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jmaahs07
9/26/2005 4:26:13 PM
i drive a 92 1gen n/t eclipse and i was curious if i get a cheap 3" intake system off ebay and put a universal k&n filter on to it, would it work, and were would i hook up the mass air flow sensor? any ideas would be appreciated
jay
eclipsed4u
9/26/2005 4:59:23 PM
stay away from the ebay style intakes
jmaahs07
9/26/2005 5:35:30 PM
what if i just use the pipe and put a k&n filter on it?
eclipsed4u
9/26/2005 5:49:12 PM
most likely the pipes wont fit or you will be missing parts. also the pipes are smaller than the name brand intakes.
jmaahs07
9/27/2005 1:32:49 PM
but the patrick guy on here said that he did in on the intrepid he has pics of and it worked out good, where would i hook up the mass air flow sensor?
eclipsed4u
9/27/2005 4:14:31 PM
most of the time, it will not work out. but there are sometimes when it does. i know a couples of guys that bought an ebay intake for their 3G and it worked out fine. but i also know about 50 guys that bought the ebay intake and it didnt work out. I being one of them where it didn't work out(before i decided to learn about cars)
wicked_outlander
9/30/2005 3:57:34 AM
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ORIGINAL: eclipsed4u
most of the time, it will not work out. but there are sometimes when it does. i know a couples of guys that bought an ebay intake for their 3G and it worked out fine. but i also know about 50 guys that bought the ebay intake and it didnt work out. I being one of them where it didn't work out(before i decided to learn about cars)
what happened???
eclipsed4u
9/30/2005 9:14:34 AM
back before i started learning about my car, i went to a 'performance shop' in town and told them I wanted an intake. well they gave me a 'R Racing' intake or something like that. well, after opening the box, it had no MAS adapter. so i was unable to hookup my MAS. next thing i noticed after installing it, the mounting holes were about 5 inches off from where they were suppose to be. then, i noticed that the piping would rub the battery. after about a week of driving(without MAS, horrible gas mileage), the battery had almost rubbed a hole completely through the piping. so i took off the intake, put on an Injen, and decided that I would start learning about my car before i did anything else to it.
g9s5t
10/13/2005 3:48:16 PM
that doesnt sound like a bad intake.. that sounds like the wrong intake
Lil red
10/13/2005 4:19:01 PM
I bought an intake off of ebay it works but it doesnt fit very well. Its on but the rubber adapters had to be streched a little and i had to find bigger hose clamps.
eclipsed4u
10/13/2005 4:49:48 PM
quote:
ORIGINAL: g9s5t
that doesnt sound like a bad intake.. that sounds like the wrong intake
its a bad intake. it was made for my car. it was just poorly designed.
wicked_outlander
10/14/2005 8:03:16 AM
quote:
ORIGINAL: eclipsed4u
quote:
ORIGINAL: g9s5t
that doesnt sound like a bad intake.. that sounds like the wrong intake
its a bad intake. it was made for my car. it was just poorly designed.
2G ECLIPSE OR 3G?? HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE W/ MY 3G ECLIPSE, BUT THIS ONE IS FROM INJEN. SIDE ARM RUBBING THE BATTERY AND THE FILTER IS RUBBING THE RADIATOR FAN COVER / RELAY.
wicked_outlander
10/14/2005 8:05:27 AM
quote:
ORIGINAL: eclipsed4u
back before i started learning about my car, i went to a 'performance shop' in town and told them I wanted an intake. well they gave me a 'R Racing' intake or something like that. well, after opening the box, it had no MAS adapter. so i was unable to hookup my MAS. next thing i noticed after installing it, the mounting holes were about 5 inches off from where they were suppose to be. then, i noticed that the piping would rub the battery. after about a week of driving(without MAS, horrible gas mileage), the battery had almost rubbed a hole completely through the piping. so i took off the intake, put on an Injen, and decided that I would start learning about my car before i did anything else to it.
THAT SHOP MESSED UP BIG TIME.....MAYBE THOSE GUYS ARE BUNCH OF HONDA FANATICS.
eclipsed4u
10/14/2005 8:58:31 AM
quote:
ORIGINAL: wicked_outlander
quote:
ORIGINAL: eclipsed4u
quote:
ORIGINAL: g9s5t
that doesnt sound like a bad intake.. that sounds like the wrong intake
its a bad intake. it was made for my car. it was just poorly designed.
2G ECLIPSE OR 3G?? HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE W/ MY 3G ECLIPSE, BUT THIS ONE IS FROM INJEN. SIDE ARM RUBBING THE BATTERY AND THE FILTER IS RUBBING THE RADIATOR FAN COVER / RELAY.
It was for a 3G. I have an Injen now, and it fits perfect. Where did you get your Injen from? If you got it from ebay, I will bet that its not a real Injen. I've seen pictures of some ebay intakes with the Injen sticker on the piping.
quote:
ORIGINAL: wicked_outlander
quote:
ORIGINAL: eclipsed4u
back before i started learning about my car, i went to a 'performance shop' in town and told them I wanted an intake. well they gave me a 'R Racing' intake or something like that. well, after opening the box, it had no MAS adapter. so i was unable to hookup my MAS. next thing i noticed after installing it, the mounting holes were about 5 inches off from where they were suppose to be. then, i noticed that the piping would rub the battery. after about a week of driving(without MAS, horrible gas mileage), the battery had almost rubbed a hole completely through the piping. so i took off the intake, put on an Injen, and decided that I would start learning about my car before i did anything else to it.
THAT SHOP MESSED UP BIG TIME.....MAYBE THOSE GUYS ARE BUNCH OF HONDA FANATICS.
I don't think they messed up, they were just taking advantage of a guy who didn't really know much about what he wanted. there are two guys there with very nice GSTs, and the guy that runs the place has a very nice Evo. they win at NOPI every year and most of the time, they know what they are talking about. but now that I have learned, I haven't been back there.
wicked_outlander
10/16/2005 7:42:17 AM
It was for a 3G. I have an Injen now, and it fits perfect. Where did you get your Injen from? If you got it from ebay, I will bet that its not a real Injen. I've seen pictures of some ebay intakes with the Injen sticker on the piping.
i, got that one straight from injen, from what i, heard theres a missed calculation of angle set up. and this systems are applied to most 00' mod. eclipse. but the 01 up mods. systems has been corrected. ( this is due to the fact that, injen offered the same systems for V6 and 4 cyl).
wicked_outlander
10/16/2005 7:45:56 AM
I don't think they messed up, they were just taking advantage of a guy who didn't really know much about what he wanted. there are two guys there with very nice GSTs, and the guy that runs the place has a very nice Evo. they win at NOPI every year and most of the time, they know what they are talking about. but now that I have learned, I haven't been back there.
(in reply to wicked_outlander)
uhhhh...scammin fellow tuners. uhh well, they are about to loose another good customer.
eclipsed4u
10/16/2005 12:46:09 PM
quote:
ORIGINAL: wicked_outlander
uhhhh...scammin fellow tuners. uhh well, they are about to loose another good customer.
well they didn't totally lose me as a customer until i went to buy the GReddy Evo II exhaust. they wanted to charge $800 for the exhaust. i ended up getting it from $500 from NOPI and i haven't been back to that shop
wicked_outlander
10/22/2005 1:36:03 PM
quote:
ORIGINAL: eclipsed4u
quote:
ORIGINAL: wicked_outlander
uhhhh...scammin fellow tuners. uhh well, they are about to loose another good customer.
well they didn't totally lose me as a customer until i went to buy the GReddy Evo II exhaust. they wanted to charge $800 for the exhaust. i ended up getting it from $500 from NOPI and i haven't been back to that shop
dang....800 bucks?? well that $500 is about the right price for greedy exhaust. for 800, i could find a JIC exhaust w/ that...lol
Sanguinius
10/22/2005 2:27:56 PM
Just like I always say RESEARCH RESEARCH RESEARCH!!! If you don't bother comparing and searching for the best prices then you'll ALWAYS overpay at least a little bit. You'll save time and $ in the long run looking at all your options before buying.
97GSpower
11/7/2005 10:56:25 PM
dude ebay intakes are fine just but the maf sensoy plate and all that too just buy the right one and it is all good
eclipsed4u
11/8/2005 9:31:32 AM
quote:
ORIGINAL: 97GSpower
dude ebay intakes are fine just but the maf sensoy plate and all that too just buy the right one and it is all good
Always remember this....."You get what you pay for."
eclipsed4u
11/8/2005 12:59:20 PM
eclipseRS21
2/3/2006 8:33:09 PM
I was just wondering what do you guys think of AEM intakes.. i was thinking of purcashing of ebay.. any advice would be great
EMonz57
2/3/2006 9:36:11 PM
quote:
ORIGINAL: eclipseRS21
I was just wondering what do you guys think of AEM intakes.. i was thinking of purcashing of ebay.. any advice would be great
AEM is good stuff, personally I like Injen better for only one reason and that is the couplers they use are silicon rather than rubber... the rubber rotts out easy and and crack and worp, but they are not horrible I just dont like the rubber ones. but other than that its good
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