Hay112

Alright i'm looking for a cheap intake on Ebay and i'm come across about 4 different kinds, since i'm goin the cheap route i was wondering which one you guys would think is the best out of these 4.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=38634

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=38634

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=38634

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=38634

brianlin87

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wow of all 4 of those, i would rather just NOT have an intake.

"You get what you pay for" ESP when dealing with car parts

Red-CL

I honestly wouldn't put any of those on my car.

What kind of car is it?

phipark

I don't think you should be modding your car.

HellaShookOne

cltypeSLOW

boo on you go buy a 84' civic and an APC catalogue and have more fun than a barrel of monkeys

gingerbread

anything but the short ram..second one doesnt look bad, put a K&N filter on it and it might be worth it. as long as it gets far away from the engine and has a decent filter i dont know why it wouldnt be just as good as the comptech or AEM. a week after i got my car i put a short ram i got off eba for 20 bucks on and my car sounded like a UFO. i then replaced it with an icebox.

ou sig

you will need a K&N filter with those so once you pay for that and the crazy shipping costs, you are looking at nearly $100 for a POS intake. You can just wait a while and find a used AEM or Injen off this site or Ebay for a very similar price and much more quality.

Hay112

would and AEM really be that much better than a knock off cold air intake?

cltypeSLOW

JaredGMS

yes...it may not seem different, but believe me, I know first hand....I bought one of those POS's, and it did nothing but fall apart, plus I did not feel any gains...

Bought an AEM, and it make s a world of difference....you can't see the engineering differences, but they are there.

Hay112

alright, i guess that's out of the question...well has anybody modified the stock intake to recieve air from a cool spot (just like the ice box)??...I just didnt' know if it was that easy with this car....It was piece of cake on my GSR

RaviNJCLs

iTrader: (4)

None!!! Wait a while, save up some cash and get a better one.

Louie11

actually I made ram air from my stock box. I took off and got rid of the bottom resonator box, cut a hole in the bottom of the actual air box to accept three inch piping. The three inch piping I used was some flexible piping used for tight ported sub boxes made by JL so it was able to bend, but alot smoothier flowing than that flexible garden hose crap. I then cut the back of the lower insert from a 03 cl and made a fiberglass adpater that matched the pipe right to the insert. Then to top it off I added a K&N drop in filter. I would love to find some place that would custom mandrel bend some 3" aluminum piping for some really smooth flow. Otherwise it works very well.

KahRupt-CL-S03

What's the point of taking off stock parts to put those POS on, put those on your beater, not the CL, that’s just plain disrespectful.

mrsteve

iTrader: (1)

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= cheap intake

Red-CL

Red-CL

K&N Air filter.

Hay112

SOLD!!

juniorbean

iTrader: (5)

Do yourself a favor and get a real intake. If you're interested, check out our site (link in sig) and email the sales guys... tell them Juniorbean sent ya and we'll see what we can do on price....

us000011

Go to Auto Zone, Get the Spectre flex and the firewall bracket, run the tubing from the bottom of the stock box to the lower grill; add some mesh or screening to keep out big things like leaves, etc.

Do a search and you'll find my thread on this. Tough part is getting the resonator out! Also add the K&N 2133 filter.

Then when you have some money, get a Comptech.

Hay112

this may be a dumb question but oh well. So where does the hole lead to at the bottom of the stock intake box?

NiteQwill

Behind the left driving light/grill.

Hay112

so basically it's recieving cold air but it's just restricted?

racersky

just buy an v2 intake like me. I bought mines for like 154 brand new with shipping the total came to like 172

us000011

The hole in the bottom of the stock intake leads through sheet metal into the resonator box, which is in the right side fender well. The resonator then has its intake back inside the engine compartment, so it's both restricting and drawing hot air.
Believe it or not the resonator/silencer is as big as a playmate cooler, and weighs a ton. Removing it is the toughest job in any CAI installation, as you have to go thru the fenderwell (preferred) r the front bumper (a hassle).

You can go to the Comptech website and pull up intake installation for more details.