Ebay Performance Auctions? And advice needed...

[Duckydos]

I got a knock-off intake from eBay (Cosmos Racing, to be exact) and I am pretty disappointed. Using the cold-air, I think I was actually robbed of power (over the stock airbox, minus the resonator) and I had to worry about hydrolock. So, I am running the short-ram now (the kit is 4 parts, the upper tube (from throttle body to side near battery), the lower tube(from the battery area down into the wheel-well), the connector, and the air filter). Now, I don't have a stone-sheild (it was destroyed some time ago), so if you do have one, you might not have quite the problem I did. So, I would go for the AEM Short-Ram if I were to do it over again.

As for the VTEC controller and cam gears, I don't have any personal experiences with either, so I can't really comment. Although, I have heard that Apexi makes the best VTEC controller (it won't necessarily give you any more power, just a larger power band) and AEM pullies are the way to go.

-Ducky