I know the hole deal about the 4th generation and hole you have to drill and I was wondering if you have to do the if you buy one for a 3rd gen...my friends got one

and what brand would ya get ??

 

The whole purpose of a CAI is to drill a hole. You have to do it in a 3rd gen too. There are only 2 brands as far as I know. Place Racing CAI and Warpspeedperformance CAI.

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the purpose is to drill a hole? i thought the purpose was that the filter placement would be outside the engine bay thus drawing in cooler air. not to mention the pretty tubing allowing for better air flow

ah well so far the max is the only car i've had to drill a hole in to install a CAI. Civics...nope...corollas...nope *cough* mustang...nope...hehe

 

you need to drill the whole, and i went with wsp cuz it's the same product for a lower price.

 

Well yes that's true... but in terms of a 3rd gen max you pretty much need to drill a hole for a CAI... unless you have a hood scoop but that's another story.

 

hmmm hood scoop...hmmm... just kidding...

 

I just got my CAI in the mail yesterday, and I though I could use a circular drill bit to make the hole, but I cen't. Does Hope Depot or Lowe's rent saws that I can use for this project. Also, once you put the pipe into the fenderwall, how do you attach the filter? Do you have to attack it from the wheel well? The instructions are a bit vague on that part. Thanks.

 

you can still use a drill. just get a 3.5" hole saw bit from sears or home depot and you'll be good to go. as for the filter yes you have to insall it from inside of the wheel well. there are screws holding the splash guard in. just remove those and peel it back and you'll see the piping come through. it's not too bad to get attached...