CAI and Forced Induction ... waste of time?

Fuzzlet · Postby **Fuzzlet** » Thu Dec 04, 2008 5:41 pm

Fatty wrote:this is my version (the origin of this whole topic, no less). it's pretty much the same as fuzzlet's and rennies, just a bit more ghetto..

Haha so long as it does the job thats the important part right?

Tedsmx5 · Postby **Tedsmx5** » Sun Dec 07, 2008 5:43 pm

And now for something completely different. :lol:

Cold air flows under the raised head light cover.

THE REAL BORIS · Postby **THE REAL BORIS** » Thu Jan 01, 2009 7:01 pm

This site shows the importance of the intercooler in addition to cai.

http://www.stealth316.com/2-turbotemp.htm

lucifuge · Postby **lucifuge** » Sat Jan 03, 2009 1:50 pm

An IC can only cool air so much. A CAI can't hinder and usually helps a fair bit. I'm a bit perplexed as to why it is referred to as a waste of time? The cooler the charge air the better and to imply that a IC can do as well as a CAI + IC combined is ludicrous.

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.

crzymx · Postby **crzymx** » Sun Jan 04, 2009 4:19 pm

Geeze, so i guess its out of the question for now, best i can do is ask i guess.

wamx5sc · Postby **wamx5sc** » Wed Apr 08, 2009 6:05 pm

I have a similar CAI set up to Tedsmx5 with a vented headlight cover and a boxed filter/intake.

I definitely had an increase in HP with the CAI fitted, unfortunately this isn't backed-up by any dyno figures but I had a definite increase in top speed at the track.