How To: Custom Cold Air Intake

[komiero]

CAI e-bay?

i noticed a lot of you have been saying that the CAI you buy from ebay sucks and some of you say that i works quiet well for you. i myself am in the market and plan on doing this mod myself. i would like to know on why some of you think it sucks and why is it good (from experience of course). i just dont wanna spend 50+ buck on something thats not worth the money...

what would everyone recomend

thanks

 

[Zhan]

Are there any guides for the Mazdaspeed models?

Thanks.

 

[WetsuitxNinja]

i noticed a lot of you have been saying that the CAI you buy from ebay sucks and some of you say that i works quiet well for you. i myself am in the market and plan on doing this mod myself. i would like to know on why some of you think it sucks and why is it good (from experience of course). i just dont wanna spend 50+ buck on something thats not worth the money...

what would everyone recomend

thanks

I got my ebay CAI from x3racing. Fits perfect, bad filter though. I would probably buy a carb legal one (AEM, K&N) if I had to do it again though.

 

[nealric]

I have the x3 racing one too.
I got a K+N filter on it- works great. The provided filter is worthless- dont use it.

I dont think its worth the extra $ for the name brand- even if you live in an area that has to meet carb, its such a quick install- you can easily put the stock airbox on when you need an inspection.
Ive had my car inspected in both colorado and texas and had no issues.

 

[komiero]

clicking sound problem

So i installed the cold air intake in my car about a month ago....works great love the sound etc. etc.
Anyways about a week ago I heard a clicking sound. I noticed that this only happens when the car warms up....I figured out that this clicking sound is coming from the "purge solenoid valve" and only clicks when the engine is idling. When I give it some gas it goes away, when it comes back to idle it starts to click....any suggestion? (scratch) it's not to loud but does get frustrating.

 

[KrayzieFox]

Kind of off-topic, but what seriously happened to all the eBay intakes that used to be all over the place? I mean CAI of course, you can get a SRI any day, but I don't see any Cold Airs except the Injens, AEM, and Weapon R. I'd be willing to settle for a cheap $50-$60 one instead but they're just not around anymore. Did people just quit making them or what?

 

[Zhan]

Hm, nothing on DIY intakes for the MSP yet? I might do one of these unless I can find a cheap aftermarket intake by Sunday (when the Ebay/Paypal deal runs out ;D).

 

[shrooms258]

XD! i made mine out of furnace ducting and a fram cone filter

 

[ecenur]

XD! i made mine out of furnace ducting and a fram cone filter

I am looking into doing this, do you think that it's a good idea? How well did it work? I recently starting hearing this a lot however, I do not really want to waste my time if it is not effective enough.