ebay cold air intake scams

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  1. me27821 New Member

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    I got this cold air intake off ebay. Everyone know's wich one. It's chrome and blue. Here's the problem. I have a V6, and a GT one was sent to me. The guys won't take it back. When I look at the pics, they look like the exact some one. Is the intake for the GT and V6 the same EXACT intake? I got the feeling it is, and they're just scamming us. Does anyone have any ideas?
    me27821, Jun 2, 2004
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  2. ChrisYellowV6 New Member

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    it's the same thing. the GT one just bends down a little further into the fenderwell, and thats actually a plus for you, except for the fact you will have to go under the car and push your filter onto the pipe from the bottom, probably. It should fit fine. Just dont force anything (except that one rubber tube, you have to to get it to fit on there.)
    ChrisYellowV6, Jun 2, 2004
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  3. PonyJoe New Member

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    Eh, I bought the V6 one from Mac and I still had to go underneath the car to put the filter on.
    PonyJoe, Jun 2, 2004
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  4. ChrisYellowV6 New Member

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    that just means you have a better CAI because it sticks down more in the fenderwell....
    ChrisYellowV6, Jun 3, 2004
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  5. 97v6Silver it came to $4.56 and i got $0.44 change from a 5,

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    yup and macs came with a big ass filer so you had to back the tube out and put it through to install it
    97v6Silver, Jun 3, 2004
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  6. me27821 New Member

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    I was looking at all of them on ebay, and i noticed the pipes look completely different. It looks like the v6 intake has longer pipes. But, then I went to look at a gt, and it has completely different pipes than what i have. What the hell's going on here?
    me27821, Jun 4, 2004
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  7. Immortal LuD New Member

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    Even then, must be better than the stock air intake.

    I hope they work good, because I just ordered one a few days ago for $40... Better than the $170 or so my Brother paid for his MAC CAI. :stick:
    Immortal LuD, Jun 4, 2004
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  8. 97v6Silver it came to $4.56 and i got $0.44 change from a 5,

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    but you don't have an authentic mac CIA!!!!!!! :notnice: ahah yeah they're not worth it
    97v6Silver, Jun 4, 2004
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  9. ChrisYellowV6 New Member

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    :stupid:

    wait no....cross out the "i'm with" part...I aint payin that much for a mac when the Ebay is fine! lol

    just messin with ya man
    ChrisYellowV6, Jun 5, 2004
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  10. nomuffler New Member

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    have you tried to put it on the car?
    nomuffler, Jun 5, 2004
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  11. me27821 New Member

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    Nah, I just set the pipes I have over the stock intake. Just looking at it, I was tell there's no way it's going to make it from the throttle body to the fenderwall. It's not even close
    me27821, Jun 6, 2004
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  12. marvinmycat Founding Member

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    If you want to send it back, contact eBay, the BBB, and the credit card company you used to pay for it, if you did use a CC that is. And be a complete prick about it too. If there is a difference in the V6/GT models, than get your shipping refunded to you as well as the cost of shipping it back.

    I once orderd something and they sent the wrong thing to me, and I got EVERYTHING refunded I put up such a ****. :nice:
    marvinmycat, Jun 7, 2004
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