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Old 10-03-06, 08:38 AM
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Default ebay intake thats cheap worth it?

do you guys think that this intake would do any differnece to my sc400?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/LEXUS...rdZ1QQtcZphoto

its only less than 20 you guys think its actually worth it?
Old 10-03-06, 09:01 AM
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dunno bout power but it will make it look pretty decent
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Master says....."You get what you pay for"

Grasshopper says...."Its soooo shinny it must be good"


(Don't skimp out when it comes to engine parts)
(Think about this...crappy ebay part comes flying apart at 5krpm. Pieces of
oil soaked surgical gauze get sucked into your intake and gets into your head.)

Sounds like fun to me!!!!
Old 10-03-06, 09:33 AM
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^^^ i doubt thats going to happen. I had a ebay filter on my mr2 turbo for 4 years, never had a problem.
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well that intake right there will i need any parts to hook it up or should it come with everything to be mounted on? i wanna try it.
Old 10-03-06, 09:39 AM
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I'd rather stick to a BFI w/ K&N drop in filter.
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i doubt thats going to happen. I had a ebay filter on my mr2 turbo for 4 years, never had a problem.
Cool, I had one on my GSXR, that's exactly what happened. The inside mesh came apart, and I was cleaning gauze out of my throttle bodies for a week.
Email the guy, I get the "yoo rinstarld it awong" "We no wesponcibal".

I'm just saying you get what you pay for. If it looks cheezy, it probably is.

Dude, BFI your intake and be done with it.
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Originally Posted by neuro4you@
Cool, I had one on my GSXR, that's exactly what happened. The inside mesh came apart, and I was cleaning gauze out of my throttle bodies for a week.
Email the guy, I get the "yoo rinstarld it awong" "We no wesponcibal".

I'm just saying you get what you pay for. If it looks cheezy, it probably is.

Dude, BFI your intake and be done with it.
have to agree with that good things aint cheap and cheap things aint good
Old 10-03-06, 09:51 AM
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Just go to Pepboys or autozone and pick up a K&N Air Filter. I got one there for like 30 bucks, cause i knew someone who worked there, orginally it was 60.
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whats a bfi?
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do search for bfi on here you'll come up with some how to's and it only costs like 10 bucks in materials. best route in my opinion.
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i did a search for BFI and nothing comes up
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http://www.planetsoarer.com/oldupdates.htm

scroll almost all the way down i think it's under april 2003
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Originally Posted by projekt
whats a bfi?
Big Freakin Intake

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Originally Posted by neuro4you@
Email the guy, I get the "yoo rinstarld it awong" "We no wesponcibal".
blah ha ha ha!


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