I've been wanting a PDM Racing cold air intake for a while now, and at $50 each, I think it's the best CAI deal going. Plus, I think that its design (supposedly identical to the original GanzFlow) sits up higher in the car, taking air from the upper fender, rather than the Cobb unit, which I think goes lower. Also, the PDM retains the OEM airbox. These two things, I think (??) will help with preventing the water-suck issue.
Which worries me. A lot. I drive a TON of miles on my car, sometimes. It's the only car I have.
If I go and get one of these things (I have no other engine/exhaust upgrades--the car's stock, excepting an FHI V5 suspension and a couple other goodies underneath), I know that some folks get CEL issues. I really need to know *ALL* I have to look out for, and do, after purchasing a CAI.
Some say that you really should have an AFC installed, if you want to mess with the airflow. Which... sounds good to me (the type of person who likes reliable upgrades), but at the same time, those are like $300, totally defeating the purpose of a cheap CAI upgrade.
Sooo... Please, offer as much advice as you can, fellas. No too-technical terminology, if I can request that. I've been around for a couple years, but I'm not quite there yet. Heh...
Oh, here's the PDM, in case ya haven't seen it.
That's off PDM's website. The pic drives me berserk, though... That strut tower brace is mounted backwards.
(I happen to own the same Whiteline brace, but regardless, it's backwards.)
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Thanks!!!
Which worries me. A lot. I drive a TON of miles on my car, sometimes. It's the only car I have.
If I go and get one of these things (I have no other engine/exhaust upgrades--the car's stock, excepting an FHI V5 suspension and a couple other goodies underneath), I know that some folks get CEL issues. I really need to know *ALL* I have to look out for, and do, after purchasing a CAI.
Some say that you really should have an AFC installed, if you want to mess with the airflow. Which... sounds good to me (the type of person who likes reliable upgrades), but at the same time, those are like $300, totally defeating the purpose of a cheap CAI upgrade.
Sooo... Please, offer as much advice as you can, fellas. No too-technical terminology, if I can request that. I've been around for a couple years, but I'm not quite there yet. Heh...
Oh, here's the PDM, in case ya haven't seen it.

That's off PDM's website. The pic drives me berserk, though... That strut tower brace is mounted backwards.
(I happen to own the same Whiteline brace, but regardless, it's backwards.)
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Thanks!!!