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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 02:04 AM
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What do yall think of the TRD cai? I want to stick with the trd stuff but is it worth the 350$
Old Sep 16, 2007 | 02:05 AM
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nope

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Old Sep 16, 2007 | 02:09 AM
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then what do i get?
Old Sep 16, 2007 | 02:16 AM
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get it if you want it, i have it and it's fine. dont base your decisions on what other ppl tell you, base them on what you think, feel, and research.
Old Sep 16, 2007 | 02:19 AM
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Douse it sound good and fit well? Im into the red that TRD has on there things so i have mostly TRD mods so i think im ganna get it.
Old Sep 16, 2007 | 02:22 AM
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yes it sounds good, i have the trd exhaust also and my car sounds nice, it's not an annoying sound

here is a very old sound clip of my tc ( i dont have the graphics anymore )

http://youtube.com/watch?v=S_3I46xZVf0
Old Sep 16, 2007 | 02:39 AM
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I have the TRD exhaust also, sounds good, im ganna get it next paycheck lol. thx
Old Sep 16, 2007 | 03:17 AM
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i have a trd cai, looks great, sounds great, performs great. makes a good sound that fools people into thinking i'm turbocharged. also comes with a bypass valve to prevent hydrolocking.

but even though it is a trd cai, it isn't warrantied because it is classified as an off-road part.

so since it isn't a warrantied part anyway, just get a cai or your choice, and put on an aem bypass valve for safety sake.
Old Sep 16, 2007 | 03:36 AM
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hey drax, i had my bypass valve break, and i had it fixed under warranty haha .

and about the t/c comment, i get that a lot too ppl think its turboed and i laugh
Old Sep 16, 2007 | 03:42 AM
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i had a k&n cai installed by my dealership because they couldn't get the trd one for so long. the transmission support bracket broke, replaced it under warranty, broke in two weeks, told them to replace it with a trd one like i wanted, the complied, haven't had a proble since.

now the part itself is warrantied, but if it hurts your engine (hydrolock) it isn't covered.
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ya water in your engine isn't warrantied.

but i am happy with the intake itself and ppl realy think i have a turbo cause of the whistle. but ppl are stupid cuz turbos dont whistle they pssshhhhh
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it isn't because of the whistle it makes, it is more because of the "SSSHHH" sound it makes when you open and close the throttle that sounds like a silenced BOV.
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