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Just installed a new intake.

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hooligan
Salida
California, US
  • Detailer
 Ive been wanting to get an intake on my car for quite some time now, but just couldn't justify the high price tags of the injen and such like. Finally, out of curiosity i looked on ebay. Now don't go hammering me yet, i already felt shame just for going to ebay. But finally i decided to just go against everything ive ever learned about cars and intakes and harmonic resonance and just buy a $30 ebay CAI, just to see. Turns out, its not so bad!




and it matched my wheels so nicely.
Here's the problems i ran into with this $30 intake.
1. Its 2.75" piping, it came with a 2.5" coupler, and a 3" inlet filter. the coupler was quite a pain.
2. The MAF sensor didn't quite fit in the hole, and the bolt holes to hold it down didnt quite line up. So after a lot of very very, slow slow grinding with the dremel, everything fits and seals up nice.
3. I got a check engine light for about 1/2 an hour after first starting it up, but it went away. Im guessing the MAF just didnt appreciate being out of the car and moved around and placed back into a strange new world. But the car runs fine and everything seems to be A-OK.

So my review - for $30+$20 shipping, as a $50 intake, im pretty happy. Best thing ive done for my car that cheap yet. There were some fitment issues, but what can you expect from a $30 intake in a market where name brands cost 10x as much? The car sounds like a car now, its great. Im happy. And sure, maybe the injen makes 2 more ponies than me, but mine sure looks good.



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[#] Feb 04, 2008 07:48pm
Web
Maryland, US
  • THE SHADOW
 Nice....it's an EXACT copy of the K&N Typhoon intake piping...check out my pics of mine.


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[#] Feb 04, 2008 07:51pm
hooligan
Salida
California, US
  • Detailer
Web wrote:
Nice....it's an EXACT copy of the K&N Typhoon intake piping...check out my pics of mine.


haha, i guess they gotta copy somebody, right? I doubt "Option Racing" actually has some kind of R&D dept.



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[#] Feb 04, 2008 07:55pm
Mayo
Rockville
Maryland, US
  • The Guru
 $50 for an intake? Damn. Well is sure is a nice color!


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[#] Feb 04, 2008 07:55pm
hooligan
Salida
California, US
  • Detailer
 it actually sounds pretty mean. More so than i expected. Now i just need some exhaust work for those low notes. I saw a stainless catback with a muffler for $80 on ebay. But i know better than that. Im sure the welds will suck and the muffler will spit fiberglass in a week. But as far as the intake, its sweet.



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[#] Feb 04, 2008 08:01pm
SoFloTC
Boca Raton
Florida, US
  • Godlike Advisor
 take no shame.. i got the Bomz Racing intake for 100 bucks and its freakin deeeeep .. looks like injen without the brand name on it

[#] Feb 04, 2008 08:15pm
Kurisutaira
  • Godlike Advisor
 i know this is about yr CAI. but i just wanna say yr rims are F^CKING SICK lol. good color on the CAI as well


"This is what happens when an unstoppable force meets an unmovable object"
[#] Feb 04, 2008 09:15pm
scionteecee
Fairfax
Virginia, US
  • Chief Mechanic
 did u reset the ecu? try puttin the filter to light and see if any light comes thru if u see light that means its a cheap filter and u should buy a K&N one at autozone or pepboys. also the coupler looks very cheap compared to injen makes sure it seals tight if not u can buy it at autozone or pepboys. last thing is make sure ur maf sensor is tight so it doesnt trigger any CEL. looks nice, i would check the pipe everyone once in a while to see if any debris is gettin thru the filter!

[#] Feb 04, 2008 09:25pm
sheepboy1130
Laurel
Maryland, US
  • Detailer
 2 of my firends have Bomz racing(maxima, civic)...its 20~50 on ebay...they said its pretty good.. at least they get the woooooshing sound. and it does not look bad at all..

i would have bought it if they made it for 08 tcs!

[#] Feb 04, 2008 09:48pm
hooligan
Salida
California, US
  • Detailer
 Oh yea, i plan on buying a nice filter pretty soon here. haha ill probably spend more on a nice filter than i did on the intake.



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[#] Feb 04, 2008 10:15pm
TitoMontebon
Enumclaw
Washington, US
  • Window Washer
 I just got a Bomz CAI from a friend for free but it doesn't have a filter with it. Does anyone know what kind or what size of a filter I need to get?

[#] Jul 26, 2008 07:38pm
hooligan
Salida
California, US
  • Detailer
 in case you never got your answer...
get a measuring tape and measure how big the pipe is, it will be somewhere between 2 1/2" and 3". Then i recommend just looking online and finding an AEM dry element cone filter that has the correct inlet size for your pipe. Be sure you get a dry element filter as oiled elements like K&N do bad things to MAF sensors.



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[#] Aug 14, 2008 01:40am
TitoMontebon
Enumclaw
Washington, US
  • Window Washer
 Awesome, thanks!!

[#] Aug 14, 2008 09:55am
Beckaz_tC
Mesa
Arizona, US
  • Scion Guru
 WOW! That looks awesome on your car & in your engine bay, especially with those wheels!

[#] Aug 14, 2008 11:19am

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