I've searched all over and haven't had any luck with finding a Cold Air Intake (CAI) Kit for my 2013 ES350. I've read where someone bought a CAI Kit for the same year Cary from K&N who saI'd there weren't any issues with the install and it works great. Can anyone validate this for me? Short of taking my car into a custom shop and having a CAI built I'm not sure where to turn ... HELP!

 

FYI..... No one is going to reply to you here. No one places a CAI on a ES. Wrong car.

 

Looks like some people have tried this. See THIS search.

 

Clicking link didn't do nothing. Were you re-enforcing the point from the prior post? Maybe my computer didn't open the link correctly or something?

My exp with cold air intake w/performance air filter, on 1995 Honda Civic Lx = no noticeable change in acceleration or MPG. However, did get large hissing sound from idle bypass port, little bit of "throaty" sound when accelerating. In about 1 month's time, I ended up taking it off the car due to the hissing sound. Anecdotally, I couldn't sell on craigs list, didn't want to bother with Ebay/shipping, recycled it at aluminum scrap yard for $20. Thank goodness I'm made of money. Your results may vary. =)

Richard

 

I think the site has changed the way it handles links. Anyway, the OP could just run a search using the acronym "cai" in the "key word" box, and selecting "6th gen ES" in the "search in forum" box. I'll try posting a link to the most active thread that showed up in the search:
https://www.clublexus.com/forums/es-...ir-intake.html

I agree with what you said about the actual function of an aftermarket CAI on most vehicles.

 

You bought a 4 door sedan which is relatively quiet, why would you want to noise it up for minimal performance improvement.
I would suggest just going with a K&N Air filter

 

AEM makes a cold air intake, or there's K&N SRI that work for the 2gfre motors.

 

Could you post a few pictures Chuck of the fitment on your ES?

Thanks

 

 

If you don't mind me asking, how much was it?

 

I was was lucky and able to get a new one from someone off Craigslist for $150, I believe they usually retail about $75-100 more. The person ended up getting a hemi charger and gave the car to their significant other.

 

And for what car is it Avalon or Camry v6?

 

Should be able to fit in both vehicles since they're both the same motors. I think you'll have better results searching with the Camry first. Sounds great, and has a better throttle response.

 

Thank you Chuck! Looks great.

Any chance we could get a video or two?