OOOOoooooooOOooooWee!...Just installed my CAI! - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

PercyJWellingtonIII · 03-19-2011, 09:03 PM

Some of you may recall I am the one who posted a question a few days ago about slow throttle response when you goose the pedal in neutral. Well I just installed my Roto FaB CAI today and that pretty much took care of that. I can definatley see a difference in reponse and hear the roar under the hood. All in all anyone wanting to add on performance this should be one not to be overlooked. What I can't figure out is why doesn't GM just add these things as stock? My car felt like it had asthma before this mod.

Now is my car a muscle car now?....no. But its still a quick fun to drive sports coupe with just enough power to have some fun. One thing I know is that what this car lacks is torque. Once rolling it likes to wind out but the low down grunt is missing because of lack of torque. Add about 312 lbs of torque to go along with the 312 hp annd this car would be a real performing muscle car.

Sword5 · 03-19-2011, 09:41 PM

Sweet, can wait to install mine!

Overflow · 03-19-2011, 09:43 PM

whoo!

Kahdir · 03-19-2011, 09:43 PM

Nice

Any installed pics?
Any tricky parts during install?

h2oplay · 03-19-2011, 09:44 PM

it's the best performance mod for the buck, the motor will loosen up a bit as well after a couple thousand miles, you'll notice that too.

PercyJWellingtonIII · 03-19-2011, 10:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kahdir

Nice

Any installed pics?
Any tricky parts during install?

No..simple straight forward install, pics come with the install instructions.

PercyJWellingtonIII · 03-19-2011, 10:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by h2oplay

it's the best performance mod for the buck, the motor will loosen up a bit as well after a couple thousand miles, you'll notice that too.

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I just got my car on Feb 7. Just hit 2300 mi.

usa1camaro1969 · 03-20-2011, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PercyJWellingtonIII

What I can't figure out is why doesn't GM just add these things as stock? My car felt like it had asthma before this mod.

The silencer in the intake tract is what causes the obstruction. They do that because not everyone who drives these wants the added noise. They were going to offer a CAI, but I don't know if it ever came out. It would be nice if we didn't have to buy the big black plastic box and get it replaced from the factory but it's not going to happen.

Quote:

Originally Posted by PercyJWellingtonIII

Now is my car a muscle car now?....no. But its still a quick fun to drive sports coupe with just enough power to have some fun.

I laugh

because you said enough. We never have enough when it comes to power.

Oh, and congrats on waking it up.

ron10 · 03-20-2011, 10:46 AM

it definitely makes a difference.

03-19-2011, 09:03 PM	#1
PercyJWellingtonIII Account Suspended Drives: pontiac Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Md Posts: 1,512 View My Garage	OOOOoooooooOOooooWee!...Just installed my CAI! Some of you may recall I am the one who posted a question a few days ago about slow throttle response when you goose the pedal in neutral. Well I just installed my Roto FaB CAI today and that pretty much took care of that. I can definatley see a difference in reponse and hear the roar under the hood. All in all anyone wanting to add on performance this should be one not to be overlooked. What I can't figure out is why doesn't GM just add these things as stock? My car felt like it had asthma before this mod. Now is my car a muscle car now?....no. But its still a quick fun to drive sports coupe with just enough power to have some fun. One thing I know is that what this car lacks is torque. Once rolling it likes to wind out but the low down grunt is missing because of lack of torque. Add about 312 lbs of torque to go along with the 312 hp annd this car would be a real performing muscle car.

03-19-2011, 09:41 PM	#2
Sword5 Drives: 2010 2SS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Lexington, Ky Posts: 1,164 View My Garage	Sweet, can wait to install mine! __________________ Ordered 6/19/09 Black on Black 2 SS Delivery 10/14/09! Added CAI, Heritage Grill, DRL Plug and Play Harness

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