Coldair Intake

[pacmanlives]

I am thinking about getting a coldair intake for my accord.
Car had 200k so i dont want to put a 300 dollar intake in it.
You guys know of any good cheap intakes?

[Leung]

just the generic ones on ebay, if you do go with a generic don't use those crappy filters they give you. Buy something better like K&N.

[1990Ex]

I am thinking about getting a coldair intake for my accord.
Car had 200k so i dont want to put a 300 dollar intake in it.
You guys know of any good cheap intakes?

get a cold air intake off ebay.........an put a better filter on it

[mak]

I am thinking about getting a coldair intake for my accord.
Car had 200k so i dont want to put a 300 dollar intake in it.
You guys know of any good cheap intakes?

I have an Option Racing Cold Air Intake from Racing_Guys on ebay and I use the 'crappy filter' that comes with it, and it has worked great since the day I put it on.

I'm sure an AEM or K&N filter would be better to some minuscule extent, but I have no issues with my Option Racing filter

-mak

PS: My cb7 has 256k miles on it, welcome to the club!

[1990Ex]

ebay filters dont work that well.......they dont "filter" like the are suppose to grab a k&n an it will not only sound better but perform better as well

[djkurious]

+2 on the K&N Filter...

[marcbh]

i agree i bought one off ebay and then bought a k&n filter works great

[1990Ex]

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[mak]

ebay filters dont work that well.......they dont "filter" like the are suppose to grab a k&n an it will not only sound better but perform better as well

Make claims and bandwagon all you want, it's your money you're wasting

I'm sure the majority will agree with you, I'm also sure the vast majority of those people hasn't owned an Option Racing filter.

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You got a couple of no0bs to agree with you, good job

-mak

[JDMchristian991]

do what i did.ebay short ram then aem filter

[Karl]

does anybody have any proof, I have been running the cheap air filters and havent seen a loss of performance, or engine life, I have had the cheap filter on the car for 140,000 of the cars 230,000 miles

[bcjammerx]

CAI is nothing more than larger diameter tubing for your intake and a more free flowing filter at it's end. There is NO cold air...it's really a misnomer actually and misleading.

You do not have to suck air from the fender to see gains as the air temperature has nothing to do with the gains, the air temperature in the engine bay is hotter only while you are sitting still, once you get above 15mph the temperature in the bay and outside equalize. Of course even I would not want my intake pulling from the engine bay...under the battery...somewhere NOT behind the radiator and away from your exhaust manifold/header is best...which is why on our cb7's those holes to the left of the stock intake is best.

The effects of "CAI" are similar to boring your throttle body, a larger diameter intake tubing and more free flowing filter will allow air to enter your engine more easily.

For the piping/tubing, smooth metal works well...ribbed tubing would cause turbulence.

For best gains keep it as straight as possible, if you do suck air from the fender, do not have it too low or else a water will be a potential problem. And make sure the filter is not exposed to debris from the tire.

I see a lot of these setups going under the battery to the front of the bumper somewhere...imo that's a good spot.

[1990Ex]

Make claims and bandwagon all you want, it's your money you're wasting

I'm sure the majority will agree with you, I'm also sure the vast majority of those people hasn't owned an Option Racing filter.



You got a couple of no0bs to agree with you, good job

-mak

it was a joke get the stick out your ass like you said its "my" money, so if i wanna by a filter that is worth the money so be it

[Jon]

Tubing is tubing, as long as it's smooth and doesn't have any abrupt turns it will work. If you feel like spending $100, $200, or more for a CAI, go for it, after all it's your money.

And I will agree with what many of the people here are saying, buy a good filter. Call it a gimmick, overpriced, or whatever you want, but AEM, K&N, and a few others make good filters that I think are well worth the extra $$$.

[1990Ex]

Tubing is tubing, as long as it's smooth and doesn't have any abrupt turns it will work. If you feel like spending $100, $200, or more for a CAI, go for it, after all it's your money.

And I will agree with what many of the people here are saying, buy a good filter. Call it a gimmick, overpriced, or whatever you want, but AEM, K&N, and a few others make good filters that I think are well worth the extra $$$.

i see im not the only one