Best CAI without tune

[DeepImpactGTny]

Everybody is gonna hate me for this but I'm not looking to void my warranty and I don't have a dealer I know well enough to overlook the tuning.

Im looking for CAI mostly to enhance the sound and to replace that ugly airbox, maybe gaining 5 hp in the process would be nice. So far all I see thats available is the Airaid CAI and the the Steeda if installed with the restrictor. Are there any others out there and which one of those two is best? Thanks!

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[David@Steeda]

Everybody is gonna hate me for this but I'm not looking to void my warranty and I don't have a dealer I know well enough to overlook the tuning.

Im looking for CAI mostly to enhance the sound and to replace that ugly airbox, maybe gaining 5 hp in the process would be nice. So far all I see thats available is the Airaid CAI and the the Steeda if installed with the restrictor. Are there any others out there and which one of those two is best? Thanks!

Our CAI with the restrictor in place will give you 10+ hp over stock

 

[Need4Speed15]

I'd personally go with the Airaid, great quality and good looks.

 

[dubster99]

Stock if you're not going to tune.

 

[Cueball]

Love my Airaid

 

[Br725]

I have a Cai from Livednois, it's pretty much the same design as airaids. I like the fact it's a dry filter, is still enclosed (under the hood portion) and it looks good. Mine came with a thicker sound tube, or a kit that deletes it. I haven't tuned mine and idk if I'd really say I noticed an increase in power but my mpgs have gone up a little bit. A reuseable filter and slightly better gas mileage make it worth it.

 

[Grimace427]

Stock if you're not going to tune.

+1

If you actually believe a tune voids your warranty(it doesn't), then you should just keep the car completely stock. Throwing parts at it here and there will not make for a better car ownership experience.

 

[Br725]

Hell man do what you think is best. I'm leaving my car alone (tune wise) cause I don't want to risk voiding my power train warranty. Does that mean you can't make little improvements now and then? Absolutely not. Just keep it tasteful and have a general idea of where you want to go with the car when you do start modding it. Example, I wouldnt buy a CAI of you plan on supercharging it as most won't work with a Airaid style CAI.
And it's true a tune doesn't void your whole warranty, but the risk of getting an issue on a first year model car is a reality. A tune won't keep a window regulator or failed head unit from getting repaired, but it may if you blow a hole in a piston, whether it's from driving like an idiot or a manufacturers defect. Just food for thought.

 

[AMWill]

Everybody is gonna hate me for this but I'm not looking to void my warranty and I don't have a dealer I know well enough to overlook the tuning.

Im looking for CAI mostly to enhance the sound and to replace that ugly airbox, maybe gaining 5 hp in the process would be nice. So far all I see thats available is the Airaid CAI and the the Steeda if installed with the restrictor. Are there any others out there and which one of those two is best? Thanks!

Hey Alex,

For a great looking, easy installing, and non-tune required intake, you can't go wrong with the Airaid!

They are my absolutely favorite and I would highly recommend them.

Hope this helps and let me know if you have any questions!

-Will

 

[GT0038]

Had my Steeda CAI installed now for about a month and I love it. I think it also gives a deeper tone to the motor but that just may be me.

 

[dubster99]

+1

If you actually believe a tune voids your warranty(it doesn't), then you should just keep the car completely stock. Throwing parts at it here and there will not make for a better car ownership experience.

Yeah but if for some weird reason your motor pops and the dealer finds out you had a tune, good luck proving that it wasn't the tune.

 

[Grimace427]

Yeah but if for some weird reason your motor pops and the dealer finds out you had a tune, good luck proving that it wasn't the tune.

Of the thousands of issues that can happen with a modern car, blowing up the engine with only a tune is the last thing on my mind. I'd rather enjoy my car than be paranoid of the what if's. It seems like people think the warranty is only there for catastrophic failures.

 

[Br725]

^exactly. If you had a convenient "scapegoat" to pin a blown engine on, as a company looking to make money selling a product they engineered to certain specs and standards, wouldn't you use it? I guarantee you you would. You'd be wrong sometimes, but in their eyes the kind of people that install aftermarket go fast goodies on their cars (myself included, to a point) are the ones more likely to abuse their car. If I was a service manager and I had a blown 5.0 mustang come in with 7500 miles and exhaust, a short shifter, a CAI, and whatever else, you can bet your ass the first place is look is the ECU flashes. That's the report Ford would get.

 

[Br725]

Of the thousands of issues that can happen with a modern car, blowing up the engine with only a tune is the last thing on my mind. I'd rather enjoy my car than be paranoid of the what if's. It seems like people think the warranty is only there for catastrophic failures.

So that being said would you buy a brand new 40,000 dollar car that the factory put no power train warranty on? Power windows, Ac, other little stuff like that'll be warrantied but nothing power train wise. Can you honestly say you'd buy it?

 

[dubster99]

Of the thousands of issues that can happen with a modern car, blowing up the engine with only a tune is the last thing on my mind. I'd rather enjoy my car than be paranoid of the what if's. It seems like people think the warranty is only there for catastrophic failures.

I'm not saying that I'm not going to tune it or enjoy it, but I doubt the warranty would cover a blown motor if they see you had a tune.

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