Ebay Intake

[Satanspet]

Hey what do u guys think of air intakes off of ebay i have heard mixed reactions to them some say they are fine if you put a K&N filter with it and others say AEM or nothing... i am somewheres in the middle while buying an air intake for like $50 seems good compared to 250 is there much difference and is the AEM worth an extra 200 also i am on a tight budget so let me know your thoughts ... Thanks

[-Jayson-]

its all just a tube with a filter on the end. . .fitment is all that really matters

[Schister66]

dont go name brand...just get one and when the filter wears out, get a good one. I never saw the point of paying hundreds of dollars for a little tube and a filter....

[ImSoYesterday]

here.

Originally Posted by -Jayson-

bolt ons will be the biggest waste of money ever. If you want to feel like you didnt waste a bunch of money on your cavalier boost it, otherwise dont even bother trying to make it faster. It just not worth it. Despite what most ricers tell you, cavaliers dont respond that well to basic bolt ons. Mainly because for one the computers are very stubborn and 2 there is no way of tunning the engine as of yet. hopefully that will change soon. But either way, i high recomend that you dont buy bolt ons, save a few more bucks and get a turbo kit, you will be much happier.

[01Cavy]

Originally Posted by -Jayson-

its all just a tube with a filter on the end. . .fitment is all that really matters

Yeah and the ebay ones usually don't fit correctly. That and they don't get rid of the box on the tb on the 2200. Most of them don't come with everything needed either.

[Schister66]

how f**kin hard is it to build a CAI?? Anyone have an answer?? I've done it to about 6 different cars for no real reason. If fitment is the ONLY difference, have you ever heard of tools? You can save yourself about $100 if you get the generic intake vs a name brand. You may have to invest a little bit of time and effort into it, but is your time worth $100/hr? I don't think so...and that's how i justify things when i build them......

Also i think -Jayson- was correct in that quote above....i don't think that bolt ons like I/H/E on a Cavalier are going to make substantial differences anyway. It will help, but there isn't going to be any noticeable difference in the performance quality of an eBay CAI or a name brand one....

[Thor06]

I'm going to agree with the -Jayson- quote on this one.

Who gives a shit on the brand, as long as it fits. They are basically the same metal, bent basically the same way (as long as it a mandrel bend) with different stickers on it. Woo, big deal.

[Classicrocjunkie]

Its not that hard to make a CAI.... its soo easy in fact me and some buddies make them at our shop.

www.rdfabs.com

Stainless steel all the way!

[Satanspet]

im not opposed to making a CAI at all, but does n e one have specs on how to make it out of plumbing piping or anyother way they know specs and pics would be great thanks

[Schister66]

just get one off ebay and it will be close....then if you need to, modify it slightly to fit.....