anybody have the C&L racer air intake?
 

The all plastic one.I know its a race system,but would it work well on a basically stock GT with just a axleback?Give me an opinion on how you like yours.

I have it and love it. I bought the black plastic version simply for looks. I thought the black inlet pipe would look better under the hood and it does, to me. I also installed a pair of Flowmasters, they too are terrific. There isn't enough cash on hand to do all that I want right now. Even so, I'm quite happy with those two items.

Cheers,
Jon

I have it as well. The 95mm tube is massive compared to the K&N I had before. I like the fact it can be used for supercharged systems as well because I might be looking at a blower down the road.

any negative effects on these basically modified cars?

well where did you get the racer intake, and what programming are you using. How much did you pay? Thanks for any info.

I basically want it for heat issues.its very hot here in FL. in the summer and I don't want a metal intake.Anyone using a bamachips tune?

A quick question for those that have the intake, how thick is the plastic tubing? I really like the aspect of the plastic staying cooler. I'm just wondering how this intake will hold up five years down the road. Is warping or cracking a concern? I only want to buy a CAI once.

I have had mine for about two weeks now. I paid $565 from partshopper.com I bought the intake and tuner combo. (Check my website for video and pictues.)

I absolutely love it. It sounds amazing (under hard acceleration the car is almost twice as loud inside), the engine has much better throttle response and less throttle hang, and the car pulls hard up to 4000 rpm, then pulls even harder up to redline. Spinning the tires anytime in first gear is no problem, and I've spun them in second when I've never been able too before. Like the car wasn't fast enough before!

I bought the "race" version because I hated the look of the aluminum one, and I didn't like the idea of spending more money for what seems to me to be a big, heavy heat sink.

Oh gawd.... I hope we don't get into that ridiculous "metal vs plastic" debate again. We already put that one to bed months ago. There is no tangible difference in the two with respect to intake air temps. :shame:

I just got one last weekend from JDM and I can't believe the difference. The only other performance mod I have is a Flowmaster exhaust. Right now I'm using their Street+R tune it pulls hard to redline the whole way.

I purchased this one over the orginal C&L since this intake works with the Saleen SC.

You sure got that right, brother hahaha.. No only, did we put it to bed on here..but also on a different forum, concerning a certain person using these forums, to market their products..:hmm:

looking for some info on the care and cleaning of the air filter for the Steeda CAI. I searched the forum for a thread on that subject but came up empty - may be there but I couldn't find it. Thanks.

I think most air filters like this use the oil , so they sell a cleaning kit or called a recharge kit for them. I know K&N etc sell them. Call and I'm sure they can help you out. good luck

Im sure you have your beliefs,but I have mine also.Please don't start a debate in this forum,it is simply to talk about the C&L racer intake.I posted MY reason why I'm interested in it.peace out.

Read post #6 and see who started it... :nonono:

And it's not about beliefs... it is about basic physics and heat transfer properties. It's very basic science to someone with a degree in chemical engineering.

peace out.

I missed that thread. That was probably back when I wasn't on here very much. I did a search, but can't find the topic. Do you have a link, I'm interested in what it was all about. I havn't logged my intake temps yet, I should have today . . . 92 degrees. :flamethrower:

Forums are for debates, and I love finding out what works and what doesn't before I buy something. Seems the C&L Race is a good product, and I figure if nothing else it's less weight than the regular metal C&L.

For the money, I think the JLT is the best Bang for the Buck.

SO....I'm still wondering how this intake will hold up in the long run compaired to C&L's metal intake. Heat sink or no heat sink, I DON'T CARE. The racer intake is still way cheaper than the metal piece also offered by C&L! Any help or comments on this?

I have had mine for about 6 months and the thing has had zero problems and I love it. Prob one of my favorite mods to date.

It all started back when you couldn't find a post without JLT telling you how superior they were to C&L, which was kind of funny because right after that was when people started crying about their JLT intake tubes warping from heat and popping off. It has been discussed to death on several boards including this one.

The C&L racer is well constructed and is not a thin piece of cheap plastic. Personally, I wouldn't use it on a nitrous application but otherwise it is a great product. I'm 100% satisfied with mine. It has withstood several days of daily driving with temps approaching 100 here in Memphis with no distortion.

Slofoot and drizztbob thanks for the feedback. I was thinking the racer setup would be a quality product given C&l's previous offerings. I was just a little leery of a plastic CAI given the issues some JLT users supposedly had. I'm definitely going to add the racer intake to the mod list. Thanks again guys.