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Old Nov 8, 2007 | 02:58 PM
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Should i wait till my car goes over 1000 miles and the engine is broken in before i can add a cold air intake
Old Nov 8, 2007 | 05:17 PM
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yup yup! better wait til the car's broken in properly
Old Nov 8, 2007 | 05:33 PM
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IMO its a great waste of $ with little discernible notice in power. This has to be the greatest automotive scam since toilet paper oil filters! It sounds good though.
Old Nov 8, 2007 | 05:39 PM
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I know rite, I didnt break in my car either, I took it easy for about 10-15 miles then romped the ____ out of it ever since. Here I am at 70k miles and burning second gear past v6 eclipses racing them. you be the judge. lol.
PS. I can bark 2nd gear while Im already in it.
Old Nov 8, 2007 | 05:42 PM
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considering you can add a supercharger to a tc from day one, a cai shouldn't make a difference. a cai isn't going to hurt it so long as you properly install it.
Old Nov 8, 2007 | 05:48 PM
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im with drax on this one, anything that is installed properly will cause absolutly no problems, but just make sure you done suck sand in your motor like the dumba$$ that just posted the "help somethings wrong withg my tc" post....
Old Nov 8, 2007 | 06:49 PM
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I installed mine at 32 miles........ 9,400 miles later, it's doing fine still.
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