Anyone bought this TBI cold air kit?

[todd1969]

I found this on Amazon.com and the price is sure great, so that tells me it's probably too good to be true. Anyone have one of these or know about them?

http://www.amazon.com/88-95-Chevy-Si...y+TBI+cold+air

[93GMC/Z-71]

It is actually a ram air intake not at cold air intake. I would recommend a volant cold air intake but it cost alot more. I think you should stick with the stock intake style since it pulls the air from the fender

[goodgollum]

I found this on Amazon.com and the price is sure great, so that tells me it's probably too good to be true. Anyone have one of these or know about them?

http://www.amazon.com/88-95-Chevy-Si...y+TBI+cold+air

t looks very similar to an aftermarket part/kit (Airaid #200-104) that I paid to have installed along with 1.6:1 roller rocker arms on a stock 1995 K1500 Suburban (350 ci).
I was unable to make a good seal for the part that screws onto the throttle body. That part was plastic.
If that part in the kit that you are considering is metal, it might be worth a try at the price.

I have doubts about that setup, though.
It seems to me that without an airtight connection to the right-front fender, there is probably no benefit to having the end of the air induction near the hole in the right front fender, even though the air filter element looks impressive.
Mechanics say that an internal combustion engine is basically an air pump. So at high loads, the air is probably going to come from under the hood, not from the OE right-front fender hole.

If someone had made a kit that deleted the sound-deadening box, had a metal part (that fit directly onto the throttle body} that was large enough to accomodate a K&N filter, and connected to the right-front fender with airtight connections that allowed good seals, that would have been ideal.

Unfortunately, I don't think anyone has ever done that, and it's probably past time for anyone to do that with a hope of making a profit.

So I just screw on a K&N air filter directly to the throttle body.

[kingcat400]

crap

just take the air flapper out of your stock housing, replace the box with the correct sized pvc and throw in a k&n filter. that is way better than any intake for the obs trucks and it is true cold air as it gets its air from the headlight.

[todd1969]

Thanks...guess I'll skip it based on comments.

[goodgollum]

Thanks...guess I'll skip it based on comments.

Todd,

Replacements for the K&N air filter I use now (E-3750) cost forty or fifty bucks. They can be cleaned, but sometimes I am too lazy, so I buy a replacement instead.
Check out the price for the Airaid #200-104 part/kit I mentioned above.
Since the kit you referenced sells for forty bucks (if I remember correctly), it might be fun to try it. I recommend keeping all your air induction parts to make it easy to change things in the future.

My first E-3750 came with a kit (dunno the part number) that included two metal pieces:
One was a shiny chrome piece to go on top of the air filter, and the other was another metal piece to go on the bottom of the air filter.
So it's the same setup you would see on a classic hotrod:
A big, visible air filter right on top of the engine.
It draws air from under the hood.

Since the kit you referenced above apparently costs less than the simpler setup that I currently use, it might be fun to try that kit relatively inexpensively. Keep your parts, though, to make it easier and cheaper to try different air induction setups in the future. I suggest you don't hope for a power gain.

IMHO, power gains come from the heads, with induction improvements becoming more important as your heads increase power. Instead, you could enjoy the increased sound from your modified induction system.

[true95w/t]

I have a k&n filter that fits stock aircleaner. Like said above the best thing to do is remove the flap, put in a PVC pipe that connects fender outlet to intake and then put in a k&n. The k&ns are anywhere from 45-55.
Mine filter is used for about 4 months and only about 500 miles. Make an offer and it's yours.

[todd1969]

I never did anything on this. Still using an open 14" element drawing in the hot air. Guess I'll settle for what I have for now.

[winfred]

add a 2nd snorkel and bigblock/carb lid to a stock housing with capped heat risers, 5" tall element and extra port for outside the compartment air should let it have all the air it could ever need, cheap with junkyard bits

[stephenjohler]

I was just about to ask the same question man. I just want the actual part that goes over the tbi. I would get a k&n filter anyways. I just dont know where i can get the cheapest hat. Plus i didnt know if it would fit the 4.3.