04-04-2010, 12:43 AM | #1 |
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Stupid Question re: cai
Is the GMPP "air intake" their version of a CAI? What is the advantage of a CAI. Also, GMPP shorty headers. Any thoughts?
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04-04-2010, 12:52 AM | #2 |
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04-04-2010, 11:30 AM | #3 |
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Two reasons for question
1. Want to stay with GM parts as much as possible because of warranty issues.
2. In preliminary discussions with my local Chevrolet sales person I proposed sort of a win/win which she was receptive to. I have a 99 VW Passat in very very good condition for its age. Edmunds says retail is about 4K, trade-in about 2.5K. Because the car is so old dealers arn't real gung ho about taking it. I hate selling cars myself though I have sold a bunch over the years.So what I suggested was that in exchange for the VW, which they probably wholesale, they give me shorty headers, air intake and a cat back system, all installed. At MSRP, parts about two grand, installation 3 or 4 hundred. So I get what I want and they have a markup on the parts, so they ge a happy customer and make a few bucks on the whole deal |
04-04-2010, 11:47 AM | #4 |
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To be clear, the GMPP and most all of the intake systems are NOT CAI's. A true cold air intake moves the filter away from the engine bay to somewhere that gets direct and colder air flow. The GMPP, and most all the intakes I've seen, are just high flow systems.
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04-04-2010, 12:44 PM | #5 |
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Thanks
I may go for the GMPP ai as it is supposed to be somewhat better than stock
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04-04-2010, 02:03 PM | #6 |
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04-04-2010, 09:25 PM | #7 |
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Are they even offering the gmpp cai yet? Thought it was scratched.
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04-05-2010, 02:11 AM | #8 |
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I believe it was scrapped, if not it will be a while also with the shortys they scrapped them too. And for the exhaust you can only have them do axel back if its gmpp.
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