A friend and I put on an ebay CAI (through fender) today and after a couple of test drives, my conclusions: 1) didn't feel much HP gain at any end 2) past 3500 rpm's the sound is loud but nice ( I think it sounds a little like a Mustang or something like that) 3) under 3000 rpm's I didn't hear a sound. No difference at all. I liked this aspect a lot. I drove the car for about 20 minutes and drove it like I usually do (slow and steady) and even got up to 60 MPH. All the while the rpm's never got above 2500. I noticed nothing. No sound. But once you punch it........man is it LOUD!!! I did notice that my car is idling so much better now. Very smooth, around 600rpm's. This could be because I also changed the fuel filter, pcv valve, spark plugs (ngk coppers), and cleaned the throttle body. Overall, the car seems to be running a lot better after the days work (but I dont know why exactly). Bottom line: if you are thinking about getting a CAI, get one from ebay, read the wonderful "how to" section of this forum, and enjoy the growling sound.

 

We need more "newbies" like you!! You already got more mods than me and I already had my car for a good year.. lol, i have my ebay CAI here but I only installed the mid-pipe and filter, I dont have nothing to cut a hole in my car !! ..

 

LMAO i had my car damn near three years and didnt start modding till about january. all the stuff in my sig was just added within the last 3-4 months. (except cd player which i had for about 1.5 years) i started out really late. i wish i started modding sooner i guess its my friend who really hyped me up since we are starting up our car club when he comes home so i want my car tight when he gets here ( he has a military job so he makes a crap load more than i and more than likely he can have 50% of his car done within months)

cornbread i hope you enjoy your CAI, its not too late to jump in on the warpspeed y-pipe deal if u havent already, it ends saturday but im sure if u drop your info in the thread u can pay after. good luck

 

Glad to hear that you like it! Time for a Ypipe; you'll definitely notice that

 

how is the throttle response with CAI? did you feel a difference from stock to CAI?

 

Part of the reason you didnt notice any difference from the ebay cai.......is the sub par filter....you get what you pay for . Replace it with a k&n filter or an apexi and you'll notice more gains.

 

As for the Y-pipe, its already paid for just waiting.......

As for the throttle response, I didnt really feel a difference.

As for the K&N filter, ordered one, it will be here on Monday (I ordered RU-2820) does anyone know if that is correct?

I kinda hope that the y-pipe is not louder than the CAI. I hope it gives it some boost though.

 

I got my Y-pipe on the other day and it sounds good at idle and I like the hum of it while driving regular but if I punch it my intake is way louder. This is while i have stock cat back.

 

do you get any rasp when WOT or high rpm? Does it fart any when letting off the throttle?

 

Yah when I rev up at a stop light or something it sounds like a snare drum beating a drum roll. and sometimes it sounds like backfire or the fart you called it after a high rev or in between shifts.

Will a catback system take care of these. and what is the wrasp sound from.

 

The rasp is from the y-pipe. The catback system will only exaggerate that sound that you are hearing. I would just keep your stock muffler and stock resonator, and put a custom 2.5" b-pipe on there and call it good. It will still have a little of that sound, but it will not be loud. You will get a little more power from the 2.5" piping too.

 

Hey cornbread, I thought you were just going to take the CAI and sell it and then keep your stock airbox.

 

The K&N part number ru2820 is the right one

 

First of all, Cornbread, can you send a link to the CAI you bought on ebay?

Secondly, Magikone69 or anyone else:

its not too late to jump in on the warpspeed y-pipe deal if u havent already, it ends saturday

what deal are you talking about? can you post more info?

 

I decided to give it a try.

 

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...category=38634

Here is the link to the same exact CAI that I purchased. It works great. For some reason, my K&N filter from Auto Zone came in today instead of next week. RU-2820 is the right model number (I kind of guessed when I ordered it). It is much bigger than the one that comes in the kit but when done correctly it fits snug. Throttle response is much smoother now with the K&N filter. Thanks for all of the replies everyone.

 

go into the group deal forum and you shall see it. 160 for the y-pipe HURRY UP!!!!!

p.s i just updated my cardomain site, be sure to click the link in my sig to check it out, leave a vote and sign me guestbook ;-)

 

hahah i picked up my maxima yesterday!!!!! and i had an intake on it like 10 minutes after i got home

 

Let us see, two slutty women they show trying to do what again? Performance engineering has what to do with models sitting in a riced-out car? Horrible sentence structure and indefinite word choice can only lead back to ignorance. Poor quality parts and design can only lead to sub-par results.

No thanks, I rather spend twice the money and get something that was actually engineered to increase performance or build my own. Oh, and just for the record, I do not buy any of their propaganda. Sorry, just my overly critical opinion.

dan