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Old 11-05-2007, 11:15 PM
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I have a 07 scion tc. I was looking for cheap intakes on ebay and found some but for the 04-06 models. Im set on a wai just for sound. Will it fit?
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no, 05-06 tc intakes have different MAF sensors than the 07-08 intakes. and don't get cheap intakes off ebay. it is a crapshoot of whether or not they'll work.
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WAI? Warm air intake? I remember some guy telling me he had one of these at the track in his altima... STAY AWAY FROM EBAY INTAKES!!! and by the way, it CAI for Cold Air Intake...
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there are some members that bought an ebay intake that said for use in 07-08 but they sent the member 1 for 05-06.
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anyways.... can someone answer my question. Im not asking for opionions. Thanks!
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btw... this is the one i had in mind. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-05...spagenameZWDVW
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NO an 04-06 intake will not work on an 07-08 or vice versa. And these people are just being nice man. A good point of advice is to listen to experience it is hardly ever wrong but whatever you will see that ebay intakes do suck and wish you bought a good one like the guys that know told you to and you will be like damn should've listened. I just say because I was once there. Happy modding!
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^ thanks. Now I need to find another. also whats the difference exactly?
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well, actual brand name cold air intakes made by injen, aem, trd etc. are actually tuned and tested with different lengths and tubing diameters and bends to optimize the performance of the air intake, while the ebay intake follow the philosophy, a cold air intake is just a pipe with a filter at the end and a flange for a MAF. if it fits, it works, they don't actually do any testing or tuning to see if there are any real gains.

also, they are just an ebay seller nobody, no accoutibility, hard to harrass a screenname if they sell you a crappy part.
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Originally Posted by flawdaboi407
anyways.... can someone answer my question. Im not asking for opionions. Thanks!
opINions huh? More like advice!
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Originally Posted by flawdaboi407
^ thanks. Now I need to find another. also whats the difference exactly?
the answer was said in the second reply. It won't work because the 07-08 use a different maf sensor than the 05-06
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Can a dremal do the job to make the sensor fit or the holes dont line up?
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No, you can't dremal it because you run the risk of shorting out the maf sensor if some fine shaving comes into contact.

It won't work anyway because it slightly doesn't line up and is more rectangular in shape than the 05-06.
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got ya.
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yeah, as stated above skip the ebay specials. I have an 07 and the maf sensor is in a way different spot then the 04-06. I I live down the street from a cat that has one of those "carbon fiber look" intakes of ebay. He had it before I had mine {fujita} and no lie he did out run me. but now with my fujita I walk away from him like its a sunday stroll ..........sssooooo anyway.. now 3 months later his intake has snapped mounting brackets and has a hole worn through it ..... its a POS and now he has to buy a new one. Dont fall into the trap
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Originally Posted by gongju00
yeah, as stated above skip the ebay specials. I have an 07 and the maf sensor is in a way different spot then the 04-06. I I live down the street from a cat that has one of those "carbon fiber look" intakes of ebay. He had it before I had mine {fujita} and no lie he did out run me. but now with my fujita I walk away from him like its a sunday stroll ..........sssooooo anyway.. now 3 months later his intake has snapped mounting brackets and has a hole worn through it ..... its a POS and now he has to buy a new one. Dont fall into the trap

that was all from me... my g/f was on here last night.. I didnt know she was logged on
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if you want one from ebay go to Skyhigh tuning ebay store and get one. I got mine form them and it is great fits fine and I have have no problems with it.
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ive got an injen CAI i was pricey but it is great
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Do you happen to have a link to Skyhigh tuning? I did a search and came up with nothing. Thanks.
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Originally Posted by flawdaboi407
Do you happen to have a link to Skyhigh tuning? I did a search and came up with nothing. Thanks.
LOL, in the link you posted, its from sky high tuning! Check your link you posted!

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