is CAI worth it?

[bennybenster]

I just bought a CAI from ebay for $34 shipped. I wasn't about to pay $210+shipping for an AEM CAI or $110+shipping for a short ram. Only thing about getting the Ebay CAI is that I'll have to switch in the stock box whenever SMOG comes around but that's like 30 minutes every 2 years (if that). Haven't driven the car yet since I'm still waiting for parts I ordered to get in but I'm sure it will perform the same as the AEM CAI.

[adv4nced53]

Hell yeah its worth it. It sounds good, performance is better than short ram, and it works better with major upgrades such as turbo. Just make sure you get the one for your car and install it right, and then be careful in the rain/snow.

[sameintheend01]

unless your state inspects your car under the hood, then you don't even need to change it for smog tests. it does not change your smog results at all.

[ruffio1842]

Originally Posted by adv4nced53

Hell yeah its worth it. It sounds good, performance is better than short ram, and it works better with major upgrades such as turbo. Just make sure you get the one for your car and install it right, and then be careful in the rain/snow.

yea but is it worth an extra 100+ bucks that could be used for something else?

[eurobeaner]

CAI... YES! get an ebay $40 one... you really want to know what i think the $40 ones are... i think there the mess ups that aem produces... like when i got mine, the end was bent just a little and had a little dent in it... so, i think aem inspects them, if there defect, sells them to off brand places for 5 dollars and they sell them for $40 to us.... aem dosnt want us to buy the dented ones from them, and dont want to loose money by scrapping them.....

as for the hydrolock... dont worry unless you drive into 2 foot deep puddles on a regular occasion, and if you do, why the hell do you have a honda???? get a truck... oh and my filter is RIGHT BEHIND A HOLE IN THE BUMPER, and on HEAVY rains NOTHING happens. AND my car has never died cause of the cai.... MAYBE if your car was worth a couple hundred bucks more than you paid for your cai, then it wouldnt die... (Maybe thats why "ricers" get bad names..pimpin a $200 d15b7)

sorry to offend anyone, just my thoughts

[Schister66]

dude i have an idea....get a damn intake because it doesnt matter a damn bit which one you get. I would get a short ram, but right now i don't have anythinng. I have a filter on the TB because boost is where its at!