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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 07:10 PM
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Need CAI

What's a good CAI? Is Otto ne good? i need sumtin good with reasonable price.
Old Jan 19, 2005 | 07:47 PM
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Check the GD forum. $129 for a PR CAI, the only true CAI for our cars.

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Old Jan 19, 2005 | 07:55 PM
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Read about injen, the best CAI for our cars.
Old Jan 19, 2005 | 07:59 PM
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Originally Posted by 2k2kev
Read about injen, the best CAI for our cars.
they're like $300+.
Old Jan 19, 2005 | 08:04 PM
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Originally Posted by jzq
they're like $300+.
~ $250 if you buy new, much less if you buy used.

Better quality, better sound, no cutting a hole in your car, easier to install, easier to put your car back to stock if you have to go to the dealer.............. the list goes on.

You won't regret it.
Old Jan 19, 2005 | 08:12 PM
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Originally Posted by 2k2kev
~ $250 if you buy new, much less if you buy used.

Better quality, better sound, no cutting a hole in your car, easier to install, easier to put your car back to stock if you have to go to the dealer.............. the list goes on.

You won't regret it.
Cut a hole in your car? You'd have to do that with other CAIs?
Old Jan 19, 2005 | 08:15 PM
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Cut a hole in your car? You'd have to do that with other CAIs?
PR, yes... injen, berk, franken, etc, no.
Old Jan 20, 2005 | 07:32 AM
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injen? best? eh? i've heard otherwise. from ALL the 12987938471029384 intake threads i've read. it's either HAI or a PR style CAI [ requires cutting ] you can cop off ebay and replacing the filter with something of better quality ie. K&N . I've heard many bad things about injen, and seeing you live in TX, read more threads
Old Jan 20, 2005 | 07:37 AM
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Originally Posted by 2k2kev
PR, yes... injen, berk, franken, etc, no.
Injen, not a CAI
Berk, not a CAI
Franken, not a CAI

PR, only true CAI design
Old Jan 20, 2005 | 09:51 AM
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injen sucks...its not even a CAI, it sits behind the radiator sucking up all that nice hot air into your engine..go PR intake, sits in your fenderwell and has some of the best quatermile times (dynos) then other intakes, stay away from injen, if you want performance go with the Place Racing Intake or the Cattman CAI.
Old Jan 20, 2005 | 10:16 AM
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I have the Otto one off ebay....no problems with it....took some time to install b/c i had to cut the hole in the car...
Old Jan 20, 2005 | 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by NYR1199
I have the Otto one off ebay....no problems with it....took some time to install b/c i had to cut the hole in the car...
wat hole do u hav 2 cut?
Old Jan 20, 2005 | 10:46 AM
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i have an injen for sale..$135 shipped/firm
Old Jan 20, 2005 | 11:15 AM
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you have to cut a hole under your battery towards the fender of your front left tire behind the fender where the filter will be situated...not hard 3inch drill then sand the endges a little then a little rubber around the egdes..
Old Jan 20, 2005 | 05:29 PM
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Injen is the best....... people who say it sits behind the radiator sucking in hot air are full of **** and have no idea what they're talking about. Berk and Franken are good, too, PR is the worst.

"True" CAI
Old Jan 20, 2005 | 06:15 PM
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reasonable price... go ebay cai and then replace the filter with a k&n
Old Jan 20, 2005 | 06:24 PM
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Obviously you dont understand physics or anything about PSI, cooler air=more dense cool air particles, that means that cooler air you recive more PSI which in return lets the engine combust better because it is reciver more thick, denser air from the cooler air of the new location of the filter...then you have your lnjen, I mean its got to be good because your paying a arm and a leg for the company name, and all your getting is a flashy tube and a small not high quality filter which sucks...and the filter sits right behind a nice hot radiator...you want a Injen go ahead all your paying for is the name, and some flashy crome on the pipes, a sticker and a lisence plate holder ...and all your going to be saying to yourself is you gained HP cause you paid that much money...think again...you want performance go with a TRUE CAI not a immitation...and pay half the price of the so called "cold air intake" and look at the dynos of TRUE CAI's, or ask Cattman for yourself..
Old Jan 20, 2005 | 06:45 PM
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Originally Posted by 2k2kev
Injen is the best....... people who say it sits behind the radiator sucking in hot air are full of **** and have no idea what they're talking about. Berk and Franken are good, too, PR is the worst.

"True" CAI
I'm guessing thats sarcasm... right?
Old Jan 20, 2005 | 08:26 PM
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here we go again with another debate to which is the true cai.
Old Jan 20, 2005 | 09:05 PM
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Originally Posted by JaMdMax97
Obviously you dont understand physics
I understand plenty about physics *AND* about grammar and spelling, too
...and all your going to be saying to yourself is you gained HP cause you paid that much money...think again...you want performance go with a TRUE CAI not a immitation...
Injen has at least the same gains as any "true" CAI (whatever that means)
and pay half the price of the so called "cold air intake" and look at the dynos of TRUE CAI's, or ask Cattman for yourself..
I agree it costs more if you buy new (so I bought used ) ... I'd like you to find me a dyno that proves any other intake gives more performance gains than injen.

If you do then I'll reply with injen dynos that show you're wrong.
Old Jan 20, 2005 | 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Ant96GLE
I'm guessing thats sarcasm... right?
Only the "True CAI" part.
Old Jan 20, 2005 | 09:33 PM
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Dyno wouldn't prove anything. Dynos are done with the hood open which would make an HAI the equivalent of a CAI, thereby providing the same gains.

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Old Jan 21, 2005 | 02:19 AM
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can't we all get along on this org? LOL
Old Jan 21, 2005 | 08:57 AM
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go ahead buy injen, its pointless its not a CAI, and thats my final statement, and naw i aint backing down from anything i am just not getting in a heated battle when we know who is right..purchase what you would like....
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