits so clean cool air gets to the filter, i do not have numbers to compare to other products but it is identicle to the spectre 9900 and even cheaper, i have a bb tune and the combo is amzing, also in my data logging you can see the air temp is cooler by 11*C, i dont know how i can post my logs but i can email if you want proof. from 28*C to 17*C

 

[TogaPC]

That's a good find HighRollin.