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<blockquote data-quote="k_schutte" data-source="post: 6755139" data-attributes="member: 551817">chances are that you are looking at an ebay CAI which would probably not help anything, probably hurt you to be honest.&nbsp; Most &quot;CAI&quot; you see put the filter right in the engine bay, could just be my car but I know under the hood, 6&quot; from the engine isn&#039;t the coolest place to be.That being said if you get a REAL cold air intake that actually gets fresh/cool air than that would probably improve your gas mileage and performance.&nbsp; Not by much, and you probably wouldn&#039;t even notice it to be honest.&nbsp; When we dyno&#039;d the superCoupe we did it with the stock intake setup, &quot;ebay&quot; cold air intake and then one I made the put the filter in the front bumper area where there was PLENTY of fresh air!I don&#039;t remember the exact numbers (have the sheet somewhere) but I do remember the Stock setup put out like 3-5 RWHP MORE than the ebay intake and my intake put out about 7-8 RWHP more than the stock setup.&nbsp; Filters are important too, cheap filters are cheap for a reason.EDIT:&nbsp;&nbsp; there WILL be some noise more than likely.&nbsp; Nothing extreme but when you have a &quot;performance&quot; filter feeding into a 2.5&quot;+ thin walled aluminum tube there is def. more noise.&nbsp;&nbsp; My SuperCoupe for example...&nbsp; you could just barely hear the supercharge whine when it had the stock THICK as (i&#039;m talkin like 1/4&quot;+ thick) intercooler tubes but now I am running a front mount intercooler and some 2.5&quot; tubing and the mother ****er makes some noise!&nbsp; Especially now with the 10% O.D. on the blower, going to be adding another 5% before too long....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="k_schutte, post: 6755139, member: 551817"] chances are that you are looking at an ebay CAI which would probably not help anything, probably hurt you to be honest. Most "CAI" you see put the filter right in the engine bay, could just be my car but I know under the hood, 6" from the engine isn't the coolest place to be. That being said if you get a REAL cold air intake that actually gets fresh/cool air than that would probably improve your gas mileage and performance. Not by much, and you probably wouldn't even notice it to be honest. When we dyno'd the superCoupe we did it with the stock intake setup, "ebay" cold air intake and then one I made the put the filter in the front bumper area where there was PLENTY of fresh air! I don't remember the exact numbers (have the sheet somewhere) but I do remember the Stock setup put out like 3-5 RWHP MORE than the ebay intake and my intake put out about 7-8 RWHP more than the stock setup. Filters are important too, cheap filters are cheap for a reason. EDIT: there WILL be some noise more than likely. Nothing extreme but when you have a "performance" filter feeding into a 2.5"+ thin walled aluminum tube there is def. more noise. My SuperCoupe for example... you could just barely hear the supercharge whine when it had the stock THICK as (i'm talkin like 1/4"+ thick) intercooler tubes but now I am running a front mount intercooler and some 2.5" tubing and the mother ****er makes some noise! Especially now with the 10% O.D. on the blower, going to be adding another 5% before too long.... [/QUOTE]

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