first things first.. i just got my first car so im new to car parts etc.

i'm interested in upgrading my car's performance and when browsing different intakes on ebay, cai and sri range from $10 to $200

injen and aem are the highest while individual vendors are the cheapest

is there a big difference between name brands and non name brands? (in many cases name brands aren't different at all and vice-versa)

any opinion is good. thanks

 

a good name brand like AEM, Injen, K&N or Fujita is always going to be more reliable than a no-brand intake.
They go through hours and hundreds(at least) of dollars of research to come up with something to yield the most power while still keeping the car functional.

 

yea i see your point but do you think that no brand intakes are still reliable?

does anyone have a no-brand intake that can vouch? im trying to save money 8)

but worst things worst, i want the best for my car so ill invest in a nicer one

 

Get a cheap intake. All that matters is the filter. Get either a AEM or K&N.

 

im kind of confused because cheap and aem/k&n are complete opposites accordin to my range

cheap as in no-brand 10$ ones? aem and k&n dont go under $150.. or at least the ones i saw

 

He means you can get a cheap intake & use that tube. A tube is a tube is a tube.

But get a good filter to replace the cheap one. Way cheaper than $150 when you're just buying the filter to fit your cheap tube.

 

oooh thank you that sounds good

uhm, what kind of filter should it be called AEM DRYFLOW
does that work for sri and cai?

 

yep!, just get the biggest one you can fit. you can't go too big but you can go too small

 

alrite how do i know how big of an intake my car can hold? do i just measure the space where it would be?

 

Once you have the cheap tube, measure the diameter where the filter needs to clamp on. Then measure how much space you have (diameter and length) & check out K&N or other brands catalogs for sizes of JUST filters.