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corollapride · 10-30-2005, 10:09 PM

I have a 94 corolla and was wondering if the air intakes on ebay are worth getting. What is the difference between the intakes on real websites for $125 and the ones on ebay for $30?? Is the ebay intake worth buying or is the stock fine?

aaron7 · 11-02-2005, 10:40 AM

Most intakes on ebay are universal. You will have to close off some of the nipples on it, and it prob will be a short ram (aka hot air intake).

corollapride · 11-02-2005, 12:12 PM

So the $125 dollar intakes give off cool air? will hot air intakes still help you get more MPG?

aaron7 · 11-02-2005, 12:22 PM

The more expensive one is most likely made for the car, and will route to cooler air. All a hot air intake does (or seems to do I think) is sound cool.

Someone else chime in?

aaron7 · 11-02-2005, 12:24 PM

Cheap short ram (ebay special, sucks in warm air from the engine compartment):

More expensive CAI (routed to suck in cool outside air):

corollapride · 11-02-2005, 03:04 PM

ooh i see, unfortunatly I already bought the ebay air intake. Thought it might do something. Thanks for your help though!

aaron7 · 11-02-2005, 03:23 PM

Never hurts. I had one on my 1992 Geo Prizm (Corolla wannabe) and it sounded bad ass!

GuJu MaN 89 · 11-02-2005, 06:08 PM

i have a 97 corolla, (same gen as urs corollapride) and i still have stock air intake crap. i noticed when i opened the hood, i took the stock air intake apart and i see a tube going to the air filter box, and from the air filter box towards my headlight area. if i get a ram air intake, will i have to route the new intake to the pipe that goes near my headlight?

aaron7 · 11-02-2005, 06:17 PM

You don't have to, but it would be cooler air, yes.

SR5_4WD · 11-02-2005, 06:19 PM

If your using a Short Ram Intake, there's no use for it anyway, so trash it.

GuJu MaN 89 · 11-02-2005, 06:28 PM

SR5, if i attach a pipe to the end of the short ram intake to the pipe that goes up to headlight, will that have a significant inprovement?

SR5_4WD · 11-02-2005, 06:53 PM

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Originally Posted by GuJu MaN 89

SR5, if i attach a pipe to the end of the short ram intake to the pipe that goes up to headlight, will that have a significant inprovement?

Nothing significant. Because if you have a short-ram, it sucks warm/hot air from the engine in, but that pipe not only goes behind the headlight, but down into the fender as well. So basically take your pic, hot air from engine or restricted air from stock tubing. Hope this helps.

GuJu MaN 89 · 11-02-2005, 06:55 PM

ehh i might just leave it out and not buy one cheapo one and save up for like a weaponR or something. any other cheap mods i can do to my 97 rolla? cheap meaning under $50 HA (yes im serious)

corollapride · 11-02-2005, 07:18 PM

Haha, Guju i feel the same way you do.

aaron7 · 11-02-2005, 08:49 PM

When I was looking for a CAI for my MR2, I looked at the insanely expensive WeaponR... and it was the EXACT SAME AS THE CHEAPO EBAY ONES! The crappy universal hot air intakes.

So make sure to look at a pic first!