Intake 2000-200?

gonzo25 · Post by **gonzo25** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:40 am

I have a 2005 Neon SXT and I wanted an intake. i see a lot listed up to 2003, but is htere a difference? will the later intakes work on my caR? Thanks

hul kogan · Post by **hul kogan** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 9:50 am

Any 00-05 intake will do the trick. You just need to make sure you get one for a non-magnum. Meaning don't get an intake listed for an R/T or ACR.

gonzo25 · Post by **gonzo25** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 11:54 am

Thanks a lot.

hul kogan · Post by **hul kogan** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 12:28 pm

No problem. Best of luck with your search. Just remember...you typically get what you pay for!

gonzo25 · Post by **gonzo25** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 2:04 pm

I am planning on AEM, thye have the name recognition and i do drive a NGC so i do not expect the gains to be Noticeable. Thanks dude

Post by **racer12306** » Tue Feb 03, 2009 2:09 pm

In the future, what you are referring to is a cold air intake. An intake refers to the intake manifold.

gonzo25 · Post by **gonzo25** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 1:23 pm

an intake can also be called an intake manifold. Why is that more right then me calling a cold air intake and intake? don't be a tool.

Danteneon · Post by **Danteneon** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 1:38 pm

He wasn't being a tool, just informing you of the correct way to name parts so there is no confusion.

Oh, and here is a tip for you. Notice how his name (and mine) are in green? That = moderator. Watch what you say. Not just because we are mods, but with that kind of attitude you won't become anyones friend.

gonzo25 · Post by **gonzo25** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:14 pm

I did not know that meant they were a moderator. let me ask you something though, after reading my post do you think someboyd would confuse me looking for an intake manifold as opposed to a CAI? You can not say that calling somehting an intake means manifold in an absolute fashion.

Mat00ES · Post by **Mat00ES** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:33 pm

I thought you meant intake manifold, like from a 1st gen to 2nd gen swap...guess Im a tool.

Post by **Diablo0** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:37 pm

It can go both ways... it could either mean CAI (Cold Air Intake) or Intake Manifold. It's just better to specify instead of just saying "intake"

dbesade · Post by **dbesade** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:38 pm

gonzo25 wrote:an intake can also be called an intake manifold. Why is that more right then me calling a cold air intake and intake? don't be a tool.

Better watch who you're calling a tool there buddy. You may be new to the car scene or to modifying your ride, but generally an intake in the Domestic car scene is short for intake manifold not a Cold Air Intake or Short Ram Intake.

Common Mistake for those coming from other car scenes. Please watch the attitude as these guys are just trying to help you out.

-Dave

Mat00ES · Post by **Mat00ES** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 2:52 pm

Diablo0 wrote:I can go both ways...

haha had to

Post by **Diablo0** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 3:03 pm

Ahhhh Damnit!

hul kogan · Post by **hul kogan** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 3:30 pm

gonzo25 wrote:after reading my post do you think someboyd would confuse me looking for an intake manifold as opposed to a CAI? You can not say that calling somehting an intake means manifold in an absolute fashion.

I tend to agree with you here (and apparently disagree with most everyone else in this thread). When I first read your post, I knew exactly what you were after so I answered accordingly. Based on you being new I assumed that you were going the 'Intake, Exhaust' route, as it is sometimes referred. Ya know, the typical first mods that people are after. I, personally, say intake manifold when that is what I am talking about and I have been around the car scene for a long while.

Regardless of Frank (racer) being a mod, you should have a little more tact when disagreeing with another member. It keeps the environment more peaceful/friendly around here. Use me for an example, I just disagreed with everyone in this thread (except you) without calling anyone a tool, dochebag, assface, camel nut licker, canadian (heh), etc.

Post by **occasional demons** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 3:41 pm

I think the term "intake" being referenced to manifold is more of an old school thing than from different car scenes. We used to call the IM's intakes back then. Mainly because CAI's just didn't exist. But now it is prolly best to use IM or CAI depending on which one you mean.

Damn young punks !

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 3:53 pm

hul kogan wrote:
gonzo25 wrote:after reading my post do you think someboyd would confuse me looking for an intake manifold as opposed to a CAI? You can not say that calling somehting an intake means manifold in an absolute fashion.
I tend to agree with you here (and apparently disagree with most everyone else in this thread). When I first read your post, I knew exactly what you were after so I answered accordingly. Based on you being new I assumed that you were going the 'Intake, Exhaust' route, as it is sometimes referred. Ya know, the typical first mods that people are after. I, personally, say intake manifold when that is what I am talking about and I have been around the car scene for a long while.

Regardless of Frank (racer) being a mod, you should have a little more tact when disagreeing with another member. It keeps the environment more peaceful/friendly around here. Use me for an example, I just disagreed with everyone in this thread (except you) without calling anyone a tool, dochebag, assface, camel nut licker, canadian (heh), etc.

So, yeah. Thats about all.

gonzo25 · Post by **gonzo25** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 5:51 pm

Maybe I should have been more speific in my original post, i jsut do not think that things like intake are taken as absolute.

Post by **racer12306** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 5:53 pm

The thing is, it has been for years. Before a Honda or Toyota was ever considered a performance car. Or a FWD was popular.

I see intake, I think intake manifold as do many many others.

CAI = good way to put what you were looking for.

dbesade · Post by **dbesade** » Wed Feb 04, 2009 5:53 pm

occasional demons wrote:I think the term "intake" being referenced to manifold is more of an old school thing than from different car scenes. We used to call the IM's intakes back then. Mainly because CAI's just didn't exist. But now it is prolly best to use IM or CAI depending on which one you mean.

Damn young punks !

Yeah I would agree. I'm building up my ode skool AMC Jeep CJ7 (304 V8) and the word intake refers to the manifold. I guess you would be right.

-Dave

gonzo25 · Post by **gonzo25** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 2:01 pm

No disrespect to anybody I just felt like the tip was more Condescending then an honest tip.

OB · Post by OB » Thu Feb 05, 2009 2:26 pm

I partially agree with hul kogan on this one. Information regarding a CAI is a very, very common question here on 2gn. They make up 95% of people's first modifications to their Neon's engine. When people say intake, I always assume they are referring to the portion upstream of the throttle body (i.e. the intake pipe). Though technically, no portion of the intake system is actually just called the "intake."

The bottom line is, being specific is very important. We deal with a LOT of technical information here on 2gn and in the car world in general. To avoid confusion, please specify what you mean in your posts. If you are new and/or unsure of a proper term, don't be afraid to ask or make it known that you don't know. Post links, pictures, and anything that might help us help you.

Post by **racer12306** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 2:30 pm

gonzo25 wrote:No disrespect to anybody I just felt like the tip was more Condescending then an honest tip.

I can honestly say, since I was the one who wrote it

that it was not intended as being condescending.

Honestly I was lost until you mentioned AEM.

excon · Post by **excon** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 7:46 pm

Get an Ebay CAI. Why pay $200 for a 3" metal tube and a reusable filter when you could buy a $20 pipe with the same filter off ebay?

Post by **occasional demons** » Thu Feb 05, 2009 10:19 pm

racer12306 wrote:
gonzo25 wrote:No disrespect to anybody I just felt like the tip was more Condescending then an honest tip.
I can honestly say, since I was the one who wrote it that it was not intended as being condescending.

Honestly I was lost until you mentioned AEM.

I actually almost posted just as you did, but refrained for some reason. 'Guess I let you take the heat!

Post by **racer12306** » Fri Feb 06, 2009 1:16 pm

thanks

Swordfish2Cowboy · Post by **Swordfish2Cowboy** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 12:31 am

gonzo25 wrote:I did not know that meant they were a moderator. let me ask you something though, after reading my post do you think someboyd would confuse me looking for an intake manifold as opposed to a CAI? You can not say that calling somehting an intake means manifold in an absolute fashion.

90% of me thought you were talking about an intake manifold. 10% thought you should probably slow down when you type, as you seem to know how to capitalize and punctuate, just not all the time.

Arro · Post by **Arro** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 3:12 am

that's funny that so many of you went brain-spastic and the image of an intake manifold popped in your head... generally, the rest of the sport compact car genre considers an "intake" to be the air tube before the manifold. Where the air intakes. As I said, this mainly applies to the sport compact car world, and more recently, to all fuel-injected cars that utilize a typical throttle body and single point of air injestion.

Not every intake is a cold air intake, too. There are many short-ram style intakes, and in fact those were the first aftermarket intakes.

So despite that some questionable sarcasm was thrown around by a new guy, he's actually industry-correct, fellas.

Just remember, until you hear the word "manifold", it's not about the manifold

Otherwise we'd all be saying "exhaust" and talking about the exhaust manifold... and not the actual exhaust piping and cat/muffler system. See my point?

OB · Post by OB » Sat Feb 07, 2009 9:26 am

^Well said, exactly how I thought of it.

Post by **occasional demons** » Sat Feb 07, 2009 4:15 pm

occasional demons wrote:I think the term "intake" being referenced to manifold is more of an old school thing than from different car scenes. We used to call the IM's intakes back then. Mainly because CAI's just didn't exist. But now it is prolly best to use IM or CAI depending on which one you mean.

There wasn't a tuner scene in those days. I think it just comes from where each person got hooked into cars in general, thus affecting the conditioned thought response to a specific term. We are fairly diverse here, so rightfully so there are going to be some conflicting ideas about what something references to. So I would agree that being more specific will go a long ways towards misunderstandings from happening. the main thing is the OP did get his question answered.

Sheesh, now my fingers are tired.