Bosal Exhaust & AEM CAI
September-17th-2004, 02:17 PM
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Bosal Exhaust & AEM CAI
Over at protegegarage.com, they have a AEM Intake & Bosal Exhaust Combo Special for $498.00 (shipping included). It sounds like a pretty good deal to me, but what does everyone here think? I have been reading lots about the ebay CAI, and I'm not sure which route to go. A couple questions:
1. Does the Boasl Catback Exhaust w/ 2.25" piping have a good sound? Not ricey or anything I would think.
2. Is the AEM CAI a good choice?
I would think that making those 2 mods would increase the HP on my 99 Protege Sedan a bit. Thanks in advance for the help.
1. Does the Boasl Catback Exhaust w/ 2.25" piping have a good sound? Not ricey or anything I would think.
2. Is the AEM CAI a good choice?
I would think that making those 2 mods would increase the HP on my 99 Protege Sedan a bit. Thanks in advance for the help.
September-20th-2004, 11:58 AM
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Sorry, I don't know what the Bosal sounds like...but how much if you bought the exhaust only?
The AEM runs aout 150.00 or so. How much are you saving by buying both?
I have a generic-type SRI with a Monsterflow filter.
IMHO, piping is piping. Just get a good filter!
The AEM runs aout 150.00 or so. How much are you saving by buying both?
I have a generic-type SRI with a Monsterflow filter.
IMHO, piping is piping. Just get a good filter!
September-20th-2004, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by kargoboy
Sorry, I don't know what the Bosal sounds like...but how much if you bought the exhaust only?
The AEM runs aout 150.00 or so. How much are you saving by buying both?
I have a generic-type SRI with a Monsterflow filter.
IMHO, piping is piping. Just get a good filter!
The AEM runs aout 150.00 or so. How much are you saving by buying both?
I have a generic-type SRI with a Monsterflow filter.
IMHO, piping is piping. Just get a good filter!
Thanks, Brad.
September-20th-2004, 01:42 PM
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^^^exactly, you can never go wrong with aem. Its kind of a choice, Would you buy generic cheese when you can buy kraft for almost the same price. $498 is a little steep. Id say just get the intake, a magnaflow(my favorite) muffler, dont worry about the bigger pipe, you have 2" anyways, wont make much difference if your not boosting. If your looking for anything performance, intake and exhaust will only yeild a barely noticeable performance increase, ie, throttle response, gas mileage. If you want any real performace, save your money, boost, and then get the appropriate intake/exhaust. Concluding, dont spend 498 on exhast/intake that is really not going to do all that much for your car. You drive a low horspower car, make it pretty or boost to make it fast or both.
September-20th-2004, 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by kbow
^^^exactly, you can never go wrong with aem. Its kind of a choice, Would you buy generic cheese when you can buy kraft for almost the same price. $498 is a little steep. Id say just get the intake, a magnaflow(my favorite) muffler, dont worry about the bigger pipe, you have 2" anyways, wont make much difference if your not boosting. If your looking for anything performance, intake and exhaust will only yeild a barely noticeable performance increase, ie, throttle response, gas mileage. If you want any real performace, save your money, boost, and then get the appropriate intake/exhaust. Concluding, dont spend 498 on exhast/intake that is really not going to do all that much for your car. You drive a low horspower car, make it pretty or boost to make it fast or both.
i like the way you think
September-21st-2004, 12:03 PM
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Originally Posted by kbow
^^^exactly, you can never go wrong with aem. Its kind of a choice, Would you buy generic cheese when you can buy kraft for almost the same price. $498 is a little steep. Id say just get the intake, a magnaflow(my favorite) muffler, dont worry about the bigger pipe, you have 2" anyways, wont make much difference if your not boosting. If your looking for anything performance, intake and exhaust will only yeild a barely noticeable performance increase, ie, throttle response, gas mileage. If you want any real performace, save your money, boost, and then get the appropriate intake/exhaust. Concluding, dont spend 498 on exhast/intake that is really not going to do all that much for your car. You drive a low horspower car, make it pretty or boost to make it fast or both.
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