Replacing 08 2.0L Injen CAI with 09 2.4L Injen CAI for my 09 Lancer GTS. Worth it?

m.s.p · Oct 6, 2009, 08:38 PM

Exactly what my title portrays, I didnt wait and i installed the 08 Lancer 2.0L Injen CAI for my 09 Lancer but now the 2.4L Injen CAI is out for the 09? Im wondering is there really a huge difference? Should i switch to the new intake or dont waste my money?

lancer0220 · Oct 9, 2009, 10:50 AM

YES it is totally worth it the 2.4l intake is different and the difference is quite noticeable. the 2.0l intake SUCKS on teh 2.4l engine TRUST ME.

pasted from another post i wrote.:

The 2.0L intake I had on my 2.4L engine was the INJEN Cold Air Intake. The results that I experienced reflect nothing on the company since I was using a part designed for a different engine but I was stubborn. And when they did release the 2.4L intake i was the first to call nonsense on it because the design LOOKS (from pictures) the same but it REALLY isnt.

After much debate and after I found a buyer for my 2.0l injen CAI i bought the 2.4l intake. Luckily the buyer agreed that I could send him my intake AFTER i got my new one. While removing the parts and comparing them to the 2.4L intake parts the difference was clear. The piping was larger, the piping near the maf sensor was larger and inside the intake near the MAF holder there was a pipe ???? My old intake had no pipe in the tubing???

Turns out that pipe is used to bypass unmetered air pass the MAF sensor. The purpose of this is to lean out the AF ratio just like you would when tuning your car for max HP at a safe AF ratio. After installing everything and putting on the new AMSoil dry filter (the old 2.0 sitll use the k&n oil filters) i took it for a spin and WOW there was a huge difference vs stock vs the 2.0 intake.

The k&n 2.0l SRI (CAI whatever you feel like calling it) was NOT designed on with or for the 2.4l engine I can almost guarantee you will gain nothing from it being installed and that you may actually experience a bog in the low end.

I am speaking from experience with using 2.0l intakes on a 2.4l engine. I have been here since May 07 and have been driving a Lancer (2008 es now a 2009 gts) since April 2007.

cRc`22 · Oct 9, 2009, 05:55 PM

yes.

apagan01 · Oct 9, 2009, 06:07 PM

I had this on my post:

m.s.p · Oct 10, 2009, 01:31 AM

thanks lancer 0220 that helped alot if i may ask how much diod u sell ur 2.0L intake for so i know where to set the starting price and um i wanted to ask where is the cheapest to get the intake but then again i guess ill just research wheres teh cheapest to buy the 2.4L intake

lancer0220 · Oct 13, 2009, 02:20 PM

ebay and use bing cash back

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/INJEN...Q5fAccessories