[David Seale]

hmmm, yeah i emailed the guy and he said that blue couplings was all he had.... and since i wanted black i would have to buy new ones anyways. and i might as well buy hose clamps too. so that wont be a problem. so im guessing you got the ebay intake? are the walls smooth on the inside?

 

[cringe]

but man, those black injen cai's that r100s is sellin are sure pretty looking.

I got the black one. Its so damn pretty :3_winkthu

 

[Rickna]

Yeah got it on ebay. Walls were smooth. Welds on vacum bung & mounting bracket are good. Keep in mind this one is aluminum. Not exactly as pictured. Filter has solid chrome end cap. The pipe ends are not expanded, they are straight (if they were expanded, the couplings wouldn't fit). The reducer coupling is is not angled. With all of that, it did fit together perfectly.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2467486860&ssPageName=ADME:B:EOAB:US:6

 

[David Seale]

Keep in mind this one is aluminum.

which means.....

 

[Rickna]

Lighter than stainless steel, so it's not as strong. I don't think this makes much difference. However I've heard some questions here about corrosion resistance.

 

[BuMHeD]

Take into consideration that the I4 has a MAF on it as well... so you will hafta modify those cheap ebay CAis so that your MAF doesn't throw a CEL. I went with a custom SRI and haven't regretted it... saves money, looks fine, and gains are, as I'm told, comparable.

*~BuM~*

 

[Fray Adjacent]

I think everyone likes to bash the Ebay intakes because they spent 3x as much and didn't get 3x more performance. In fact, they didn't get any more performance. I refuse to believe there is any tangible difference between an AEM or Injen and the intake I got from Ebay.

Remember, ALL IT IS IS A FVCKING PIPE WITH A FILTER ON IT. That's it. That's all.

Buhmed, I didn't have to modify anything on my intake. I put it on, reset the ECU, and it runs fine. No CELs, just more power, and a nice growl. (I got mine from liveonspeed, and it's great. There ARE some that are crap, but my ebay intake is just fine. I recommend it to anyone)

EBAY INTAKE BASHERS: SUCK ON THAT AND CHOKE.

 

[JackMcNASTY]

I agree, I highly doubt there is gonna be any real difference between the ebay intake and one 5 times the price. Like fray said, it is just a pipe with a filter on the end.

 

[David Seale]

well i agree with both of you guys and im seriously gonna buy the ebay intake. but the thing that is holding me back is the fact that its even a little "shakey" on the fact that the material is not as good. i mean, if an injen, aos, or aem is gonna last me the whole time i have my tib and an ebay intake is gonna last me a year because of corrosion or whatever then id rather just go with a "quality" brand name product

 

[fixer]

Mr. Pink..hit me up and I can show you some intakes.

 

[David Seale]

one more question..... just in case, i can install a bpv on the ebay intake right?? just wondering, prolly a stupid question.

 

[JackMcNASTY]

The ebay intake is aluminum. It won't corode. If you are worried about it, get some high temp paint and coat the tinside of the pipe.

 

[David Seale]

hmmmm, well thats good enough for me.

 

[Rickna]

did the trick for me (with a little extra work) :3_zoefzoe

 

[David Seale]

did the trick for me (with a little extra work) :3_zoefzoe

you cant just say that and not explain what youre talking about. you coated the inside with the high temp paint? what extra work?

 

[Finchie404]

Whats louder aem or injen? im not askin which ones better i know thats been asked a million times but does anyone know which one sounds louder?

 

[Rickna]

Whats louder aem or injen? im not askin which ones better i know thats been asked a million times but does anyone know which one sounds louder?

had to make new couplings, replace hose clamps & replaced filter with K&N. the kit was made in china didn't trust the filter. installing a bpv could be tricky-you'll have too do some pipe cutting. i also read that it should be in line (height wise) with the intake maifold.

 

[BuMHeD]

Whats louder aem or injen? im not askin which ones better i know thats been asked a million times but does anyone know which one sounds louder?

9 times outta 10... almost ALL CAIs and SRIs will sound pretty much the same... so to be honest with you, I don't think you will notice a difference between them. I've spent alot of time with various modified Tibs with a grand variety of SRi and CAI brands... and honestly the difference is usually minute at best. If I were you, I would go with the one you trust the most to make the gains. In that dept... i would recommend injen... they've gained a respectable reputation for performance.

*~BuM~*