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jaserhunter · 01-21-2009, 12:48 PM

no i think i will stay away from cheap shit, but if someone wants to buy and tell me how it work then more power to them. i would rather pay $100 more and buy something i will know i will like then throw away $50

Split · 01-21-2009, 01:35 PM

this pipe is no different than an injen, aem, fujita etc. the only difference is MAYBE the filter. I'd say buy it, spray paint it the body color of your car, and install it. Spray the filter with the same oil that K&N filters use, and then when it comes time to clean it, just replace it with a brand name filter instead of cleaning it etc.
the only really bad thing i've heard about ebay filters is in high horsepower or high boost applications they can come aprart and shit can get sucked into your motor.

33OH · 01-21-2009, 02:21 PM

Personally, I always buy a brand name product for my newer vehicles. Especially something as cheap as an air intake.

Save $50 now, spend a lot more if it screws up your car and voids your warranty.

Plus the brand name ones always look better, usually last longer, have numbers to back up their performance, usually fit better, and have customer service just in case you need something.

mikenacarato · 01-21-2009, 02:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Split

this pipe is no different than an injen, aem, fujita etc. the only difference is MAYBE the filter.

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ddongbap · 01-21-2009, 02:50 PM

How can air + metal cause catastrophic engine failure?!

thebarber · 01-21-2009, 03:26 PM

i had a 9$ short ram from ebay w/ a k&n filter on my matrix xrs....worked just as well as any other intake

i run with a cosmo racing intake on my yaris....again, no problem even w/ their cheap filter....

33OH · 01-21-2009, 03:27 PM

Never said air or metal could cause catastrophic engine failure. Actually I never said anything about catastrophic engine failure. But engineering could. Water getting into your engine, etc.

Or just plain ol' worse gas mileage/performance due to a restrictive design or filter.

But hey, buy what you want, it's your car. I'd just rather spend the extra $ and buy the right part. Hell, you could make a cardboard shipping tube with a cone filter on the end for about $5 bucks.

ddongbap · 01-21-2009, 04:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ryank

Never said air or metal could cause catastrophic engine failure. Actually I never said anything about catastrophic engine failure. But engineering could. Water getting into your engine, etc.

Or just plain ol' worse gas mileage/performance due to a restrictive design or filter.

But hey, buy what you want, it's your car. I'd just rather spend the extra $ and buy the right part. Hell, you could make a cardboard shipping tube with a cone filter on the end for about $5 bucks.

I never wanted to buy this intake. But elaborate this for me. How different is this pipe, from other brand name ones? How different are the risks form this intake, and another?

jaserhunter · 01-21-2009, 05:07 PM

no one said there going to buy it. i put it out there to ask how good can it be for $50

PetersRedYaris · 01-21-2009, 05:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Split

...this pipe is no different than an injen, aem, fujita etc. the only difference is MAYBE the filter...

Actually it is VERY different as the materials are low quality and so is the workmanship. The filter for SURE is crap...

thebarber · 01-21-2009, 05:53 PM

well, the pipe diameter could be different or too big for the yaris MAF sensor....i tried my ebay short ram on my yaris....pipe diameter was 2.5".....got system lean CEL's

im sure that company just bought an AEM and copied it....im sure its perfectly fine

whoever said it before "all youre buying is the tube" is perfectly correct. sure itll oxidize before other....but my injen intake did a similar thing on my xrs before i got the ebay sri.....

seriously.....if i didnt already have an intake, id get a cheapy one like that and buy a new k&n filter for it. and when the cheapy connectors wore out (as they often do, eventually) id buy a good 4 ply vibrant one (btw, i happen to have a vibrant reducer flange on my intake....4ply kicks arse)

but im cheap like that...

edit: forgot to mention when i bought my ebay sri i had to file out some of the sloppy cutting around the MAF hole where the mount was welded....but it took me 15min to file it down.

DIY > $

mikenacarato · 01-21-2009, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PetersRedYaris

Actually it is VERY different as the materials are low quality and so is the workmanship. The filter for SURE is crap...

finally someone else here understands my feelings. A+ to you sir...A+!

kustom play · 01-21-2009, 06:57 PM

ive had the cheap ebay intake on for a year now

works perfect and still looks like the day i got it

just use a good filter and you will be fine

there is a lot of people on here who say expensive is better but its like buying off brand a the supermarket, half the time its the same exact thing with a different label

PetersRedYaris · 01-21-2009, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kustom play

ive had the cheap ebay intake on for a year now

works perfect and still looks like the day i got it

just use a good filter and you will be fine

there is a lot of people on here who say expensive is better but its like buying off brand a the supermarket, half the time its the same exact thing with a different label

Your correct, sort of... Half the time it looks the exact same and works just fine. The other half the time it has blatently crappy welds, is the wrong diameter tube, or just plain won't bolt in cleanly. However, all the time the materials are of poor quality.

And for those of you using these crap Chinese filters, do your car a favor and replace it immediatley. If you think they are doing their job your insane...

NonStopTuning · 01-21-2009, 09:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PetersRedYaris

Your correct, sort of... Half the time it looks the exact same and works just fine. The other half the time it has blatently crappy welds, is the wrong diameter tube, or just plain won't bolt in cleanly. However, all the time the materials are of poor quality.

And for those of you using these crap Chinese filters, do your car a favor and replace it immediatley. If you think they are doing their job your insane...

06silveryaris · 01-21-2009, 09:59 PM

be even cheaper like me, hack some holes in your airbox, probably just as loud. HP gain who knows I mean it makes what 100 hp factory. Even if you get a reputable intake or pay double for one to make the car even faster, won't make much of a difference on a engine that was not designed for hp. I understand the it is great to get a gain in hp but I think there is little diference from one intake to the other.Now if instead of a air intake we were talking about forged rods, pistons, valves, ecu, etc, yeah get the better product with a good and proven reputation.

just my opinion, maybe I am crazy, don't know

1NZYaris1 · 01-21-2009, 10:35 PM

Take this how you want , you people bagging this system are pathetic ,
if it was NST, Micro image , and so on, you would be all over it like a heat rash. And pay 4x that price.
Until you have used said product , how can you say what it is like .

advise is good , guidance is better , but bull shit bagging of a product because
you paid 4x that for your one is hard luck.

mikenacarato · 01-21-2009, 10:41 PM

nst and micro image wouldnt produce such crappy products as the subject intake...

01-21-2009, 03:26 PM	#24
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	i had a 9$ short ram from ebay w/ a k&n filter on my matrix xrs....worked just as well as any other intake i run with a cosmo racing intake on my yaris....again, no problem even w/ their cheap filter.... __________________

01-21-2009, 05:53 PM	#29
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	well, the pipe diameter could be different or too big for the yaris MAF sensor....i tried my ebay short ram on my yaris....pipe diameter was 2.5".....got system lean CEL's im sure that company just bought an AEM and copied it....im sure its perfectly fine whoever said it before "all youre buying is the tube" is perfectly correct. sure itll oxidize before other....but my injen intake did a similar thing on my xrs before i got the ebay sri..... seriously.....if i didnt already have an intake, id get a cheapy one like that and buy a new k&n filter for it. and when the cheapy connectors wore out (as they often do, eventually) id buy a good 4 ply vibrant one (btw, i happen to have a vibrant reducer flange on my intake....4ply kicks arse) but im cheap like that... edit: forgot to mention when i bought my ebay sri i had to file out some of the sloppy cutting around the MAF hole where the mount was welded....but it took me 15min to file it down. DIY > $ __________________

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01-21-2009, 12:48 PM	#19
jaserhunter View User's Garage Drives: 2008 yaris LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NC Posts: 166	no i think i will stay away from cheap shit, but if someone wants to buy and tell me how it work then more power to them. i would rather pay $100 more and buy something i will know i will like then throw away $50

01-21-2009, 01:35 PM	#20
Split Drives: 2008 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Edmonton Posts: 393	this pipe is no different than an injen, aem, fujita etc. the only difference is MAYBE the filter. I'd say buy it, spray paint it the body color of your car, and install it. Spray the filter with the same oil that K&N filters use, and then when it comes time to clean it, just replace it with a brand name filter instead of cleaning it etc. the only really bad thing i've heard about ebay filters is in high horsepower or high boost applications they can come aprart and shit can get sucked into your motor.

01-21-2009, 02:21 PM	#21
33OH Drives: '08 Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Dover, Ohio Posts: 7,606	Personally, I always buy a brand name product for my newer vehicles. Especially something as cheap as an air intake. Save $50 now, spend a lot more if it screws up your car and voids your warranty. Plus the brand name ones always look better, usually last longer, have numbers to back up their performance, usually fit better, and have customer service just in case you need something.

01-21-2009, 02:50 PM	#23
ddongbap Banned Drives: yw calls me douche and racist. Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: hay Posts: 2,183	How can air + metal cause catastrophic engine failure?!

01-21-2009, 03:27 PM	#25
33OH Drives: '08 Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Dover, Ohio Posts: 7,606	Never said air or metal could cause catastrophic engine failure. Actually I never said anything about catastrophic engine failure. But engineering could. Water getting into your engine, etc. Or just plain ol' worse gas mileage/performance due to a restrictive design or filter. But hey, buy what you want, it's your car. I'd just rather spend the extra $ and buy the right part. Hell, you could make a cardboard shipping tube with a cone filter on the end for about $5 bucks.

01-21-2009, 05:07 PM	#27
jaserhunter View User's Garage Drives: 2008 yaris LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: NC Posts: 166	no one said there going to buy it. i put it out there to ask how good can it be for $50

01-21-2009, 06:57 PM	#31
kustom play pink wheels are cool View User's Garage Drives: 07 liftback Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Phoenix Posts: 1,407	ive had the cheap ebay intake on for a year now works perfect and still looks like the day i got it just use a good filter and you will be fine there is a lot of people on here who say expensive is better but its like buying off brand a the supermarket, half the time its the same exact thing with a different label

01-21-2009, 09:59 PM	#34
06silveryaris Drives: 2006 yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 536	be even cheaper like me, hack some holes in your airbox, probably just as loud. HP gain who knows I mean it makes what 100 hp factory. Even if you get a reputable intake or pay double for one to make the car even faster, won't make much of a difference on a engine that was not designed for hp. I understand the it is great to get a gain in hp but I think there is little diference from one intake to the other.Now if instead of a air intake we were talking about forged rods, pistons, valves, ecu, etc, yeah get the better product with a good and proven reputation. just my opinion, maybe I am crazy, don't know

01-21-2009, 10:35 PM	#35
1NZYaris1 View User's Garage Drives: Yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: New Zealand Posts: 2,566	Take this how you want , you people bagging this system are pathetic , if it was NST, Micro image , and so on, you would be all over it like a heat rash. And pay 4x that price. Until you have used said product , how can you say what it is like . advise is good , guidance is better , but bull shit bagging of a product because you paid 4x that for your one is hard luck.

01-21-2009, 10:41 PM	#36
mikenacarato SIPNDEW View User's Garage Drives: 15 STI Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Brentwood, TN Posts: 2,281	nst and micro image wouldnt produce such crappy products as the subject intake...