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Old Dec 17, 2021 | 08:11 AM
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What is the best cold air kit under $500 to put on a 2010 automatic C Sis automatic C6 for the money quality horsepower increase and fit?
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Old Dec 17, 2021 | 08:41 AM
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What is the best cold air kit under $500 to put on a 2010 automatic C Sis automatic C6 for the money quality horsepower increase and fit?
The one you have on there now. HP gains are not worth the money spent on a CAI.
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Old Dec 17, 2021 | 10:42 AM
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If I was going to add a CAI (I am not), the only one I would use is Vararam.
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Old Dec 17, 2021 | 06:56 PM
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Cold air intake does not increase power.

If it pulling the air from outside the engine bay, then it holds the power that would normal decreases if engine was pulling in hot air from the engine bay to cause timing retard instead.
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CAI is worthless unless making other mods to the engine. Headers, cam, exhaust and a tune combined with the CAI is what you're looking for.
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Old Dec 18, 2021 | 11:32 AM
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Save your money for others things you might want, $500.00 can you buy lot more than what little if any HP you think you get.

Might want to spend it on Dyno tune instead, if you insist on throwing money away.
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Old Dec 19, 2021 | 01:23 PM
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I made my own. My car runs better sucking in cold air that it does Hot air, especially in the winter months. I've noticed some hot air floating around here.
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