ok i dont think my first post worked so im posting this question again. on my car rite now all i got is a k&n airfilter cone connected to my stock rubber tube up to the tb. now mmy question is i see on all the websites and on my friends cars the nice chrome intake tubes which cost u like 200 bucks. i was wondering if there is any difference with that and what i got. caz i dont see how a metal tube can make any differece. and we have the same MAS

 

An aftermarket intake is better than your stock intake tube BUT it wont give you very much power. It was worth it to me so I got the densecharger intake for $170 at www.demolet.com

 

i bought the fipk for my 04 and ended up putting my stock tube back on with the fipk assembly and could not tell one bit of difference in performance,maybe a little bit better performance after the engine is running for awhile and alot of heat is getting built up.the stock tube allowed me the get the filter right next to the fender well instead of being too close to the radiator.