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This is a discussion on CAI or not within the Octavia I forums, part of the Skoda Model Discussion Area category; Finally just had the car remapped which I'm loving But when getting done the guy was "Get that **** pipe ...
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18-10-2007, 08:17
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| Briskodian  | CAI or not Finally just had the car remapped which I'm loving  But when getting done the guy was "Get that **** pipe took off" - my cold air induction kit. What he was saying was dump it and buy a green panel filter or something as I'll be loosing a few bhps due to it.. So my question is should I take note of him or just leave my CAI fitted ? Whats peoples thoughts ? ? ?
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18-10-2007, 08:25
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| Re: CAI or not Keep it on
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18-10-2007, 09:02
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| Re: CAI or not its worth the loss just for the noise 
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18-10-2007, 10:09
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| Briskodian | Re: CAI or not keep it on or you have wasted your money buying it. ive heard its a must if you want to have bigger gains later on |
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18-10-2007, 10:39
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| Re: CAI or not Where is the filter located? Mines totally standard on the intake and its staying that way 
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18-10-2007, 23:23
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| Re: CAI or not Quote:
Who told you that ?? 
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18-10-2007, 23:24
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19-10-2007, 01:55
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| Re: CAI or not I have one. I like the noise so it's staying!
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19-10-2007, 08:14
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| Briskodian | Re: CAI or not So bit of a mixed bag then. Think it might stay just for the noise (oh and the greater power gains later on in life haha)
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19-10-2007, 08:23
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| Re: CAI or not Many of the big tuners will tell you the same, but I keep mine just for the noise
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19-10-2007, 10:40
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| Briskodian | Re: CAI or not I had a CAI on my Octavia and imho, the only benefits to be had were the noise and when I got up around the 5000 rpm mark. Down at max torque, the car felt slower than standard setup. I took the advice of the guys here, smoothed the air box and put in a decent panel filter. Improvements can be felt throughout the rev range |
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20-10-2007, 00:42
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| Briskodian | Re: CAI or not i think i took it off a quote from jabba. i just love the noise. you could always ebay it if you dont want it n see if you can get what you paid for it |
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