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Old February-21st-2004, 07:55 AM
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Intake or chip?
I was jsut looking on ebay and am debating on whether to get a intake or a chip? Intake seems like a lot more junk to put in my car and only get 8-12 hp increase. The chip is said to increase Hp by possibly 20 hp, and is cheaper. Any advice?

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Old February-21st-2004, 10:16 AM
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those chips are crap. what they do is trick your ecu to thinking that its taking in colder air than it really its, and you definitely won't get a 20 horsepower gain from this chip. if they worked we would all have one for only 19.99, spend the money and get yourself a good intake, Injen or AEM.
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how much hp do you really get for those chips on ebay?

approx?

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those chips have really messed (language language!!) up some people's motors...do a search at www.protege5.com

DO NOT BUY IT

get an intake.
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Old February-21st-2004, 12:29 PM
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k so if the ebay chip is out. what are my alternatives. Really im looking for a cheap way to get some hp. any ideas?


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Old February-21st-2004, 04:04 PM
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what do you consider to be "cheap?"
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Old February-21st-2004, 07:51 PM
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If your good and luck and can get a good deal on finding a Mazda MP3 model ECU then I beleive that will be a good investment
much better tweaks
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Old February-22nd-2004, 09:45 AM
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You will see only marginal increses even with an Injen or AEM intake--both good products but by themselves will get you
maybe 2-4 hp max. Don't believe the crap you read on e-bay...
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by the way the resister is 15 cents at Radioshack
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Old February-22nd-2004, 09:23 PM
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lol my buddie put the resinator in his mustang and blew the thing apart, lol they are junk.
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Definitely go with the intake, and still don't expect huge gains. Throttle response will be crisper, and maybe more low end grunt, but 2-4 HP max would be more realistic. Ditto those claims of "10-15HP" from a cat-back system. More like 4-5 max.
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Old March-6th-2004, 02:30 PM
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i just did the aem today and i think it is great...i feel a diffence off the line and more punch threw the gears...and it was dead easy to install...it also sounds nice..
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You installed an AEM short ram ??
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Originally posted by rustychops41
Definitely go with the intake, and still don't expect huge gains. Throttle response will be crisper, and maybe more low end grunt, but 2-4 HP max would be more realistic. Ditto those claims of "10-15HP" from a cat-back system. More like 4-5 max.
If you get a cheap ebay intake you will lose torque ("low end grunt") not gain it.

Can't speak for the AEM or Injen units.
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you want cheap, go out and get yourself a K&N airfilter, there is a very small benefit but , it is 1 or 2hp for the taking and you never have to buy a stock filter again,

just clean it and oil it and your done.

allows your car to inhail better
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