I see. Well, that's one reason I guess. I didn't think that the RRM SRI was that expensive, but I guess we all have different opinions on what expensive is...

 

yeah, I made a CAI for 65USD and then converted it to short ram for no additional cost. How's that for cost. <- yeah, it's a statement.

 

As they said I cut the factory tubing from the stock air box & put left over blue rubber thing from my Bonz kit for my old Lancer ES.

 

well the thing is, i would drop the cash but....im barely making payments now as it is, im trying to do this cheaply as possible without ****ing up my car.

 

no, who said RRM SRI is expensive?, why is it expensive?, i dont think that paying 150+ for a piece of tube 2.5"(diameter) x 5" (long) with a cheap filter is expensive

no no, never

... and it is the same if you cut the airbox...
i dont know but i do think its expensive, extremly...

AT least AEM SRI cost the same 150, but its a compleate intake, you know, it is a compleate replacement, so you dont need to use the crappy factory 90' hose

just my 2 cents

 

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buy or make a cold air or just hack it. the dealership will not trip about it. mine didn't.

 

but if u hack ur airbox and something fuggs up with the maf then u are SOL coz this cost like $800(ive heard/read here somewhere) so that $150 isnt seeming expensive at all ... but up to you

 

Hardly. New MAFs are $150 shipped, or $183 if you go to the dealer and pay MSRP.

 

nvrm...

 

IMO...save up and buy the good/real stuff cause in the long run you could end up spending more money due to problems with the diy/cheap/fake stuff

 

see heres the problem, my money is tied up in bills, i can only afford gas for 2 weeks and live barely paycheck to paycheck. thats why its expensive

 

then don't mod your car...sorry to be so blunt..but i have to say it..

 

i still say hack it. $150 for a tiny little pipe and couple with a filter is stupid. the only way you'd have problems is if you mess up, even then i dont see how you could. if your maf screws up hit it with some sensor cleaner and it should be fine.

 

yea but what if you want to return it to stock because your going to sell it...might as well just spend the extra and buy and real upgrade

 

well think about it this way, if you do end up with a good intake, DIY or not, it opens up more HP, more HP=more gas. if you can barely make payments, mods will not help your situation. also, if god forbid something happens, will you be able to afford the repairs?

if money's tight, but you really want to mod your car somehow, cosmetics is a good place to start, never cheap out on performance/suspension.