Disappointed with Cosmo CAI

[06salsa]

Im going to _itch for a minute. OK. What I received was what appears to be a 03,04 intake that is moded to fit a 05,06. The tube puts way too much pressure on the back of the light assembly. Instead of a welded input for the hose from under the black cover it is a rubber grommet in the pipe with a aluminum tube thru it, the tube is the wrong diameter. And to end all the tube with the grommet is in the wrong place, it is rotated too far down on the tube, should be up. Oh and they forgot the 15mm black hose to extend that. How do I know it is a refit. They have a welded on tip, that is for the 03,04 that is capped off. Yes I am pissed. Probably to keep up with the demand for the 05,06 CAI they decided to start refitting 03,04s. Oh and the bends could be better. Besides all that it fit great! HA!

[Raven]

They are all made like that. Maybe that's why they had a CAI for the '05-'06 two years before anybody else. Mine came with the extra hose. The supplied hose fits perfectly inside the stock hose, it's made that way on purpose. Mine fit perfectly and was a simple 25 minute install. Great price too.

[P-Fernandez]

i just got mine 2 days ago, and i got extra hose (~3 feet).. the rubber grounmet w/ auminum tube... i agree why not weld it. But oh well for 1/2 the price of injen or K&n ( which dont even sell them yet) i'll go with Cosmo

[Mrizzle05]

I feel ya! mine didnt come with the hose... and the rubber thingy kept popping to the intake. and the filter rubber kept poppin into the filter. i had to cut about 3" off my intake to make it fit.Overall i love it... but they have not to great install inst. and the product could be built better.So im just waiting for injen or aem to get off their lazy *** and make ours.

[northvibe]

yea not to spoil or rain on the parade, but you do get what you pay for. CAI is awesome though!! Injen is supposed to be almost finished R&D with their 05+ cai

[Mrizzle05]

^^ True my friend... but i got what i paid for cuz it was all i could get. So when they finally finish injens... ill gladly convience the fiance to get that one!

[Mavrik]

my friend's Matrix cosmo intake was a snap to install.. his came with everything but a clamp I felt should be there for the hose attached at the intake.I still like my Injen better...

[AKLGT]

again, you get what you pay for.. not always, but usually in a/m vehicle parts i have found this to be quite true.

[Mook]

Hey guys, i got my cosmo cai almost two weeks ago for my 05 gt, and my car has been in pieces since just about that time as well (great persistence i know lol) i could not fit the primary pipe without the end of it being in the way of the headlight. how did you get yours to fit? did you use the vibramount?thanks alot

[Mrizzle05]

Mine was a PITA too... it took a while to fight in there. i also had to cut about 2-3" off the bottom to fit the filter. I got the vibramount on, but it was a tight fit, and its a tad bit crooked. Mine also didnt come with the hose for the DBW version.But after all said and done im happy with it.

[Mook]

ive heard of people cutting them, i think thats what ill do. did you cut it on an angle? cause that seems like the only way i could see that working....this better be worth it lol

[Mrizzle05]

if its done right... it will be worth it.I just cut mine flat. its a royal PITA to get the filter on... but other dont have a hard time.