Texas_Cali

Performance wise i would get the Intake because at WOT the air doesn't really have a chance to heat up because it's getting sucked in so fast but for MPG i would get the filter.....awww hell just get both!!!

KStryker

ok, im officially lost now...i thought once you get the cai it replaces the box that has the filter in it. at least thats what it looks like on the pic.

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Raminator4.7

It all depends on the kit you get... I modded mine a little bit (extended it) and i had to remove the filter box. Just so you know, my cai was only $50 bucks shipped on ebay, and it does the EXACT same thing as the other $300 name brand intakes.

KStryker

well i have the mopar cai on order, waitin for it to arrive...got it from:

http://www.modernperformance.com/dcx/on_caliber.shtml for $249.

Based on the picture that comes with it...

http://www.modernperformance.com/dcx/caliber_intake.jpg

It looks like im gonna lose my box...or is there a way to keep the box? I don't know anything about cars...still learning, so don't give me any technical info, like moddin the cai when I get it :P

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SebringLXXXi

all right let me break it down for you, the new cold air intake will have a filter that comes with it. witch is why you'll have to remove the box that already has a filter in it. 8-10hp gain is about right I'd go up alittle more though maybe 12-15, which is noticable if you and your car are "one with another" (alittle japanese humor) the reason i give a higher hp is because it depends on the engines hp before you work on it, cold air intakes will usually give about 10-15% gains, not hp exact gains, and that depends if your factory intake is really restrictive, some super cars i.e. the viper, come with pretty much a cold air intake factory. you will have to take care of your purchase though, cleaning the filter is a must I would recommend every 10,000 miles if the filter doesn't come with any cleaning instructions. using air filter cleaners from K&N would probably be the best idea, I hope I've been helpful

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James Kyle May


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KStryker

sweet i got it all...By any chance do you know if the car is gonna get loud with the CAI...or will it make a sexy sound, making my car sound powerful :P

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Texas_Cali

I would have to disagree on this...

I think i said this before but i'll say it again. Intakes DO NOT give 8-10 HP, maybe at crank, but not at the wheels. And no you wont feel a difference in movement but in sound....it just sounds really deep. 12-15hp is just ridiculous, it's a 2.0L 4 bannger...not an srt-8, even then i think thats high. Intakes are low output power adders that in all honesty are designed to make you feel better at the pump and allow people to say they have an intake on their ride, rather than a power adder that gives 15.8-23.7hp. I dont even think with fuel upgrades and reflash would those ridiculous numbers come up, not with this engine. LOL....15.8-23.7 That was not the answer to the question, rather an uneducated opinion.

SebringLXXXi

i was talking about at the crank, I figured we were all talking about hp at the crank and yes 12-15 is reasonable, based on the engine's hp potential, cold air intake gives an average of 10-15% ,notice I said percent (%) increase, in hp based off of the engines hp before the application, so we'll take my car for instance, with 205hp AT THE CRANK, I would expect about 20-23hp gain, with the caliber putting out about, what is it 150 something hp AT THE CRANK, I would expect it to make 12-15hp after the modification which is modest since the cold air intake is supposed to add 10-15%like I stated earlierand the thing about feeling the hp gain WAS a joke if you had actually noticed what i had wrote

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Raminator4.7

It will give you a Nice Flowmaster-Like sound (atleast it did for my 4.7) I think it does FREE UP 10 h.p Because the Throttle responce is better.

KStryker

mMmMm, sweeet!

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