CAI for 3800 Series II W-body

**Swahili** · 06-27-2007, 11:19 PM

Has anyone bought/installed one on their W-body? I'm thinking about putting one on the Monte Carlo (2000 SS w/3800 Series II N/A). Any opinions on these and if it's worth spending the money at all?

Cphelps · 06-27-2007, 11:41 PM

I made one and it seems to make my 3800 more responsive and a bit more powerful. It also made it a lot louder. Most of the kits look good, but I'd suggest one that has a smooth tube rather than the ones that simply connect a filter to the throttle body using crinkled flex tubing.

LAMRONH · 06-28-2007, 01:41 AM

http://www.naioa.com/v2/

They sell them there. Were about 100 bucks.
Or you can make one out of plastic or metal tubing. One guy made one, a custom plastic job that says "Toro" on it. haha
It will definitely give the car a more throaty sound, and with a U-bend delete should be good for up to maybe 10 HP. The cone filter has at least 25% more surface area vs. the rectangular stock or K&N replacement.
I might be interested in selling mine.

06-27-2007, 11:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Swahili GMI Staff Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Drives: 2000 Chev Monte Carlo SS Posts: 5,170	CAI for 3800 Series II W-body Has anyone bought/installed one on their W-body? I'm thinking about putting one on the Monte Carlo (2000 SS w/3800 Series II N/A). Any opinions on these and if it's worth spending the money at all? __________________ 2000 Chevy Monte Carlo SS. Black, 3800 Series II V6, 4 speed automatic - 138,900km. The Official GMI 2007-2008 NHL Season

06-27-2007, 11:41 PM	#2 (permalink)
Cphelps 3.8 Liter Supercharged V6 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Orlando and Melbourne, FL Drives: 1996 Buick Regal Custom 3800 Posts: 660	Re: CAI for 3800 Series II W-body I made one and it seems to make my 3800 more responsive and a bit more powerful. It also made it a lot louder. Most of the kits look good, but I'd suggest one that has a smooth tube rather than the ones that simply connect a filter to the throttle body using crinkled flex tubing. __________________

06-28-2007, 01:41 AM	#3 (permalink)
LAMRONH 7.0 Liter LS7 V8 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Caveville, Neanderthallande Drives: 2007 black KIA Spectra EX. Have club, will travel. Posts: 8,947	Re: CAI for 3800 Series II W-body http://www.naioa.com/v2/ They sell them there. Were about 100 bucks. Or you can make one out of plastic or metal tubing. One guy made one, a custom plastic job that says "Toro" on it. haha It will definitely give the car a more throaty sound, and with a U-bend delete should be good for up to maybe 10 HP. The cone filter has at least 25% more surface area vs. the rectangular stock or K&N replacement. I might be interested in selling mine. __________________ The national budget must be balanced. The public debt must be reduced; the arrogance of the authorities must be moderated and controlled. Payments to foreign governments must be reduced, if the nation doesn't want to go bankrupt. People must again learn to work, instead of living on public assistance. Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC), 55 BC

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