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rontammy0 · 04-23-2015, 03:24 PM

Check out the z/28 cai as well. You can check out the Just installed the z/28 intake thread just down from this thread.

GONIF · 04-23-2015, 04:14 PM

With the exception of the fasteners/ screws that secure the lid to the CAI it is IMHO outstanding in every way . If CAI just changes the system /screws they use to secure the lid it would then be PERFECT

BSR-1 · 04-23-2015, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by GONIF

With the exception of the fasteners/ screws that secure the lid to the CAI it is IMHO outstanding in every way . If CAI just changes the system /screws they use to secure the lid it would then be PERFECT

OK, I'll bite. What's wrong with the screws?

rontammy0 · 04-23-2015, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by BSR-1

OK, I'll bite. What's wrong with the screws?

I watched a show where they installed a CAI on a v6..the screws were a 1/4 turn tight and 1/4 turn to loosen....the guys doing the install really liked that feature. Maybe it was a 1/2 turn. And they didn't fall out.

BSR-1 · 04-23-2015, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by rontammy0

I watched a show where they installed a CAI on a v6..the screws were a 1/4 turn tight and 1/4 turn to loosen....the guys doing the install really liked that feature. Maybe it was a 1/2 turn. And they didn't fall out.

Ya, They're Dzus fasteners. They hold motorcycle fairings on. They seem to work OK to me.

rvadim76 · 04-23-2015, 05:12 PM

Ok so now i have a whole picture. I will not buy K&N for sure but I am stuck to pick one of those already mentioned.
personally I would buy stock Z28 cai if I found one for cheap.
If not, then I will go for CAI as it shows the best power gain values.

Thank you All for your help!

rontammy0 · 04-23-2015, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by rvadim76

Ok so now i have a whole picture. I will not buy K&N for sure but I am stuck to pick one of those already mentioned.
personally I would buy stock Z28 cai if I found one for cheap.
If not, then I will go for CAI as it shows the best power gain values.

Thank you All for your help!

Pm creeper RS he has z/28 cai and could answer some of your questions.

GONIF · 04-24-2015, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by BSR-1

OK, I'll bite. What's wrong with the screws?

They are a very small size either hex or torque head ( I forget witch ) and it is a PITA to line up the lid to get the screws to grab and secure the lid. Other than that the CAI is a fantastic unit. It is a minor annoyance since you don't have to clean the filter very often.

cmracing · 04-24-2015, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by GONIF

They are a very small size either hex or torque head ( I forget witch ) and it is a PITA to line up the lid to get the screws to grab and secure the lid. Other than that the CAI is a fantastic unit. It is a minor annoyance since you don't have to clean the filter very often.

Correct! They are a pain in the ass. I wrecked two of them because I could not feel them ever catch. I am used to 1/4 turn fasteners since I use them on race cars all the time. These are just a smaller version.

I could not tell anyone if the power changed, but I LOVE the sound! I did the scoop also and bottle relocation. Took a few hours, wasn't bad.

rberns · 04-24-2015, 03:28 PM

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Originally Posted by GONIF

They are a very small size either hex or torque head ( I forget witch ) and it is a PITA to line up the lid to get the screws to grab and secure the lid. Other than that the CAI is a fantastic unit. It is a minor annoyance since you don't have to clean the filter very often.

Mine uses a flat blade screw driver and I have no issues lining the lid up to the holes

GONIF · 04-24-2015, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by rberns

Mine uses a flat blade screw driver and I have no issues lining the lid up to the holes

Mine was bought new 1 year ago from Apex and has the small funky hex head screws.

Taco Time · 04-27-2015, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by rberns

Mine uses a flat blade screw driver and I have no issues lining the lid up to the holes

Quote:

Originally Posted by GONIF

Mine was bought new 1 year ago from Apex and has the small funky hex head screws.

Mine has flat head screws. three out of four times it's a PITA! The fourth time, they go in perfectly. If I'd quit finding reasons to take the dang thing off then it'd be a non issue.

Great intake!

BSR-1 · 04-27-2015, 07:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Taco Time

Mine has flat head screws. three out of four times it's a PITA! The fourth time, they go in perfectly. If I'd quit finding reasons to take the dang thing off then it'd be a non issue.

Great intake!

Not sure if they're exactly the same size but you could try these. Next time I have my car and bike in the same location I'll try to see if they are the same size.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-Genuine-MV...5a76f5&vxp=mtr

cmracing · 04-27-2015, 08:02 AM

I wish they would have used the "normal" 1/4" Dzus fasteners like my SLP stuff has in my 3rd Gen F-Body intake and my 2001 Silverado intake, that stuff is a piece of cake. Good think I don't need to take the cover off for quite sometime, gets very few miles put on it.

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rontammy0 Account Suspended Drives: 2011 2SS/ RS INFERNO ORANGE L99 Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Alliston Ontario Canada Posts: 9,057 View My Garage	Check out the z/28 cai as well. You can check out the Just installed the z/28 intake thread just down from this thread.

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rvadim76 Drives: SOLD: 2012 Chevy Camaro 2SS Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Texas Posts: 560 View My Garage	Ok so now i have a whole picture. I will not buy K&N for sure but I am stuck to pick one of those already mentioned. personally I would buy stock Z28 cai if I found one for cheap. If not, then I will go for CAI as it shows the best power gain values. Thank you All for your help!

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cmracing Drives: 2014 RS/SS Join Date: Nov 2014 Location: NJ Posts: 191	I wish they would have used the "normal" 1/4" Dzus fasteners like my SLP stuff has in my 3rd Gen F-Body intake and my 2001 Silverado intake, that stuff is a piece of cake. Good think I don't need to take the cover off for quite sometime, gets very few miles put on it.