exhaust vs cai

[bigwonder]

I have a magnaflow exhaust, but I haven't installed it yet. My question is it worth buying a new air intake system? I am looking to increase performance, I'm not concerned about sound. I read articles on genvibe about a vibe GT that was dyno with injen CAI first then with magnaflow exhaust. There was a good gain with the CAI but minimal with the exhaust, do you think the same would be true in reverse? Would it be worth my money to buy a new air intake system, buy a different filter, or do nothing at all? Please let me know what you think. Thanks!

[knoxville2013]

well its always good to help your engine breathe better (aftermarket intake) and it most defiantely wont decrease performace by adding it on with the exhaust...it can only help performance.

[Raven]

A CAI is definitely worthwhile. You should get about 8HP gain. Also with a CAI and Magnaflow it will sound great.

[Psychobroker]

Quote, originally posted by bigwonder »I have a magnaflow exhaust, but I haven't installed it yet. My question is it worth buying a new air intake system? I am looking to increase performance, I'm not concerned about sound. I read articles on genvibe about a vibe GT that was dyno with injen CAI first then with magnaflow exhaust. There was a good gain with the CAI but minimal with the exhaust, do you think the same would be true in reverse? Would it be worth my money to buy a new air intake system, buy a different filter, or do nothing at all? Please let me know what you think. Thanks!I don't know where you found that dyno, but Magnaflow's own dyno chart on a Matrix XRS shows a max HP gain of around 7 HP.

[bigwonder]

Thanks for the imput, I've made my decision and I'm going to go with the magnaflow and the injen cai.

[nismo]

Nice choice. That's the same setup I have right now as well. It's sounds and performs great.Inder