I've been looking around and im thinking about buying a cold air intake for my 02 blazer. I just don't want to spend the big prices for a K&N or a Spectre. Would a cheap one on Ebay do the job just as good as a name brand one?

96-05 CHEVY S10 S-10/ZR2/ZR5/BLAZER/SONOMA/JIMMY 4.3 4.3L V6 COLD AIR INTAKE RED | eBay

RED BLUE CHEVY S10 BLAZER 4.3L V6 ZR2 LS SS XTREME COLD AIR INTAKE 1996-2005 | eBay

 

i bought mine off ebay for cheap...i think it was from chrome air intakes
i like it for what i payed...works well and no issues.
just going to have to build yourself a heat shield for around it to block engine bay heat.

 

i purchased the spectre kit a year ago and it comes with the sheild... spent like $110... total with tax n shipping... sweet way to go.. just this week i put a k&n tip on... another 60... but its the way to go

 

 

this is the new pic ....

 

here is my take on the ebay cai
https://blazerforum.com/forum/header...ave-cai-67500/

 

I appreciate all the help guys! I think what i'm going to do is find the cheapest one on Ebay and replace the filter with a K&N. Any suggestions on how to build the heat shield?

 

Sheet metal, just so's it keep out air from under the hood. Why hasnt anyone put a Lexan(tm) top on the box? {Plexiglas(tm) shatters too easy} so you can still see and hear it.

 

Can't help ya with the heat shield, but you should look into an AEM dryflow filter instead. The oil in the k and n messes up the maf. Unless you don't mind cleaning the maf every time you re oil the filter

 

Hey did you see a good amount of increase in power when you put replaced the spectre filter with the K&N? I got a spectre CAI now with the spectre filter and thinking bout getting a K&N filter but wanna know if it worth 60 bucks.