Is there NO CAI avail for a 2006..?

[Mcsierra]

I just picked up a 2006 Pilot, and after 2 days of searching for a CAI (Cold Air Intake) for it have had NO luck. I've been reading people signatures and no one seams to mention having one.

Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Stock..!
No one should drive Drunk.!!! Friend or NOT

[mmmmark]

Save your money.

[jay]

You can be the first with a Turbonator!

[Mcsierra]

Originally posted by jay
You can be the first with a Turbonator!

I have seen people mention the Turbonator! a lot on this site... My friend owns a Performance shop and actually gave me one of them for the F150. It was installed and removed with a month. It made a slight Tone difference but other than Sound it did Nothing.!!!

As far as the CAI goes, I did read the post from "Pilots Wife" and will probably go with something similar... I have the intake from my old Camry and will use that as a base to modify it to fit in the Pilot.

[Luwin1026]

It seems that the closest offering for our Pilots is the short ram available from Fujita5 for the Ridgeline that just might fit the Pilot. But as a short ram is pretty straightforward, if you have a little creativity and resources I'm sure you can build you own for significantly less than the $200+ they charge for the Fujita one.

[N_Jay]

Originally posted by Luwin1026
It seems that the closest offering for our Pilots is the short ram available from Fujita5 for the Ridgeline that just might fit the Pilot. But as a short ram is pretty straightforward, if you have a little creativity and resources I'm sure you can build you own for significantly less than the $200 and change they charge for the Fujita one.

And it will work just as well (not at all)

[jcantanixon]

Originally posted by N_Jay


And it will work just as well (not at all)

Right, but it'll be cheap and noisy

[mmmmark]

Painting flames on the hood will increase power by at least 45 hp.

Then adding a air deflector which will cut wind resistance by 50%.

and of course Wilson Wong's pad sets will decrease rolling resistance, wind noise and out-of-warranty repairs.

NOW, by my calculations, leaving my vehicle idling in the driveway, the fuel gauge actually shows the levels INCREASING.

[rhinoman]

Your forgot that for every sticker you add to the vehicle you will increase dyno proven wheel horsepower. 1-2 hp for a basic sticker, 3-4 for a sticker from a company that doesn't even make parts for your car and if it is a real JDM sticker they are good for at least 5whp each!!!

But seriously, be wary of a CAI on a truck, I may be speaking out my @%$, but others I have seen all pull air from the fender well. Great on a car but if you actually plan to take your truck off road, through any water including wet snow, puddleing rain, etc., you're asking for trouble. Guaranteed, you will suck up a little water eventually which is bad....I'm speaking from first hand experience......Stick with a more factory setup designed to drain off injested water before it enters the engine. The best route on a stock to mildly modified engine is to replace the restrictive stock air element and clear any rough or restrictive airflow in the stock set up. Air flow through a modern intake setup is usually not a concern until hp numbers are raised substantially like with the addition of turbo or other larger power adding NA mods....

[ctobio]

Originally posted by Mcsierra

My friend owns a Performance shop and actually gave me one of them for the F150. It was installed and removed with a month.

Unless your friend gave it to you as a joke, remind me to never go to your friend's performance shop.

[FastWRX]

Originally posted by Mcsierra
I just picked up a 2006 Pilot, and after 2 days of searching for a CAI (Cold Air Intake) for it have had NO luck. I've been reading people signatures and no one seams to mention having one.

Friends Don't Let Friends Drive Stock..!
No one should drive Drunk.!!! Friend or NOT

there is no CAI for the pilot. you can make your own like i did.

[DonP]

Originally posted by N_Jay


And it will work just as well (not at all)

Since this is coming from N_Jay, I'm guessing that this is not mere speculation but that it has been proven that a CAI Kit would not provide any performance benefits?

When I say CAI Kit. I'm thinking of the whole system that usually includes, true CAI, filter and a free flowing intake tube.

This would explain why K&N doesn't have a kit for the Pilot. But I haven't read anything yet that points to it. If there's some proof, can someone post a link to it? This Pilot Newbie would like to know the truth.

Thanks,

[N_Jay]

Originally posted by DonP


Since this is coming from N_Jay, I'm guessing that this is not mere speculation but that it has been proven that a CAI Kit would not provide any performance benefits?

When I say CAI Kit. I'm thinking of the whole system that usually includes, true CAI, filter and a free flowing intake tube.

This would explain why K&N doesn't have a kit for the Pilot. But I haven't read anything yet that points to it. If there's some proof, can someone post a link to it? This Pilot Newbie would like to know the truth.

Thanks,

Unless you are running your pilot wide open at high RPM, there is little an intake will do for power.

[DonP]

Well yeah, If I need more power at part throttle, I just give it more throttle. Aren't most (if not all) performance comparisons done at WOT?

So a CAI kit may be benificial? Especially when going up those long windy mountain roads, you're two cars back from that slow ass RV and you finally come to that short passing lane.

[jcantanixon]

Originally posted by DonP
Well yeah, If I need more power at part throttle, I just give it more throttle. Aren't most (if not all) performance comparisons done at WOT?

So a CAI kit may be benificial? Especially when going up those long windy mountain roads, you're two cars back from that slow ass RV and you finally come to that short passing lane.

Well said. I guess when you need it, every last hp makes a difference. The stock setup doesn't look all that restrictive to me, but I can't remember anyone, anywhere, doing any kind of flow measurements or comparisons.

For those short bursts, just install a 50 wet kit and call it good