Garbage Ebay Intake
02-21-2007, 06:25 PM
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Garbage Ebay Intake
I learned my lesson the hard ways guys and I just want everbody to know. Stay away from those poor f#cking designs intakes from ebay. I just got home from work, opened the box and inside was something I would never place on my car in a million years. This thing is so bad I cannot even give it away!!!
02-21-2007, 06:58 PM
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I have purchased aftermarket no named products before and never had a problem. But when I open a box to see poorly welded, cheap intake tubing and overall poor quality I have to say something. But I guess for $ 39.99 shipped, I got what I paid for and I will never buy a intake or anything else from that company again. As for pics, I just reached home and I wil try to post pics in the future. Its funny, I purchased performance rotors from a company on ebay and they were great. However the intake is totally different story.
02-21-2007, 07:00 PM
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It was the cold air intake you drill the 3'' hole in your fender.
02-21-2007, 07:19 PM
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really though, how much structural integrity does an intake really need? As long as it's air tight(welds don't leak), fits properly, comes with all needed components and doesn't fall apart or bend after install, what is the big deal?
But you may be right, for 39.99 shipped who knows. I'd still like to see just how bad this peice of garbage really is...
-Matt
But you may be right, for 39.99 shipped who knows. I'd still like to see just how bad this peice of garbage really is...
-Matt
02-21-2007, 07:23 PM
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Here is the one I purchased....http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/95-96...QQcmdZViewItem
02-21-2007, 07:27 PM
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The way its looks on the wbsite and what i saw in the box is night and day. the welds for the vacuum lines were done so poorly you see cracks in them. I really cannot imagine somone placing this in box a shipping it to someone.
02-21-2007, 07:43 PM
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one point i would like to make: if you take the cost of a good, quality brand product, divide that by 3, if the cost is way lower than that on ebay, it's a no go. for instance: injen tech intake around $275. $275/3=$91 in your case, you paid just under half of that; the 1/3 cost. "you get what you pay for." 
02-21-2007, 07:53 PM
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Originally Posted by MadMaxSE-L
really though, how much structural integrity does an intake really need? As long as it's air tight(welds don't leak), fits properly, comes with all needed components and doesn't fall apart or bend after install, what is the big deal?
But you may be right, for 39.99 shipped who knows. I'd still like to see just how bad this peice of garbage really is...
-Matt
But you may be right, for 39.99 shipped who knows. I'd still like to see just how bad this peice of garbage really is...
-Matt
thats true, the intake doest have to be made out of aircraft alluminum. as long as there arent any leaks, its a solid piece and has the fitting needed, it will work.
Originally Posted by L.I. I30t
I learned my lesson the hard ways guys and I just want everbody to know. Stay away from those poor f#cking designs intakes from ebay. I just got home from work, opened the box and inside was something I would never place on my car in a million years. This thing is so bad I cannot even give it away!!!
so you bought an intake, and just looked at it and decided it was crap and didnt even try it out?
02-21-2007, 08:03 PM
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The only reason why i purchased the intake from ebay was from a thread I was reading a couple of months ago from the org. I figured I would give it a try for $40 and here I am, very disappointed. As far as me placing that intake on my ride, not a chance. If any body in the long island, queens, or brooklyn whats an intake pm me.
02-21-2007, 08:49 PM
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got to be careful on ebay..... like they said "you get what u pay for"
02-21-2007, 09:34 PM
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Originally Posted by L.I. I30t
The only reason why i purchased the intake from ebay was from a thread I was reading a couple of months ago from the org. I figured I would give it a try for $40 and here I am, very disappointed. As far as me placing that intake on my ride, not a chance. If any body in the long island, queens, or brooklyn whats an intake pm me.
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02-22-2007, 09:45 AM
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Well, I can see where broken or cracking welds would be a problem, but in my experience, regardless of the vehicle, an intake is pretty much an intake, assuming that the body stays together as it is designed.
I have seen a lot of "cheap" intakes supplemented with a good, quality filter and have never heard of a preformance problem. Again, this hinges on the filter quality.
You may have gotten a bad part, but most eBay intake purchasers seem to be pleased with the cost/performance ratio.
I have seen a lot of "cheap" intakes supplemented with a good, quality filter and have never heard of a preformance problem. Again, this hinges on the filter quality.
You may have gotten a bad part, but most eBay intake purchasers seem to be pleased with the cost/performance ratio.
02-22-2007, 09:54 AM
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I got an ebay CAI which i ended up using just the midpipe and filter from. It was out of round with sloppy welds. No big deal, i filed and sanded the welds and rounded it out a little. Basically just good enough to be as good as it needs to be for what it does...
02-22-2007, 12:53 PM
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did you contact them. to see if they could send you another one... or. exchange... it... ?
02-22-2007, 01:12 PM
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I got a ebay intake and it does just as much as my friend's injen intake. really aint a difference except sound really.
02-22-2007, 04:26 PM
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My ebay intake from ebaY is fine, even the chrome finish wasn't messed up when I got it. It came with the MAF adapter, bolts,nuts and everything I needed.
Cost= $45shipped...
I would buy another one.
-Matt
Cost= $45shipped...
I would buy another one.
-Matt
02-22-2007, 04:52 PM
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i got a pritty nice one of of ebay it looks kind of like that one and it been working great for me i only paid $35 for mine and its a true CAI it sits right behind the front bumper outside the engine bay and i love the sound of it so i guess u just have to be care which ones u choose because i got a great deal on mine
02-22-2007, 05:43 PM
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man, you just picked the bad on out the bunch... i had one with like a blue pipe and it worked out great, the only problem i really have, is that some of the intake has like 3 air output from the pipe and some has 4, i can seem to figure out why i need 4, so i just block it, but other than that it's great
02-22-2007, 06:34 PM
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Originally Posted by albo
did you contact them. to see if they could send you another one... or. exchange... it... ?
02-22-2007, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by VQA32SE_L
dammit i was getting ready to buy one on Ebay.... 
02-22-2007, 09:54 PM
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wow strange that u are beating them so badly all they did was take all of the research that cattman did and put it in a lower budget range.... take a look at catman and it is the same design maybe a little different here and there but very close to the same
o well if u really needed the intake i guess u got it but truthfully unless u are doing forced induction than u really dont need and intake....
and the only reason i say that is because how efficent the stock ones are
well best of luck in the future on that
btw here is the link to cattman's intake
http://cattman.com/img/prod/dsc_0445...20g5%20cai.jpg
and here is the one for the e bay one
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/95-96...QQcmdZViewItem
now dont get me wrong i stand by cattman all the way because they are proven and are the ones that did all of the research to making the intake
but there arent that many differences....sorry bud i say try it out and than comment on it....and the only reason that i say that is because most of the peeps that get intakes get them for the NOISE!!!!not the performance because if u really wanna get technical it is cheeper to supercharge ur car than buy yourself an intake (dollar for HP ratio)
so check out matty he makes great plates
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=446126
and the accesories...
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=455158
take care
-Jared
o well if u really needed the intake i guess u got it but truthfully unless u are doing forced induction than u really dont need and intake....
and the only reason i say that is because how efficent the stock ones are
well best of luck in the future on that
btw here is the link to cattman's intake
http://cattman.com/img/prod/dsc_0445...20g5%20cai.jpg
and here is the one for the e bay one
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/95-96...QQcmdZViewItem
now dont get me wrong i stand by cattman all the way because they are proven and are the ones that did all of the research to making the intake
but there arent that many differences....sorry bud i say try it out and than comment on it....and the only reason that i say that is because most of the peeps that get intakes get them for the NOISE!!!!not the performance because if u really wanna get technical it is cheeper to supercharge ur car than buy yourself an intake (dollar for HP ratio)
so check out matty he makes great plates
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=446126
and the accesories...
http://forums.maxima.org/showthread.php?t=455158
take care
-Jared