Cold Air Intakes, Do they work? Options

[snapshotgt]

Hey Guys, thanks for all the great responses about turboing my Celica...now I have another question...

-do cold air intakes really help performance?...or do they just sound cool? (No pun intended:))...

-is it worth the price?...and where do you get them??

- - -i found one on ebay, w/a k&n filter for $113.00...

-also how is the hp increase?...I assume the engine likes these guys b/c it gets more air to it??

***Let me know what you think in general about cold air intakes...***

[dlx742]

i have had three different "CAI" for my 99 gt. i just tested different designs and stuck with the one that gave me the most power

the first one i had was more like a short ram that put the filter right where the stock air box was... that gave me a tiny bit of power, but mostly sounded cool and saved gas

the second one i had put the filter right next to the battery and right behind the radiator. the problem with this one was that if it was hot out and the motor had been running for a while all the intake was doing was sucking hot air... but at night i could feel a noticable amount of power from it

the one i have now is this:

http://www.arospeed.com/product_info.php?c...&products_id=82

i had to make custom piping for it but the power gain and sound is well worth it.
it sucks in freezing cold air from right behind the front bumper in front of the radiator

the one on ebay is sketch... that looks like a 7a-fe and that intake might not fit the 5s-fe in your gt

but yah they help, and help a lot more with a nice cat back exhaust
its well worth the $100 or so that you will pay for it