MediumUnwell
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- Ryan
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- Utah (Utah County)
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- 2018 Civic Si Sedan, 2013 Civic EX-L, 2012 Odyssey EX-L (the wife's)
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So I know there has been a lot said about the PRL Cobra CAI. I've searched but haven't seen anything about this. Maybe PRL can chime in. So I purchased a PRL Cobra CAI street maf version a few months back. My car came with an Injen and I wanted to avoid long term damage to my car so I swapped to the PRL. It was amazing to see the difference in craftsmanship and quality. I can see why the PRL was more expensive - it is well-made and well-engineered. The Injen one looked like - well, I don't want to belittle Injen, but there was a night and day difference. You could just tell handling both and even after install, the car seemed to just run smoother - I don't know of any other way to explain it, but with the Injen, it just seemed kinda jumpy and skiddish. With the PRL it was just smooth raw power. A seriously great product and worth the price of admission. Anyway.
I now find myself wanting to get a K-Tuner and because I'll have a tuner, I can therefore run the race maf. Now I knew going in that I could simply buy the street maf version fo the Cobra CAI and then later upgrade only the maf housing and a small piece of tubing from the maf to the intake and have the race version. My question is this - the entire intake is like $400 street or race. The cost to upgrade just the maf and adjacent tube is like $250 - over 60% of the cost of an entire new setup - for a part that represents maybe a quarter of the entire setup. Why is this relatively minor upgrade to the Cobra CAI so expensive? I'll admit - I didn't look at pricing on the upgrade prior to buying the Street version. I just knew I would need a tune and couldn't afford a tuner and CAI at the same time so I bought the street maf version thinking I'd get a tuner and maybe just upgrade the maf housing when I get the tuner. Looking back, I may have done things differently in terms of perhaps purchasing the tuner first, then the CAI and just gone straight to the race maf. For the record, I have nothing against PRL - they are outstanding! They make quality parts and more importantly they do the research necessary. Just kind wondering why it's so much. Like it seems like you should be able to buy the whole thing for $400 and then swap the maf for like an extra $100 or $150? Idk. Maybe wishful thinking on my part. What say you PRL... and the rest of the forum?
I now find myself wanting to get a K-Tuner and because I'll have a tuner, I can therefore run the race maf. Now I knew going in that I could simply buy the street maf version fo the Cobra CAI and then later upgrade only the maf housing and a small piece of tubing from the maf to the intake and have the race version. My question is this - the entire intake is like $400 street or race. The cost to upgrade just the maf and adjacent tube is like $250 - over 60% of the cost of an entire new setup - for a part that represents maybe a quarter of the entire setup. Why is this relatively minor upgrade to the Cobra CAI so expensive? I'll admit - I didn't look at pricing on the upgrade prior to buying the Street version. I just knew I would need a tune and couldn't afford a tuner and CAI at the same time so I bought the street maf version thinking I'd get a tuner and maybe just upgrade the maf housing when I get the tuner. Looking back, I may have done things differently in terms of perhaps purchasing the tuner first, then the CAI and just gone straight to the race maf. For the record, I have nothing against PRL - they are outstanding! They make quality parts and more importantly they do the research necessary. Just kind wondering why it's so much. Like it seems like you should be able to buy the whole thing for $400 and then swap the maf for like an extra $100 or $150? Idk. Maybe wishful thinking on my part. What say you PRL... and the rest of the forum?
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