I need an opinion

[Alerojester]

http://www.andysautosport.com/chevrolet/1995_1999_cavalier/performance/intakes/cold_air_intakes/option_racing/opti00147631.html

would this be a good buy? anyone have it or know someone who does i really don't want to build a custom one out of the plastic Spectre kits, i would like to try and go with something that is less pieces.....


and i searched skimmed a bunch and didn't find option racing intakes

[whiterider00]

probly no different than any of the ones on ebay. looks like everything you need is there, for about the same price as a cai, or 2 wai kits you would use to make a cai. could probly find something cheaper on ebay, if you really tried. and if that says 95-99 cavalier, i think you need to relocate the hole for the iat sensor or something.

[heineck]

Dood all an intake is is piping, there's no one brand that uses adamantium to make there's better its all alluminum piping u could probably even get an IC pipe set cheaper and make it urself if u know how to use a chopsaw. I've done it before if u get a weapon R or sum other over priced crap ur just payin for the name

[walkerj014]

^ Totally agree.

[Alerojester]

K well i really don't trust myself to cut anything up and i know that if i do the make it yourself kit from Spectre then i can custom make it to go around the battery, and down into the fender well to where ever i choose to put the filter... i am just kinda wanting to get input from my fellow modders, as i am building a list to get things before the new engine......

[heineck]

the spectre pieces are like 8.99 a piece itd still be cheaper to buy an ebay kit. Plus the spectres are tacky plastic pieces

[PappaSmurf]

Alerojester,
If I can be of any assistance, let me tell you this...DONT PIECE TOGETHER A KIT!!!
I had a pieced together kit from sprectre and the plastic pieces SUCK!!!
I bought a WAI from cosmoracing.com and then got the extension pieces from a V6 CAI, it makes all the diffetence in the world.

[knuckleballer32]

Just get a cosmo

[Alerojester]

ok so the option racing one is out and i will just have to get two cosmo racing ones on for the 2.4 and one for the 3400 and put them together. i already have one of the spectre pieces its on a filter that i had on the car before i ripped the factory air intake crap out......

and a side note anyone can call me David its just easier that way

[jhubbz]

Just bought my cosmo racing intake! I had a spectre hooked onto the end of the stock intake as well

[BoarderTy]

Ok...so i got a Spectre and its "shitty plastic peices" pretty sure mines a WAI but it still has a nice deep tone to it and i can feel more power...so enlighten me to why the plastic peices suck?

[robalero]

its a looks thing more then anything esle were not running race cars here

[Ttop191]

the spectres have poorer air flow properties because of the multiple pieces make gaps, and also the plastic is not as smooth as metal piping would be

[robalero]

if that was the case why does all manufacteres even with cold air INCLUDING k&n use plastic?

[Ttop191]

simple...it's cheaper to produce, but they can charge the same amount because their name is on it...

[BoarderTy]

here ill take a pic of mine and you tell me what you think

[robalero]

really tho top for the amount of HP ull gain from a solid tube one to the one you put together yourself your going to lose what maybe 1 to 2 hp? and ull never see that anyways

[Alerojester]

Sorry Tom i agree with Rob

[Ttop191]

I know it's not significant for our engines, but in a larger build setting it could make a world of difference...and also...the amount you will pay to buy all the pieces will be the same if not more than i'f you went with an ebay intake with a better filter

[robalero]

oh no doubt but if your losing only $5 in price difference between the two I would prob just buy it now and do it now instead of having to wait a few days.

if I had a high horsepower vehicle ( 500 + ) I would want a stanless steel one myself but for a factory 160 hp ( prob a lot less now ) it wouldn't make the difference in the world except cost to make it

[widbyj]

I used the Spectre stuff to fab a true CAI and have been happy so far. Because of the supercharger nobody makes a setup that will work for me so I had to piece something together. Mine goes from the intake towards the battery area (battery in trunk) and then down through the opening by the washer fluid bottle and then around towards the front. Air filter is behind 'fog' light opening next to the ABS controller. Works very well in the dry/warm seasons, for winter I put on a short stack w/K&N for a WAI...

Next step: Use a sharpie to draw a line across all of the joints. Dis-assemble, remove from car and then re-assemble using the marks to restore the shape. Take to my metal fabricator and have aluminum bent to match. This is mostly due to my fear that the plastic may weaken/fail with age.

[Alerojester]

idk, i guess i just kinda think of the spectre kit as like plumbing when it gets cold pvc doesn't exactly break every time and if treated like pvc when assembling it should be leak free if done right and sealed properly.... idk if anyone else thinks im looking at this wrong its all good its just my oppinion

[widbyj]

The key to the Spectre stuff is getting it assembled PROPERLY. There should be rubber O-Rings included with each piece to seal the joints. I found it worked best if I used rubber cement to secure the O-Ring in place on the end of each piece before I clamped the next one on. Done this way it is airtight and makes a good smooth airway. Because they are molded pieces there are no crumpled sections in the corners which is common with bent tubing. Also you can build in a lot more curves than you could with aluminum to get the routing you want. Many parts places will loan/rent you a kit with multiple pieces in it so that you can get a setup figured out before buying anything, a nice thing. Realistically there shouldn't be any stress placed on these parts anyhow so strength isn't really an issue.

No, I'm not a huge fan and will be 'upgrading'. But for many people the stuff works fine, it just looks kinda cheesy. Maybe paint it to cover the 'chrome'??

[Alerojester]

well if i do go that route i will be painting all the parts blue or black idk yet

[robalero]

ive never seen them with chrome, all I have seen was just reg ABS plastic black

[Alerojester]

around here they are plastichrome

http://www.spectreperformance.com/#CATALOG