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hey i was wondering if the aem or injen cold air intake have a way bigger power gain then a TRD drop in filter for a 2000 Celica gts.. does any one know the specs for the cold air intakes and the trd drop in filter??

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Yeah, a cold air intake will actually gain power. The TRD filter might gain 0.4 horsepower.


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Originally Posted by SLVCELI
Yeah, a cold air intake will actually gain power. The TRD filter might gain 0.4 horsepower.

i heard it would gain almost 2 hp.

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Originally Posted by Virgilson
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Yeah, a cold air intake will actually gain power. The TRD filter might gain 0.4 horsepower.

i heard it would gain almost 2 hp.

crazy Maybe if your filter was dirty as hell.


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I mean maybe your right but I just dont see it gaining that much horsepower. Dynos vary a lot and I cant see it reading that accurately.


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CAI is the way to go. HP gains and the intake roar! The GTS in lift with a CAI sounds pretty damn good. If you live in a really wet place with lots of puddles and standing water, you might consider a short ram intake to eliminate hydrolock. SRI sounds good and more HP than a drop in filter, but not as much as a CAI.

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Get TRD drop in filter and remove butterfly valve and you gain 2.4hp thumbsup

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i read from import tuner a while back, a drop-in filter from K&N = -1whp... rofl

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Originally Posted by simonw
Get TRD drop in filter and remove butterfly valve and you gain 2.4hp thumbsup

dude wtf ??

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Don't bother getting the TRD drop in filter, NO GAINS what so ever!!! I sold it after a week I bought it. A month later I bought my Injen CAI and all I could say is..WOW!!! Way better performance and sound!!! worth every penny! thumbsup

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Originally Posted by RookieGTS
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Get TRD drop in filter and remove butterfly valve and you gain 2.4hp thumbsup

dude wtf ??
hahahah... rofl

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i have a trd drop in and am prettty happy with it.. it dont make it feel a shitload more powerful, but it seemed a tit pepperier. also made my engine sound a bit loader and meaner... nothing like a cai, but if you dont want a cai, then its pretty cool.

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^^^ yup i had a trd drop in filter ...still have it but now i have a CAI... still better but drop in filter seem to have a better sound than stock thats it.


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So you can use the drop in filter and the CAi together right???

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Originally Posted by CrAzEErAcErChIcK
So you can use the drop in filter and the CAi together right???

nooo...you take out your stock airbox for the intake.


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or you can keep the stock plastic air box and do the drop-in filter...

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AEN CAI:
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TRD air filter:
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lollol you can only choose one - drop-in air filter or cold-air/short-ram intake. only one. thumbsup

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No way the drop in filter give you almost 22 whp wtf


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Originally Posted by JSPITZ
No way the drop in filter give you almost 22 whp wtf

I assume that the 22 is a typo and you meant 2. It would only gain that much horsepower if the old filter was really dirty.


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LOL okie dokie... I guess its CAI then...

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Originally Posted by Zero
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lollol you can only choose one - drop-in air filter or cold-air/short-ram intake. only one. thumbsup

yummmmmyyy..uh he can always buy both..if he decided he don't want to put the cai in for awhile then put the trd in..u know..

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How much is the TRD drop in?


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i have a damn near a brand new one ill sell for 25 shipped

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Originally Posted by Chelica815
How much is the TRD drop in?
i've seen prices from $50-60...hah, i got my injen SRI for $100 brand new... rofl

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you got a point there celicafourotwo thumbsup

if its raining outside, he can swap the CAI and replace it with the stock airbox with a drop in filter thumbsup


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i have both the trd drop in and a aem cai, i have never installed the aem cai though

the trd drop in i got was 45 at the dealership... with the intake butterfly removed it roars, and i cant wait to put on my aem intake and see if it roars even louder
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just get a fucking CAI

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theres a dyno over on nc. a GTS made 2whp w/the new filter.

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cold air intake... cold air gives more power.. and makes a gts sound ungodley...

a new filter.. wow just go to the local repair shop and tell them you need a new filter.. because thats all it is

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i have the trd drop in filter and my stock intake box is drilled to hell and i also have a custom funnel pipe that brings cold air from underneath the bumper right to the drilled holes, so basically i built my stock intake up to a cai.. i was debating on if i should jus ditch my custom intake and jus get an aftermarket one..what do ya'll think?

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^^^does it give you any problems or any CELs? if not, than i think its fine. what are the gains on your makeshift intake?


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i dunno my gains at all i've never dynoed my car but no CEL has came on at all i am also porting out my headers

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I purchased the TRD filter a year ago but then realized too late that they are not even remotely comparable to a cai... after installing my AEM intake, I was pleased with my decision and promptly sold the filter - wink

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