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| Topic subject | the $40 cold air intakes on ebay |
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41847, the $40 cold air intakes on ebay Posted by distort, Jan-16-03 05:52 PM
has anyone tried these? ive seen a lot going for $35-$50 and they are full kits. ive already bought quite a few things on ebay like a muffler for $50 and have been more than pleased with those purchases. but i dont know about this if theres a catch or something.
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41850, RE: the $40 cold air intakes on ebay Posted by KaptainMyke, Jan-16-03 06:14 PM
Well as long as it's a reputable seller (high feedbacks) I say go for it. I have an AEM cai myself but any intake will perform just as well as a PVC pipe mod found in the mods section on the main page. The idea is to suck in cooler air from outside, so it will do the same things. However, if you buy the high dollar icemans or AEM ones they perform and last better, as they are made of different plastics and such....but you get the idea. You may have a little more gains in either of those brands, but maybe within 1 or 2 hp at most/least.
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41851, RE: the $40 cold air intakes on ebay Posted by coClipse_97, Jan-16-03 06:15 PM
I had one but upgraded to aem because the bracket tore off and i had to ghetto rig the pipe to keep it from dragging on the ground. It was fine until that happened tho.
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41863, RE: the $40 cold air intakes on ebay Posted by distort, Jan-16-03 07:04 PM
tnx for the input. i guess ill try one. for the money it doesnt hurt to atleast try it. ive just been having luck with 'knockoff' items and have had them be even better than name brands in the past. people will always be like 'wow how much did you pay for that' and i love replying 'about 1/3 what you paid for yours'. =P. but the price might come back to bite me in the ass i guess. my muffler hasnt broke yet tho =).
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41866, RE: the $40 cold air intakes on ebay Posted by fauchpj, Jan-16-03 07:18 PM

theres mine
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41883, RE: the $40 cold air intakes on ebay Posted by 1TuffRS, Jan-17-03 04:05 AM
I have one on my car and it was definitely worth it. I drive pretty consistently at the track and my quarter mile times dropped 2/10ths of a second.
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41912, RE: the $40 cold air intakes on ebay Posted by distort, Jan-17-03 07:55 AM
tnx im ordering one in a couple of days once i find the perfect one
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42720, RE: the $40 cold air intakes on ebay Posted by musicmaniac1, Jan-25-03 12:43 PM
they kick ass since they goofed and my friend got 2 and i got one for 30 bucks lol
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42757, RE: the $40 cold air intakes on ebay Posted by Eagle 5, Jan-25-03 07:19 PM
i got one, and it kicks ass. it does not have any place to hold it, but my dad and i are goign to make somethign to suport it, but its in tehre tight between the battery so it wont go anywhere. its really ncie and sounds sweet
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42761, RE: the $40 cold air intakes on ebay Posted by Blk95Talon, Jan-25-03 08:14 PM
I got mine for 30 also, came with everything needed to install and bracket it. Greatly improved the sound of the car, while adding more power too. There was a noticable positive increase on power. I have no regrets on them, many people thought I had an exhaust on my car too lol.
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