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May 16, 2008, 07:30 PM
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AMS CAI review.
Rating (1-10): 10. What could make this better, its huge, it works, it moves air, its a fair price, and what looks better than
polished metal underneath the hood of a X.
Power boost: Well, I don't have open access to a dyno, so trips will be scarce, but the improvement is noticeable.
Sound: Amazing, you can really hear the Turbo Spool up now, and the stock BOV still recirculates but is audible, very audible.
My fuel economy improved when I drive normal, but I keep hitting the gas and trying to keep the car b/w 3k-4.5k so that I can hear
the turbo and BOV.
Lows: It takes time to get one, but it is worth the wait
I like the factory clamps better than some of the ones that come with the CAI
Notes: Be sure to order an oil Catch can with this, do not spend the extra $50 on the breather bungs, you don't want to
recirculate oil into the intake, this is the perfect opportunity to switch to this setup.
Ease of Installation: simple, like a 2 (only because its not as easy as putting in floor mats)
what comes in the box:
Ebay special oil catch can:
Installed:
Audio Clip:
Coming Soon to a forum near you.
Rating (1-10): 10. What could make this better, its huge, it works, it moves air, its a fair price, and what looks better than
polished metal underneath the hood of a X.
Power boost: Well, I don't have open access to a dyno, so trips will be scarce, but the improvement is noticeable.
Sound: Amazing, you can really hear the Turbo Spool up now, and the stock BOV still recirculates but is audible, very audible.
My fuel economy improved when I drive normal, but I keep hitting the gas and trying to keep the car b/w 3k-4.5k so that I can hear
the turbo and BOV.
Lows: It takes time to get one, but it is worth the wait
I like the factory clamps better than some of the ones that come with the CAI
Notes: Be sure to order an oil Catch can with this, do not spend the extra $50 on the breather bungs, you don't want to
recirculate oil into the intake, this is the perfect opportunity to switch to this setup.
Ease of Installation: simple, like a 2 (only because its not as easy as putting in floor mats)
what comes in the box:
Ebay special oil catch can:
Installed:
Audio Clip:
Coming Soon to a forum near you.
May 16, 2008, 10:27 PM
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I wish they offered one piece. Although it's clean I don't like that weld...one single tube would have looked much better...I think That's why I'm going ETS...still undecided though.
May 17, 2008, 07:39 AM
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Looking through the inside of the pipe (where it matters) you cannot even tell there is a weld, so from a function, rather than form, standpoint the weld is moot.
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CAI has better flow than stock pipes.
Yes.
May 18, 2008, 06:20 AM
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K&N-Excellent write up and pictures are perfect! Is catch can the red topped cyclinder just behind the headlight assembly? A little fooled because your picture of same isolated does not show a red surface on either end of the can.
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May 18, 2008, 11:56 AM
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Yeah, I mistakenly ordered red, thats what I get for midnight part orders after full day of work, school, and GTA IV
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