Are there any intake for MSP that aren't so expensive?

[Kypatrick]

my friend has a rex and it hurts performance to put an CAI on the car stock.

T-Rex?

 

[Kypatrick]

O.K. I just made my CAI the ghetto way like Kypatrick. Put a 70-90 degree 3" IC pipe on the MAF and through the open hole on the side. Makes the trukey very loud. Have a generic filter plan on puting a K&N filter. What is the best size? I thinking of 3" hole for pipe, 6" bottom, 4-5" tip and 5-6" length. Is the 8" length better? So far cost is ZERO for CAI, already had all the parts.

That is exactly what I did. know just get a better filter ($30-$55) and it only cost u the filter price. Great Minds think alike. There is another Thread on here where a guy did the same thing, then made a plate to go around the filter, blocking the Engine heat.
I dont care what anybody says about the stupid stock box, it draws air from right there in the Engine Bay, so getting closer to that fender (above that openeing) has gotta be better, plus the K&N and AEM Dryflow Filters have better flow than that paper crap.
I do know that a Evos stock intake w/ a K&N is better that a CAI on stock tuning. Super Street Mag did a test. So I can see where some r good, but ours isnt up front like the Evos.

 

[mspHtown]

dude our cars dont run rich because of the stock air box... what in the world are you talking about. the stock ecu dumps s*** tons of fuel in boost WHICH MAKES THE CAR RUN RICH. Upgrading intake will not cure this problem. thank god you dont know a thing about these cars.

 

[mspHtown]

T-Rex?

lol yes a dinosaur

 

[BradC]

Hrmmm... I wonder why alot of Mazdas are running fuel rich?


Cold Air Intakes can get more air to engine. Which in turn, evens out air to fuel ratios. As long as there is a proper air mass flow sensor and tuning, its going to help.

What??

 

[tehturbo]

If science didn't apply, his theory would be badass.

 

[jmv]

hahaha. roflness.

i wish i had a heatshield or something for my SRI though..... since i can't use the CAI hole. Maybe one of these days i'll manage to get a custom one worked up.

 

[Blake]

Hrmmm... I wonder why alot of Mazdas are running fuel rich?

The stock air box is limited, end of coversation. You can not run aftermarket modifications w/ bigger turbos, manifolds, throttle bodies, intercoolers, injectors, boost w/o a bigger intake!!!! Do you people understand? A stock engine w/ just a CAI isn't going do much for performance.

Cold Air Intakes can get more air to engine. Which in turn, evens out air to fuel ratios. As long as there is a proper air mass flow sensor and tuning, its going to help.

CAI also give you better gas mileage, b/c it lets the engine burn air/fuel at the right rate which can save gas the PCM is telling the engine to use w/ the stock air box.

CAI intakes give you better throttle response, b/c hot/limited air makes an engine more sluggish off the line. More rapidly flowing free cold, air boosts the engines response time.

You lucky you all have turbos, b/c a supercharged engine would let you know its running rich.

bahaha your a n3wb, YOU know nothing about these cars apparently. I could put an 8" intake on this car...but with stock ecu it will run 11 a/r sometimes pegging 10. Blkzoomzoom trapped a 104 on the stock Air Box. He said with a k&n with a stock setup(which 99.3 % of us are running) you could not out flow the stock airbox.

 

[orphman]

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bahaha your a n3wb

lol .... thats all you say!!! (blah)

 

[Blake]

there edited

 

[Blake]

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lol .... thats all you say!!! (blah)

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[orphman]

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hahahahahaahahh(band2)

 

[Kypatrick]

The n3wb s*** isnt cool.(flame) I am basically a newb and admit to not knowing much. I
dont think its right to poke at him because hes new. Even tho he confuses me!

 

[mspHtown]

actually if hes spreading all this false information then YES it is right to call him a newb and to warn ppl he is an idiot. this forum has SOOOO much misinformation because of ppl like this.

 

[FlyinMSP]

Before starting a debate on the stock box, please do SEARCH! It has been debated, tested, argued and finalized. Stock box is better for torque (or low-end power if you prefer)

PS: This is meant for the newcomrers...