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Originally posted by silver
the performance gains are a little more than you are thinking. an airbox is made to dampen the sound of the intake, that causes impedence of airflow, the goal behind aftermarket intakes is to give greater airflow. greater airflow=some more power. Now if you were to compare intake to intake, such as aem vs injen vs generic, then you'd have more of a point. I can get a cai for around less than $160, no it doesn't have a huge name on it but still it has less bends, bigger piping, overall less restriction than a factory airbox.
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and that would matter on a VERY high HP car like a camaro SS(just an example)... i understand what you are getting at, and thats why i have a GENERIC intake, but i noticed minimal gains off the bottle.. i also feel that a CAI is overkill, since it puts you in teh situation where you MAY injest water into the motor... is it likely NO, but could it happen YES.. completely unnecessary risk... im simply sayin that in THIS situation that a factory airbox with a GOOD filter, will NOT win or lose him any races over a $200 cai...