I purchased this intake off of ebay...

I had to wait a while to receive it, but this is a write up on my experience with the parts.
My major concerns with this, or any intake is that it have good mandrel bends, and have the MAP sensor before the cam breather hose because I have heard of people fouling out the sensor when the breather line was in front of it. The intake quality at first look was decent. The welds were'nt the greatest, but they are structurally sound, and not hideous. The biggest complaint I have is that the silicon coupler that is supposed to go on the throttle body is 2.5", and I had to buy a 2.25" silicon hose. The hose I bought was only $4.00, but it should have been right the first time. The polish job was nice, and the fit in the engine bay was also good. The rubber dampeing screws that come are super low quality, and I almost did'nt use them, but they at least clean up the looks. The filter is good, and clean. The hose clamps are good (not that they could be bad). The other silicon coupling hose is a great fit, and the flares on the tubing are great. The mandrel bends are also nice. Also, the MAP sensor port on the intake was a very nice fit, and the stock hardware worked in the pre tapped holes (vey nice). Good performance, no CEL, and good idle. An air bypass would be nice though.

Overall it is a nice piece, and you get what you pay for. I paid $70.00 shipped, and am happy with it, it drives nice too. B+ in my book.

 

Nice write-up

 

gLAD YOU LIKED IT. :D

 

can you feel the difference the way it accels now from before?

 

I most certainly do feel a noticeble difference in throttle response, and in mileage. This is one of the few mods that pays for itself. Now if I had a header, and exhaust, I would be sitting pretty. On that same note, an intake can only do so much for a 1.5 liter engine, and you will not become Vin Deisel after you install it and start saying things like "I live my life ten seconds at a time.". But you will notice the difference, sorry for the cheesiness, I'm tired.

 

I live my life about 14-16 seconds at a time. ;)

 

I've been looknig at an intake on ebay every day wondering if I sould buy it or not. I don't care for the brand, as long as it works well, but I heard that a bad intake may cause problems and turn on the engine light. But it is sooooo cheap!!!! Any input?

 

The problem with the cel was from the braether hose being placed inline before the sensor and fouling it out. As long as the sensor is first then the breather hose, then the throttle body you'll be just fine. Quick note though, after about a year of driving the rubber on the filter coupling is beginning to dry rot so I will be replacing it witha K&N soon but I will keep the tubing.

 

Thank you. Anyone else has any input on that? I think I'm going for that cheaper version then...

 

Actually, I'm not an expert on mechanics (I actually break everything I try to fix), but just thought of this: if the breather hose is placed after the sensor, the hose will steal some of the air that the sensor thought that would be sucked by the engine. Therefore, it will inject more gas than it should, causing the mixture to be too rich (which is not good). Isn’t this right?

Please, fix me if I’m wrong. Again, I’m bad with mechanics…

 

The current breather hose is after the sensor on the stock setup, and that hose is only there to allow differences in pressure in the valve area. I know the honda guys were always just eliminating that hose buy sticking a breather filter dirrectlty on the head.

 

Oh, I see. Tx again MikeC!

 

No prob Bro! :D