Cold Air Intake Question? Cavalier or Alero

acat550 · 06-23-2009, 01:19 AM

I have a 2.4 alero with 5 speed trans, and was wanting to put a cold air intake on it. I have found this one on ebay, however it is for a 2.4 cavalier same year and it is a wai but advertised as cai, I was wondering do you think it will work??I know I will have to seal the current iat hole on it and drill a new one but mounting is my main concern. Any one tried this? Do you think this one will work? I will be using a diff filter cause this one is crummy, but the pipe is the main reason im buying it and because it is cheap. Thanks
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Chevy...Q5fAccessories

worknprog.99 · 06-23-2009, 03:06 AM

if not you can make it work. its not hard a kit is not neccessary just easier
cause all you need is pipes, clamps connecters and a filter

KenshinZero · 06-23-2009, 04:17 AM

OptionRacing make a cold air intake for the 2.4L cavalier its about the same price, and its actually a CAI.

http://www.optionracing.com/features...jsp?itemID=209

acat550 · 06-23-2009, 07:28 AM

Yea I wanted to kinda stick with a WAI after some of the reviews i read on cai vs wai. So will any 2.4l cavalier intake work with an alero 2.4?

AbHeLlRaZoR · 06-23-2009, 03:52 PM

yup it sure will, check out cosmoracing.com they're a company out of Quebec alot of guys on this site with both the 2.4L & 2.2L have there intakes myself included.

whiterider00 · 06-23-2009, 05:47 PM

thats what i have and it fit perfectly, and the filter was even pretty good. i did switch to a k&n tho.

acat550 · 06-23-2009, 09:15 PM

Ok sweet, just bought it. I read cai vs wai and the debate is endless. However some guy made a wai that warmed his intake through his exhaust heat and recorded a higher mpg without no power loss. He said full open throttle= cai is the way to go however is throttle is readily applied=wai will give you car more power. I found that really interesting. Everyone has there own opinion though! thanks alot for the advice guys!

acat550 · 06-23-2009, 09:31 PM

One last bit of advice, can i splice and add wire to my iat sensor or will that trip off somehting and make it not work? Just in case i cant reach the spot for the new intake.??

DOHC_tuner · 06-24-2009, 12:40 AM

To make an actual "Cold air intake"....which removes all the plastic stuff....you get the WAI from a Twin Cam and the Cold air intake from a 3400 engine and put them together....AND you have a cold air intake system.

acat550 · 06-24-2009, 02:02 AM

Hmm that i might do later on, still need advice on the iat sensor splice? Is it do able, will it work even after i elongate it with about 4 inches of wire?