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This is a discussion on Are Peformance chips woth it? within the 3.8L V6 Supercharged (L67)(L32) forums, part of the W Body Tech category; Originally Posted by sgdude which one, there are a few wizzaired CAIs? No. There's only one WizAired. There are other ...


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Old 09-20-2008, 09:03 PM   #31
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Default Re: Are Peformance chips woth it?

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which one, there are a few wizzaired CAIs?
No. There's only one WizAired. There are other similar intakes, but they're different brands.

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Old 09-20-2008, 09:05 PM   #32
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No. There's only one WizAired. There are other similar intakes, but they're different brands.

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I thought he was asking about the different models of Wizaired.
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I thought he was asking about the different models of Wizaired.
Perhaps. Depends on what car he has then, but probably the standard for Series II engines.
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Series 2 Wizaired is the Standard. I would buy either the AEM dri flow or Amsoil 4x9 filter. These both are no oil filters and certainly are my choice.

I agree with the no oil filters. The Amsoil looks very promising the end of the cone is open for more flow (unlike the K&N).

Although the wizaired shows the best drop in intake temperatures of comparable CAI's [minus cold air inductions model] i personally dislike the flimsy look/design, and i have heard the ducts break on occasion. Probably why they sell replacements for $50. To my knowledge no one has compared the Cold air inductions box to the Wizaired so we don't know which is better for sure. [I would love to see data on this if someone has it]. I personally would get the cold air inductions. The technology is the same [insulation wise] it looks and most defiantly is more sturdy and it comes with the pcm tray and cone for $260. So only $15 more then Wizaired + filter.
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if your on a budget, MAKE your own intake. its not hard. the main factors are to get the filter AWAY from the engine compartment and heat. run some tubing over to the fenderwall and make sure the filter is in the fenderwall. then put a heat barrier on the tubing to block the filter from the engine heat.

http://www.grandprixforums.net/f81/n...oday-5503.html (New Intake on my GTP. Installed today! PLZ Look!)

this is a good thread of how to. his first intake is on page one, his better revised intake is on page two. total cost is about 80 bucks to build your own.

if your on a budget i would HIGHLY recemend this.

also some rutene matience to make sure your car runs healthy. plugs, oil, maybe even supercharger oil. new oil in the tranny and a new filter in the tranny.

then i would go with a down pipe and powerlog. about 260-280 bucks with a cat. if you dont have emisions then you dont need a cat.

then after the intake (good intake at that-no hot air intake) downpipe, powerlog and a good tune-up you can think about droping pulley sizes.

but before you get a pulley your gonna need an aftermarket PCM or get a tuner and tune your car. considering you dont know much about tunning with go with an aftermarket PCM. overkills are problew by far the best ones you can get :: Overkill Motorsports ::

after all that and the tune (not to be confused with tune-up) you can drop pulley sizes. problew around a 3.4 or 3.5 BUT you wanna scan when you get the pullies to make sure you dont have to much KR. and aero force scan gauge is a GREAT investment.

just take your time and do it right. you dont have to buy everything at once but the pulley SHOULD be the last thing you put on.

and ive ran with a couple 350z's there about even with my car. the auto's cant get away from me and the manuals if they get the jump can pull out from me but dont really go anywhere. just have a real slow pull.

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Default Re: Are Peformance chips woth it?

well, my GTP got recked, (not my fault) soooo, no mods for a while. if they cant fix it they will give me kbb value ($6220) and i found a 02 GTP with 64k miles for $7K, so one thing at a time
itll probably be 2 weeks or so with no car :/
this is the last thing i needed.
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that sucks :/
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i just got my new laptop i wanna get a tuner for my GTP so i can delete the 124 mph limiter and find other codes that i can mod or delelte to make my car perform better and get better 1/4 time. any ideas what codes can be deleted and what can add more poweer some1 please help me out and explain this to me in a private messege or something and also were can i pick a good programmer / tuner up at for undered or around 200 bucks or maybe more if its a good 1 =] thanks. -Joe-
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Default Re: Are Peformance chips woth it?

If you are looking to be on a serious budget do the intake your self. You can paint the tubing insulate the tubing a lot of things to make the home made intake look good as well as function well. There are a few write ups in the write up section I am gonig to be makeing one soon myself.
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