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Old 05-12-2008, 12:24 AM
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Is this Cold Air intake good?

Ive been browsing lately and i came by this custom cold air intake set up. My car is a '96 z-28, with traction control, so i couldnt get a K&N intake set. I found this SLP intake. Is this a good set up or no?

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Cold-Air Induction Package, 1994-97 Camaro/Firebird V8

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not sure if i just want to stick with my 25 dollar spectre air filter.
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Old 05-12-2008, 12:26 AM
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Maybe give the LPE (Lingenfelter) CAI a look that costs only $150 or so on their website. Haven't heard a bad thing about it, I wouldn't personally spend $280 for the SLP unit thats quite steep.
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Id buy a cheaper one then that slp, no reason to pay 280 for a cai.
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Old 05-12-2008, 12:37 AM
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Wow, didnt even think about lingenfelter, that is a good deal.
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Buy a used one, save alot of money.

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Old 05-12-2008, 06:16 AM
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I would get the LPE or Moroso. The LPE is cheaper and, in the end, they are pretty much all the same.
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there have been a few in the classified section on here and Ls1tech at nice prices.
dont settle for the cheap ebay stuff though!
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Buy an Ebay one, honestly paying 60$ for one ebay and near 300$ for an expensive one is probably going to net you like 2 hp difference. I sport the ebay one w/ a K&N cone.
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i bought the ebay special and i have no complaints. i bought it for 72 shipped. i didnt want to spend $300 because im upgrading to a turbo setup. its a good buy if you have forced induction plans in the future.
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Originally Posted by texas94z
i bought the ebay special and i have no complaints. i bought it for 72 shipped. i didnt want to spend $300 because im upgrading to a turbo setup. its a good buy if you have forced induction plans in the future.
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Buy an Ebay one, honestly paying 60$ for one ebay and near 300$ for an expensive one is probably going to net you like 2 hp difference. I sport the ebay one w/ a K&N cone.
I paid $75 shipped for a used Moroso.

But if you insist on going new and are on a tight budget then the Ebay ones may work, but fitting may be a problem. Be careful.
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So, Has anyne ran the SLP CAI system here? I'm not worried about the price I just wanted to see if anyone has ran it and what they thought of it?
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i don't think anyone can convince themselves to fork out 280 bucks for a CAI...
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Old 06-28-2008, 05:35 PM
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Originally Posted by ZL1modified
i don't think anyone can convince themselves to fork out 280 bucks for a CAI...
I can its for my brothers birthday and he fell in love with that kit and I want to get him interested into cars and if thats what it costs for me to get him interested then its well worth it....
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Originally Posted by 99Ls1fever
I can its for my brothers birthday and he fell in love with that kit and I want to get him interested into cars and if thats what it costs for me to get him interested then its well worth it....
No reason to buy a $280 CAI I don't care what the reason is. Thats like paying $800 for a cast piston cause it looked cool.
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I have the SLP CAI. Not a single complaint and it looks great under the hood. I have the Chrome version, so maybe that helps in the looks department.

I have been thinking about selling it lately though. The chrome just doesn't really go with the look I am after. The twin filters look nifty too. If you decide to go with the SLP, you will not be disapointed except for the empty space in the wallet.
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