New Era OTR CAI Review - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

9c1ny · 08-19-2009, 07:47 PM

Got my New Era Performance over the radiator CAI today, the finish is awesome, pics cant do it justice, very high quality and great fit and finish, the powder coating makes it look 100 times better than the raw finish! Its easy to install (about 10 mins), to those worried about the radiator movement, dont be.
The radiator only has about a half inch of movement and it takes a good amount of force to move it, nothing thats going to occur unless you intentionally try to move it. Also dont be worried about sucking water into it, if you get enough water into this baby to cause problems you already have far bigger problems!
It has a very very minor (maybe 25rpms) surge at idle but it really is not noticeable anywhere but on the tach, power is linear with no hesitation anywhere through the power band.
It adds a very nice engine note that sounds great when you go wide open throttle. As far as power, well I dont have any numbers but I can tell you that my car now gets rubber on the 2-3 shift 100% of the time and before the CAI it might do it 10% of the time, so if thats not an indicator of a power gain I dont know what is.
My car is a A6 L99 with a tune (not for the CAI) and SLP LM1 axle back and has 1350 miles on it currently.
This is a very unique hand crafted high quality piece and is well worth the money, this is not some prefab vacumn formed plastic piece that the competition is coming out with, you know the saying, you have to pay to play and you get what you pay for!
Thanks Mike and New Era!

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MEDISIN · 08-19-2009, 07:58 PM

Can't tell from the pics...does it require tilting/moving the radiator? How difficult is the install??

Looks awesome though

9c1ny · 08-19-2009, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by MEDISIN

Can't tell from the pics...does it require tilting/moving the radiator? How difficult is the install??

Looks awesome though

the radiator tilts back about 2 inches, honestly installing it is about as difficult as putting gas in the car

Andro · 08-19-2009, 09:02 PM

Looking Good, any dyno run's yet?

9c1ny · 08-20-2009, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by Andro

Looking Good, any dyno run's yet?

no #'s yet but I'd be suprised if it didnt provide a substantial gain

SS/RS*ATX · 08-20-2009, 12:40 AM

great looking piece. look forward to seeing some trakable gains on all the CAI's hitting the streets.

caverman · 08-20-2009, 09:08 AM

What is the price?

*radz28* · 08-20-2009, 09:33 AM

I'm not sure dyno' numbers would improve too much, however, I bet that baby would show improvements on the street/highway/track though

Thanks for the pics'. I love pics'. Beautiful car too

Ammo7 · 08-20-2009, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by caverman

What is the price?

same here what is the price

Provie @ New Era · 08-20-2009, 10:41 AM

thanks for the nice write-up!

Jferrell88 · 08-20-2009, 11:15 AM

Awsome thanks for the info, good post

9c1ny · 08-20-2009, 11:43 AM

ordering info and pricing can be found here-

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29550

08-19-2009, 07:47 PM	#1
9c1ny Drives: C6 Zed-oh-six Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buffalo NY Posts: 677	New Era OTR CAI Review Got my New Era Performance over the radiator CAI today, the finish is awesome, pics cant do it justice, very high quality and great fit and finish, the powder coating makes it look 100 times better than the raw finish! Its easy to install (about 10 mins), to those worried about the radiator movement, dont be. The radiator only has about a half inch of movement and it takes a good amount of force to move it, nothing thats going to occur unless you intentionally try to move it. Also dont be worried about sucking water into it, if you get enough water into this baby to cause problems you already have far bigger problems! It has a very very minor (maybe 25rpms) surge at idle but it really is not noticeable anywhere but on the tach, power is linear with no hesitation anywhere through the power band. It adds a very nice engine note that sounds great when you go wide open throttle. As far as power, well I dont have any numbers but I can tell you that my car now gets rubber on the 2-3 shift 100% of the time and before the CAI it might do it 10% of the time, so if thats not an indicator of a power gain I dont know what is. My car is a A6 L99 with a tune (not for the CAI) and SLP LM1 axle back and has 1350 miles on it currently. This is a very unique hand crafted high quality piece and is well worth the money, this is not some prefab vacumn formed plastic piece that the competition is coming out with, you know the saying, you have to pay to play and you get what you pay for! Thanks Mike and New Era! Attached Images __________________ Last edited by 9c1ny; 08-19-2009 at 08:01 PM.

08-19-2009, 07:49 PM	#2
9c1ny Drives: C6 Zed-oh-six Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buffalo NY Posts: 677	.... Attached Images __________________

08-19-2009, 07:50 PM	#3
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08-19-2009, 07:58 PM	#4
MEDISIN Drives: 2011 CTS-V Sedan Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 1,505 View My Garage	Can't tell from the pics...does it require tilting/moving the radiator? How difficult is the install?? Looks awesome though __________________ 2012 - Present: 2011 CTS-V Sedan, A6, Airaid, Zmax TB and Tune by R.P.M. = 535 hp/503 lb-ft. 2009 - 2012: 2010 2SS RS IBM M6, MGW Shifter, BMR Trailing Arms/Tunnel Brace, Roto-Fab CAI, VMAX Ported TB, Kooks 6511-Complete (Headers, X-Pipe, Mufflers), dyno tuned by R.P.M. = 415 hp/412 lb-ft. "Not giving a f^k is truly the greatest luxury, and no luxury car gives fewer f^k's than a CTS-V." - Matt Hardigree

08-19-2009, 09:02 PM	#6
Andro NOICE!!! ™ Drives: Force Fed 427 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GOT BOOST? Posts: 5,214 View My Garage	Looking Good, any dyno run's yet? __________________

08-20-2009, 12:40 AM	#8
SS/RS*ATX Drives: Acura TSX, 2SS/RS Man. Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: ATX Posts: 66	great looking piece. look forward to seeing some trakable gains on all the CAI's hitting the streets.

08-20-2009, 09:08 AM	#9
caverman Drives: '69 SS Convertible Join Date: May 2009 Location: DFW, TX Posts: 7,111	What is the price? __________________ *-2010 Camaro* 2SS \| M6 \| VR w/White Stripes \| 1 3/4" KOOKS - 3" Magnaflow \| LPE 3.91 gears \| ADM tuned \| Halltech w/ADM Scoop \| Spohn/BMR Trailing Arm/Toe Rod \| BC Coilovers\| Pedders FE4 ZL1 swaybars \| Cradle/Diff/Radius Rod bushings \| VMax TB \| Morimoto Projectors \| MGW shifter \| Red Calipers Build Journal

08-20-2009, 09:33 AM	#10
radz28 Petro-sexual Drives: Ultra-Grin Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Crazy Coast Posts: 15,179 View My Garage	I'm not sure dyno' numbers would improve too much, however, I bet that baby would show improvements on the street/highway/track though Thanks for the pics'. I love pics'. Beautiful car too __________________ '20 ZL1 Black "Fury" A10, PDR, Exposed CF Extractor Magnuson Magnum DI TVS2650R // RFBG // Soler 103 // TooHighPSI Port Injection // THPSI Billet Lid // FF // Katech Drop-In // PLM Heat Exchanger // ZLE Cradle bushings // BMR Chassis-Suspension Stuff // aFe Bars // Diode Dynamics LEDs // ACS Composites Guards // CF Dash // Aeroforce // tint // other stuffs

08-20-2009, 10:41 AM	#12
Provie @ New Era Drives: 05 Trailblazer Join Date: May 2009 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 5	thanks for the nice write-up! __________________ Order your New Era OTR Intakes here!! Powdercoated/Raw Finish New Era Performance 1322 Buffalo Road Rochester, NY 14624 (585)865-1832 www.neweraperformanceparts.com

08-20-2009, 11:15 AM	#13
Jferrell88 Drives: black 2ss/rs Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Proctorville, OH Posts: 751 View My Garage	Awsome thanks for the info, good post __________________

08-20-2009, 11:43 AM	#14
9c1ny Drives: C6 Zed-oh-six Join Date: May 2009 Location: Buffalo NY Posts: 677	ordering info and pricing can be found here- http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=29550 __________________

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