Hey guys i want my car to sound nice but for it to be cheap. would this be a good cold air intake http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BOMZ-...Q5fAccessories

if not can you recommend me one from ebay thanks

 

thats not a cold air intake, its a short ram. dont cheap out man, buy my used V2, best of the best for the TL-P

 

sorry i ment short ram

 

can i say i dont want to spend more than $50 BUCKS lol sorry i am very cheap right now.

 

go to home depot and get some pvc pipe then to autozone to get a filter.. and your done.

 

hey dc3328 if your intake was in my price range i would take it right away it looks nice. but will the check engine light come up?

 

nope

 

so you are saying it better to make one than buy one for 50 bucks

 

Unless you make a good cai out of aluminum or metal piping to go behind the fender i wouldnt waste my money. Take your resonator out, and drop in a K&N and save yourself a bunch of time and money.

 

X2. Taking out my resonator made the car sounds great at 5k+. Much better results than those stupid ass Apex'i mufflers i bought and muuucccchh cheaper!

 

^^ thats wierd most people here with apexi ws2 exhaust say they love them..

unless you just bought universal mufflers and welded them on... in that case... shame on you!

 

Yeah it wasn't a catback it was Apex'i N1's welded onto the flange. I had the resonator and the 3rd muffler but it still droned like a bitch. After two months a really regretted the saw. Then I drove around like that for two years.

 

hey guys do you think its worth getting a short ram? like i want your advice

 

Short ram FTL

Get CAI

 

Short rams are a waste of money when you can just spend a bill more to get one that will actually increase hp and performance. Just save up for it like I did. I got my Injen CAI today and I'm loving it.

As an alternative (before you get the CAI), just remove your intake resonator and drop in a K&N air filter for the moment. Or you can just simply use your stock air filter like I used to do.

 

lol i didn't even feel a gain from the cai... of course i was stock

 

That's kinda true.. The only thing I realized after I had it installed was that.. the hum got way quieter and it makes this hissing noise whenever you tap on the throttle a teeny bit. And obviously, the sexy growl. Other then that.. I believe you'll only feel the performance during hard acceleration / high RPMs. The graphs show for themselves!

 

Do you think your butt can honestly "feel" 5-10 hp? If so i want it.

 

i am scared to get a cold air intake cause here where i live we have big puddles and alot of rain during this time of year

 

hey guys completly unrealated... would you rather get a 1999-2000 stock tl , or a 2006-2008 scion tc manual 5 psi turbo. milage is not high on either of them. i just need some suggestions

 

is that dyno tested on a stock ua5?

 

go with a short ram i got one built it myself love the sound and it sounds great when you hit vtec btw i agree a cai is not worth the money if you suck up water and ruin your engine
sri= wohoo
cai+water puddle= locked up motor

 

^well that's an uneducated statement. As long as you have your fender liner, and you don't enjoy driving through one foot deep of water you are fine..

 

vman is your car even lowered? If its not you're just being ridiculously paranoid

 

SRI does not = woohoo.. sorry

short ram is a waste of money and ricey...
its for looks and sound.

thats like buying a fake BOV to pretend you have a turbo.

get a CAI an get REAL results..... otherwize.. :ghey:

 

^yeah, unless you try to make your tl swim 2 feet deep water, your engine won't hydrolock.

 

x2

i wouldnt drive my car in water that deep if i was stock...

see too many idiots in front of my work hydrolock in stock vehicles when it floods the streets and im just like

what moron sees a car stopped in the street with flashers on and charges through lol.

low + CAI is not a problem if your not a moron...

 

well i guess i better start saving lol thanks for advice.
hey guys completly unrealated... would you rather get a 1999-2000 stock tl , or a 2006-2008 scion tc manual 5 psi turbo. milage is not high on either of them. i just need some suggestions

 

^ is that a serious question..?

theres not many 2005 turboed imports i wouldnt take over my tl

Warranty > old car
Turbo > non-turbo

i view the TC as a female car but i'd drive one if it was boosted....

 

^same, spooooooooooooooolin'

 

yeah i am serious but i dont understand your answer

 

the 2g tl is getting old and the warranties are ending, as opposed to a 2005 model car is it's under a 10year/100,000k warranty or w/e

basically it's a better investment of money to buy the tC you specifically listed, unless it's modified and voided of warranty

 

thanks you...

what he said... ^^^^

 

i forgot to mention that both would be salvage so no warranties

 

that changes it for me...

i'd stay with my TL...

 

sorry, but I've never liked the TC, even turbo they're not very fast... faster than the TL yes, but I would still take the TL any day over it

 

hey the only reason i want short ram is the i like it alot. so what do you think it may seem like a ricer but i mean i really dont care or race i am a chiller i just want the car to have a growl with out hitting vtec

 

i have 2 suggestions:

1. remove the mid-muffler and replace it with pipe. idk how much this costs because i got it done at a friends brothers shop, cost me $30

2. remove the intake resonator and replace it with a cone air filter from advance auto for about $30. to be honest, besides cold air intake, i would much rather do this than installing short ram intake, it serves the same purpose and save you $70+




of course it wouldnt hurt to do both

theres another method to increase the noise that i would not recommend due to personal opinion, and that is to replace the exhaust resonator with pipe (the can-looking thing on your exhaust system right before the mid-muffler)
the reason why i dont like this idea is that it will make raspier sounds, and decreases back pressure, which is not a plus in my book

feel free to add comments

 

^^ that is not the intake resonator

THIS is what you remove.

you leave the stock airbox in place....

 

i meant take off both air box and intake resonator