Just got the pretty red box today. Probably going to install it later tomorrow afternoon. I'm stoked! Anyone have some pretty good experiences or bad experiences? (Bad experiences don't really matter as I already bought it) but still I'd like to know community opinions on performance parts manufacturers and how their parts do on our cars =)

 

I wish I would have bought the K&N, but thats cause I had one on my last car, this ingen seemed cheap to me, but I do like it. intake is a must for any car haha.

 

i love mine and i have not had any bad experiences with it it took me like 20-30 min to put on it was easy

 

Injen is better than K&N on the 2.2/2.4L systems...

 

Ok i can remember when I ordered it... hahaha I was so excited I must of annoyed the crap out of the TTR guys haha but it was amazing I loved it and the sound to it was great! took me around the same 20-45 minutes having fun with a bro and some brews so we were taking our time haha but should take 30 min.

 

It took me like 2 hours. I have never put a CAI on so I was pretty frustrated with removing my massive ass air box that went below my friggin fog lamps. Ultimately I had to break down and remove some retaining screws for the passenger side front bumper / fender and yank like a **** to get the retaining clip to release the airbox from the subframe. Fitment was awesome and I about came on myself when I heard that "whisp" in neutral. Then I heard the deep bass that rattttttttllllleeeeeeddddd my dash from 20-55mph...

 

if you take out the front headlight with 2 10mm and the retainer, you can then get to the bolts that hold the side of the front bumper and makes the removal about 10 minutes

 

I took the entire stock air intake off including the airbox under the headlight out. the thing literally said lower inside the bumper than my fog lights. I even had to remove the ballast on the fog light to squeeze it out at an angle.

In hindsight, I should have completely removed everything in the way before I started installing it. Oh and its better to install it from the filter up (I had to remove the elbow and the "straight pipe" to get everything puzzle pieced for fitmet. I scratched the downpipe that goes through the small opening a little but its hidden by the headlight so no foul. Only downside other than that was no friggin decal was shipped. I might buy a decal later but I was stoked that I could finally put a performance decal on my car that I actually had installed =)

 

does it still rattle? did u make sure to secure it down properly?

 

The rattle is from the bass vibration from the intake and the exhaust. The intake is very securely attached inside the engine bay. I have a video with how it sounds Im uploading soon.

 

YouTube - Injen CAI - 2008 Chevy Cobalt Sport (2.4L SS/NA)

 

hmm IDK if its me but its sounds normal haha... but then again im listening to 2 things at once cause im at work

 

I suppose if you're running SS / TC / SC it already sounds like that. Ill try to get a better sample.

 

Ya but im a 08 sport 2.4 so i wasnt always boosting. I remember when I first got the intake.

 

I installed mine with the filter under the hood rather than behind the bumper. I had to remove that engine hoist bracket because it was rubbing on the intake pipe, and started to wear a hole in it.

If you take your time, and are a little creative, you can complete the install with the screw part of all the hose clamps hidden. It makes for a clean install.

 

For those interested we have all the Injen intakes in stock and at the best price, if you would find it for less, just send us a PM.

 

HIGHLY RECOMEND THEM! I looked for lower prices and I believe they have the lowest and will answer all ur questions if u have any... I bought the CAI for when I was stock and then when I SC.

 

yea i have his old intake. love it. it sounds amazing and it works really well.

 

Its been on for almost 2 weeks now. I'm very happy with the purchase. Made me want to upgrade my Throttle Body badly but I had a lean budget to stick to. Highly recommend these guys even though they never did include a decal for TTR =/

 

The intake is a great first mod. You car sounds very aggressive now, which is what you want from a intake. Plus TTR always has great deals on for parts for the cobalt/G5. For your next mod you should do a catback exhaust.

 

did you regap your plugs?

i remember seeing somewhere a post about regapping your plugs to adjust for the increased airflow. cant find it though for the life of me. anyone know anything about this?

sounds real good btw. will be getting one soon.

 

never heard that before. my intake is fine and i never regapped any plugs.

 

I regapped them to .038 from .040 but there some slight hesitation at the lower RPMs. Any recommendations for gapping?

I'm running the NGK BKR6E (Iridium)

Here is an updated video with the way it sounds now. I was thinking about a Magnaflow Catback High Flow exhaust.

YouTube - Cold Air Intake - 08 Chevy Cobalt SS/NA [Better Sample]

 

Yeah that sounds good. Nice growl at wot as well. Magnaflow, gmpp, corsa, theres soo many to choose from really. Great thing is youtube has a sound clip of preatty much any cobalt exhaust made, so you wont have any trouble deciding what one you want.

 

wot = ?