CAI thread....

**mammoth713** · 07-16-2009, 11:09 AM

i looked for a thread already about this but havent found one... there are a couple contenders in the CAI shootout....

A) Volant
B) K & N
C) SLP
etc

if you guys have any opinions on which one is best please do...

oh yeah what exact is the thing located between my intake and MAF.... it has a hose going in it and some type of sensor and how does that stuff get attatched to the new intake???

thanks

**JoshieDoom** · 07-16-2009, 12:29 PM

IAT and air hose has fitting in the other intakes.

SLP Lid IMO

**Sommer86@6LE** · 07-16-2009, 01:10 PM

i've got an SLP lid AND an SLP CAI.

they are both different. The lid is just that, an airbox lid. The CAI is UNDER the airfilter, which is under the lid. In theory the CAI forces more air into the airbox, which then pushes more cold air/oxygen into the engine to create more power.

Can you feel it? Not really. Is it working? Probably.....but remember, it all adds up, and all mods build onto one another.

Sorry for the long rant, lol.

**mammoth713** · 07-16-2009, 08:40 PM

yeah i get what you mean.... i hear the volant is good?

**mammoth713** · 07-17-2009, 07:53 AM

those mti clear lids are pretty freakin sweet.....

http://www.ws6project.com/user_stor/...oducts_id=1750

anyone own it or hate it?

**Sommer86@6LE** · 07-17-2009, 11:54 AM

my buddies got a clear lid, and it cracked and air escapes through the back... He's definately going SLP next time.

**mammoth713** · 07-18-2009, 10:17 AM

hmmm yeah i guess i heard some of the clear ones crack....

idk i guess i'll just get the SLP lid and a good filter.... that should be fine i guess

**suede** · 10-29-2009, 09:30 PM

My vote goes to Volant, hands down, other than some ppl will have a few fitment problems, The concept behind it is spot on

**fast enough Z28** · 10-29-2009, 09:39 PM

slp

**ls1camino** · 10-30-2009, 01:48 AM

FTP 85mm (is really 95mm) Lid and no MAF.

**02Sweet** · 10-30-2009, 04:17 AM

Originally Posted by ls1camino

FTP 85mm (is really 95mm) Lid and no MAF.

is it hard to run the car without a maf?

I run a slp lid with the slp cai now

**00z28bubba** · 10-30-2009, 09:20 AM

if you got a tuner near you i dont see any reason that they wouldnt be able to set your car up for a speed density(SD) tune. SD is a mafless set up. bolt ons shouldnt e hard to deal with. and internal mods will just take more time, but still shouldnt be too hard to deal with if the tuner knows what he is doing.

**TA98** · 10-30-2009, 12:27 PM

My SLP doesnt fit very well and ive heard of other people having this issuse. And it always pops one of the clips off

**Z28_Driver** · 10-31-2009, 08:16 AM

Originally Posted by T/A98

My SLP doesnt fit very well and ive heard of other people having this issuse. And it always pops one of the clips off

Had the same problem. Just put a little bend in the clip so it bites into the lid more. Hasn't popped off in a couple thousand miles now.

**TA98** · 10-31-2009, 02:41 PM

Originally Posted by Z28_Driver

Had the same problem. Just put a little bend in the clip so it bites into the lid more. Hasn't popped off in a couple thousand miles now.

Ill give it a try. I read on hear someone trimed the lid where the clip goes on but i think that would end up looking cheap

**bryceslu** · 10-31-2009, 02:49 PM

Originally Posted by T/A98

My SLP doesnt fit very well and ive heard of other people having this issuse. And it always pops one of the clips off

Make sure the lip of the Lid is under/behind the lip of the bottom!!

**TA98** · 10-31-2009, 02:59 PM

Originally Posted by bryceslu

Make sure the lip of the Lid is under/behind the lip of the bottom!!

if i do that it seems way to hard to push down to get the clips to close

**TransAm11973** · 11-04-2009, 05:10 PM

i see where you are going with this but you may also want to check into and amsoil filter for your car. I believe the only have the flat filter element for our cars so if your looking for a completely new set up then i would go with the k&n or volant

**silverWS6** · 11-04-2009, 09:42 PM

I have the fipk2 and i really like it and my 98 i have the slp lid and the k&n filter too but i like the fipk2 better

**tatertot91** · 11-04-2009, 10:36 PM

I see the volant being beneficial with an SS or WS6
I've got an SLP Blackwing Lid and an SLP cold air
Like Sommer said above, not noticable, but its probably working
I'm not the biggest fan of the K&N CAI, doesn't seem as practical and looks like it would get dirty quick