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Goin on a trip, CAI worth it?

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Old 05-06-2009, 09:22 PM
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Hey guys, i'm about to take a trip up north in my truck and am gonna be drivin over 2k miles in about a week, so i figured since CAI's are supposed to increase MPG that i might pick one up before i go and maybe it will almost pay for itself when it's all said and done.

i'm not sure where exactly to look for one..
i want it to look nice of course
also i want it to not be too expensive
... there's no way i could build it myself either

on ebay there were lots of different prices for them...
examples
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2008-...Q5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/02-03...Q5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2003-...Q5fAccessories

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2008-...Q5fAccessories

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This one http://cpwstore.carpartswholesale.co...S-V218205.html or search on ebay for bomz or bombz CAI. They are mopar/aem clones of the hemi intake for about what those companies charge for the filter. I have the spectre which is the same except that it has the mounting bracket for the intake tube on the bottom instead of the side.
 
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This one http://cpwstore.carpartswholesale.co...S-V218205.html or search on ebay for bomz or bombz CAI. They are mopar/aem clones of the hemi intake for about what those companies charge for the filter. I have the spectre which is the same except that it has the mounting bracket for the intake tube on the bottom instead of the side.
that looks good except it says it's for a 4.7L V8
 
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It will fit, the only thing you may need is a different coupler. The spectre I got is for the hemi, but the mounting location for the tube and the heatshield are all the same under the hood. I just had to get a different coupler for mine, you may also want to get a different filter eventually.
 
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chromeintakes (ebay) also has simple and straight forward intakes with a k&n attached to it. they're like 80 or so shipped i think. I'm running one.
 
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chromeintakes (ebay) also has simple and straight forward intakes with a k&n attached to it. they're like 80 or so shipped i think. I'm running one.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-05...Q5fAccessories

81+24 shipped, sound about right?
 
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Ya, chromeintakes is where its at. And ya. It would TOTALLY be worth it. That is a lot of miles.
 

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Ya, chromeintakes is where its at. And ya. It would TOTALLY be worth it. That is a lot of miles.
haha yeah, i like road trips though so it's all good

well thanks for all the replies guys
no more convincing necessary, i get paid tomorrow so i'll be ordering the CAI from the link in my last post tomorrow
 
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Just bought it, couldn't figure out how long shipping was supposed to take but i'm excited non-the-less

i'll let you guys know
 
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Hey man, just dont push her too hard for too long. I blew my radiator hose doing that up a long hill in Wyoming. It sucked so much. Wasnt very smart on my part.
 


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