Intake Question

[walt101786]

hey guys...i know that some-most of us here had came across with this type of question...i have been shopping around intake for some time already...and lately i've been having serious thoughts of buying intakes and i know that most of us here may suggest me to refer to microimage and so forth....but i had came across with an intake on ebay...and i am wonder the one i am about to post just in a bit...to see all of u guys to see if the ones on ebays do fit or not...here goes the web...

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=07+toyota+yaris+short+ram+intake&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0&_nkw=07+toyota+yaris++intake&_sacat=0


please note...i haven't been on the forum for sometimes so plz bear with me here lol...i just need to know that if any of these blue/silver/black intake that cost real cheap will actually fit or not...

[Golddeenoh]

the blue one looks like a AEM Cold Air Intake knock off, so it may work but it also may have some restriction issues from the pipe diameter, other wise it will probably work fine, just don't expect quality, you will probably have to play with it a little to get it to fit just right. Don't expect a lot of gains out of it, you will still have to balance the air flow out of the car.

[walt101786]

ok...thanks for the input :D...i still wanna know if anyone actually bought any of these knock off intake lol...if so may i see some pics pls :)

[BEEF]

I bought one of them and it came with the wrong sized couplers. noting really fit right and the welding was horrible. It is still in my garage as I would be worried that some of the shoddy welding would break free and end up in my engine...seriously. I ended up getting the AFE from garm. I think mine was like $50

sorry, no fancy pics of an install. My experience may not be common as it really sucked.

[yariseggvvti]

Save money buy a K&N drop in. You don't need an open intake to suck all those dust in to the engine.

[walt101786]

i had K&N drop already...but do u guys think i should just save it and get an after-market exhaust instead? i saw this DC muffler in pepboys...its the same one that sells on microimage except the fact that its only the muffler but not the axle back....i figure i could spend that 50$ and take it to a muffler shop and get it done...what u guys think...

[walt101786]

by the way..the muffler that i had saw in pepboys is the same exact pic that i am bout to post...except like i said, just a muffler and not axle back exhaust...lol i figure i can get it for $50 and take it to a muffler shop and make it

http://www.ebay.com/itm/DC-SPORTS-07-10-TOYOTA-YARIS-VITZ-1-5L-MUFFLER-CATBACK-CAT-BACK-EXHAUST-SYSTEM-/150964269910?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Year%3A2007%7CMake%3AToyota%7CModel%3AYaris&hash=item23262bf356&vxp=mtr

[BEEF]

If you are going to a muffler shop anyway, just have the entire exhaust from the resonator back changed to 2-2.25" and really get some power. Many people change out the axle back part but you still have that dinky little 1.75" pipe from the resonator to the axle.

My setup was about the cost of one of those axle backs and is mandrel bent. I did have to put it on myself though I have friends with welders. It isn't all blingy crome but I really like it.

[tooter]

by the way..the muffler that i had saw in pepboys is the same exact pic that i am bout to post...except like i said, just a muffler and not axle back exhaust...lol i figure i can get it for $50 and take it to a muffler shop and make it

I just did something similar on my Tacoma. Instead of buying a whole exhaust system I got a top of the line Magnaflow muffler off ebay and had a muffler shop install it.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b90/compost_bin/car/IMG_6971_zpse94bb243.jpg

Muffler + installation total: $128
And it sounds neato. :smile:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrDcnSSa82Q

[walt101786]

Hmm...sounds good lol looks that will be my actual mod since the drop in filter lol

[cali yaris]

If you come up to our shop and buy from us -- we'll install it for you. Just a thought. :smile:

[ilikerice]

does this include.... anything? like maybe xB final drive and LSD?

and since you got it on the lift, I will go ahead and buy that Zage turbo kit too..

[walt101786]

hey micro...so if i get a muffler...and then take it to u, and u will install it right?? does that mean u will weld the pipe as well? lol

[walt101786]

by the way...i saw the Nitto midpipe exhaust and notice its from Thailand...is it California approved? cus that midpipe looks pretty badass lol and i am trying to minimize cutting the original midpipe and get something that is legal and yet i am looking for a decent price with hardly sacrifice...if by all means if i have to then i might go down that route...just a thought in my mind lol

[yariseggvvti]

by the way...i saw the Nitto midpipe exhaust and notice its from Thailand...is it California approved? cus that midpipe looks pretty badass lol and i am trying to minimize cutting the original midpipe and get something that is legal and yet i am looking for a decent price with hardly sacrifice...if by all means if i have to then i might go down that route...just a thought in my mind lol


If you are try to get the lowest price, you should get a muffler first. When you have the muffler, you take it to muffler shop and custom a piping.

I living in Cali and I had pass my smog check with DC header and 2' inch piping TRD axle back with no problem.

[Golddeenoh]

just so you know the muffler I always see at the autoparts store is huge, it is about twice the length of the axle back muffler that I have one my car, just make sure that it is actually the shorter one or you will have a pain getting it put on.

MI was referring to buying the exhaust from them, the install time, and customer service you get from buying the axle back from them is worth it's weight cocoa beans.

[47_MasoN_47]

Ebay car parts are kinda risky. Things like ball joints and stuff seem to be fine, but I just wouldn't feel real good about telling anybody to put any of that knock off stuff on their engine. I've had my AFe intake from Garm for several years and love it.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Xaf9l-kz_XE/UGtySuBTp8I/AAAAAAAAFwA/6XeVADR3BJc/s1024/2012-10-02_17-55-13_381.jpg

[cali yaris]

You guys are funny (and thanks for the kind words).

We do MINOR installs on customer cars, if they come in person and it's something basic like a sway bar, HID kit, intake or axle-back exhaust. It also depends on how hectic the day is.

Thanks to Jeff, I have a bunch of FR-S guys dropping by these days, which is awesome.

[Golddeenoh]

You guys are funny (and thanks for the kind words).

We do MINOR installs on customer cars, if they come in person and it's something basic like a sway bar, HID kit, intake or axle-back exhaust. It also depends on how hectic the day is.

Thanks to Jeff, I have a bunch of FR-S guys dropping by these days, which is awesome.

so what you are saying, is that you are glad you got an FR-S and not a Fiat. :wink:

[cali yaris]

Haha

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Ebay car parts are kinda risky. Things like ball joints and stuff seem to be fine, but I just wouldn't feel real good about telling anybody to put any of that knock off stuff on their engine. I've had my AFe intake from Garm for several years and love it.

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-Xaf9l-kz_XE/UGtySuBTp8I/AAAAAAAAFwA/6XeVADR3BJc/s1024/2012-10-02_17-55-13_381.jpg

Looks like your engine grew a tumor. You should take it off and give it to me to dispose of :wink: :laugh:

[why?]

I wouldn't buy a knock off. Go with something proven, that someone actually took the time to make sure actually makes power.

[06silveryaris]

I had bought a chepo intake for a Yaris I had a while back just like the one on the link and it had good fit came pretty complete. Its hit or miss sometime with these chepo parts

[cali yaris]

^ That's for sure.

[mrtobs1988]

hello, i have a question. i was at auto zone yesterday and bought a filter and necessary tubing for installing it. as i got done carefully putting everything together, making sure everything was connected and in place, i tried to start my car but it would die right after, just struggle for a few seconds and then just die. i tried different things like changing the tubing or covering parts of the filter to let less air through but with the same results. at one point i got it so that the car would idle fine, but when i pushed on the accelerator it would die after reaching higher rpms. i finally gave up, put the original parts back on and returned the new ones to the store, so no financial harm was experienced luckily. now everything's working fine, which makes me think the problem wasn't an improperly connected or damaged MAF sensor. does anyone know what my problem is? does the exhaust have to be replaced to assure the extra air entering the engine has a larger pipe to exit? i have no idea.
i appreciate the help and talk to you soon

[tooter]

Welcome to the forum, tobs, :smile:

I'm glad your car worked fine after going back go the stock filter. What kind of filter did you get from Auto Zone? Did you disconnect the negative terminal from your battery so that when you reconnected, it your computer would relearn the new operating parameters created by the new filter?

[mrtobs1988]

hey thanks for the help. it was a spectre filter, something i found on the shelf. i did not disconnect the negative, but do you think that's the problem?

[CrankyOldMan]

I've looked at off-the-shelf parts and it's almost all 2.5" or bigger. If you used a larger section where the MAF goes, that messes up the air velocity, which makes the ECU think it's not pulling in enough air. That said, I think it would have thrown an error code if there was something really screwy with it.

[malibuguy]

Probably had the maf in backwards

Dont half ass shit on your car if you dont know what your doing. Buy an engineered intake system from Garm and get real, SAFE results that wont fuck up your car. $1000 motor or trying to save $50 with autozone crap

[tooter]

hey thanks for the help. it was a spectre filter, something i found on the shelf. i did not disconnect the negative, but do you think that's the problem?

Maybe... It's always a good idea to take off the negative cable to let the ECU reset itself whenever you make any changes to your engine. Then it will start fresh and learn to adapt to the new operating conditions.

[mr_miles]

late chime in - but I own one of those ebay intakes (came with the white yaris when I bought it). it's identical to the AEM, but probably built with less quality in mind. I broke the weld on mine for the mount - likely due to the fact that mine is bolted directly to the frame with no rubber spacer. apparently the engine moves a lot :p

[cali yaris]

^ yes, it does move quite a bit (unless you purchase our TRD trans mount/roll stopper). Make sure that the cold air intake you choose has the ability to move via rubber bushings/stoppers or other means. Short ram is a little more forgiving in that respect.

[mrtobs1988]

yeah man the maf was good, no half assing here. i don't see what's wrong with making cheap crap work, and if what we're talking about is a 5hp increase i don't see the point in spending hundreds of dollars on it. also, as long as the filter prevents stuff from entering the engine i don't see how it could compromise it. in the end it's a tube with a filter, there's only so much engineering you can do to that

[tooter]

yeah man the maf was good, no half assing here. i don't see what's wrong with making cheap crap work, and if what we're talking about is a 5hp increase i don't see the point in spending hundreds of dollars on it. also, as long as the filter prevents stuff from entering the engine i don't see how it could compromise it. in the end it's a tube with a filter, there's only so much engineering you can do to that

The only limitation on that the tube diameter is 2 1/8th inches inside diameter at the MAF sensor. Everthing else is up for grabs. My truck intake is swedged down in the only place it matters, at the MAF sensor.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b90/compost_bin/car/IMG_7189_zpsdca1a714.jpg

Thanks for the good deal Garm... it works great! :smile:

[mrtobs1988]

ah thanks crankyoldman and tooter, i think that might be it.. i'll have to see if they got the right one

[mrtobs1988]

do you know what the diameter is for a 09 yaris?

[CrankyOldMan]

I'm pretty sure it's 2.25" ID. I haven't been able to find anything on the shelves at local parts stores smaller than 2.5". You would either need to get something from the internet, or just score a used CAI with a 2.5" OD and chop it up, like Tooter did with his.

[tooter]

Yes.

2.25 inches outside diameter
2.125 inches inside diameter

Just confirmed it on my Weapon R intake tube.

[mrtobs1988]

thanks yall.. let me ask you something else, even though it is unrelated to intakes. does anyone know weather it is a good idea to install certain chips to increase performance. for instance i found a chip that you attach to the oxygen sensor and they claim will increase performance significantly..

[tooter]

These are the only chips worth having... :drool:

https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRIh8BwaYDx2ln5eWcWVQp5IdRbqri03 TA_g_tAtGkS9rruNLD5 (http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&frm=1&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=aysl7GZuzOLlSM&tbnid=4XQt2NDsOc0kjM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcommons.wikimedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFi le%3APotato-Chips.jpg&ei=SWfDUaHQEYqqigL21YD4Bg&bvm=bv.48293060,d.cGE&psig=AFQjCNGqCekTWcuWjAEzvqzJX5TvKWJX1Q&ust=1371846796512900)

[cali yaris]

Here is my article on the subject of performance chips.

http://www.microimageonline.com/forums/content.php/130-Performance-Chip-Fact-or-Fiction