Review of my $50 eBay CAI, very nice quality..... (pics and link)
04-19-2003, 06:57 PM
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Review of my $50 eBay CAI, very nice quality..... (pics and link)
Well, I was going to get the AEM but figured I would try a cheap one first and if I didn't like it I could sell it or something but it is really nice. Cost me about $55 shipped, 2 piece CAI, filter was really nice. Bought on a Tuesday and recieved on Friday. Seller: Racesonic and he has a feedback of over 6000.
Link to the one I bought: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...&rd=1
More pics of it installed and everything here: http://www.leftcoastimports.com/cai-intake.htm
Link to the one I bought: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...&rd=1
More pics of it installed and everything here: http://www.leftcoastimports.com/cai-intake.htm
04-19-2003, 07:06 PM
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IRONIC, i bought a rasonic one and am waiting for it to come in the mail. Its taking forever but the guy is legit so im just chillin. What do u think of the performance of it??? i got mine for around 55 also awesome man. 
04-19-2003, 07:07 PM
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Re: Review of my $50 eBay CAI, very nice quality..... (mOuse)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mOuse »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">IRONIC, i bought a rasonic one and am waiting for it to come in the mail. Its taking forever but the guy is legit so im just chillin. What do u think of the performance of it??? i got mine for around 55 also awesome man. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Performance? Just louder in most cases. Not unless you have a motor that is semi-built.
</TD></TR></TABLE>Performance? Just louder in most cases. Not unless you have a motor that is semi-built.
04-19-2003, 07:10 PM
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Re: Review of my $50 eBay CAI, very nice quality..... (TwistedSI)
What the quality of the filter like?
I heard that the filters that come with the EBAY CAI are sometimes really crap and there is a possibility that the filter breaks apart and gets sucked into the engine causing damage.
I heard that the filters that come with the EBAY CAI are sometimes really crap and there is a possibility that the filter breaks apart and gets sucked into the engine causing damage.
04-19-2003, 07:16 PM
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Re: Review of my $50 eBay CAI, very nice quality..... (joe_bocc)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by joe_bocc »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">What the quality of the filter like?
I heard that the filters that come with the EBAY CAI are sometimes really crap and there is a possibility that the filter breaks apart and gets sucked into the engine causing damage.</TD></TR></TABLE>
I heard that the filters that come with the EBAY CAI are sometimes really crap and there is a possibility that the filter breaks apart and gets sucked into the engine causing damage.</TD></TR></TABLE>
04-19-2003, 07:39 PM
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Re: Review of my $50 eBay CAI, very nice quality..... (TwistedSI)
The only two complaints I have about that intake is:
1). Lack of CARB approval. Not a biggie to all, but it does matter to those of us stuck in cali
2). The mounting bracket looks very cheap
Other then that, its a very nice system.
1). Lack of CARB approval. Not a biggie to all, but it does matter to those of us stuck in cali
2). The mounting bracket looks very cheap
Other then that, its a very nice system.
04-19-2003, 07:44 PM
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Dude, first you broke a ebay shifter, now you got an ebay intake? your going to melt the welds of your intake next 
oh well if it works it works. you can always change to a better filter though.
oh well if it works it works. you can always change to a better filter though.
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04-19-2003, 08:35 PM
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Re: Review of my $50 eBay CAI, very nice quality..... (I can't believe this ****)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by I can't believe this **** »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
Performance? Just louder in most cases. Not unless you have a motor that is semi-built.</TD></TR></TABLE>
I'm a newb but i thought the intake was the best first step towards a semi-built motor, and if not then how can AEM proclaim an at least substantial increase in HP, when they mention nothing about the engine having to be previously modded.
Performance? Just louder in most cases. Not unless you have a motor that is semi-built.</TD></TR></TABLE>
I'm a newb but i thought the intake was the best first step towards a semi-built motor, and if not then how can AEM proclaim an at least substantial increase in HP, when they mention nothing about the engine having to be previously modded.
04-19-2003, 08:48 PM
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Re: Review of my $50 eBay CAI, very nice quality..... (mOuse)
A cold air intake doesn't have much to do with a "built motor". A built motor usually consisits of the internals of an engine. an intake, header, and exhaust just help the engine breath better therefore creating more hp.
04-19-2003, 09:38 PM
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If i wanted to do it all over again... it would be comptech, spoon, or mugen. the guys that know, know what Im talking about.
04-19-2003, 11:04 PM
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Re: Review of my $50 eBay CAI, very nice quality..... (TwistedSI)
When people bitch about quality, etc...I think back to what we used to have to work with. Short ram Akimoto intakes with shitty support brackets. You guys have an abundance of technology and many different intakes to choose from...The one pictured above looks 10x's better than what alot of us use to use back in the day...So it gets a from me.
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04-19-2003, 11:10 PM
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Re: Review of my $50 eBay CAI, very nice quality..... (ThunderLips)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by ThunderLips »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">When people bitch about quality, etc...I think back to what we used to have to work with. Short ram Akimoto intakes with shitty support brackets. You guys have an abundance of technology and many different intakes to choose from...The one pictured above looks 10x's better than what alot of us use to use back in the day...So it gets a from me.</TD></TR></TABLE>
RS AKIMOTO short ram...OG intake
from me.</TD></TR></TABLE>RS AKIMOTO short ram...OG intake
04-19-2003, 11:15 PM
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Re: Review of my $50 eBay CAI, very nice quality..... (purek9hybrid)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by purek9hybrid »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">If i wanted to do it all over again... it would be comptech, spoon, or mugen. the guys that know, know what Im talking about.</TD></TR></TABLE>
yea, you have way too much money to burn
yea, you have way too much money to burn
04-20-2003, 12:16 AM
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Re: Review of my $50 eBay CAI, very nice quality..... (Hybrid93Eg)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Hybrid93Eg »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">2). The mounting bracket looks very cheap
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I'm glad I'm not the only one who cares about mounting brackets! i hate seeing el cheapo intakes with no support. My friend ran around with his shorty intake and no mounting bracket, and the thing fell off the TB whenever he went over bumps. 
But that eBay CAI looks good compared to some others i've seen. not bad for $55. Does the pipe rub against the resonator hole? if so, might clamp on another rubber connector to protect the pipe. just a tip in case it does rub.
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I'm glad I'm not the only one who cares about mounting brackets!
i hate seeing el cheapo intakes with no support. My friend ran around with his shorty intake and no mounting bracket, and the thing fell off the TB whenever he went over bumps. But that eBay CAI looks good compared to some others i've seen. not bad for $55. Does the pipe rub against the resonator hole? if so, might clamp on another rubber connector to protect the pipe. just a tip in case it does rub.
04-20-2003, 02:35 AM
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Re: Review of my $50 eBay CAI, very nice quality..... (TwistedSI)
I was looking in to buying this one from ebay.............
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...38634
That is the closest to AEM you can get
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...38634
That is the closest to AEM you can get
04-20-2003, 02:40 AM
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That looks real nice. One of these days, someone needs to get an Ebay intake, and an AEM V2 whatever and go to a dyno and see the difference in power.
04-20-2003, 08:16 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by lazy bum shaughn »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">That looks real nice. One of these days, someone needs to get an Ebay intake, and an AEM V2 whatever and go to a dyno and see the difference in power.</TD></TR></TABLE>
That'd be interesting. Still waiting on a piping diameter..
That'd be interesting. Still waiting on a piping diameter..
04-20-2003, 08:22 AM
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Still waiting on a piping diameter.. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Should be receiving my 99-00 Civic SI ebay intake tomorrow. I'll be sure to post up the diameter...
Still waiting on a piping diameter..
</TD></TR></TABLE>Should be receiving my 99-00 Civic SI ebay intake tomorrow. I'll be sure to post up the diameter...
04-20-2003, 08:47 AM
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Re: Review of my $50 eBay CAI, very nice quality..... (JV)
All of the ebay CAI's i have seen are 2.5" including mine. BTW, save yourself some time, and buy new hose clamps at napa or checker, trust me on this one, it is worth the $6.
04-20-2003, 08:50 AM
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Nine »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
That'd be interesting. Still waiting on a piping diameter.. </TD></TR></TABLE>
Most of the ones I have seen on Ebay are 3" mandrel bent piping.
That'd be interesting. Still waiting on a piping diameter..
</TD></TR></TABLE>Most of the ones I have seen on Ebay are 3" mandrel bent piping.
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Re: Review of my $50 eBay CAI, very nice quality..... (lazy bum shaughn)
y'know whats funny? I ordered just the second pipe of that setup off of ebay, for like 9.99, and the guys sent me a whole cai, so I through the whole thing on not expecting much, but was actually pretty impressed, my ex sounds a lot meaner now, and gained some pep compared to my old aem short ram. It suck that my k&n filter wount fit on there right though, the filter it came with is pretty shoddy.
04-20-2003, 04:47 PM
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Re: Review of my $50 eBay CAI, very nice quality..... (Fbp00si)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Fbp00si »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">A cold air intake doesn't have much to do with a "built motor". A built motor usually consisits of the internals of an engine. an intake, header, and exhaust just help the engine breath better therefore creating more hp. </TD></TR></TABLE>
It doesn't "create" more horespower, it frees it up.
It doesn't "create" more horespower, it frees it up.