SPM CAI

Craig · Postby **Craig** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 9:37 pm

It's pulling air from the lower front of the car, not the firewall, so one would think it'd be reasonably quiet.

Tom · Postby **Tom** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 10:18 pm

Craig wrote:It's pulling air from the lower front of the car, not the firewall, so one would think it'd be reasonably quiet.

Not too quiet I hope! :mrgreen:

Tom

Craig · Postby **Craig** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 10:38 pm

Hooligan!

Craig · Postby **Craig** » Sun Feb 18, 2007 11:34 pm

Email them to cnb1971@yahoo.com and I'll host them here!

Craig · Postby **Craig** » Mon Feb 19, 2007 4:51 pm

Tom · Postby **Tom** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 9:21 pm

Is that the SP Motorsport CAI :?:

It looks nothing like the one on their website.

Bloody pipes are nearly as big as the motor! :shock:

Tom

Craig · Postby **Craig** » Tue Feb 20, 2007 10:31 pm

Tom wrote:Is that the SP Motorsport CAI It looks nothing like the one on their website.

Probably a few different versions over time...turbo/non turbo plastic/carbon fibre.

Dave · Postby **Dave** » Wed Feb 21, 2007 8:25 am

Tom wrote:Is that the SP Motorsport CAI

It looks nothing like the one on their website. Bloody pipes are nearly as big as the motor!

Tom

That is it Tom. The airbox with the pod filter in it is behind the fog lamp, and the air is pulled from the lower "grill" opening. There is no trimming of the car to install it - uses the hole behind the passenger headlight to get down into the new airbox area.
A couple of months ago I discovered that the access for headlight globe replacement is impeded, and the globes plastic lugs need trimming to "fit"... :evil:

Perhaps this was rectified on the C/F version (mine is alloy). Filter access for cleaning is a case of remove the front wheel, and the lower inner guard/ plastic cover in front of it, to get to the access cover on the airbox. A fair bit of fiddle, but only needed once in a while. Noise is not an issue (i.e. it is very quiet) - however if you want the N/A pod filter growl you'd best get a regular mania style unit.
As to performance gains or otherwise, I have never been able to test it as a replacement for the stock unit, as it is designed to work with a MAP sensor in my car rather than the stock AFM - so there are too many other variables to compare. I wouldn't expect anything much from it - it was simply part of the package I put in when doing the ECU upgrade on my car. Expensive option for an N/A car with unknown benefits.