Cold Air Intake...Help please - United Bimmer Community

**EnvyM3** · 01-27-2006, 03:07 PM

I'm looking for a quality cold air intake and I'm not sure what to get. Sure I could spend $400 on either a Dinan/GruppeM/Jim Conforti but is it really worth it?

All I need is something to increase the flow to the engine so I was looking around and found some cheap ones on ebay that will fit my car.

Would something like this work?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/99-04...QQcmdZViewItem

Any feedback on why it is worth spending the extra $ for a "Name Brand" CAI would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Storamin · 01-28-2006, 10:25 AM

I'm a fan of the ECIS induction kit.

http://www.ecisbmw.com/DMCart/produc...cat=252&page=2

**xsperf** · 01-28-2006, 10:43 AM

uh, no that wont work

EDIT: sorry, let me explain myself further, that looks like short ram intake, which means its going to be sucking in hot air which will give you less HP, all its going to do is sound good. my brother bought a cold air intake for my friend's honda for 169, yea for a honda, so for a BMW, expect to pay a little more

**Longhairedhippy** · 01-28-2006, 03:04 PM

I have the Conforti, and the quality alone makes the kit worth it. you're much better going off with a name-brand intake, especially for a BMW.

**greasedlightnin** · 12-11-2006, 08:33 PM

did the conforti give u a good amount of power increase

**Rooz** · 12-11-2006, 09:27 PM

gruppe M

**RSF5** · 12-11-2006, 09:57 PM

http://www.turnermotorsport.com/html...CINTAKEE46330i

how are they calling this CAI, because its sitting in a relatively hot part of the engine. (1000 POSTS!!!!)

**EnvyM3** · 12-13-2006, 02:10 PM

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Originally Posted by RSF5

http://www.turnermotorsport.com/html...CINTAKEE46330i

how are they calling this CAI, because its sitting in a relatively hot part of the engine. (1000 POSTS!!!!)

Did you notice the massive heat shield around it?

Damn this thread is old. If anyone still cares....bite the bullet and go for the GruppeM CAI.

**komodo** · 12-13-2006, 02:40 PM

I love the sound of Dinan's CAI personally.

**beem** · 12-13-2006, 03:11 PM

i love the dinan as well

nick_318is · 12-13-2006, 05:46 PM

Harry Is Alive?

**c1apton** · 12-13-2006, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Rooz

gruppe M

yea right, $2k for a CAI - get serious - most folks here cry when they get a fine for $300 or have to fork out $ for tires. I know custom machine shops that could make CAIs custom built for your car/driving styles for half that "jing".

**mullethunter3** · 12-13-2006, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by nick_318is

Harry Is Alive?

Nope, that's Harry's twin.

**94bmw325i** · 12-13-2006, 10:50 PM

I have a cosmos that sounds awesome