intake help

[3gclipse]

I just bought a cold air intake and it came with no instructions, and im not too much of a whiz with this stuff so could anyone tell me generally how to do it.

[Sleepr awd]

...oooo u bought one of those! my first suggestion is to take it to a shop, chances are if it doens't have instructions it might not even fit right and a shop is going to have the tools/additional parts to make it fit, my local shop installs the AEM for 25$

[03DMeclipse]

where did you get it from....and what is the name brand of the intake?

[3gclipse]

Its a CP intake and i got it off ebay.

[johnnyBgood]

You got ripped, sorry. The whole thing looks to be poor quality. I suggest you try and return it and get either an Injen or AEM intake. And unless the picture that I see is merely a generic one, the "intake" does not come with a MAF adapter. Your car will not run properly without a MAF. Can you take a picture of it and email it to me at [email protected]?

Quality costs money plain and simple and horsepower costs money. A generic ebay intake is not quality by any means and will not net you the gains that a intake by Injen or AEM does. Those companies put lots of money into R&D to make a quality product with dyno proven results. Those other "companies" on Ebay do not, but merely copy their design but use inferior metals and connectors.

[03DMeclipse]

I'd have to agree w/johnny on this one. I bought one off of ebay and it never even came close to fitting. After installing it, later on that night, my SES light came on. Next day, I threw it away, ordered me an Injen CAI. Within the next two days, my intake came, installed it. Never been happier.

[eclipsed4utoo]

why do people insist on putting cheap ass stuff on their car?

[03DMeclipse]

well if their mind is thinking like mine....ebay = less money....i learned my lesson...never again

[Gkreator]

I think that Intake is the one that comes with the Manufacturer Sticker Decal that reads "EBAY POORformass"

[eclipsed4utoo]

finally...a newbie who has his head on straight. hey, i wonder if i can get one of those stickers

[03DMeclipse]

do you think the sticker will add more hp to?..lol

[eclipsed4utoo]

hopefully it will give me 20-30 hp so i dont have to buy headers

[3gclipse]

well i took your advice and went out and bought an aem short ram intake for 130....should be comin soon