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Old Mar 23, 2007 | 09:20 AM
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Cold Air intake

Just wondering, what is the best kind of Cold Air intake for our car, as well as the best bang for the buck intake besides stock... I'm asking because I have a crappy hybrid one that the previous owner had installed, so I'm just wondering what are some good options for me to replace it with? I'll get some pics tonight for u guys to see... because honestly I don't know if this intake is good or not...
Old Mar 23, 2007 | 09:26 AM
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Just wondering, what is the best kind of Cold Air intake for our car, as well as the best bang for the buck intake besides stock... I'm asking because I have a crappy hybrid one that the previous owner had installed, so I'm just wondering what are some good options for me to replace it with? I'll get some pics tonight for u guys to see... because honestly I don't know if this intake is good or not...
Ethnic.. I know you know the answer to that question so I'm a bit confused.
Old Mar 23, 2007 | 10:56 AM
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well the thing is, I'm not quite sure how good the intake I have is, since i'm not all that familiar with it, I don't know the brand or anything... so I'm going to post pictures tonight to see if anyone can recognize it... but as far as the best intake or best bang for the buck aftermarket intakes, I'm not quite sure which are the best, so any help is appreciated
Old Mar 23, 2007 | 11:39 AM
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PR style...the one that goes under the battery...but using the stock mid pipe.
Old Mar 23, 2007 | 12:15 PM
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well I have a full cattback (minus the muffler, which I will be getting) so what brand should I go with?
Old Mar 23, 2007 | 12:23 PM
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i agree on the pr style one k2 sells some nice ones... i bought one and have had not a single problem with it... just make sure u can drill a 3 inch hole or get someone to do it or its useless
Old Mar 23, 2007 | 03:00 PM
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just get bomz CAI off ebay
Old Mar 23, 2007 | 03:50 PM
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Can't believe you have to ask this questoin

Get the one that goes in the fender well.
Old Mar 23, 2007 | 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by nismos14
Can't believe you have to ask this questoin

Get the one that goes in the fender well.
hey... never said I was an expert on cars, especially when it comes to mechanics... just trying to get as much info as I can, I'll post some pictures up later and let u guys decide whether I should change it or not...
Old Mar 23, 2007 | 06:30 PM
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eBay is your best bet, just get a better filter.
Old Mar 23, 2007 | 06:33 PM
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AEM dryflow FTW
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I was surprised to see you post this question as well. I would expect you to know this stuff too. Anyways, name brand is ****. People for hundreds for Injen because its name brand and think its the best. I had a fight with somebody the other night because they said their Injen was better than a CAI....come on now. Anyways, anything you have that goes through the fender is considered the best. Remember its always the same, colder air is denser and makes more power. I'm going to have someone bend pipes for my intake because of the 00vi (can't get anything to fit correctly). I'll be using the stock midpipe as well because it's said to be better (going by Jsutter on this one). There is no name brand but will still be good.

I would say Monsterflow over AEM dryflow. AEM filters do have a great rating tho.
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After research I have installed a PRCAI with a Monsterflow filter, widely considered the best setup.
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not sure exactly what u guys mean when u say an intake that goes in the fender, anyone have pictures?
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directly behind/under the battery, you have a fender, you cut a hole through that and you now have access to a small compartment between your driver side wheel well and your headlights
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Exactly as Neo stated. The point of a true CAI is that it gets the coldest air possible. In the fender is usually the coldest air the car will pick up.
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I think I saw it around the forums once, on a track maxima someone routed an intake where the headlight would be, so all the cold air flew straight in, looked like a great design although not street friendly
Old Mar 24, 2007 | 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Neo Raven456
I think I saw it around the forums once, on a track maxima someone routed an intake where the headlight would be, so all the cold air flew straight in, looked like a great design although not street friendly
When my brother races his Supra at the track he removes one headlight exposing the filter, which is directly behind the light. A custom box surrounds the filter to force all air into the filter.

Here is an older pic of his engine bay, before the box surrounding the filter was put in, but you get the idea of what removing the headlight does.

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yeah people have done that on here. I dont track so I want something getting cold air all the time.
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Here are some of my engine bay pictures, so u guys can see what kind of Intake it is, because I really have no clue as to what brand it is... all I did to it was put in a K&N filter





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Might want to change your brake fluid, it looks pretty brown (it should be almost clear with a yellow tint).
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damn it's dirty in there. It's just a HAI. No brand name my guess.
Old Mar 24, 2007 | 05:00 PM
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It's time for a Spring cleaning!!!
Looks like a mid-pipe w/ K&N filter= HAI
Old Mar 24, 2007 | 05:23 PM
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ok first off your engine bay is dirty as all hell and second off, buy a cheap intake off of ebay because a pipe is a pipe, i bought my old short ram for 45 bucks with shipping. thats your best way to go.
Old Mar 24, 2007 | 05:46 PM
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Originally Posted by gunny11218
ok first off your engine bay is dirty as all hell and second off, buy a cheap intake off of ebay because a pipe is a pipe, i bought my old short ram for 45 bucks with shipping. thats your best way to go.
He already has a short ram.... needs a CAI
Old Mar 24, 2007 | 07:42 PM
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here;s some pics of the PR / Cattman intake.





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how much do those run for?

and whats a CAI?

and yes I know my engine bay is dirty as sin, but its not like I have a lot of chances to clean it out. not even sure how to clean it out because most of it is rust and I don't want to make it worse
Old Mar 25, 2007 | 04:05 AM
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CAI = Cold air intake
HAI = Hot Air Intake
PRCAI= PR Cold Air Intake (i think, and no if you can't figure out what PR stands for i won't tell you)
Old Mar 25, 2007 | 06:29 AM
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come on be nice. PR= Place Racing- condsidered one of the best CAI, no longer manufactured.

Ques? Does anyone have a pic or link to show where exactly the hole needs to be drilled into the fender?
Old Mar 25, 2007 | 06:58 AM
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look

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Ques? Does anyone have a pic or link to show where exactly the hole needs to be drilled into the fender?
ummm theres a pic 3 posts above yours that shows the intake going into the fender. right beside the battery, below the fuse box
Old Mar 25, 2007 | 08:43 AM
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i think hes asking where it goes exactly if you want try and hit up brian at cattman and he'll send you the template where the hole is supposed to go
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Originally Posted by tong
CAI = Cold air intake
HAI = Hot Air Intake
PRCAI= PR Cold Air Intake (i think, and no if you can't figure out what PR stands for i won't tell you)
wow, newbie being an a$$...not sure if you can do that yet haha. Anyways, if you the CAI you can figure out where it needs to be cut in the fender. If not then you probably shouldn't be trying to install one.
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how much do u guys think is a good price to pay for these?
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Quit asking questions, you know what it costs & what a PRCAI is.....
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lol, I really don't know why u guys think I know these things, I'm quite serious when I say I don't know anything about cars... I've only RECENTLY gotten interested in cars (Since I've bought my Max) so don't assume that I know about cars just because of my post counts lol... I'm just trying to get all the facts straight because I"m still learning so just be patient with me guys...
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Originally Posted by semaj3708
come on be nice. PR= Place Racing- condsidered one of the best CAI, no longer manufactured.

Ques? Does anyone have a pic or link to show where exactly the hole needs to be drilled into the fender?
Originally Posted by Cdg2125
wow, newbie being an a$$...not sure if you can do that yet haha. Anyways, if you the CAI you can figure out where it needs to be cut in the fender. If not then you probably shouldn't be trying to install one.

My apologizes, i thought PR meant something else. Sorry guys, didn't mean to offend anyone that's y i didn't spell out what I thought it was. I have been corrected and for future knowledge will keep this retained in my memory banks.
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Well PR is not made anymore. A lot of ebay intakes are CAI. Anything that goes through the fender wall is good. Doesnt matter name or price really.
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most of the ones i see on ebay are injen tech style. haven't seen any that are PR
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so basically all the aftermarket intakes are crap right now, anyone know why the PR is no longer sold?
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Yea because of all the knock-offs on ebay.

Get this, http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/95-96...93330959QQrdZ1

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