CAI Help
#1
CAI Help
Sorry if this is the wrong section. Still new and figuring things out.
Anyways I was looking at CAI's for my car. I wanted to go with the Steeda but it says it requires a tune? What does it mean by this and where can I have it done?
http://www.americanmuscle.com/steeda...-cai-full.html
They also offer it with a tuner for like double the price. Would this be necessary or would it be cheaper to have it done somewhere else if I don't really feel like messing with the tuning all the time?
http://www.americanmuscle.com/2005gt...xcal2-kit.html
Anyways I was looking at CAI's for my car. I wanted to go with the Steeda but it says it requires a tune? What does it mean by this and where can I have it done?
http://www.americanmuscle.com/steeda...-cai-full.html
They also offer it with a tuner for like double the price. Would this be necessary or would it be cheaper to have it done somewhere else if I don't really feel like messing with the tuning all the time?
http://www.americanmuscle.com/2005gt...xcal2-kit.html
#2
6th Gear Member
Stand-alone CAI's are worthless for performance gains on these engines w/o a tune. Expect about 3-5 RWHP gain w/o a tune (and that would require a no-tune-required CAI) and 20-25 RWHP with a good tune. The tune is about 80% of the power gainer. And some tunes are better than others.
The tune is plug and play. You buy the combo with most vendors supplying 3 different tunes (even a good 87 octane custom tune will run circles around the stock 87 tune) and simply upload the tunes. The handheld is mostly a storage device for the new and your stock tunes.
The tune is plug and play. You buy the combo with most vendors supplying 3 different tunes (even a good 87 octane custom tune will run circles around the stock 87 tune) and simply upload the tunes. The handheld is mostly a storage device for the new and your stock tunes.
#4
I agree with Nuke & Diabloical. A stand alone CAI is just an under the hood pretty thing. A CAI and a GOOD QUALITY CUSTOM TUNE will make ALL the difference in the world in how your car performs. If you have a Mustang and wnat to mod it, this should be the first on your list. Even before axle backs IMHO. I am a Steeda fan myself. That being said AM, Brenspeed are also top quality tunes. I run the Steeda Ultimate Induction combo 93 octane and could not be happier.
Last edited by mapitts; 11-16-2012 at 05:42 AM.
#5
Sorry if this is the wrong section. Still new and figuring things out.
Anyways I was looking at CAI's for my car. I wanted to go with the Steeda but it says it requires a tune? What does it mean by this and where can I have it done?
http://www.americanmuscle.com/steeda...-cai-full.html
They also offer it with a tuner for like double the price. Would this be necessary or would it be cheaper to have it done somewhere else if I don't really feel like messing with the tuning all the time?
http://www.americanmuscle.com/2005gt...xcal2-kit.html
Anyways I was looking at CAI's for my car. I wanted to go with the Steeda but it says it requires a tune? What does it mean by this and where can I have it done?
http://www.americanmuscle.com/steeda...-cai-full.html
They also offer it with a tuner for like double the price. Would this be necessary or would it be cheaper to have it done somewhere else if I don't really feel like messing with the tuning all the time?
http://www.americanmuscle.com/2005gt...xcal2-kit.html
I'm going to go ahead with the trend here and agree with everyone above as well! They've definitely pointed you in the right direction. A Tune required CAI with no Tune will make you car go crazy and wont know what to do with all that new found air. Your best bet is a CAI and Tune combo, this is always my first recommendations to anyone entering the modification game!
You'll be looking at a 20RWHP+ and 20RWTQ gain from this set up. I hope this helps, let me know if you have any questions! Our Bama Performance tuning specialists are here in the building Monday-Friday from 9AM-5:30PM EST and Saturday 9AM-5:30PM EST. You can hit them up directly at 888.226.9764 and they'll get you squared away!
-Dan
#6
Sorry if this is the wrong section. Still new and figuring things out.
Anyways I was looking at CAI's for my car. I wanted to go with the Steeda but it says it requires a tune? What does it mean by this and where can I have it done?
http://www.americanmuscle.com/steeda...-cai-full.html
They also offer it with a tuner for like double the price. Would this be necessary or would it be cheaper to have it done somewhere else if I don't really feel like messing with the tuning all the time?
http://www.americanmuscle.com/2005gt...xcal2-kit.html
Anyways I was looking at CAI's for my car. I wanted to go with the Steeda but it says it requires a tune? What does it mean by this and where can I have it done?
http://www.americanmuscle.com/steeda...-cai-full.html
They also offer it with a tuner for like double the price. Would this be necessary or would it be cheaper to have it done somewhere else if I don't really feel like messing with the tuning all the time?
http://www.americanmuscle.com/2005gt...xcal2-kit.html
Hope this helps, and I'm sure American Muscle would be glad to help you with that! There are actually a couple of American Muscle reps on this site, Dan Bailer and Shane Lesky.
*EDIT* Oops, I see American Muscle has already replied before I finished my reply. Like I said though, let them know if they can help you with that!
#8
A majority of the members on this forum have a CAI/Custom tune.
Installing a CAI and uploading custom tunes is very simple!
Here's a quick video to show you how easy it is to upload the custom tune.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkTD...eature=related
Installing a CAI and uploading custom tunes is very simple!
Here's a quick video to show you how easy it is to upload the custom tune.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkTD...eature=related
#9
6th Gear Member