ebay cold air intake ?

[karicamaro]

I was just wondering if anyone has tried the cold air intake on ebay that sells for anout 119.00 ?

[baum]

do a search on here there is guy who did a write up on it. he also did a write up on the ebay 179 exhaust also

[Buschman]

I would stay away from that stuff. Just my opinion here, but you spent a good deal of money to get a Camaro why would you put cheap parts that were not engineered to work correctly on it? I know the lower price is tempting, and I asked the same question when I started modding mine.
Do your car a favor, buy quality parts and enjoy the ride!

[KILLA BEE]

Originally Posted by karicamaro

I was just wondering if anyone has tried the cold air intake on ebay that sells for anout 119.00 ?

6 words.....you get what you pay for!

[dmginc]

Originally Posted by Buschman

I would stay away from that stuff. Just my opinion here, but you spent a good deal of money to get a Camaro why would you put cheap parts that were not engineered to work correctly on it? I know the lower price is tempting, and I asked the same question when I started modding mine.
Do your car a favor, buy quality parts and enjoy the ride!

[baum]

ok im going to play devils advocate here. i dont have any CAI so im not partial to any one or another. and i dont really know much about them besides i use to have on on my old civic when i though it was cool back in the day.

what truly makes one better than another besides the filter itself? when it comes down to it its really just a piece of pipe (injection molded or mandrel bent) with a "cover box" and a filter.

[shibbs]

Originally Posted by baum

what truly makes one better than another besides the filter itself? when it comes down to it its really just a piece of pipe (injection molded or mandrel bent) with a "cover box" and a filter.

And I think if I remember the correct review, a guy that bought the cheap system put a proper K&N filter on it. Or maybe I'm thinking of something different.

I know I put a cheapo Ebay CAI on my Fiero. After 5k miles I checked the filter - when I pulled the filter, the entire intake tube was coated with a super fine dust. I put the stock air intake back on. It was a SPECTRE brand air filter. I'd recommend staying away from them unless their quality has significantly improved.

[ChibiBlackSheep]

Originally Posted by baum

what truly makes one better than another besides the filter itself? when it comes down to it its really just a piece of pipe (injection molded or mandrel bent) with a "cover box" and a filter.

Materials, longevity, amount of air, and heat soak. Some allow heat soak to affect the intake air temperatures and when you have hotter air, it's less dense and the IAT sensor readings can pull timing away from your car.

[karicamaro]

makes sense just the one I was looking at looks just like several brand name ones with a heat shield just doesn't have the brand name. If I can a similar set up and sane 200.00 to use for my bored out throttle body why not. I too have put many intakes on other cars but they weren't the same caliber of this Camaro also. I agree that a piece of tube bent right with a filter on it cant be too different than one that says k&n for example. But I just wanted to get some reviews from those that have used them. I personally am leaning toward the injen true cold air intake.

[karicamaro]

anyone ?

[MLAZ1990]

I personally wouldn't buy anything of eBay...

[dmginc]

Originally Posted by karicamaro

makes sense just the one I was looking at looks just like several brand name ones with a heat shield just doesn't have the brand name. If I can a similar set up and sane 200.00 to use for my bored out throttle body why not. I too have put many intakes on other cars but they weren't the same caliber of this Camaro also. I agree that a piece of tube bent right with a filter on it cant be too different than one that says k&n for example. But I just wanted to get some reviews from those that have used them. I personally am leaning toward the injen true cold air intake.

The CAI intake has a ceramic coated tube which keeps the air flowing through the tube cooler. the CAI has a sealed and insulated box which helps keep it cooler then the engine bay is. an intake isnt just for sucking in more air, its also for sucking in cooler air which will give you greater performance. the RotoFab intake is also very good tho i have no hands on experience with it. the long tube intake from Injen is also good but if you daily drive your car beware that it can suck up water since the filter is close to the ground.

SLP has some new intakes that look pretty good. stay away from no-name e-bay intakes IMHO

[karicamaro]

I was looking at the roto fab intake and it looks almost identical to the ebay one with no cover on it either, that's why I was wondering what the difference was. And yes this is going to be my daily driver and I did think about the water aspect but from what I read it gives you the most horsepower. So If I am going to be spending big money I want the most I can get out of it

[dmginc]

if you want the most out of an intake, dont by a cheap one. just because they look the same does not mean they are equal.