Pg Secretweapon Cold Air Intake Now Available!!!

[Captain KRM P5]

Yes, becuase all product claims on the internet are accurate and truthful.

I fail to see how a CAI like this can be any colder than the stock solution which does not flow as well, certainly, but will pull cold air directly from the outside:

http://www.roadfly.com/new-cars/wp-...-mazda-cx-9-first-drive/mazda-cx-9-engine.jpg

I don't think a big cone filter inside the engine bay, regardless of placement, will draw colder air than a scoop exposed directly to outside air.

IMHO YMMV. I've alwasy be skeptical of the claims of meaningful power gains from simple intake mods. Dyno charts at the minimum are needed before I blow $270 on a tube, air filter and mounting hardware that looks like it's sourced from Home Depot.

i don't sell dishonest scam junk. any amount of quick searching on this forum will show you i am anything but that kind of person. if i don't believe in a product, i don't sell it. you want to be skeptical, feel free. but don't throw me under the bus as a liar because you are 'skeptical'

. CAI are mostly a scam, just like those annoyingly loud exhaust systems.

yes, thats right. all the dynos i have personally done - not a manufacturer's, but my own - of my own car and customers cars in front of them are smoke and mirrors. there are plenty of benefits to freer flowing exhausts and intakes, some vehicles moreso than others. this blanket statement is flat out false, completely proven as such in an independent fashion no less.

if people don't like the product, feel free not to buy it. its not going to put me out of business for the cx-9 market not to buy an air intake. but don't sit here and accuse me of being dishonest when i have six years of honest business done on this forum, and many others, with thousands of satisfied customers. the notion that i am dishonest, or that performance parts are scams, are not only offensive but frankly ignorant remarks.

 

[badself]

Thank you. This is the point I was trying to make. The CX9 already has a cold air intake, and is in fact better because it's insulated plastic, not thin metal. So unless that cone is located outside the engine compartment, there is no benefit. As in the photo, you are getting air rammed into the intake on the factory setup, also. CAI are mostly a scam, just like those annoyingly loud exhaust systems.

Since when is formed plastic any more of an isulator than steel/iron/aluminum or any other non-precious metal an intake could be constructed of?

Also, are you saying that a less restrictive exhaust has no performance value, because if so, that is another erroneous belief?

 

[AreYouWithMe]

Stupid Question...

Most of our CX-9 are new and still under factory wannanty. Will any of these CAI or other aftermarket changes affect the warranty?

As a car guy I know some of the benefits to a CAI (when properly added with other mods). But a lot of this is with older cars. I would like to see a set of dyno pulls from the same car stock versus the CAI, at operating temp with the hood closed.

 

[100$ GUY]

It's nice to see that there are mods coming out for CX-9. However, on my other rides, when mod'ing, it was always prudent to work from 'back' of car to front. This is based on a rwh drive car, but can still follow for AWD.

I would be looking at exhaust 1st? is there any preferred model that anyone has done yet?

2nd. gearing - anyone go with taller gears? again, not too sure how to work this idea with a fwd/awd setup

3rd. headers? JBA has custom bent for us already?

4th. CAI

5th. re-tune

6th. wife leaves you for huge waste of money : )

I know also that valves/cams should be in there also...but have no idea what grind/etc...

hahahaha, funny!

By the way, doug thorley headers FTW. (bike)

 

[100$ GUY]

i don't sell dishonest scam junk. any amount of quick searching on this forum will show you i am anything but that kind of person. if i don't believe in a product, i don't sell it. you want to be skeptical, feel free. but don't throw me under the bus as a liar because you are 'skeptical'



yes, thats right. all the dynos i have personally done - not a manufacturer's, but my own - of my own car and customers cars in front of them are smoke and mirrors. there are plenty of benefits to freer flowing exhausts and intakes, some vehicles moreso than others. this blanket statement is flat out false, completely proven as such in an independent fashion no less.

if people don't like the product, feel free not to buy it. its not going to put me out of business for the cx-9 market not to buy an air intake. but don't sit here and accuse me of being dishonest when i have six years of honest business done on this forum, and many others, with thousands of satisfied customers. the notion that i am dishonest, or that performance parts are scams, are not only offensive but frankly ignorant remarks.

+100

Im with u man. (stooges)

 

[cxgreat]

Any pictures of it installed? Anyone have results to share with the applications? Thanks

 

[IanKen]

yes, thats right. all the dynos i have personally done - not a manufacturer's, but my own - of my own car and customers cars in front of them are smoke and mirrors.....

Then post some. Show me a before and after dyno on a CX9 with this product that shows some meaningful gain, and show it across multiple runs.

I'll say it again: the CAI shown here may flow better, but it will not draw colder air than stock based purely on placement. The air filter is inside the bay with this CAI, while stock pulls directly from the exterior under the hood lip.

My $.02. That's all. As the vendor for this product any claims of improved performance are yours to prove.

 

[100$ GUY]

BUMP!!

Still no one besides him has developed a CAI for the CX-9???
Where are the mods to make this baby powerful and faster....

 

[benben01]

Here's an idea for SRI if anyone is interested. We just got our CX-9 this past weekend so I haven't had much time to play with it yet.

http://www.vmptuning.com/store/index.php?p=product&id=213&parent=82

 

[ceric]

ScanGaugeII can measure intake temperature. (IAT under Gauge.)
It can be easily and scientifically proven that whether the air is actually "colder".

 

[Mazda3]

My favorite is still the chain saw sounding exhaust systems. These guys think their car is faster because it's louder, but most of the time there is no change, or the car is even slower. I'm sure others have heard some Civic going 100mph, only to look over and they're barely moving, blowing a cloud of smoke out the back.

I have to admit that is one of my favorite car related things to laugh about. Nothing funnier than a Civic roaring by with a fart cannon that has taken away all the back pressure required to make torque in that little motor and they have no idea they have actually slowed the car down.

 

[benben01]

Ok Sporty.... Before you shoot this down, give me some credit for thinking outside of the box...

check it..

http://cdn-www.greencar.com/images/fordgainsv6edge/Ford-Edge-V-6-Engine-Bay.jpg

http://www.steedaedge.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=47

 

[benben01]

Haven't placed my order yet... It's on my list of mods to do. I want to take a look at the Edge up close and personal before pulling the trigger. If I have to, I will mod the cold box/heat shield on the kit to fit our compartment. They also have a TB spacer with grooves to help promote a swirling effect as well..

Did you also see that they have a 15" 6-pot Brembo brake it on sale for $2395? Don't know how I am gonna get the warden to sign off that...

 

[100$ GUY]

Ok Sporty.... Before you shoot this down, give me some credit for thinking outside of the box...

check it..

http://cdn-www.greencar.com/images/fordgainsv6edge/Ford-Edge-V-6-Engine-Bay.jpg

http://www.steedaedge.com/store/product_info.php?products_id=47

Thank u for your ideas, keep it coming bro!
(headbang)
We need more powaaa....... (birthday)

By the way, it says gains of 35hp and 27 torque at the wheels.....mmmmmmm why I find it hard to believe..

 

[AnotherCX-9]

Thank u for your ideas, keep it coming bro!
(headbang)
We need more powaaa....... (birthday)

By the way, it says gains of 35hp and 27 torque at the wheels.....mmmmmmm why I find it hard to believe..

LOL..... 35hp and 27lb/tq just from a CAI??!! I wonder what were they smoking? hahah

Hey are you on E90post by any chance? I also have a E92 335i

 

[Boldlygo]

Just reading through threads for the first time...

I installed a CAI for my '07 Mazda6 GT V6 and it worked OK for a little while, but I started getting a check engine light. The dealer had a look at it (BTW it was the same model that Mazda actually sold as a MazdaSpeed accessory) and the MAS was going. They replaced it under warranty, but said they would not a second time. It seems the computer couldn't keep up with all the extra air coming and and was running way too lean.
I took out the CAI and left just a K&N filter in.

That's the same thing I just did to my '09 CX-9 GT. I swapped out the stock air filter for a K&N. That's all I plan to do. A lot safer and cheaper than getting MAS replaced.

 

[hamproof]

The fact that our 3.5l has 263HP is impressive compared to GMs 4.3 Vortex which was only 190HP.

Buick Enclave, 3.5l with 288HP. 3.7l CX-9 with 273HP. But I'm sure you know engine size has very little bearing on whether one is better than the other.

Btw, which 4.6l are you referring to? The one from 1993??

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GM_Vortec_engine

 

[ceric]

GM quadruplet have 3.6L engine with direct injection. 288hp/6300rpm, 270ft-lb/3400rpm.
For a DI engine, the numbers are OK, but not impressive.

Ford now has EcoBoost (3.5L DOHC, VVT, DI + twin sequential light turbos) making 355hp.
If Mazda incorporates the DI into MZI 3.7, expect horsepower between
(5% increase): 288hp/283 ft-lb to
(10% increase): 300hp/297ft-lb
plus at least 5% increase in MPG as well.

The only downside to DI is reliability and cost. We will see how reliable these new-gen DI mechanisms will be.

 

[Al's Chop Shop]

if it were so easy to "bolt on" a 15 horsepower advantage, don't you think the factory would have done it instead of spending thousands of dollars on engine management at a computer level?

to the original poster: nice warm air intake, and nice bird poop welds. i bet you have about $12.00 into materials building that piece of crap. fortunate for you, those stupid ricer kids are dumb enough to fall for that crap, every time. i'm not sure if i feel bad for them, or you.

Al

 

[Captain KRM P5]

it never ceases to amaze me the level of arrogance, ignorance and flat out misinformation of some of the members here. if you think for a moment that the factory had "maximum performance" in mind when they tuned the sport utility vehicle you drive, you're not only completely off track, but it speaks volumes as to how limited in potential that 3.7 would be considering just how short it falls of similar and even lesser displacement engines. especially when it comes to the computer system in the car. the industry makes millions alone on bolt ons and computer tuning because, like any successful industry in our economy, there are measurable and noticeable results being made by "stupid ricer kids" that are above and beyond what was done at the factory.

so save your pity, please. i make a living selling these parts and feed my family that way, and trust me, i don't feel sorry about that. i've no need for that from five post members with nary a lick of knowledge and buckets of baseless criticism.