ripoff? mcai

[commisme]

gday guys,just wandering if the experts on here can tell me if this is a good price.I called tuffparts in sydney and hes got a GTS-MONARO complete set and wants $250 for it.i dont wanna spend that much as i have seen plenty of threads on here that say u culd get a cai eg: hsv lower box etc for under 60 bucks brand new fronm holden,by the way the mcai is second hand.i thought i culd get my induction done for under $150 inc filter! can any one put me onto someone supplying a mcai or similar? thanks heaps.

[Doctor Bob]

have you got a picture of it?

[commisme]

no.i only talked with him briefly over the phone.all hes told me is its a 2nd hand complete gts monaro setup.god knows what that includes!

[Willz]

from what i have seen they are a totally sealed unit around the headlight and u will have to cut a hole in it for the rad overflow bottle anyway which kinda defeats the purpose

[commisme]

do you have any ideas willz?i thought every body goes for the mcais? how about lower boxes from ss's and hsv etc?

[Willz]

Ive seen a pic of one not long ago i just cant place my finger on where to copy it

its like the monaro cai because it seals around the headlight but instead of being 'open' at the top it seals totally around the headlight

but if u have a alloytec it will have the rad overflow bottle between the airbox and headlight and thus u will have to cut a hole to fit the GTS CAI

to sorta sum it up a the CAI off a GTS is similar to a Monaro CAI but just seals itself a hell of a lot better from the engine bay

hope that kinda helps

[markovr]

Heres the hsv one which comands a few extra dollars (100+)but no where near a big mouth aftermarket orcai...watch ebay they turn up there occassionally if you really want one http://forums.justcommodores.com.au/...6&d=1161266546
The vy monaro set up is your standard airbox base but with a couple of extra parts you can get it over the counter from gmh and is basically a shield and a coupling but its cheap under 30.
Another style of airbox base has a second hole made in the bottom but It is very easy to cut a extra hole out of a bit of any factory air box base which is basically all it is.

[commisme]

thanx fellas.just ordered a k:n filter w/shield.wat do uz think of these?if its not good i was just gonna test it then palm it off to my mate ss.i actually wuld prefer something more stock looking so ill keep looking around for one of those hsv boxes u guys told me about.so do i just ring up my local holden dealer and ask for a lower box?

[Willz]

sounds sweet mate let us know how it goes for sure

got any idea if it will bolt straight up to the maf?