Get a CAI with or without canned tune?

I just bought a 2016 GT PP that has a Magnaflow sport exhaust and nothing else on it to date.

If I am not planning any further engine mods or full-exhaust mods down the road, should I get:

A) No-tune-required CAI?

B) CAI w/required canned tune?

C) CAI w/custom tune?

If you think a canned tune option is the way to go, which company do you recommend?

Personally, I'd wait until Steeda's new intake is available for sale - it's a performer.

Then get a tune from Steeda, Lund, AED, VMP, Palm Beach, or Livernois.

A CAI without a tune just makes WOOOOOOSSSH noises... it adds no significant power. MAYBE a wee tiddly bit of throttle response improvement. Whoopdy doo daa day.

wildcatgoal said:

Personally, I'd wait until Steeda's new intake is available for sale - it's a performer.

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Have a link for more info on this?

Not available for sale yet. Can go to Steeda's recent drag record thread on this forum and get a glimpse of the prototype. It's a closed box design. If you want an open box, my preference is either the GT350 CAI (I use this) or the Steeda one. PMAS has a good reputation, but it's terribly ugly and therefore would never end up in my engine bay.

Do it when you're ready to tune.

wildcatgoal said:

Not available for sale yet. Can go to Steeda's recent drag record thread on this forum and get a glimpse of the prototype. It's a closed box design. If you want an open box, my preference is either the GT350 CAI (I use this) or the Steeda one. PMAS has a good reputation, but it's terribly ugly and therefore would never end up in my engine bay.

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I've seen that CAI in real life, don't ask me how :cheers:

All I can say is, looks like good stuff, no observable cons...it's worth the wait!

Like wildcat said, tune is where the gains will come from. Don't even waste your time with a no tune required intake. Steeda, JLT, PMAS and gt350 intakes are all good options and will net pretty much the same gains across the board. For me personally I went with JLT as it looks best and I have had good customer service from them in the past. Do what fits your budget and needs the best.

Here you go, a teaser of our CAI:

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TJ

I will be getting a CAI around mid May... Any chance of knowing if this will be available by then?

I'm waiting for the Steeda one with a tune. Only decision is e85 or 93 tune????? Both are plentiful in TX.

wildcatgoal said:

Personally, I'd wait until Steeda's new intake is available for sale - it's a performer.

Then get a tune from Steeda, Lund, AED, VMP, Palm Beach, or Livernois.

A CAI without a tune just makes WOOOOOOSSSH noises... it adds no significant power. MAYBE a wee tiddly bit of throttle response improvement. Whoopdy doo daa day.

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Bingo...I still two years later hate that I pissed away $350 on this thing. Just don't do it.

Houston Kid said:

I'm waiting for the Steeda one with a tune. Only decision is e85 or 93 tune????? Both are plentiful in TX.

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E85

I would go with option C. I’ve had a tune with stock airbox and tunes with both Steeda and JLT intakes. The CAI made a noticeable difference (to me) in top end. The engine seems to breathe and pull better up top.

As far as tune I’d go Lund or AED. A bigger power difference comes though with a flex fuel or E85 tune. Too many benefits to E85 to ignore.

Happy to help with a Steeda CAI if you are interested ... we have some great tuners & I can assure you ... your tune will be written to be safe, reliable & powerful - a good trio we built into our tunes!

Best Regards,

TJ

Waiting on the steeda intake then I am going to do I/H/E/cams E85 all at once. It's the most economical approach so you're not retuning everything repeatedly.