CAI on v6, improvements/sound? - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

ajohnson · 10-09-2015, 11:39 PM

I read several different posts reguarding improvements with getting a CAI, as much as 15-17hp. I've got a few questions, Im installing the MRT v2 exhaust next week and contemplating getting an Injen CAI. Does that 15-17hp to the v6's really make a noticeable different in acceleration /response times and performance? also I hear lots of people talking about the 'badass sound' they make.. I watched several before and after with and without intake videos and cant really tell the difference in noise. So what kind of noise exactly are people talking about?

Last question, With the Injen Intakes, is it as simple as removing the stock equipment and the new one fits right into place?

Thanks in advance!

Dizzy82 · 10-09-2015, 11:47 PM

I have the Vararam with the MRT v2.0 and honestly I can't hear the intake over the exhaust anymore. The added horsepower they claim tends to be high. Not to say the CAI doesn't improve horsepower, would be false. You'll maybe get 5hp to the wheels at best. Yes, installing the CAI should be pretty much straight forward. Installing an aftermarket intake is one of the easiest mods you can do.

NoItsOnlyAV6_ButItRocks · 10-10-2015, 02:01 AM

I put on a CAI and noticed the sound more than anything. It makes it sound like a beast when over 4000 rpm.

10-09-2015, 11:39 PM	#1
ajohnson Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LT Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Nebraska Posts: 261 View My Garage	CAI on v6, improvements/sound? I read several different posts reguarding improvements with getting a CAI, as much as 15-17hp. I've got a few questions, Im installing the MRT v2 exhaust next week and contemplating getting an Injen CAI. Does that 15-17hp to the v6's really make a noticeable different in acceleration /response times and performance? also I hear lots of people talking about the 'badass sound' they make.. I watched several before and after with and without intake videos and cant really tell the difference in noise. So what kind of noise exactly are people talking about? Last question, With the Injen Intakes, is it as simple as removing the stock equipment and the new one fits right into place? Thanks in advance!

10-09-2015, 11:47 PM	#2
Dizzy82 Drives: 2011 1LT/RS A6 RJT SuperCharged Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: 87114 Posts: 3,503 View My Garage	I have the Vararam with the MRT v2.0 and honestly I can't hear the intake over the exhaust anymore. The added horsepower they claim tends to be high. Not to say the CAI doesn't improve horsepower, would be false. You'll maybe get 5hp to the wheels at best. Yes, installing the CAI should be pretty much straight forward. Installing an aftermarket intake is one of the easiest mods you can do. __________________ Power is worthless without control. *The 2nd* protects the 1st.** BMR sub frame brace, BMR tunnel brace, LSR sways, LSR CM ca & tl, Sphon ExD el, GM tower brace, Megan EZ Streets, Goodridge Stainless Steel Braided brake lines, PowerStop D/S rotors & pads, Doug Thorty Ceramic Shorties, Magnaflow x-pipe, MRT V2.0, KICKER PowerStage sub & amp, Infinity speakers & tweeters, Viteese Throttle Controller, Viteese Paddle Shifters, ACS T2 Splitter, ACS T2 Ports/Quad LED lights, VDI kit, Havoc diffuser, IPF ECU/TRANS tuned, IPF/KPE Supercharged. 364RWHP/297RWTQ

10-10-2015, 02:01 AM	#3
NoItsOnlyAV6_ButItRocks Drives: 2010 2LT RS M6 IOM FlwMstr Join Date: May 2013 Location: Woodinville, WA. Posts: 85 View My Garage	I put on a CAI and noticed the sound more than anything. It makes it sound like a beast when over 4000 rpm.