What is the difference in the $30 intakes on Ebay and the $200 intakes on the dealer pages, when they look exactly the same?

 

i have a $30 custom intake..... i dont notice any difference in horse power which i really didnt expect anyways, but my car is much louder than when it was stock. i cant really compare to a $200 system, but in my opinion i think you are just paying for the stickers that come with them.

 

Why would that make it louder?

 

i think its because the stock air box muffles the sound some and the intake lets more air through. the expensive intakes might also include a MAF (mass air flow sensor). the cheap ebay ones are usually just pipes and filters.

 

I agree with drew00, If you take the top off the stock box you get the same sound as a cold air intake just without the added performance. But if you get one make sure it puts the filter outside the engine compartment.

 

Yes, that is the point of a cold air intake.

 

I have yet to see an intake that puts the filter outside the engine compartment. I don't even see any advertised that way, they all show them under the hood.

 

my filter is right in front of my driver's side tire. i believe that is the what lilracingneon meant by out of the engine compartment.

 

I got the short ram intake ..cause i cant find a place to mount my throttle body..where did you guy mount yours?

 

right were it was before, but im gonna try to hook it up to the intake manifold first then to the CAI tubing instead of having tubing in between the Tb and the intake mani