question about CAI
#4
Thats what I heard aswell, but on a friends car he went from a cut up stock air box to a CAI and it wasnt as loud but it was much smoother. Its a VG aswell.
I've heard the whole CAI is louder thing, but was surprised to find it wasn't.
I've heard the whole CAI is louder thing, but was surprised to find it wasn't.
#6
Originally posted by DA-MAX
really?? all CAIs(on most any car) that I've heard are always WAY louder when accelerating than any hybrid, pop-charger or airbox setup
really?? all CAIs(on most any car) that I've heard are always WAY louder when accelerating than any hybrid, pop-charger or airbox setup
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I'm hoping it will get quieter when I get it enclosed in a cold air box I hope to feed through ram air.
#7
when I had the fender liner off mine, it was so loud it was painful to run WOT next to a concrete wall.
I've got a friend with an old 5.0 running full exhaust, and he can hear me over his exhaust, even when I give him a 50 ft head start and catch up.
I've got a friend with an old 5.0 running full exhaust, and he can hear me over his exhaust, even when I give him a 50 ft head start and catch up.
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#8
Originally posted by acidspit86
how much of a boost in power is noticable switching from the cut up air box to a CAI
how much of a boost in power is noticable switching from the cut up air box to a CAI
Adding a CAI won't feel like you've added a jet engine afterburner to your Max, but you'll get a very noticable performance increase and a much more reponsive engine that's very worth the money. If you have a VE engine (92-94SE), I'd expect more improvement than my VG as the VE's have a very superior engine intake design when you get past the stock airbox. Much better intake mainfold and head design with an extra two valves per cylinder.
#12
go with warpspeed. much cheaper.
www.warpspeedperformance.com
www.warpspeedperformance.com
#14
i have the cattman CAI. it looks exactly like the place racing one. he may just put his decal on theirs. it made a notable difference the second i started up the car and took it out on the road. it made gains throughout the entire powerband. the car is quicker and "zippier" in town traffic. and the most difference is the top end. i have the y-pipe and b-pipe and cat and magnaflow as well, so that completes the setup. car is very fast for an N/A VG. car got louder with CAI only. when i added the y-pipe and the rest of it, man did it get loud. it sounds mean. and like RMAX54 said, the echoes in underpasses and tunnels is just to die for. awesome sound. i love it.
#15
Originally posted by bonzelite
car is very fast for an N/A VG. car got louder with CAI only. when i added the y-pipe and the rest of it, man did it get loud. it sounds mean. and like RMAX54 said, the echoes in underpasses and tunnels is just to die for. awesome sound. i love it.
car is very fast for an N/A VG. car got louder with CAI only. when i added the y-pipe and the rest of it, man did it get loud. it sounds mean. and like RMAX54 said, the echoes in underpasses and tunnels is just to die for. awesome sound. i love it.
Maybe I've just doomed myself to high insurance rates <again>.
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