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12-07-2014, 05:58 PM
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Battle of the CAIs
Ordering one tomorrow so I figured I'd ask which intake is king and why.
Here are the contenders: Cold air inductions (what I'm leaning towards) Roto-fab Injen K&n BBK If you were in the same position as me it would be helpful to know which one you went with and why. Thanks!
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Vitesse Throttle Controller Elite Catch Can Solo Match-X-LFX Cat Back Exhaust Cold Air Inductions CAI |
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12-07-2014, 06:05 PM
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they all do the same damn thing and make the same numbers. Your gonna get a few of those guy that will tell you that one makes 1 or 2 more horsepower (THAT YOU WILL NEVER FEEL) than the other which really doesn't matter. You can't make a bad choice when choosing any that you listed
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12-07-2014, 06:37 PM
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You forgot one, Vararam.
And the previous post is spot on. they are all good, they will all do well. Just a matter of what you want to see when you open the hood. I went with the INJEN as it was one of the best on the market when I bought mine, and a few of the others were not availalbe yet. Plus I got it shipped to the house for $273. I was able to paint it to match my body color. Below is how my set-up looks and the testing that was done 4 years ago for what was available at the time for the LLT V6. Good luck.
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12-07-2014, 07:38 PM
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2012 can't have the Injen long tube or the Vararam.
I went with the K&N Typhoon kit (not listed above) because it was half the price of the CAI intake. Slapped the Apex air scoop kit on it and I am quite pleased.
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12-07-2014, 09:29 PM
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Drives: 2012 SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2013
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12-07-2014, 09:41 PM
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Drives: 50th Anni.. coming home 11/01 Join Date: Jul 2014
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I went went Roto-Fab. Liked the paint match, package deal with Elite Can from JDP and dry filter was the clincher for me.
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12-07-2014, 11:34 PM
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the CAI I like best. the cover on the air box means no dirty spot on the hood liner. plus if you add lights to the CAI one it looks really cool.
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 CAI Cold Air Intake, BMR Strut Tower Brace, BMR 1.2" Lowering Springs Gen5DIY Fog Lights, Big Worm Third Brake Light/Side Marker Tint (Charcoal) GTS Tail Light Covers, Purple Under Hood Lighting Magnaflow Resonated X-Pipe w/ Muffler Delete Black Plasti Dipped Wheels, Z/28 Spoiler |
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12-07-2014, 11:42 PM
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Here's my CAI brand that I put on along with the Vmax ported TB.
Absolutely love the setup....zero throttle lag and it sounds great!!  Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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12-08-2014, 12:10 AM
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The Z/28 intake may fit as well (a spacer would be needed since the airtube is slightly bigger). I'm going to an event next weekend where it will be tested.
Update: not gonna happen. sigh.
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12-08-2014, 12:13 AM
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CAI here too, the response is great and it sounds just fabulous
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12-08-2014, 12:25 AM
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I guess I should edit this slightly. If you can get it bolted on, it will require a tune to run right, and that's if it can be tuned to run right. It's not going to be an out of the box swap. For the amount of money they are charging for it, you are better off going with something aftermarket that works out of the box. Last edited by Jason@JacFab; 12-08-2014 at 12:35 AM. |
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12-08-2014, 01:11 AM
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Thanks guys! Keep the pictures coming, they look great. Any of you guys have videos of how they sound? the CAI only has one video I could find on youtube and the quality was rather poor. Any of you CAI guys have a one?
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12-08-2014, 06:13 AM
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having FUN now 13.66@101
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Actually the INJEN long tube does fit...all good thou. You are correct about the Vararam thou, I would have thought they made one for the LFX by now. Guess they are not interested?
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12-08-2014, 07:12 AM
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