CAI help

White_Boy7690 · 06-04-08, 01:40 PM

Hey guys, im hopeing to get CAI for my 20th birthday next week for my 07' Fj and i need to do some lookin around and need a little help. My grandfather is helping me with all this and wants to know whats best, K&N or TRD? Im convinced the TRD is best but he still has to know. And also he wants to know what parts come with it? Can anyone help me? Maybe a before and after picture, or any picture and a little advice? Im trying to get mor MPGs with 3" OME, ARB front bumper, Warn winch XD 9000, 285/70/17 and CAI is my next project i hope im thinking its going to help in the long run!? And if theri is any other was to get more MPGs please fill me in so i can make the mod, because my fj is a DD for me and i drive back and forth form school 23 miles and work 20 miles everyday! Thanks

CDN80eh? · 06-04-08, 01:52 PM

try this : http://forum.ih8mud.com/fj-cruiser/154982-cai.html

White_Boy7690 · 06-04-08, 02:14 PM

Already read that one, not much help to me other than go with TDR. But thanks! I just need somemore info about the CAI. And also more info about more MPGs! Thanks.

Toledo FJ · 06-04-08, 02:51 PM

I say go with the TRD. Looks great, sounds great, boosts performance... It can give you a bit better MPG if you stay off the throttle and drive conservatively. That is easier said than done when you hear how good it sounds when you bury the pedal! I'm not sure what you mean about what parts come with it. It is just an airbox, a filter, a lid for the box, and a tube and connector. A nice straight shot.

I don't know if you ever plan to add a snorkel, but if you do you will need to see if the K&N can be mated to the snorkel. The TRD hooks up very easily for even cleaner, cooler air.

Toledo FJ · 06-04-08, 02:52 PM

Oh, happy birthday! I just had my 29th on june first. Gettin old.

White_Boy7690 · 06-04-08, 05:05 PM

Ok, Thank you and late Happy birthday to you, My grandfather just wanted to know what came with it and how hard it was to put in.

tddfj · 06-04-08, 05:16 PM

there all about the same to install. if you go to summit web site put in the year and model and look up cai for your truck chose one and at the bottom of that screen there will be a place to look at the install instructions. hope this will help.

Brock · 06-05-08, 10:04 AM

TRD is a safe bet...I actually prefer Volant products and they just redesigned and released their CAI for the FJ Cruiser. That would be my first choice but you cant go wrong with the TRD as it is made by AFE but slightly changed for Toyota.

Toledo FJ · 06-06-08, 08:53 AM

Or stick the volant filter in the TRD box (if it fits) and have the best of both worlds!

06-04-08, 01:40 PM	#1
White_Boy7690 IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bronwood Ga. Posts: 50	CAI help Hey guys, im hopeing to get CAI for my 20th birthday next week for my 07' Fj and i need to do some lookin around and need a little help. My grandfather is helping me with all this and wants to know whats best, K&N or TRD? Im convinced the TRD is best but he still has to know. And also he wants to know what parts come with it? Can anyone help me? Maybe a before and after picture, or any picture and a little advice? Im trying to get mor MPGs with 3" OME, ARB front bumper, Warn winch XD 9000, 285/70/17 and CAI is my next project i hope im thinking its going to help in the long run!? And if theri is any other was to get more MPGs please fill me in so i can make the mod, because my fj is a DD for me and i drive back and forth form school 23 miles and work 20 miles everyday! Thanks __________________ HEATH

06-04-08, 01:52 PM	#2
CDN80eh? IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 120	SEARCH is your Buddy.... try this : http://forum.ih8mud.com/fj-cruiser/154982-cai.html __________________ UZJ100

06-04-08, 02:14 PM	#3
White_Boy7690 IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bronwood Ga. Posts: 50	Already read that one, not much help to me other than go with TDR. But thanks! I just need somemore info about the CAI. And also more info about more MPGs! Thanks. __________________ HEATH

06-04-08, 02:51 PM	#4
Toledo FJ IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toledo, OH; Grayling MI; Missoula MT Posts: 343	I say go with the TRD. Looks great, sounds great, boosts performance... It can give you a bit better MPG if you stay off the throttle and drive conservatively. That is easier said than done when you hear how good it sounds when you bury the pedal! I'm not sure what you mean about what parts come with it. It is just an airbox, a filter, a lid for the box, and a tube and connector. A nice straight shot. I don't know if you ever plan to add a snorkel, but if you do you will need to see if the K&N can be mated to the snorkel. The TRD hooks up very easily for even cleaner, cooler air. __________________ Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years Finds, and shall find, me unafraid. -William Earnest Henley

06-04-08, 02:52 PM	#5
Toledo FJ IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toledo, OH; Grayling MI; Missoula MT Posts: 343	Oh, happy birthday! I just had my 29th on june first. Gettin old. __________________ Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years Finds, and shall find, me unafraid. -William Earnest Henley

06-04-08, 05:05 PM	#6
White_Boy7690 IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bronwood Ga. Posts: 50	Ok, Thank you and late Happy birthday to you, My grandfather just wanted to know what came with it and how hard it was to put in. __________________ HEATH

06-04-08, 05:16 PM	#7
tddfj IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: louisville ky Posts: 215	there all about the same to install. if you go to summit web site put in the year and model and look up cai for your truck chose one and at the bottom of that screen there will be a place to look at the install instructions. hope this will help.

06-05-08, 10:04 AM	#8
Brock IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Charleston TLCA# 18493 Posts: 549	TRD is a safe bet...I actually prefer Volant products and they just redesigned and released their CAI for the FJ Cruiser. That would be my first choice but you cant go wrong with the TRD as it is made by AFE but slightly changed for Toyota. __________________ I have a high art, I hurt with cruelty those who would damage me. - Archilochus, 650 B.C. ------ 08 FJ Cruiser aka "Brick House", Nitto TG 295x70x17, BudBuilt Rock Sliders 84 FJ60, Blue, BFG, 2.5inch; lift, Warn hubs, etc Lowcountry AMSOIL Products

06-06-08, 08:53 AM	#9
Toledo FJ IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Toledo, OH; Grayling MI; Missoula MT Posts: 343	Or stick the volant filter in the TRD box (if it fits) and have the best of both worlds! __________________ Beyond this place of wrath and tears Looms but the horror of the shade, And yet the menace of the years Finds, and shall find, me unafraid. -William Earnest Henley

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