panel or cai?

**Mollow** · 09-06-2010 07:27 PM

got a problem on wat 2 do 2 my jazz, i was keen on putting in a simota cai but then i talked 2 my mate about chucking it in and he sed it cud b bad 4 ur car if u dont do it properly, i cant really remember wat he sed but it was somewhere along the lines about pistons, igniting, sumthing sumthing sumthing............he told me just 2 get a k&n panel filter(can u get them 4 jazz?) or the one from 999..................so wat shud i do? wat are the pro's & con's?

**M@lew** · 10-06-2010 01:19 PM

Pistons igniting? Can't say I've heard of that before. The downside most people say to CAI's is hydrolocking which is pretty rare anyway.

**OZHBlue** · 19-07-2010 07:54 AM

The only logical argument I've heard about panel over CAI is that CAI might hydrolock if it gets wet, but you can get a breather filter to prevent this. Another argument is that replacing your air box with a CAI you adjust your power band and overall performance of your engine as the air box has been specifically designed for your engine, which has been tuned in turn to match the air box. Replacing your stock air filter with an aftermarket high-flow filter is a quick and easy mod which will increase your engines performance while retaining a stock look to your car.

**tomS2KAP1** · 04-08-2010 12:10 PM

Pro CAI - Induction noise. Mean sounding machine.
Con CAI - Maybe EPA issue, noise and emission.

But I'll go with CAI anyway.

By the way, where did you get your Simota CAI. Last time I checked with the guy at simota.com.au, they only have standard intake for GE and GD Jazz instock.