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ebay intake
ive needed to change my air filter lately and im thinking of getting this cheap ebay intake instead http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors...=WDVW ive thought about a name brand like aem but i dont have that kind of money now. any ideas? thanks
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Re: ebay intake (typeRobtypeS)
i wouldn't buy one new off ebay..just find a used one in the classfieids or AEM/Injen for like 50-70 bucks....i.e. u can get them used for like 30 bucks in the classfieds when someone sells them
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Re: ebay intake (njandrewg)
I think that that is a good deal right there. 
An intake is such a simple thing that really cant be screwed up. Its a filter on a stick. An aem is not worth the extra $100+ dollars, your just buying the name. The K&N is the best investment in that package. Buy it and enjoy it while having a beefier wallet under your ***. Good luck
An intake is such a simple thing that really cant be screwed up. Its a filter on a stick. An aem is not worth the extra $100+ dollars, your just buying the name. The K&N is the best investment in that package. Buy it and enjoy it while having a beefier wallet under your ***. Good luck
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Re: ebay intake (njandrewg)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by njandrewg »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i wouldn't buy one new off ebay..just find a used one in the classfieids or AEM/Injen for like 50-70 bucks....i.e. u can get them used for like 30 bucks in the classfieds when someone sells them</TD></TR></TABLE>
Why? A pipe is a pipe. The only thing id worry about is the filter, but the k&n one it comes with is more than good enough. Ebay intakes are just as good as AEM ones. the only difference is they usually come with really shitty filters. All you need to do is make sure you slap on a good quality filter and youre good to go.
Why? A pipe is a pipe. The only thing id worry about is the filter, but the k&n one it comes with is more than good enough. Ebay intakes are just as good as AEM ones. the only difference is they usually come with really shitty filters. All you need to do is make sure you slap on a good quality filter and youre good to go.
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Re: ebay intake (typeRobtypeS)
paint that, slap aem stickers all over it, and you have an aem intake. k&n even supplies the filter for aem anyways. the only real difference is the bling you get from aem. why not paint the tube yourself and save 60$
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Re: ebay intake (PDM)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by PDM »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Why? A pipe is a pipe. The only thing id worry about is the filter, but the k&n one it comes with is more than good enough. Ebay intakes are just as good as AEM ones. the only difference is they usually come with really shitty filters. All you need to do is make sure you slap on a good quality filter and youre good to go.</TD></TR></TABLE>
precisely so why not get the same thing used
precisely so why not get the same thing used
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Re: ebay intake (njandrewg)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by njandrewg »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">precisely so why not get the same thing used</TD></TR></TABLE>
Ive never seen an AEM intake as low as $30 as you described. I always see them around $70. Ebay special will cost you something like $15. I could be wrong but from my experience Ive never see them at a low enough price worth buying
Ive never seen an AEM intake as low as $30 as you described. I always see them around $70. Ebay special will cost you something like $15. I could be wrong but from my experience Ive never see them at a low enough price worth buying
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Re: ebay intake (njandrewg)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by njandrewg »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
precisely so why not get the same thing used</TD></TR></TABLE>
why get a used one when you can get a new one. are you stupid or something!
precisely so why not get the same thing used</TD></TR></TABLE>
why get a used one when you can get a new one. are you stupid or something!
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Good call, but you could easily get around that with the ebay intake. A pipe is a pipe and air will only flow through it as fast as the filter will let it. It is a good price and a great buy. AEM uses K&N filters and so does the much cheaper ebay intake, the bends from both company's intake pipes are almost identical.
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Re: ebay intake (Jwbetley)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Jwbetley »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">An intake is such a simple thing that really cant be screwed up. Its a filter on a stick. </TD></TR></TABLE>
WRONG!!! A quality intake in not just a filter on a stick. That is obsured. When a quality company looks at designing a quality intake there are several elements that come into play:
1) Volumetric pressures
2) Placement
3) Aerodynamic characteristics of the car and the specific placement of the entry point of the intake
4) Material construction
5) Smoothness of bends/length
6) Harmonic pulsing from specific materials
7) Filter construction and design
8) etc. etc.
Look at the J's Racing Intakes, or the Mugen Intake or the Carbing Intakes....these are quality units that yeild good hp gains across the board. Unlike buying an AEM or something off ebay. You get what you paid for. That's all I can say. Though your VTEC would at least sound mad tight y0!
WRONG!!! A quality intake in not just a filter on a stick. That is obsured. When a quality company looks at designing a quality intake there are several elements that come into play:
1) Volumetric pressures
2) Placement
3) Aerodynamic characteristics of the car and the specific placement of the entry point of the intake
4) Material construction
5) Smoothness of bends/length
6) Harmonic pulsing from specific materials
7) Filter construction and design
8) etc. etc.
Look at the J's Racing Intakes, or the Mugen Intake or the Carbing Intakes....these are quality units that yeild good hp gains across the board. Unlike buying an AEM or something off ebay. You get what you paid for. That's all I can say. Though your VTEC would at least sound mad tight y0!
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Re: ebay intake (Haleiwa-Brando)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Haleiwa-Brando »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
WRONG!!! A quality intake in not just a filter on a stick. </TD></TR></TABLE>
actually, an aftermarket intake is usually LITERALLY just that -- a filter on a stick. some intakes design heat shields around the filters (comptech, the new weapon-r aluminum box, injen heat/splash shield, and the almighty mugen), some are cold air (injen, aem, iceman, etc), and some are literally a piece of PVC piping at the end of the stock intake arm with a k&n filter on them (sakai).
everybody has their own idea about what's best. that being said, just do whatever you feel is best. i'm sure SOMe intakes are better suited for some engines than others, but i'm not going to dyno every intake on one engine just to find out.
if you want, you can read this: http://www.automotivetech.org/...ber=1
it'll probably further more confuse you on which intake you get, but it highlights the pros/cons of each type of intake design. hopefully, you can make your own decision from this.
WRONG!!! A quality intake in not just a filter on a stick. </TD></TR></TABLE>
actually, an aftermarket intake is usually LITERALLY just that -- a filter on a stick. some intakes design heat shields around the filters (comptech, the new weapon-r aluminum box, injen heat/splash shield, and the almighty mugen), some are cold air (injen, aem, iceman, etc), and some are literally a piece of PVC piping at the end of the stock intake arm with a k&n filter on them (sakai).
everybody has their own idea about what's best. that being said, just do whatever you feel is best. i'm sure SOMe intakes are better suited for some engines than others, but i'm not going to dyno every intake on one engine just to find out.
if you want, you can read this: http://www.automotivetech.org/...ber=1
it'll probably further more confuse you on which intake you get, but it highlights the pros/cons of each type of intake design. hopefully, you can make your own decision from this.
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Re: ebay intake (Haleiwa-Brando)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Haleiwa-Brando »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">WRONG!!! A quality intake in not just a filter on a stick. That is obsured. When a quality company looks at designing a quality intake there are several elements that come into play:
1) Volumetric pressures
2) Placement
3) Aerodynamic characteristics of the car and the specific placement of the entry point of the intake
4) Material construction
5) Smoothness of bends/length
6) Harmonic pulsing from specific materials
7) Filter construction and design
8) etc. etc.
Look at the J's Racing Intakes, or the Mugen Intake or the Carbing Intakes....these are quality units that yeild good hp gains across the board. Unlike buying an AEM or something off ebay. You get what you paid for. That's all I can say. Though your VTEC would at least sound mad tight y0!</TD></TR></TABLE>
Many smaller companies see what major manufactors do and then just copy there design. You can get cheapknock off of all the major companys, AEM, J's Racing, Mugen, ect.. They may not be a perfect duplicate, but the money that you save buying the cheaper replica can easily justify the 1 or 2 hp that the much more expensive may have over the cheaper. It all depends on you taste and buget. I offen go for the name and spend the extra money for the very small advanges over the knockoffs.
1) Volumetric pressures
2) Placement
3) Aerodynamic characteristics of the car and the specific placement of the entry point of the intake
4) Material construction
5) Smoothness of bends/length
6) Harmonic pulsing from specific materials
7) Filter construction and design
8) etc. etc.
Look at the J's Racing Intakes, or the Mugen Intake or the Carbing Intakes....these are quality units that yeild good hp gains across the board. Unlike buying an AEM or something off ebay. You get what you paid for. That's all I can say. Though your VTEC would at least sound mad tight y0!</TD></TR></TABLE>
Many smaller companies see what major manufactors do and then just copy there design. You can get cheapknock off of all the major companys, AEM, J's Racing, Mugen, ect.. They may not be a perfect duplicate, but the money that you save buying the cheaper replica can easily justify the 1 or 2 hp that the much more expensive may have over the cheaper. It all depends on you taste and buget. I offen go for the name and spend the extra money for the very small advanges over the knockoffs.
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Re: ebay intake (obd2gsr)
<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by obd2gsr »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">
actually, an aftermarket intake is usually LITERALLY just that -- a filter on a stick. some intakes design heat shields around the filters (comptech, the new weapon-r aluminum box, injen heat/splash shield, and the almighty mugen), some are cold air (injen, aem, iceman, etc), and some are literally a piece of PVC piping at the end of the stock intake arm with a k&n filter on them (sakai).
everybody has their own idea about what's best. that being said, just do whatever you feel is best. i'm sure SOMe intakes are better suited for some engines than others, but i'm not going to dyno every intake on one engine just to find out.
if you want, you can read this: http://www.automotivetech.org/...ber=1
it'll probably further more confuse you on which intake you get, but it highlights the pros/cons of each type of intake design. hopefully, you can make your own decision from this. </TD></TR></TABLE>
I agree with you. I should have added that this kit on ebay is just that: A filter on a stick.
actually, an aftermarket intake is usually LITERALLY just that -- a filter on a stick. some intakes design heat shields around the filters (comptech, the new weapon-r aluminum box, injen heat/splash shield, and the almighty mugen), some are cold air (injen, aem, iceman, etc), and some are literally a piece of PVC piping at the end of the stock intake arm with a k&n filter on them (sakai).
everybody has their own idea about what's best. that being said, just do whatever you feel is best. i'm sure SOMe intakes are better suited for some engines than others, but i'm not going to dyno every intake on one engine just to find out.
if you want, you can read this: http://www.automotivetech.org/...ber=1
it'll probably further more confuse you on which intake you get, but it highlights the pros/cons of each type of intake design. hopefully, you can make your own decision from this. </TD></TR></TABLE>
I agree with you. I should have added that this kit on ebay is just that: A filter on a stick.
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