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Hello, new to the forums here, Just bought an 09 vibe GT with the 2.4 engine. Can anyone recommend an ebay type short ram intake that would work for me. I'v used these styles of intakes for 7 years on multiple cars with no issues. I will not spend $250 on a name brand intake when all it is, is a piece of plastic tubing and a $10 filter (these things must have such a huge markup)I am only interested in the sound of the shortram style with a cone filter. All the searching I have done only results in older year vibes with the 1.8 engine. Thanks for the help guys!

http://www.sfxperformance.com/parts/Spectre.aspHere's the cheap way!

Quote, originally posted by Dushibagels »I will not spend $250 on a name brand intake when all it is, is a piece of plastic tubing and a $10 filter (these things must have such a huge markup)I am only interested in the sound of the shortram style with a cone filter.I would highly recommend at the very least spending the money on a good filter i.e. K&N or AEM.Unfortunately, all the '09-'10 2.4L owners here that have intakes have the K&N Typhoon so we can't really be of much help, but as star_deceiver pointed out, if you want cheap go to your local Auto Zone and start playing around with different parts. The K&N Typhoon isn't very long so it shouldn't take too many parts. You will probably want to put a heat shield around the filter too. Be sure to let us know how it goes. Also, I see you're from Janesville. You should check out the WI GM-Tuners site .

Thanks but I was looking more for a kit like on ebay with the tube and filter, looks like I Need one with built in mass air flow sensor opening

Quote, originally posted by Dushibagels »Thanks but I was looking more for a kit like on ebay with the tube and filter, looks like I Need one with built in mass air flow sensor openingThere aren't any cheap eBay intakes for the '09-'10 2.4L Vibe/Matrix. Typing in '2009 Toyota Matrix intake' only yields a bunch of K&N Typhoon intakes.

There are a few cheaper ones for the Scion TC/XB but would probably require some modification

Thanks for the idea's so far. Has anyone just pulled out the silencer and maybe drilled some holes in part of the air box? I did that on my Ranger and it made it growl pretty nice

I know where your coming from, i've built all of my own intakes on previous vehicles. With this one though, i bought the K&N. The way the MAF is intigrated into the tubing makes it a much more difficult task to create your own.Good Luck

Quote, originally posted by dayday »I know where your coming from, i've built all of my own intakes on previous vehicles. With this one though, i bought the K&N. The way the MAF is intigrated into the tubing makes it a much more difficult task to create your own.I totally agree.There's one on eBay right now for $232.80 with free shipping. That's significantly cheaper than what I paid for mine in July of 2009.

Quote, originally posted by Dushibagels »Thanks for the idea's so far. Has anyone just pulled out the silencer and maybe drilled some holes in part of the air box? I did that on my Ranger and it made it growl pretty nicefrom your original post, you're just looking for more 'growl?' and not concerned about power readings from the '(removed) dyno...' there was a thread here about some VW guys 'swiss cheese-ing' their stock intakes... drill into the bottom of the boxgood luck and welcome to the family!

Thanks again everyone. Most forums I think I would have gotten flamed by some 16yr old thinking they know cars since I don't want to spend $250 for an intake. But u guys rockI ended up just pulling out the silencer, it gave it more noise under acceleration which is what I wanted. I might replace what I think is the original toyota air filter with maybe a K&N.Cheers.

Quote, originally posted by Dushibagels »Thanks again everyone. Most forums I think I would have gotten flamed by some 16yr old thinking they know cars since I don't want to spend $250 for an intake. But u guys rockI ended up just pulling out the silencer, it gave it more noise under acceleration which is what I wanted. I might replace what I think is the original toyota air filter with maybe a K&N.Not too much flaming going on around here. We're more about helping people than being mean to them .In addition to K&N, you may also want to check out aFe for really nice drop in filters. They have one that's comparable to K&N's (Pro 5 R) and they also have a dry one that doesn't require any re-oiling (Pro Dry S). I had the Pro Dry S in my mom's '09 GT for a while and it was a great filter. I didn't really notice any horsepower or gas mileage gains, but definitely a great quality product.You may also want to check out vibedrivermatt's garage. He was working on some "custom" mods to the factory intake setup on his '09 2.4L Base. He may be able to give you even more ideas for getting more sound and possibly a little more horsepower out of your factory setup for next to nothing .

Quote, originally posted by Dushibagels »I ended up just pulling out the silencer, it gave it more noise under acceleration which is what I wanted.Where is this silencer that you speak of?

Quote, originally posted by Kincaid »Where is this silencer that you speak of?here's a pic from when I removed mine. It goes on the intake snorkle after the air box and ahead of the hose to runs to the vavle cover. The white thing is a plumbing cap that I used to cap mine. Whatever you use, it has to have an airtight seal. The thing to the right is the silencer tank and theres my lens cap to the camera. That's not a car part. whoops I did this and have a K&N drop it filter. My car seems to run awesome! I've also been filling it with Hess gas, which I think is helping it run good too. When I first got the K&N filter from the auto parts store (my first time using one), it was apparent that it's very high quality and I was happy to have gotten it.