Celica Forums General Discussion Exterior pics of intake!

here is the pic of my ebay intake. amazingly NO PROBLEMS WITH IT!!! it works like a charm and it sounds oh so nice!!! i recommend buying this intake!

another one

heres a pic of my Gtech performance meter

misc pic

tell me what ya think!!!!

Nice! my intakes on the way!

Looks just like AEM gen1 CAI. hahaha...slap an AEM sticker on it and there you have it an "AEM" CAI.

I have my rules on eBay products, but if you really like it then i'm happy for you.

I looked up your G-tech meter. Apparently, the company doesn't make you model anymore.

yea thats the first gen model i have it too have had for years now still fun to play with

looks good

eBay CAI = AEM Gen 1 CAI. Same EXACT piping and brackets, and an even better MAFS mount. Only difference is the filter (generic K&N style) which can be upgraded to a real K&N for under $50. Plus, you won't feel bad when you decide to mod it to eliminate bogging and CELs, which requires cutting the piping. Kind of a waste to spend $200+ on a name brand intake that will just cause bogging and CELs when you're gonna cut it up in the end anyway.

i have the 2nd gene AEM CAI...looks great bro...

I WANT YOUR RIMS!!! wanna trade for my grey powdercoated GTS rims.

cool

You need to mount that G meter somewhere in the middle of the windshield, preferably low, or it's numbers will be off.

i painted my stock gts rims and the came out awesome,i did that a while ago though...it was my first thing i did to it and im glad it came out so good. whats even cooler, ha..is that i didnt have to do that mod!!! i must've connected somethings together and i havent had a problem outta it yet!!! the meter is cool but kinda hard to get it to do what i want it to, so im looking for a beltronics one..those work great!!

Does anyone know how the ebay-intakes compare to the AEM intakes? If you get the ebay intake and get a K&N filter for it, would the performance be close to the AEM?, since someone said that the pipe diameter and bending is the same as AEM. And another thing, what is the cutting deal, ive never hear of any cutting to eliminate bogging and CEL's. If so, what do you cut?
please answer these ?'s for me because i was thinkin to get the AEM CAI, but money is an issue, now that I saw this thread, i realize, why would i spend 200+ on a brand name intake when i can get one for a fraction of the cost and get similar results.

when i installed my intake the only cutting i did was to the plastic fender wall liner. it fits perfect behind the left fog light. i just have the intake on and i notice a great deal of sound/power. im gonna upgrade the the K&N filter but the one that comes with it is pretty good also. i've only had one check engine light show up because the first time i put it on, i was trying to race the sunlight and lost.lol. but the next day when i spent some time with it, it never came back on!! its running strong too! just be careful how you handle the intake tube...somehow taking my intake from my house to my car (which is like 10 feet) i managed to put a small dent in it.lol. but other than that, i for one recommend the ebay intake!!!!

"Plus, you won't feel bad when you decide to mod it to eliminate bogging and CELs, which requires cutting the piping. Kind of a waste to spend $200+ on a name brand intake that will just cause bogging and CELs when you're gonna cut it up in the end anyway."(Blue_Bomber)


What do you cut up? i dont understand.

Nice dude!...Have you seen the INJEN Intakes!

i've seen all the intakes thats made for the celi, but i'd rather save that 300 for and intake and put it toward my exhaust! what you have to cut SIKZBEEDGTS, is your intake pipe to fit in the wheel well. what the mod does is use your stock airbox tube that connects to the engine and attaches to your ebay intake, thus making it longer, making you have to cut your pipe. only bad thing is your engine bay will look like crap but if your just going for performance do it! sanding, painting, cutting up your stock airbox is required though...it looks real nice after its done.

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Solves ALL intake related bogging and CELs on any intake.

now i regret cutting my ebay intake to pieces to make it into a SR..well i'll just go hunt for another one..pretty cheap anyway..i'm waiting to get an stock airbox so i can cut it up to make the bogging stop..in the end, money is still the issue..hopefully i can get this done b4 the snow start pissing all over nebraska..

Good job Tido more power