CAI and Forced Induction ... waste of time?

crzymx · Postby **crzymx** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 12:38 am

Sorry to go slightly off topic, but does the mania and mx5 factory CAIs operate the same way? I know they do the same thing, but would their be different noises/power gains etc? Anyone have tried the MX5 factory version.

Fatty · Postby **Fatty** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 8:21 am

they are the same design / principal , but seeing as they use completely different materials (different piping, different filter etc) than obviously they will sound a bit different and probably perform a bit differently too. i guess the only way to know for sure would be to try them both back to back on the same car.

i have the mx5 factory version and i am happy with it, altho it was very expensive compared to the mania one.

crzymx · Postby **crzymx** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 1:36 pm

Oh really, well if you dont mind could you tell me how much you payed. I was prepared to wait for mania, but they said upon opening they have to have them made up so i really didnt want to wait, but all up it would cost me 270 including postage.

Fatty · Postby **Fatty** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 3:15 pm

crzymx wrote:but all up it would cost me 270 including postage.

mine cost about twice as much as that, but that included fitting. i reckon i paid too much, but i didn't know of the other options on the market back then.