Cold Air Intake

[chuaed]

with regards to cold air what brand would you recommend? how much and where can i purchase it?

i know that there are immitation in the market unfortunately i don't know how to distinguish between the fakes and the original... (kakahiya naman kung fake ang mabili tapos ang presyo niya ay original diba... )

list of brand that i've seen so far... (* need for speed)

INJEN, AEM, K&N, APEXi, ICEMAN, STILLEN, NEUSPEED, WEAPON R, SIMOTA, DC SPORTS, etc, etc... so many brand nakakalito...

for me the important factor is the quality of the product, warranty, and the cost... thank you

[speedyfix]

for what car? intakes are almost all the same.

[niky]

Is this for the Optra? For the intake head, whatever fits, fits. If it's an HKS, APEXi or a K&N, mcuh better. Actually, most of those are good, though I'm not sure if the new Simotas are better than the old ones at filtering.

As for the "cold air" part, I don't know if anyone's selling the tubing for your car. Baka DIY ka nalang dito.

[topgun]

im using a simota right now pretty satisfied with it used to use k&n air filters kaso masyadong mahal k & n eh

[ILuvDetailing]

Simota's are notorious for clogging up the MAF (if your car is equipped with one), I'd go with APEXI or K & N. You can have the tubing fabricated if you can't find a bolt on tubing.

[Mamar]

Simota's are notorious for clogging up the MAF (if your car is equipped with one), I'd go with APEXI or K & N. You can have the tubing fabricated if you can't find a bolt on tubing.

San shop magaling mag fabricate ng cai?

[mazdamazda]

for the filter... get K&N though i've been hearing that Simota has improved already.

but for the tubing itself... it is regardless of the brand (original, replica or generic) - heck you can have a custom built one (c/o Fusion R). just make you sure get a Air Bypass Valve (from AEM).

[Mamar]

Mga mag kano po kaya aabutin lahat lahat na po kasama na ung air bypas valve! para san nga po ulit yan bypas valve?

[niky]

Yup... the bypass is a must if you're going to use a CAI on our flooded streets.


The bypass basically sucks in air when your filter head is submerged, so that the vacuum in the intake tube won't pull the water straight into your engine. You don't want water in the engine... ...take it from me, I know this from experience...

[mazdamazda]

An air bypass valve prevents the accidental ingestion of water through the intake system. It is sort of a mini air filter with flaps.

If it does, the flaps will open and air will enter though it instead of the air filter.

Years ago, I was quoted around P12K for a custom CAI system.