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Old 09-29-2012, 02:14 AM
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Stock intake or Aftermarket?

Hey everyone I just really wanted to get some opinions or experiences that everyone has had with air intakes. I am kind of stuck on deciding between AEM or K&N cold air intakes or just leaving it stock and replacing the filter with a K&N one. Anyone's thought or opinions are very much welcome and thanks in advance for help with my problem.
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leave it stock
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Why doesn't anybody read!!??

Do you really think you're the only one who wasn't sure of what CAI to use?? There is soo much info on this forum, please search!
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Why doesn't anyone just answer the question and get on with there lives. Searching on Google for that pic took more time then just sayin yay or nay.
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stock airbox

stock filter

/end thread
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Originally Posted by X7rotor
Why doesn't anyone just answer the question and get on with there lives. Searching on Google for that pic took more time then just sayin yay or nay.

It actually took less time than your ironic post
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leave as is...at minimum get the k&n drop in filter
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Does anyone know why my oil keeps getting low and what type should I use.

Also I want 300Hp to all 4 wheels and I am looking to spend about $500 what should I buy?
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I would get an AEM intake, it sounds great, gives a very small amount of extra power... and somehow increased my gas mileage a bit.
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Thanks to everyone who gave a straight answer and didn't bitch about there already being a post about this.
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Thanks to everyone who didn't search and allowed us the opportunity to have some fun at their silly expense
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I'll sell you my aftermarket revi intake. I like my stock one better.
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I will PM you about that revi intake after I get my power steering working again.
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I recently got a drop in K&N filter and removed the baffles from my airbox. The result was surprisingly noticeable. A slight change in sound and while it may not have added much power I still feel like the car is a little quicker! Def worth the investment!
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Originally Posted by MazdaLover
I recently got a drop in K&N filter and removed the baffles from my airbox. The result was surprisingly noticeable. A slight change in sound and while it may not have added much power I still feel like the car is a little quicker! Def worth the investment!
that 1hp really worth all that dust and **** entering your engine?
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Intakes are like V-Tec, they make more noise giving you a falls impression you gained HP (no flaming I know V-Tec actually does do something just funny how much noise it does for very little) , truth of the matter there are no real worth HP gained found from an intake, car manufactures are generally well designing these. Not like the 90's were you could see a substantial gain from an intake that being said I have an AEM and it sounded great, and when I went turbo it was easy to modified and then it actually makes a difference!
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Originally Posted by Slidin8
that 1hp really worth all that dust and **** entering your engine?

Hell no. It was disturbing how much crap went into the engine with the K&N intake I had. Went back to stock to keep it nice and fresh.
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[QUOTE=Slidin8;4359545]that 1hp really worth all that dust and **** entering your engine?[/QUOTE

Checked my stock filter & airbox 8k miles after purchase and both the filter and box were very clean! I primarily drive highway miles with the car so im not too worried about it. Several RX7's i've owned had k&n filters and i never experienced a problem.
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Thats because the K&N lets heaps of **** PASS THROUGH the filter.

READ THIS

K&N air filter or OEM, why OEM is better


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