Poll: Best cold air induction?

[two_wheel_mayhem]

Originally Posted by CamaroCracka

Not digging that harsh 90 degree elbow

No way I'd pay $395 for that. You can get one on ebay that looks better than that for $119

[Blake_GM]

CAI Inc.

[kevinw]

lordy lordy. these threads can really get tiring. like some have said, everyone has a price preference and brand preference. most like Rotofab, CAI, etc are all good. i personally have a ROtofab.

[rontammy0]

Originally Posted by PalmerGA

I would tend to agree but... if that "one guy" is Ted Jannetty, I would tend to weigh his testing quite heavily.

No disrespect but..its still one guy....if it was a mod that added a lot more then a cai does I might have a different view . I saw a post...cant remember where about somebody that did a dyno with a vmax throttlebody that showed it lost power. Yet ive seen a vid done at a shop that swaped out the stocker for a v max and did show gains. I like to see more then one source as a proving ground.

[Msmall143]

The best is whatever I have or whatever I'm selling!

Good to see so much has changed on hear. Anyone know which long tune headers sound the best?

[satxrider]

Originally Posted by TwistedEnergy

I'm thinking about pulling the trigger on this one ... https://www.lgmotorsports.com/camaro...induction.html

If you were going to go with that, you might as well use the K&N. Less expensive, same basic design and looks better.

[Vipercar]

I like the CAI air intake. Real or not I feel a little extra oomph! Lol

[GONIF]

I see no fault in Ted's testing what so ever ,it was very well done and comprehensive . I have the CAI with the Apex race scoop and it works great ,and is excellent quality in fit and finish.

[jonnyb]

I have a used AirRaid I will sell you for $300. I paid $400 for it. It would not work with my supercharger/hood clearance. No BS.

[rozay]

even the ebay ones work just spend what u like

[GONIF]

A quick look at the bolt on fast list tells you what works .http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showth...bolt+fast+list
You see who go's fast, then you look at their mods and the brand of intake .That will tell you what works in real life .

[ChocoTaco369]

It's a cold air intake. There really isn't much going on, here. Pick what you like. If you think you can feel a 5-10rwhp gain on a 3900 lb vehicle, I'm impressed. Most of the feeling of "gains" are the placebo effect. I don't think anyone can notice a tenth in the quarter mile.

I bought a CAI intake simply because I feel it is made the best and looks the best under the hood, and testing shows it doesn't alter AFR as much as other intakes and I DO NOT intend to tune the car for warranty purposes. Because it seems to be the best performer on the stock tune and looks the best in my opinion, I pulled the trigger. It mildly helped with some of the (terrible) stock throttle lag and sort of increased intake noise a bit. I felt no SOTP gains at all worth mentioning. I'm sure there WERE gains, but again, I strongly doubt people can really feel a 5-10rwhp difference on a 3900 lb car.

[Tampa Tuning]

Get a vararam or any other intake that has a "race scoop" which consumes air from outside your engine bay area.

Think about it. The cold air intakes you see on the forum pretty much use the same type on cone filter. Some may have slightly better flow characteristic than others, but not enough to make 10 RWHP difference.

So what do you really want to look for?

1) Look for a system that gets the coldest amount of air into your engine quickest.

2) Clears the air inside the intake tube the quickest. ( shortest tube).

3) A unit that doesn't breath in engine bay air.

So lets say they all produce about the same amount of HP on a dyno with fans blowing on a car, then look at what systems clears the air tube quickest and breaths air from outside the engine bay when your on the street.

I really don't like the intake thread. To many variables I saw on the spread sheet. I saw different AFR, timing, Fuel Trims out of wack, assorted IATs, tuned and not tuned vehicles, and different cars on different days.

A lot of work went into the test, but the variables and consistencies of the cars could have flawed the testing protocols.

So that really brings me back to one system and its on my Corvette and Camaro. The Vararam.

No I don't sell the Vararam. I actual can sell another brand that works well if you purchase the race scoop that breaths air from in from of the car.

The air being consumed from outside of the engine bay is the type of intake you want.

That's my performance tip of the day

Phil

[GONIF]

Believe it or not ,with the CAI and apex race scoop I felt it at about 40mph and up . No BS . I do think that most of these must have a huge profit margin ,but that's the nature of most aftermarket high performance parts . ya wanna play ya gotta pay . And all testing needs to be done with the hood closed ,that's the way you drive . It makes me laugh when I see a dyno run being done with the hood open . All you need is a big fan in front of the car to keep the rad cool .