CAI worth it?

[ls1 tiga]

im wondering if anyone has installed or got a MACE cold air intake or even the equivelent from other perfomance places,
(the ones where a pod is placed in a enclosed box) fitted to there vt/vx ss, gen 3/ls1.
i wanna know weather they are worth the money, in terms of performance gain, throttle responce and fuel economy?
or should i just leave it stock?

[MikeCuzzy]

To get noticeable performance, you need to spend noticeable money. You spend little, that's what you'll get.

In my opinion, don't bother, spend the money on looks before performance unless you're prepared to go BIG.

[VTS5]

"If they r worth the $$" u ask;Most definitly.Altough not much of performance but in terms of economy and throttle responce,the diff is very noticeable.Very happy with MACE CAI,well worth the money

[ucwepn]

Yes its worth it as they are strangled by holden so they have an easier upgrade path with future models. On the cheap you could just do the monaro 2 hole mod on your current airbox and swap the pipe to the throttlebody too.

[TonyJZX]

i think in combination with other mods its worthwhile

my car came with an OTR and it makes it louder esp. on acceleration

they are expesnive right? Like $500?:

also cops don't like them

[Munz]

Mace airbox is definalty worth it over the standard airbox but you will still need to smooth out the flow of the intake pipe. something like the HSV or Yella Terra intake pipe would benefit over standard

[ls1 tiga]

Yeah the OTRs are from $300-$650 depending on brands and finish (carbon fibre, plastic or chrome)
And then you have to have a MAFless tune too.

If went with a otr, how much is too much for the otr itself?

[Munz]

Yeah the OTRs are from $300-$650 depending on brands and finish (carbon fibre, plastic or chrome)
And then you have to have a MAFless tune too.

If went with a otr, how much is too much for the otr itself?

you just answered this youself and not all otr's need mafless but its well worth it

[ucwepn]

I saw one on ebay today that suits with maf fitted still so you don't need mafless.

OTR COLD AIR INTAKE VT VX VU VY MONARO GENIII LS1 | eBay

[ls1 tiga]

Can all OTRs be bolted on with our needing a mafless tune?

There's a RAMJET otr on eBay $450, worth a bid?

[ucwepn]

best to ask the seller directly some will some wont.

[ls1 tiga]

I have been quoted from $700 - $1050
for a mafless tune alone, is this too much? Or reasonable?

[DLFHUB666]

If its a dyno tune sounds about right, if its a remote/mailorder tune no.

[ls1 tiga]

the tune is programmed to the car

[DLFHUB666]

the tune is programmed to the car

Ummm.... ok !?!? are you getting it turned on a dyno or are you buying the tune online???

[ls1 tiga]

Getting tuned at the shop

[DLFHUB666]

That price would be about right then.

[ls1 tiga]

OTR fitted and MAFless tuned all for 1k!
I'm thinking so!!!

[Irukanji]

Buy extractors and some form of exhaust, cost you the same amount(assuming these $1-1.2k figures) for MOAR POWA(theoretically). You could also send your trusty screwdriver down into the cat and smash all the plates out, there is your high flow cat, and then a flow through muffler(Disclaimer: do this at your own risk, if the EPA jump on your nuts, don't say I didn't warn you). HOWEVER, assuming your mixture is correct, all your exhaust should be is CO2 and water vapour, negating the need for a cat(alytic converter, before somebody tries to hook a real cat into their exhaust system and wonder why it doesn't purr so well)

Unless your Commo is running a V6/V8 2 stroke, in which case you're gonna have a looooooooooot of trouble making enough room for expansion chambers, assuming 3.8L/5.7L.

If you want more air, you need to go faster and use a bigger scoop...the air is like ice cream, and your car wants to mix it with petrol and burn it as some form of ghetto napalm to make it go faster to get more ice cream and make more napalm and so on and so forth.

[Munz]

Ghetto Napalm bahaha

school holidays already?????


on another note where you getting the work done tiga

[ls1 tiga]

Probably c&a auto fashion in Blackburn.
A few mates have had their cars worked on there and where pretty happy, and have kept on going back