Waste of money?
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Would it be a waste of money to buy a CAI and pulleys if I'm eventually going to buy a supercharger? Are these parts already included in a SC kit? I don't know much about super or turbo chargers so any advice would help.
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Matt
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Matt
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If you're serious about buying one, then yes, but only on the CAI. With the pulleys though, you'd need to find a serpentine belt of the correct length. The belts that come in the kits are configured for use with the stock pulley.
You could always buy the CAI and pulleys then sell them once you get your charger. People on the boards are always willing to buy that kind of stuff.
You could always buy the CAI and pulleys then sell them once you get your charger. People on the boards are always willing to buy that kind of stuff.
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And the debate on how worthless pullies are. I would say save your money for the FI. Get a catback exhaust (for better sound) and/or hi-flow cat as you can use it with either turbo ora supercharger.
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Thanks for the input guys. I think I might just save my money for something else if the power numbers arent that much better. I have SR Motorsports cat and greddy SP2 exhaust. I thought FI makes it sound louder?
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With a turbo you're adding what amounts to fan blades at the exit point of the exhaust from the engine. That makes it quite a bit quieter.
I've posted these before, but so you can see what I mean -
here's my car NA with borla and catless midpipe:
http://proxy.searchirc.com/revi/midpipe.wmv
Same exhaust setup, but with a turbo:
http://proxy.searchirc.com/turbo/tur...tside_high.wmv
I've posted these before, but so you can see what I mean -
here's my car NA with borla and catless midpipe:
http://proxy.searchirc.com/revi/midpipe.wmv
Same exhaust setup, but with a turbo:
http://proxy.searchirc.com/turbo/tur...tside_high.wmv
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If you've got some money burning a hole in your pocket and you really want to hold out for a SC, then you might consider spending it on supporting mods for the SC. Things like radiator upgrade, clutch upgrade, gauges, WB...
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