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ser_lover
02-10-2002, 09:18 PM
I would like to know what is the best set up for our cars......Is the JWT Pop Charger or Hotshot or The Place CAI best for our car?(200sx se-r).....I would like to hear both sides and experences that ppl have with both items.

Thanks, Aaron

Black200sxSER
02-10-2002, 10:38 PM
C A I !!! Performance and sound..:D

UNCOMMON_SR20DE
02-10-2002, 11:11 PM
GET BOTH! I have the Place Racing complete CAI with the JWT Pop Charger attached.. Best of both worlds, can't go wrong.

Mike
:D

ser20de
02-11-2002, 12:53 AM
i had a stillen high flow on it and just put a place racing cai on it... i noticed it was quicker off the bat and much louder at high rpms.. get cai..

Stiletto
02-11-2002, 02:53 AM
i have owned both a JWT pop charger and a HS CAI...still have the latter. anywho, i can say without a doubt the CAI is much meaner sounding and pulls harder in the higher rpms.

WhiteSER
02-11-2002, 12:24 PM
JWT POP charger is a friggin joke for $120 compared to a CAI.

97 Black SER
02-11-2002, 05:42 PM
Seriously, its like 120 for a K&N filter. Whoops, I forgot about the MAF adapter. Seriously, get yourself a Place Racing, Hotshot, or AEM cai. All will leave you smiling.

sage3
02-11-2002, 06:16 PM
The POP charger doesn't compare to C A I. Do it right the first time. Get the CAI.

Yes-Ser
02-11-2002, 06:28 PM
I bought just a cone filter w/ adapter plate when I first got the car because I was planning on swapping in a det, and the cai would be useless. But then I realized if you get tired of the cai, or don't need it, there are tons of people on the forum that will want one. On a side note, I just got my Summit Sport Compact Catalog, and the AEM CAI for the low port is a steal at only $409! Get 'em while they last!:rolleyes: :D

ser_lover
02-11-2002, 10:04 PM
Yeah.. I was planning on going with the CAI....I was looking at the JWT site and looked at the Pop charger and was like .....Yeah they know there stuff so I figured I would ask you guys. Looks like the CAI wins. Thanks for the help everybody and also thanks Mark.

nissan98ser
02-12-2002, 01:46 PM
I had a Stealin HighFlow on my B14, then I bought a HS CAI. The CAI pull much harder and louder.

DaGenesis
02-14-2002, 07:47 PM
i had the hs cai set up as the short intake
then i finally put the cai extension on it... and now the engine pulls to 7500 in every gear..
before, it would go to 7300 in first gear only

anyways.. im lovin it:D

Storm88000
02-15-2002, 06:43 PM
CAI!! I am selling a brand new Place Racing CAI for the 95-99 low ports....powdercoated red...brand new, never opened...$170 shipped OBO.

Storm88000@aol.com

;)

ser_lover
02-17-2002, 10:15 PM
You sold your CAI to me.......hahaha.....

JeffDowns2k1
02-18-2002, 04:02 PM
Are any of you guys daily drivers? And if so, have you experienced a problem with the H20...

ser20de
02-18-2002, 06:47 PM
im a daily driver... no prob with water yet.. i am in san diego, but it rained yesterday and i had no probs.. just keep it out of puddles.. if u have a 200sx, there should be a splash gaurd thing to protect the filter.

Stiletto
02-18-2002, 07:50 PM
Originally posted by JeffDowns2k1
Are any of you guys daily drivers? And if so, have you experienced a problem with the H20...

yes, i drive my car 20 min each way to work. no probs w/ water yet. avoid the puddles that look like ponds!

ser_lover
02-20-2002, 06:55 PM
yeah I am all daily driver.......have yet to take to drag cause my car isnt insured there and knowing my luck I would wreck....haha...I am browing a CAI til mine gets here and I havent had a problem.

metro_se-r
02-22-2002, 02:33 AM
CAIs are big bang for the buck, but I would never put one in my car. I'd rather get an HKS Super Mega Flow than ruin my ride. Don't know about you guys from Cali, where the weather is always nice, but here in Jersey weather is crap. If I hit a puddle and suck in water, the engine's phucked. Not something I want to do.

Stiletto
02-22-2002, 05:37 PM
Originally posted by metro_se-r
CAIs are big bang for the buck, but I would never put one in my car. I'd rather get an HKS Super Mega Flow than ruin my ride. Don't know about you guys from Cali, where the weather is always nice, but here in Jersey weather is crap. If I hit a puddle and suck in water, the engine's phucked. Not something I want to do.

dude, i lived in florida and NEVER had any probs. the percentage of people who have hydrolocked their SR20 due driving quickly over a puddle has got to be extremely low. you just gotta be smart about where you drive.

i guess it all depends on whether or not you want the extra bit of hp.