difference between intakes

[03black]

hello, i am new here, i did use the search function and did not find what i was looking for.

What is the difference between MP racing's cold air intake and a $30 cold air intake from ebay? mp's is 160 dollars and a fenderwell intake from ebay is 30 bucks.. i have the ebay one on my alero but i don't really want to skimp on quality when it comes to my grand am.

[young gun]

and you didn't text me for this...

Get this. http://www.ebay.com/itm/99-05-GRAND-...8834cf&vxp=mtr

Same thing I have that I got 3 years ago except they don't use k&n's anymore. And don't EVER buy from MP racing. I'm not sure they are even a company anymore so you'll just end up losing your money. WOT-Tech or Milzy

[03black]

done and done! next step is a flowmaster 80

[DrFabulous]

MPR used to be a great place, not sure what happened.

I had a fabbed-up old Civic intake on my old ride, it worked just fine. No need to go all out... although, I would spend the money on a decent filter.

[03black]

Originally Posted by DrFabulous

MPR used to be a great place, not sure what happened.

I had a fabbed-up old Civic intake on my old ride, it worked just fine. No need to go all out... although, I would spend the money on a decent filter.

ill probably swap the filter out with k&n after a little while.

[DrFabulous]

Originally Posted by 03black

ill probably swap the filter out with k&n after a little while.

Doesn't have to be K&N, I just wouldn't use some crappy filter that gets rusty. Many other good brands out there.

[03black]

thanks for the pointer! ordering my intake soon. then getting my res deleted soon.

[DrFabulous]

Originally Posted by 03black

thanks for the pointer! ordering my intake soon. then getting my res deleted soon.

Nice! You'll enjoy the sound quite a bit with that combo. I'd suggest a new muffler/tips while you are at it... will really open up the sound of the exhaust. Just about any single in/dual out should work (Flowmaster, Magnaflow, whatever- that’s all personal preference). If you have a local shop, they should be able to get something welded up for a couple hundred bucks.

There's lots of good info on this place, and people with TONS of knowledge, so feel free to ask away. Many people get scared off (we don't hold people's hands and tell them everything is perfect), but it's a great community... hence why I STILL come back here after almost 9 years.

[sleepyalero]

An intake is an intake. Most intakes your just paying for the name. eBay cai will do the job fine, just get a better filter at your local auto parts store. They are both going to do the same thing and bring the same amount of power, as long as it goes into the front bumper.

[MAC the KNIFE]

i'd keep the resonator, and delete mufflers. the resonator kicks out the high biotchy notes of your exhaust, and makes it nice and low. the muffler only turns down the volume, across all sound frequencies.

i've got a cutout behind my resonator. it's as loud as no muffler, but only the low and midrange sounds flow forth. sounds puurfect!

Originally Posted by DrFabulous

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There's lots of good info on this place, and people with TONS of knowledge, so feel free to ask away. Many people get scared off (we don't hold people's hands and tell them everything is perfect), but it's a great community... hence why I STILL come back here after almost 9 years.

Fabs, no hate, but why is it that everytime you post now, you sound like ebenezer scrooge at the end of the story, where he's going around doing good deeds, and trying to make up for past sins? you come to an epiphany lately? whats the deal yo? where dat old fabs at?

[young gun]

Originally Posted by MAC the KNIFE

Fabs, no hate, but why is it that everytime you post now, you sound like ebenezer scrooge at the end of the story, where he's going around doing good deeds, and trying to make up for past sins? you come to an epiphany lately? whats the deal yo? where dat old fabs at?

New memebers. Trying to keep them around. Its not a bad idea as these cars get older and members stop coming around because there is newer and better things

[[ChaosweaveR]]

2.25" pipe + glasspack in place of stock resonator + Flowmaster 80 = best sounding exhaust

[kzulfic]

I just have 2.25 with resonator, glasspack in place of muffler. I love the sound of it, its low, and no rasp.

[DrFabulous]

Originally Posted by MAC the KNIFE

Fabs, no hate, but why is it that everytime you post now, you sound like ebenezer scrooge at the end of the story, where he's going around doing good deeds, and trying to make up for past sins? you come to an epiphany lately? whats the deal yo? where dat old fabs at?

If they seem like they're halfway intelligent and could be valuable to the community, I at least TRY to be nice to them. For a while.

And haven't you only been here for 2 years? How do you know about "dat old fabs"?

[MilzyZ34]

you should check out the intake we sell. it's a little different than the others becuase we don't use aluminum tubing, which means it doesn't get heat-soaked. here's the link ...

http://www.milzymotorsports.com/mms-cold-air-intake/

[kzulfic]

Originally Posted by MilzyZ34

you should check out the intake we sell. it's a little different than the others becuase we don't use aluminum tubing, which means it doesn't get heat-soaked. here's the link ...

http://www.milzymotorsports.com/mms-cold-air-intake/

But.....but, It's not shiny.

[MilzyZ34]

Originally Posted by kzulfic

But.....but, It's not shiny.

I know you're joking, but you're absolutely right. I bet if it were shiney we'd sell more of them, but for me it's all about how well a part performs. Our cai doesn't look bad, it's just not shiney. I thought about making a ceramic coated aluminum intake tube but I don't see people paying that much for an intake like that.

[kzulfic]

Originally Posted by MilzyZ34

I know you're joking, but you're absolutely right. I bet if it were shiney we'd sell more of them, but for me it's all about how well a part performs. Our cai doesn't look bad, it's just not shiney. I thought about making a ceramic coated aluminum intake tube but I don't see people paying that much for an intake like that.

Ya, a ceramic coated one would sell more for the looks, and would perform well. It would pricy though. With all the eBay ones people can't even sell the nicer ones for what they're asking. I'm one to talk though, I just made my own bracket to mount where the factory air box was to make a short ram intake. I'm getting tired how loud it is though. It was cool when I did it, but it got old. I'll probably make CAI one of these days to quiet it up a bit.

[[ChaosweaveR]]

$140 for a tube and a cone filter?

nope.avi

[MilzyZ34]

Originally Posted by [ChaosweaveR]

$140 for a tube and a cone filter?

nope.avi

the tubing isn't cheap, about $15/ft. the cai kit comes with tubing, a $30 reducing coupler, 3 stainless Breeze clamps, 2 custom-made aluminum sleeves to clamp the tube on to, and a K&N filter.