With all the different brands of CAIs out there, which one do you use?

 

Right now I have a 2-piece generic CAI.

I'm going to get an AEM CAI, once I get the direct-port nitrous installed.

 

As soon as I get around to it, I will have a nice red AEM CAI installed...

 

I started off with a Ractive (regular intake) then took the bottom piece off of a weapon R Intake on a Mitsubishi. The weapon R tubing I cut so it would go down into my wheel well. I had to do that, so I could make room for the Nitrous Management unit to fit behind it. Shit came out pretty good.

 

generic....... not as pretty, but it works.

 

I have a AEM CIA and love it i even got the bypass vavle and painted it.

 

I'll probably go with a polished aluminum Injen when I'm ready

 

Cosmo Racing....yea sounds ghetto but it was a $150 CAI and bypass valve on ebay....works great!!!

 

How many of you where driven by cost ? What if cost was not a problem would you still have bought the same CAI?

 

bought the aem...didn't really care about cost...if anyone is lookin for a CAI...look into the new AEM v2 CAI..it looks great and is supposed to have better results than the old AEM CAI...

 

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I think the V2 thing is a publicity stunt. Focuz did that on their intakes before...Old trick. Doesn't work. Shit looks mad ugly imo. Anyways, here's my intake...

 

Where can u order the new V2 from?

 

That engine bay looks great! Very cleean. Did you do a Dyno test or time comparison after you installed the AEM? What kind of performance increase did you see?

 

Didn't do a dyno test, but didn't really have to. Once you put it on, you'll definitely feel a difference. There's no doubt about it. The stock intake is horrid. Once you take it out and look at the resonator you'll know what I mean.

 

I went with the weapon R CAI...I got it in red and when it came in i was surprised to see that it matched my paint perfectly. Looks awesome! In case you were wondering, my car is the Inza Red Pearl. I love it!!

 

get the new aem v2

 

Weapon R cold air

 

where is a good site to order the weapon-r cai from?

 

Weapon R eh? Why go cheap? Get AEM. Plus foam filters suck.

 

AEM

 

I paid too much, but i got a short ram Carbon Fiber Weapon R i think ??

 

you're right, foam filters do suck...that's why i replaced it with a Ractive filter. Much, much better. And it cut down on the stupid hummmmmmmmmmm.

 

dont ever go with foam filters. 1. They look gay 2. They suck 3. You can't clean them well 4. the K&N style you can clean - which is the one that comes with Injen and also AEM 5. AEM pipes dont require maintainence to keep them nice and shiney unlike the cheap generic ones :-p

 

aem all the way .... is it even contested??

 

Boy! From what I have read Ingen has the most research and is used by most serious racers. Doesn't seem to be true on this forum.
Any Ingen proponants out there?

 

Research? How much research can really go into a pipe that extends closer to the ground to suck up cold air? Its not like its rocket science........or even engineering for that matter. I have an AEM because it came with the K&N filter which is pretty expensive by itself.

 

anyone what site has the AEM CAI for the cheepest?

 

Research is about how long the pipe should be as well as how big around and other things someone without knowlage might not think of. Its called enginering. Its about being right for a particular engine.

 

Anyone know what site is good to order the AEM CAI from? Just looking for good price and quick shipping...