well i got the spectre cai today. it sure was a long day at work i couldnt wait to get home to put it in lol. it took me about an hour and a half. woulda been quicker if i didnt have to keep running back and forth to the garage for more tools lol. it went pretty smooth, except that the heat shield was a little wierd. the bottom wouldnt line up with the front of my car so i just didnt screw the bottom in it seemed pretty solid just with the top screw. i also had a problem with the spacers that go on the throttle body. one went to low so i had to put washers under it so it would rise a little bit. over all im %100 satisfied with it. i can notice a power increase, my blazer is more responsive and quicker believe it or not. i know alot of people say its not enough hp increase to notice but i sure did. sounds cooler, and soon ill be checking my mpg to see if im gettin more than the 15.5 i was getting stock. ill let you guys know the results

 

hey i got the spectre also and had issues with the heat sheild also, what i found that worked is instead of putting it on top of that rubber bushing they give you i put it under and i found it lined up a lot better, just a little tip might be different for you

 

maybe i should try that! the mpg is killing my Debit card.... lol

 

yeah that might work. i dont know if i feel like messing with it though, lol. its solid right now. but for anyone thats going to install one if the future thats a good tip

 

Put a K&N CAI in last week, and I could definitely tell a big difference!

 

may sound like a dumb question but will a cold air intake really give you bettet gas milage? if so how much?

 

yeah they say it will give you 1-2 more mpg. im working on doing my mileage right now to see if it improved. ill post up the results on this thread

 

Mileage is tough because it all depends on everybodys driving habbits.

 

The best my wife can get on her 06 taurus is 29mpg, She uses cruise all the time because "it's a gas saver". I drove it out of state last year and got 30.8mpg without cruise. It's all in how you drive.

Problem with cai is that you hear the sound and maybe feel like it's more responsive so you tend to drive more aggressively. This in turn will kill your milage savings. That's the problem I experienced with the 2000 Neon I had anyway. Still, I can't wait till the intake I ordered gets here (tomorrow?).