Cold Air Intake for 01' Firebird

[xcohiba]

Alright so I got a 01' Pontiac Firebird V6 3.8L that I want to put an intake kit. Up to now I've been searching around and the only one I found was the K&N one for $351

http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/pe...5&brandid=1858

The price being $351 actually led me away from making any mods to my car (its stock factory now) because of being so expensive and Im still in High School with a part time job and making car payments.

But I was searching another website and I found this intake kit:

http://byunspeed.com/product_info.ph...d46e08565e8a84

It is $134.90 which is MUCH better than $351

What do you guys think of this? Is this a good intake kit? How does this compare to the K&N? Any other recommendations?

Thanks.

[poormillionaire2]

Well, that first one is for the LS1 anyway. Make sure you search for the right parts for your specific engine. And I personally don't believe any cold air induction system should cost more that $220 for any car.
But that second one is for your car.

[97cavalier]

just get a cheep one from ebay that goes all the way down with a K&N filter, because all the tubing is the same size on the intakes. So spending more is point less.

[xcohiba]

The first one that I posted they have one for the LS1 and for the V6 3.8L, its the one in the bottom. They cost the same, $350.

However, on the second one, if you see the picture, it isnt a tube like all the others i have seen. It is like a square thing? im confused.

Can someone point me to an OK intake and not so expensive? Thanks.

[98gpking]

Originally Posted by xcohiba

Alright so I got a 01' Pontiac Firebird V6 3.8L that I want to put an intake kit. Up to now I've been searching around and the only one I found was the K&N one for $351

http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/pe...5&brandid=1858

The price being $351 actually led me away from making any mods to my car (its stock factory now) because of being so expensive and Im still in High School with a part time job and making car payments.

But I was searching another website and I found this intake kit:

http://byunspeed.com/product_info.ph...d46e08565e8a84

It is $134.90 which is MUCH better than $351

What do you guys think of this? Is this a good intake kit? How does this compare to the K&N? Any other recommendations?

Thanks.

dont be fooled by ebays cheap prices on intakes. its simply a rubber coupler and some piping big companies waay over charge for the prie of intakes. it costs the average company prob 10 bucks TOPPS to make an intake and they know its in demand highly so they charge out the but for it. go for ebay i got one for my GTP for 12 bucks the filter was small so i put on the 9" K&N but seriously dont waste your money on name brand. go buy some stickers and put them on there and save the 150 bucks

[xcohiba]

I cant find any of that. What I find is this "chip" for 6.99 that supposedly gives you 20-30 Hp. Sounds like scam.

Can anyone tell me if the second link I posted is effective? Or any other intake that is cheap? Thanks.

[98gpking]

Originally Posted by xcohiba

I cant find any of that. What I find is this "chip" for 6.99 that supposedly gives you 20-30 Hp. Sounds like scam.

Can anyone tell me if the second link I posted is effective? Or any other intake that is cheap? Thanks.

hey man its definetly s scam ive bought one before. if your really that interested in seeing if it works svae yourself 7 bucks and a weeks time and go to radio shack and buy a 200 ohm resistor. thats honestly all you will get. all it does it tells your computer that the air coming in is colder then what it actualy is so the the computer creates a richer mixture. you feel no difference and sometimes you even get a check engine or service engine light. no worth it

[alphalanos]

Dont waste your money on an intake. Save it up for when you need to do a repair. A couple hundred bucks for 10hp isnt worth it.

[98gpking]

Originally Posted by alphalanos

Dont waste your money on an intake. Save it up for when you need to do a repair. A couple hundred bucks for 10hp isnt worth it.

he has the V6 camaro id say go for the intake itll give you more MPG automaticaly saving you the money for the repair. if you had the V8 id say screw MPG but its the V6. check ebay for some used intake or hell make one yourself