cai worth it

[Greenbread]

i mean 200 is hard for me to come by. so am i gonna notice any diffence besides sound? thanks

 

[Nightmare]

is there one on ebay?

 

[Mazda3hatchback]

Intakes are well worth it. I pulled an extra 10 horses with my K&N intake. Sounds great too when you gun it. Real race sound. Fortunately I recieved mine for free but look around you can get them for good deals as long as you do your research.

 

[NRRfrogmanP5]

as long as its manual yes

 

[Protege52003]

i believe gains are minimal with just the intake. i use an ebay intake i got for $55.00 and it looks nice and sounds nice.....i noticed no gains though!

 

[Zoom-Zoom03]

If you look at Injen's web site they will tell you the gains for their CAI. I have a black one for sale for 170.00 + Shipping OBO. PM me if interested.

 

[Micah]

Intakes are well worth it. I pulled an extra 10 horses with my K&N intake. Sounds great too when you gun it. Real race sound. Fortunately I recieved mine for free but look around you can get them for good deals as long as you do your research.

+10HP as measured by who???

Where's the dyno sheet before/after?

CAI - usually adds about 3-5whp -

it's more about the throttle response than the hp

 

[garretts77]

+10HP as measured by who???

Where's the dyno sheet before/after?

CAI - usually adds about 3-5whp -

it's more about the throttle response than the hp

but it's mostly about the sound. Intake will compliment other mods, but it doesn't do a whole lot. I would say get an ebay intake and upgrade the filter. It will end up costing about half of the price of an Injen.

 

[Micah]

he could also just get the ebay intake - and modify it to be a CAI

or fabricate a simple heatsheild box out of aluminum.

Personally, I like the sleeper look/sound. Intake doesn't make quite so much noise though - just sounds like your engine races easier - which it does due to increased airflow - resulting in better throttle response.

 

[Mazda3hatchback]

My car added 10 horsepower in third gear running at 3000 rpm going 70 miles an hour. Went from 103 hp stock to 113 after intake installed. Measured by K&N before and after.

 

[Da 6]

i believe gains are minimal with just the intake. i use an ebay intake i got for $55.00 and it looks nice and sounds nice.....i noticed no gains though!

It's a mazda 3 not a civic...the only avalable intakes on ebay are injen and aem for now...

 

[AzMz3]

+10HP as measured by who???

Where's the dyno sheet before/after?

CAI - usually adds about 3-5whp -

it's more about the throttle response than the hp

Thats pretty much a blind statement to say. You have to remember this is not a protege. This engine does great with mods. I will be dynoing mine shortly to see if the 10whp is about right. But I would definately say it would be more than 3 - 5 whp.....The focus 2.3L is putting down close to a 10whp gain with just an intake.

 

[Da 6]

yes as stated before...new engine lineup(not fs-de platform) gains are really felt and heard

 

[Micah]

Ttiwwd

 

[Mazda3ofKent]

It's a mazda 3 not a civic...the only avalable intakes on ebay are injen and aem for now...

he he he those silly little civics

 

[memo79]

+10HP as measured by who???

Where's the dyno sheet before/after?

CAI - usually adds about 3-5whp -

it's more about the throttle response than the hp

DAMN. You're hella quick to dispute HP claims. He didn't say anything about gaining power. READ:

Intakes are well worth it. I pulled an extra 10 horses with my K&N intake. Sounds great too when you gun it. Real race sound. Fortunately I recieved mine for free but look around you can get them for good deals as long as you do your research.

He works on a farm, and his job is to drag dead horse corpses to get disposed of. He added his K&N, and can drag each corpse a little faster than before. This results in him having enough extra time on each shift to pull an extra 10 horses.

[/bulls*** story]

 

[Da 6]

K&N intake was the worst of the intakes and costed as much as the injen?

 

[TuRbOtEcTicS]

any one installed the injen on the 2.0?

 

[Micah]

yes - quite a few people on this forum - use the search

 

[Mazda3hatchback]

Ha ha about the farm post. I am not BSing. Intakes are for midrange power and I did gain an additional 10 horespower from stock 103 hp to 113hp going 70 miles an hour in the 3000 rpm range. I will download my sheet and show you I am not kidding.