I just got my car and i cannot imagine payin some of those outrageous prices for an intake and exhaust system. Ill probably just buy a muffler and have a shop weld me up nicely, but unlike my last car, i dont feel like making another home made intake.

Ive seen the ones on ebay and the prices seem a hell of a lot more reasonable.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/05-up...hippingPayment

Theres a link to the one i was mostly looking at. This looks pretty much the exact same as the short ram intakes that cost hundreds of dollars.

I was curious to hear from anyone that has used one of hte cheap ebay intakes, or if there is a relevant reason not to use these.

 

BRO HONESTLY I WOULD NEVER BUY ANYTHING FROM EBAY YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOUR GOIN 2 GET FIRST OF ALL SECOND ITS ALWAYS BETTER 2 BUY "NAMBRAND" PRODUCTS FOR OUR TC'S....BUT ITS UP 2 YOU BRO..GOOD LUCK

 

I have the K&N intake tubes and filter that I am willing to sell for $150shipped. All you would need to do is buy the bolts. The product is 100% perfect ...it was only taken off because I now have a s/c. I already have the bolts on the brackets so I am going to assume the only ones missing are 2-3 that hold the intake on ( if not just one or two).

 

 

go ahead buy one, expect the pipes not to fit to well and the filters they include suck. so my advice is you buy one, make sure you buy yourself a K&N filter or Injen.

 

Look up at the top of the picture where the rubber joint thats there (with the clamp on it) .... I have a brand new one that I havent used that I will throw in. That way you can use a brand new joint so things will be pretty much like brand new but at a lot lower price.

 

let me clarify what he just said - he is talking about the ebay products. And yes - cheaper products are sold for that reason ...because something was skimped on. The exhaust might be a good idea to get done at a muffler shop. You can buy an S-pipe online from dezod and get a custom midpipe made with cat and two 15inch resinators and you will save hundreds and get the performance gain. That way you can just buy a catback and still do things perfect.

 

I bought a $40.00 intake on EBay and I'm happy with it. A pipe is a pipe. I'll replace the filter with a K&N after this one gets dirty.

 

Happy bday - but ... im glad you like it but I wouldnt go that route. $23,000/total i put out for my car im not gonna spend $40 on something injecting air into my car and having no gauges proving it is not going to ruin my sensor down the line due to bad flow or whathaveyou.

all the money k&n put into R&D you know things will be ok.

 

It doesn't inject air into your car. It's a pipe with a filter. All intakes are pipes with filters. Except for Umnitza, because I don't think I could classify that as a pipe.

 

1. dont buy a stupid muffler and get it done at a shop = ricer.. spend the money on a perfomance muffler that will give u a better sound and more performance out of it..

2. ebay cai = stupid...spend the money on proven dynoed performance intakes....you would probably spend mone money to fix a problem with an ebay intake...dude think striaght man..dont take the easy way out of money......its just worth spending money on quality parts from quality companys!!

thats my opinion and im sticking with it :D

 

nonono - i was saying to get the midpipe w/ cat and resinator done at a shop and to buy an axelback muffler (a performance one). That way you will save atleast $150 and have a perfect setup with 2 big resinators so you are ready for a header.

 

most of the exhaust systems u can buy look and sound like rice crap anyhow. and jsut cause u overpay for a name brand doenst make it good. I hate to tell u that but hell its true.

also, my last car was a grand prix GT and i just picked up two good mufflers and had my shop weld in some bigger pipes with mandrel bends and all good quality work and it cost me total of 160 with mufflers. If i paid for the catback it was about 500-575. SO learn to spend ur money properly. It also sounded better then any GP on the road. I wish i still had sound clips of it but trust me i dont do rice and once i get my shop done exhaust fitted ill post the sound.

As for the intake on ebay. even if i pay the 55 dollars and just use the pipe and buy a better filter its still a lot cheaper then 200+ for the "namebrand" ones.

 

I dont mean to rant but i was really lookin for someone that actually bought one of hte ebay intakes so i could hear from them whether it fit properly and such and if it was worth getting.

 

I think it's a disgrace to the TC to put a cheap piece of !@#$ cai or muffler on it.

 

i agree with BlitzBlue_TC, just because you buy name brand, does not mean its the best thing out there. if you would like to get that intake then get it but if it were me i would atleast change the filter to a k&n.
as for the exhaust, i would not buy some POS on e-bay, take a look at the PM setup or go to a shop and have it done. if you get a crappy muffler you will probably loost HP.

 

My motto, for car parts and such since you think this might be a cheap deal. "You buy cheap, you get cheap"

but then again, you might like it and enjoy it. Happy hunting.

 

I noticed how the Ingen Intake is built more solid and a thicker metal is used....I had a CHEAP intake on my other car and the metal was really thin!...Basically your paying for the NAME of the product...

 

The Scion tC is a pretty cheap car. $16,500 base price?

See, that 'you get what you pay for' line doesn't work very well. At the end of the day, all intakes are pipes with filters. The only things that matter are the material the pipe is made of, the diameter, and the shape.

All intakes for the tC are relatively the same shape. They're all the same material and they all have a filter on the end. The only exception is the aforementioned umnitza, which is a pretty good conversation piece.

The only actual problem I've heard of arising from an intake was from Weapon R. The techs supposedly found metal particles inside the intake and engine and they blamed the intake for it. I've heard nothing from ebay intakes, umnitza, or any other brands having problems.

 

i got my intake from E bay and its not name brand but im happy with it. I invested 100 dollars and got what i wanted. my car breaths better and sounds just as sweet(whistleing sound) I wish i would of got an Injen intake but i couldnt justify paying 160 dollars more just for maybe...MAYBE 1 or 2 hp gain.