Came across this bad boy while crusing ebay this evening....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SCION-TC-2-4L-2007-2008-07-08-HPS-COLD-AIR-INTAKE-KIT_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ38634QQihZ006QQitemZ160217062724QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

Looks pretty decent compared to other ebay intakes. Just another option for those on a tight budget. Anyone got it?

hmmmm it was dynod...

watching

yeah that's what i said, looks kinda like the injen crossed with the aem/trd. i like that it uses t-bolts and has videos and charts to back up the dyno.

and when they say 07-08 its actually for that year!

lmao

impressive for an ebay product.

since i just got my inventory bonus i think i'm going to see how cheap i can get this for, just to be the guinea pig. i love "or best offer" products, espically ever since i got my exhaust that was listed for $506 for 400 out the door. if it ends up being junk, i've always got my current intake. i'll keep this thread posted.

Go onto youtube.. Theres bout 4 videos of the hps intake. I think its not to shabby. Give it a try.

Those gains are better than a lot of the more well known brands of intakes...

If its on ebay....dont buy it..

^^That may be the dumbest thing I've ever heard.

Wow I was for sure planning on replying "dont buy an ebay intake, if you want to save money buy a used Injen or AEM in the classifieds" but after lookin at the ebay listing I actually think it looks legit. At first I was like oh a dyno, yeah right, but they've got videos so I dunno, someone should try it.

Good product or good marketing?

Dyno could be anything. And since I highly doubt any one pipe is going to be significantly better than another pipe, those dyno gains mean nothing to me. It's easy to manipulate variables to get more power on a subsequent dyno run. Also, the videos don't show the dyno readings. It's a crap shoot as to what the given dyno is actually saying.

Also, comparing this intake to any other intake means little because one can't compare two dyno readings of different products on different machines at different locations. Just because this one shows a certain gain doesn't mean it wouldn't see the same gain using another intake that advertises a smaller gain.

If you're in the market for a CAI, then by all means, carry on. Just follow your standard Ebay skeptic's procedures. The extras that they provide don't actually tell you anything and the descriptions tell just as little (although they do have a considerable talent for restating "this intake makes power" in NUMEROUSLY different ways.)

^^^^ agreed on the part about the gains. 11hp and 13tq? that's definately a stretch. HOWEVER, it appears to be a quality product at a very reasonable price and looks to be competitive with injen and aem based on design and such. I'm in the process of working out a price with the dealer and will be purchasing this intake probably tomorrow if he agrees to my offer. I will be sure to post pics and give a full review.

If its on ebay....dont buy it..

LOL what a noob

If its on ebay....dont buy it..

I got my SR off ebay for 50 bucks shipped, and have had 0 problems with it, shop ebay a bit and you can find some great prices on things

Just came to an agreement with the seller, and purchased the intake for $165 shipped. Pics and review to come, stay tuned.

watching.....

waiting...

same

Production Condition:

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Condition: Brand New
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Warranty: 30 Days



That makes me wonder - i know there isn't much that can go wrong with it, but honestly, 30 days? That doesn't look like someone who really stands behind their products.

i dont know of any other company that offers a warranty on their intake sooo.... anyways i don't know how much this matters, but if you notice, they are located in city of industry, cali. that's where dme and dc sports and aem and some other top notch companies are located. probably doesnt mean squat, but it's better than bangcock taiwan :rofl:

oh and the intake is on it's way, should be here today or tomorrow.

watching!

watching!!

i dont know of any other company that offers a warranty on their intake sooo.... anyways i don't know how much this matters, but if you notice, they are located in city of industry, cali. that's where dme and dc sports and aem and some other top notch companies are located. probably doesnt mean squat, but it's better than bangcock taiwan :rofl:

oh and the intake is on it's way, should be here today or tomorrow.

Ok yeah that just struck a nerve of mine. First off, it's Bangkok. I'm sure you know the spelling, or that your spelling is incorrect but just wanted use the play-on of "bang" and "cock" as some sort of symbol of the quality of products coming out of China or Taiwan but Bangkok is in Thailand. And by the way, you might want to try mainland China for crappy knock-offs.

I'm Thai as well, and Taiwan and Thailand are completely separate and independent (not to mention, thousands of miles apart).

Maybe miss teen USA was right about America needing more maps....

Bangkok is an awesome city and one of the best party destinations in Asia.

No offense to China or Taiwan, but with THOSE countries, quality control is definitely lacking...

alright just to clear up the confusion: i realized that bangkok was in thailand like 3 hours after i posted it, so sorry for being a jackass for that. and secondly, i really really didn't mean to offend anyone. it was a stupid comment and i wasn't thinking about other ppl. sorry guys.

^no worries; it's a fairly common misconception.

I didn't mean to sound hyper sensitive, as i'm not a Stickler about being PC about everything. Sometime racial jokes are funny when they're not serious in nature. But yeah, it's like confusing a Lotus Elise for a Celica... They share the same motor, but are completely different vehicles in almost every aspect. But back to the main topic...

if its on ebay dont buy it

^^^^ lol got my skunk2 exhaust off ebay.....

curious, any updates..?

no, it didn't come friday, and i haven't been home today to see if it came. the joys of free shipping...... slowest possible option. till plan on pics and review, hang tight :tap:

rofl.. yeah i fullly understand that "joy" of free shipping..

<hanging in there ..

UPDATE:

The intake came in yesterday and let me tell you, this is top quality product. From a visual and physical perspective, this is just as good if not better than my buddy's injen intake. It's lighter than the injen by feel, and came with 4ply couplers and t-bolts for attachments. Only thing i didn't get were instructions, but i don't really care, since it's about a 10 minute installation. The piping is 3 inch, and the welds are extermely clean. I'm at work now, will post pics of it out of the box and installed later tonight.

Looks promising!

i think this would be perfect for those of us wanting a little go for a little green

cuz boost is definitely in my future

Yes plz give us pictures, results and the feel of the car after the installation. Thanks :bow:

I really dont know why people hate on ebay so much. There is a ton a of good product there at prices you cant find ANYWHERE else.

Just do a lil research and shop around!

I am definatetly watching for this intake....

If its on ebay....dont buy it..


wtf?? dude ebay is the best, learn to use it and save a ton of money on anything you need. i got my Seibon CF oem hood for $448 shipped!

Waiting........may want to buy one if the outcome is good......need to know now before they try and up the price!

If its on ebay....dont buy it..


wtf?? dude ebay is the best, learn to use it and save a ton of money on anything you need. i got my Seibon CF oem hood for $448 shipped!


WTF.....ebay stuff is crap.....about 80% of time ...I never buy on ebay! are you 100% sure its
a real seibon hood!

If its on ebay....dont buy it..


wtf?? dude ebay is the best, learn to use it and save a ton of money on anything you need. i got my Seibon CF oem hood for $448 shipped!


WTF.....ebay stuff is crap.....about 80% time ...I never buy on ebay!

if its an authorized dealer and they give you a number/address to contact them, it isnt 'crap'.

Well thats great for you!

Installed my HPS long ram intake today. Took around 1.5 hours. Hopefully, I will get some pictures up for you guys tomorrow. Lets just say that you cant compare it with stock :P

Purchasing off Ebay is a skill...those who are ignorant and lack common sense will get burned. Those who know the difference between real and fake and who can tell when a deal is "too good to be true" are the ones who have a good experience on Ebay.

thanks mikhailov5....i might pic this up too, more results please!

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The logo on your intake is different than the one on the auction site:

http://images.channeladvisor.com/Sell/SSProfiles/60000032/Images/7/HPS_CAI_07ScionTC_installed.jpg

The intake looks nice but I like the one pictured from the auction better...the HPS on yours is huge.

looks similar to the injen no?

looks great!!! How you like the intake ....

sorry for the broken promises folks, hard to take pics with a broken camera that i just found out about :flame: ....

Anyways, i got the intake on yesterday. There's not a huge difference between it and the Weapon-r that i replaced, a little more whistle i suppose. It feels kinda like a tad more pull from 4k on, but hey, it's just an intake lol. The logo on that guy's ^^^^^ intake is one of the stickers that comes with the package. My pipe came with this cheap metal logo like the one on the site with adhesive backink. It's already starting to come off, so that's probably why that guy replaced his. Overall, this is a bang for the buck item that I highly recommend. There was one fitment issue, the lower bracket inside the fender well. I fabbed up a connector with another universal bracket i had lying around from the weapon-r intake and it was an easy fix. But other than that, all the materials and quality of workmanship are top shelf. Two thumbs up on this one.

how does this sound though? Can you compare it to the ingen? or can you take a video of the sound? I'm very curious now... I was going to get an ingen but at this price, I may make the switch...

sounds just like the injen to me. looking at it that way, they're both the same thing... a ss pipe with a filter on the end.

sorry for the broken promises folks, hard to take pics with a broken camera that i just found out about :flame: ....

Anyways, i got the intake on yesterday. There's not a huge difference between it and the Weapon-r that i replaced, a little more whistle i suppose. It feels kinda like a tad more pull from 4k on, but hey, it's just an intake lol. The logo on that guy's ^^^^^ intake is one of the stickers that comes with the package. My pipe came with this cheap metal logo like the one on the site with adhesive backink. It's already starting to come off, so that's probably why that guy replaced his. Overall, this is a bang for the buck item that I highly recommend. There was one fitment issue, the lower bracket inside the fender well. I fabbed up a connector with another universal bracket i had lying around from the weapon-r intake and it was an easy fix. But other than that, all the materials and quality of workmanship are top shelf. Two thumbs up on this one.

my pipe came with the metal logo too and it started to peal so i decided to put the sticker that came with the package. The only thing that concerns me is that the filter looks pretty cheap to me. No HPS logo on it, like pictured. my filter is hidden so it does not bother me that much.

you should buy a power adder filter from pep boys... i did and love it...

power adder filter.... umm. Link??

So I just got HPS CAI for my 08 Tc. How do you prevent water from entering the system? I know AEM sells bypass valve but are there any other cheaper ones out there that will do the job?

dont go swimming in your car. there's seriously no definite way to keep CAIs from hydrolocking your engine. just be careful and you should be fine.

So has anyone experienced a CEL with the HPS CAI,

I think thats the biggest problem with ebay intakes and thats definitely my biggest concern as well!!

what every happened to this intake? the dyno vids are still up but they're nowhere to be found on ebay

^ im pretty sure Injen took notice in this and did something about it!

its basically an Injen intake without the huge sticker price! lol

shame, i would prob buy one too

id buy one right now!

damn.

i bought 1 of ebay a few months ago and it never came... i just got my money back like a month ago... PITA

WOW, lol at least you got ur money back! LOL

I have one installed and I love it... Really can't tell it's a "generic"

Lol i guess thats all that counts. haha.. he never even responded 2 any of my emails either. it was a joke. lol

So there's no way to contact em?

Can someone tell me where i can get this intake?

anyone??

go to ebay and type hps for scion or something. it is still up and available for local pik up

These intakes are back on ebay. I bought mine on the 27 of Feb. I know some of you really like these intakes and I know its an ebay intake but it looks good.

These intakes are back on ebay. I bought mine on the 27 of Feb. I know some of you really like these intakes and I know its an ebay intake but it looks good.
You know you're obligated at this point to come back and share your thoughts and "review" with us, right?

he speaks the truth.

i bought the tenzoR, basically everyone saw that injen made the best intake for the tc, and copied their design, my tenzo was only 135 shipped!

i do love the Tbolt clamps on the HPS intake though!

When I get the intake I will take pictures after install and talk about the install. Also I will tell you my thoughts about it. I have had many cars that I have modded so I hope this is a good intake.

dang i made this thread a looong time ago! I ended up selling mine when i got the turbo kit, but there's no question that it's a good intake for a better price. As listed previously in this thread, the one fitment issue was the only flaw. If i had to do it all over again, I would probably get an injen in support of the big name companies during these trying economic times. But if you're all about being cheap and functional, this intake is the one for you. Keep in mind though, no one intake is "better" than another, excluding the other ebay knock offs. It's just an aluminum pipe with a filer on it.

i actually was about to purcahse this item but they did not pick up the phone so i went to get a Tenzo R intake. man..i love it haha. just not doing CAI b/c of fitment issues that were listed. One major problem i have right now is my CEL light coming on, so hope i can fix that up

ive had the tenzoR for close to 1000 miles now, no CEL, not in the rain or anything, and i didnt even silicone the maf like someone else did!

wow..serious?? argh~~~
how did u take care of the MAF when installing it.

just screwed the gold nuts all the way down till it was very tight, i noticed the MAF has a rubber ring gasket, when i put the maf into the tenzo intake, it was very snug, i had to twist it from side to side to get it to slide down, then i simply tightened the screws, and thats all!

I also bought a Doc iso CAI panel, so the bracket that didnt fit wasnt even an issue!

ok...now..something just happend..which is good news. my CEL light is not coming on after i put gas in from 777......-_-
that is awkward but...seems like i fixed it..hahaha
Doc iso CAI panel? so does that actually fix the fitment issues that people have with tenzo?

not "fix" it, it stops the intake from hitting the metal on the fender hole, so it creates another point of support, so it makes the bracket uneccesary, also helps with rattles!

ah~~~ icicic. b/c i saw a post on this site about someone installing the intake and had some "fitment" issues with the pipe that goes down to the right side hole. If that wasn't a problem, i would so go for it. did you install urself? and how long did it take to get the downpipe in there

yes i did install it myself! its honestly not that hard, you kinda just gotta find the right angle and then push it in, its damm near impossible to put it in without scratching it though, all together installation took me about 1hr, if you really wanna get it in the easiest way possible, remove the fender, it will slide in without touching anything at all!

hmmm, CAI or Short Ram from these guys...

also this is ok for cali and all that right?

illegal in cali.

lol....damn. screeeeeeeeew cali

Well i got in the intake today and I had planned to put it on but cause mother nature is a real b**** I cant do it till snow melts and it warms up. Its gonna be 45 below wind chill and i don't wanna be outside in the snow either. Anyways the intake looks real nice and the instructions seem to explain everything(first intake I have ever seen with instructions) But its gonna be time consuming cause if you dont know you got to put the car on a jack, take off the driver side tire, take out the wheel well lining so its gonna be a while. I wont be putting it on till middle of next month or later. Weather has to turn around.

Well i finally installed it today inside a nice dry garage. The install took about 2 hours. I am a handy guy but this was kinda odd. Taking everything off was the easy part. It even asks to take off the front bumper which I never did. The install was ok except for getting the second intake tube into place. Its almost to big for the whole but it does fit after some pushing. After done the car didnt wanna start right away I had to try a couple time.(maybe something I did wrong reason why it wont start). The intake sounds AWESOME. Cant tell if it added 11 whp like the dyno says but it feels like it pulls a bit more and it sounds good. Sorry bout no pictures this was kinda a spur of the moment thing. Would recommend for people to buy if they want an CAI.

how's the intake so far? any fitment issues?

The bottom piece was a little hard to get in and you have to make a custom bracket so the intake dont rattle but I really like it. It has a nice sound.

i got doc i's cai panel, would that help?

^yes, im not using the upper bracket on my intake, only the lower bracket with DocISO panel and no rattle at all!

I ghetto rigged mine with a zip tie and I got no rattle.

Just installed my HPS cold air intake yesterday and it sounds pretty good! Installation was a breeze, no fitment issues whatsoever! When installing the intake, you just have to have patience when installing the intake, tookl about 2 mins fitting the 2nd pipe through the fender, just gotta have patience. Other than that, here are some pics, I need to turn the the 2 t-bolts the other way to show the HPS name, hahaha was in a hurry :P Enjoy!

http://i43.tinypic.com/kd21ac.jpg

http://i42.tinypic.com/34yec77.jpg

http://i43.tinypic.com/242s6yw.jpg

Also, here's a sound clip of the intake as well, sorry for the blurriness!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dCqc4fooc8

looks good. I did not know they made it in black now. Looks like the fujita.

5 months - post come back alive.

I just installed my HPS cai tonight - fitment good ya- scratched it up getting it through the fender to engine bay. Took forever to tighten the t-bolts though. once the ratchet ran outta room and just used pliers to keep twisting.

I couldn't find the o-ring where the maf sensor goes on though. Ugh, is that bad? It does sound nice. I got the gold one so I like the look.

5 months - post come back alive.

I just installed my HPS cai tonight - fitment good ya- scratched it up getting it through the fender to engine bay. Took forever to tighten the t-bolts though. once the ratchet ran outta room and just used pliers to keep twisting.

I couldn't find the o-ring where the maf sensor goes on though. Ugh, is that bad? It does sound nice. I got the gold one so I like the look.

The o-ring like the screw that keeps it in place? It should be fine since it takes a little more than normal effort to take that MAF sensor out, I would suggest finding one asap though

it's def. screwed in place. I thought when it said o-ring it meant like a rubber gasket type thing that goes in between the piping and the sensor. If that's not that the case, then I should be good I think.

Had mine for a good 6,000 miles. Nice growl to it. Did have a bit of trouble squeezing the lower portion of the CAI.

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j314/onthegrind213/IMG_2420.jpg

http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j314/onthegrind213/IMG_2419.jpg

No problems thus far. Paid $178 + Free Shipping

i have this intake but hate taking out the tire to clean the filter. anyone know where to buy an air bypass valve? i was thinking of cutting a hole at the bottom of the fender wall so i can remove to clean the filter easier and have the bypass to not let water into my engine... would that be a good thing to do?

http://trdsparks.com/displayparts.php?Mdl_dtl=474&Part_cat=2&parts_id=520

that's the 3" model, believe they make a 2.5" model as well.

that is one of the dumber ideas i have heard, to risk getting water into the engine to spare like 15 mins work, when all reality you are creating more work because you are just letting more dirt and stuff to get on the filter.

that is one of the dumber ideas i have heard, to risk getting water into the engine to spare like 15 mins work, when all reality you are creating more work because you are just letting more dirt and stuff to get on the filter.

That's why I said use a bypass so water doesn't get in the engine... But u got me wrong on the dirt part.... Maybe make a flap to close it!!!! Ehh better than removing everything

those bypass are not full proof, but hey its your car