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Tucker3000 · 02-03-2010, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by 97one

Yes it absolutely did for me.
I have the MRT ver.1 Exhaust & Airaid intake.

that's cool, but do you mind me asking how you are defining that, i guess i mean, are you talking a butt dyno seat of the pants or what?

Tucker3000 · 02-03-2010, 10:22 PM

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Originally Posted by FANTA-Z

I have the SLP loudmouth axle back and went with Morano's cold air kit..

I have to say I love the color of your car. Beautiful!

But that is a Hot Air Intake at best. You really can't call it a CAI as it is truly only getting hot engine heat.. Very cool color though.

FANTA-Z · 02-03-2010, 10:26 PM

Its still getting cooler air because there is flow where the stock box little snorkel went. As I said I will sacrifice a little hp for better looks IMO that is. Plus I could always make a box to isolate it if I choose to.

Thank you very much for the compliment of the color.

Sevn86 · 02-03-2010, 11:12 PM

I really appreciate yall taking the time out to help me but im still not sure what i should get for my CAI...and with the exhaust is there anything else besides the MRT that sounds just as good?

Sevn86 · 02-03-2010, 11:14 PM

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Originally Posted by mlee

Seven... If you want to check them all out in person there are 3 street meets this weekend in Houston. A bunch of the Camaro club members will be at all of these with lots of different mods you can check out...

Friday - West Houston Muscle at Swampy's in Katy
Saturday - Cars and Coffee 610 and Post Oak (Uptown Park)
Sunday - Market Street behind the Woodlands Mall

Thanks for the info Mlee I will see if I can stop by...btw what time?

Sevn86 · 02-03-2010, 11:15 PM

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Originally Posted by 97one

Yes it absolutely did for me.
I have the MRT ver.1 Exhaust & Airaid intake.

Do you like the Airaid intake and were you considering any others? what made you decide on this Intake....thanks

Tucker3000 · 02-03-2010, 11:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Sevn86

Do you like the Airaid intake and were you considering any others? what made you decide on this Intake....thanks

The Airraid is the only true cold air intake on the market right now if i am not mistaken and it looks like a very well made kit. i have read a bunch of great feedback on that kit. just search for it and read. lots to read

Sevn86 · 02-03-2010, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Tucker3000

The Airraid is the only true cold air intake on the market right now if i am not mistaken. i have read a bunch of great feedback on that kit. just search for it and read. lots to read

thanks...

*mlee* · 02-03-2010, 11:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Sevn86

Thanks for the info Mlee I will see if I can stop by...btw what time?

I think I'm close on these times... log on to the forums at www.h-towncamaroclub.com and it's all listed there.

Friday 7PM Swampys in Katy
Sat 8:30 Am to 11:30 http://www.coffeeandcarshouston.com/
Sun 9:00 am to 11ish Market Street

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tucker3000

The Airraid is the only true cold air intake on the market right now if i am not mistaken and it looks like a very well made kit. i have read a bunch of great feedback on that kit. just search for it and read. lots to read

Airraid is a good one, but the true cold air intakes are the New Era, Vararam and Fastlane.

Airraid has a snorkle like the stock intake but still open to the engine bay... the ADM and CAI do the same with sealed boxes and the ADM race version pulls cold air from the lower grill.

Anyway... just a few more options to confuse things... Check out the Jannetty CAI comparison thread...
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48202

Sevn86 · 02-03-2010, 11:50 PM

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Originally Posted by mlee

I think I'm close on these times... log on to the forums at www.h-towncamaroclub.com and it's all listed there.

Friday 7PM Swampys in Katy
Sat 8:30 Am to 11:30 http://www.coffeeandcarshouston.com/
Sun 9:00 am to 11ish Market Street

Airraid is a good one, but the true cold air intakes are the New Era, Vararam and Fastlane.

Airraid has a snorkle like the stock intake but still open to the engine bay... the ADM and CAI do the same with sealed boxes and the ADM race version pulls cold air from the lower grill.

Anyway... just a few more options to confuse things... Check out the Jannetty CAI comparison thread...
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48202

thanks for that bit of info...

Tucker3000 · 02-04-2010, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by mlee

Airraid is a good one, but the true cold air intakes are the New Era, Vararam and Fastlane.

Airraid has a snorkle like the stock intake but still open to the engine bay... the ADM and CAI do the same with sealed boxes and the ADM race version pulls cold air from the lower grill.

Anyway... just a few more options to confuse things... Check out the Jannetty CAI comparison thread...
http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48202

LOL, the Airaid is a cold air system and seals to the hood, its not open to the engine bay.

I have seen the jannety test. so your basing everything off of one test that was performed? the best information that came from the test was installation time, construction and if they need tuning or not.

Both the new era and fast lane require tuning. That alone tells you they were not the best engineered kit.

The Airraid and the CAI were the top 2 best performing systems all around. if you can understand everything on that chart, then you can see that clearly.

scrming · 02-04-2010, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Tucker3000

LOL, the Airaid is a cold air system and seals to the hood, its not open to the engine bay.

I have seen the jannety test. so your basing everything off of one test that was performed? the best information that came from the test was installation time, construction and if they need tuning or not.

Both the new era and fast lane require tuning. That alone tells you they were not the best engineered kit.

The Airraid and the CAI were the top 2 best performing systems all around. if you can understand everything on that chart, then you can see that clearly.

The Airaid is in fact still open to the engine bay... it uses the factory snorkel which is still located in the engine bay... yes it's close to the front but it is still OPEN... On a true cold air kit you would do things like run your tube through the fender wall and the intake would be COMPLETELY sealed off from the engine bay.. The Airaid doesn't completely seal at the snorkel... it can still suck in warm engine bay air...

As for requiring a tune not being the best engineered kit... that's not correct either! Hey, I'm waiting for a CAI for the V6 that DOES require a TUNE! I want the MOST gains possible! And the only way to really do that is with a system that's going to require a tune!

scrming · 02-04-2010, 05:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tucker3000

The Airraid is the only true cold air intake on the market right now if i am not mistaken and it looks like a very well made kit. i have read a bunch of great feedback on that kit. just search for it and read. lots to read

yep... lots of good feedback... but not one single independent dyno test!

scrming · 02-04-2010, 05:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Tucker3000

that's cool, but do you mind me asking how you are defining that, i guess i mean, are you talking a butt dyno seat of the pants or what?

No one I'm aware of has done any kind of independent dyno testing of the V6 CAI kits...

I can't remember but I believe 97one has done a lot of 0-60 runs, and while the time itself may not be accurate, the results have been very consistent... and if I remember correctly the MRT showed and improvement in his 0-60 runs while the Airaid did not...

Also I did dyno the MRT setup and I have seen some gains...

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02-03-2010, 10:26 PM	#17
FANTA-Z Drives: 2010 SSRS Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 388	Its still getting cooler air because there is flow where the stock box little snorkel went. As I said I will sacrifice a little hp for better looks IMO that is. Plus I could always make a box to isolate it if I choose to. Thank you very much for the compliment of the color.