I had a cai for 2 years and switched it to hybrid for about a year. Today i went back to the cold air and all i can say is damn. I miss the sound and the low end pull. I dont even notice a high end loss with it either. The only advantage i can see with a hybrid for an auto is the throttle is a little more responsive down low and its cheap. Im staying with my CAI. If you have an auto and had a cai switch back and tell me what you think.


by the way i have a PR style not injen

 

nice! I'm on a hybrid pr now....but will be switching to cai this late spring...I never put the low end pipe, but i'll be doing it now...i'd want some better low end response. ill let u know how it goes.

 

ive got the PR cai on right now, ive never used it as a "hybrid" tho

 

I actually did the opposite and went from pr cai to hybrid/stillen. With CAI I felt a big loss in high end almost as the engine needs more gas to pick up speed. Im happy with my hybrid setup right now. I do miss the sound of the CAI though

 

sometimes when i get on mine, it jus feels like it doesnt wanna move.

 

exactly, throttle response was bad

 

it any better with the "hybrid"? im sure bein an auto doesnt help me much either

 

some say yes some say no. only thing to do is try it asn see what you like better.

 

throttle response is definatly better with hybrid but i still think i get thrown back in my seat a lot more with my cai then my hybrid. the mid range is also much better with the cai but i didnt really experience any high end loss

 

Me too, I went from a regular pop-charger to a PR CAI, and then to a PR/Stillen Hybrid and the hybrid gave me the best times at the track. The CAI hurt my top end really bad because I have OEM fogs and there is no air hitting the filter. To each his own though.

-Ben