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Old Aug 31, 2006 | 01:22 AM
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I want to do a CAI along wit other basic hp mods (exhaust, UDP, tuner...) ive seen different brands (k&n, BBK, MAC, and cheap ebay ones) what is the difference with these...each one ive seen says youll get this much hp and they are all different.
Old Aug 31, 2006 | 01:35 AM
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dont believe any or the expected hp gains... TOPS you'll get 4.5 hp gain. personally, MAC is my favorite.
Old Aug 31, 2006 | 01:40 AM
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are they basically all the same...BBK, MAC, KandN
Old Aug 31, 2006 | 07:29 AM
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yes all CAI's will yield about the same amount of gains, its basically down to you to make a decision on the brand you want, personally i have MAC bought it from AutoBadges.com
Old Aug 31, 2006 | 12:41 PM
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the sig says it all...
Old Aug 31, 2006 | 12:43 PM
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yea ill probly go wit MAC from autobadges...you think its good to get a new throttle body and TB spacer. I would want to go with the 70mm woudl the MAC intake fit on this
Old Aug 31, 2006 | 12:55 PM
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Throttle body spacers are pure junk. Throttle bodys only add hp if you port your upper intake to match the new size, and only meet their full potential when you fully port your upper/lower intake land do a cam and head swap.
Old Aug 31, 2006 | 01:21 PM
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so basically if i dont want to spend a fortune its going to be useless
Old Aug 31, 2006 | 01:24 PM
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Well unless you know how to do a port job..........yes, it's useless.
Old Aug 31, 2006 | 09:52 PM
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Get the CAI to start....get more work then get the tb much later



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